Harun Mehmedinović Explained

Harun Mehmedinović
Birthname:Harun Mehmedinović
Birth Place:Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nationality:Bosnian American
Occupation:photographer
cinematographer
director
writer
Years Active:2003–present
Alma Mater:UCLA
American Film Institute
Website:http://www.harunmehmedinovic.com

Harun Mehmedinović is a Bosnian American director, screenwriter, photographer, cinematographer, and author. He is a graduate of UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television and American Film Institute. He is the co-creator of the viral timelapse series SKYGLOW, cinematographer and co-producer of the Leonardo DiCaprio-produced documentary Ice on Fire for HBO,[1] which premiered at Cannes Film Festival May 22, 2019.[2] and cinematographer of IMAX Grand Canyon: Rivers of Time (2022). His film In the Name of the Son, premiered at the Telluride Film Festival and went on to win over thirty international awards including Shanghai Film Festival.[3]

Career

Mehmedinović is a graduate of UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television and American Film Institute. He wrote and directed In the Name of the Son, which premiered at the Telluride Film Festival and went on to win over thirty international awards.[4]

He is also an award-winning photographer and contributor to BBC Earth,[5] National Geographic,[6] Vogue Italia,[7] and has spoken at TED about his photography work.[8] His photograph of the cloud-inverted Grand Canyon was listed among the 2015 Best Travel Photos of the Year by National Geographic.[9] In 2016, Mehmedinović was on the BBC Earth Instagram team that won Webby Award for "Best Photography and Graphics."[10] His work has been featured by various media outlets, including The New York Times, Wired, Time, Sierra Club Magazine, Forbes, NPR, Los Angeles Times, LA Weekly, Vice, and Washington Post, among others.[11]

Mehmedinović has also contributed time-lapse videos for use in concerts and events, most notably by The Rolling Stones for their song Moonlight Mile during their Zip Code Tour in 2015 as well as for their songs Wild Horses and Angie for their Desert Trip appearance,[12] Roger Waters for his song Breathe during the 2016 Desert Trip festival,[13] Cosmic Gate for their music video for the single am2pm in 2016,[14] Paul Simon's 2018 Homeward Bound Farewell Tour,[15] and John Mayer's 2022 SOB ROCK Tour.[16]

Mehmedinović is an author of three photography books: Seance, in 2013, with a foreword by Aleksandar Hemon, Persona in 2015, and SKYGLOW in 2017. Mehmedinovic collaborated with Gavin Heffernan on SKYGLOW,[17] which was a crowdfunded book and Blu-Ray intended to tackle the rising danger and damage of urban light pollution. The fundraising campaign generated a tremendous amount of publicity[18] and ended on May 9, 2015, as the fourth most successful Kickstarter campaign in the Photobooks category.[19] SKYGLOW was featured by Science Channel's Outrageous Acts of Science,[20] National Park Service as part of their official 2016 Centennial celebration video,[21] and was released as a hardcover book and Blu-Ray series in April 2017.

In 2019, Mehmedinović competed work as a cinematographer on the Leonardo DiCaprio-produced Ice on Fire for HBO, which premiered to a standing ovation at Cannes Film Festival as part of the Official Selection.

Mehmedinović currently works at Southern Utah University as an assistant professor and film/area coordinator in the school's recently opened film program.[22]

Credits

Feature documentary films

Skyglow

BBC Earth

Concerts and Music Videos

Short Fiction Films

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ice on Fire (2018) — Bloodhoney* by Harun Mehmedinović . www.bloodhoney.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180804062647/http://www.bloodhoney.com/ice-on-fire-2018/ . 2018-08-04.
  2. Web site: The 2019 Selection: New announcements!. May 2, 2019.
  3. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2012-may-03-la-et-bosnian-photographer-20120503-story.html Los Angeles Times: War's lessons unfold in Harun Mehmedinovic's 'Bloodhoney' project
  4. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2012-may-03-la-et-bosnian-photographer-20120503-story.html Los Angeles Times: War's lessons unfold in Harun Mehmedinovic's 'Bloodhoney' project
  5. http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20141021-spectacular-new-desert-time-lapse/ Spectacular new desert time-lapse
  6. Web site: Grand Canyon Clouds – National Geographic Travel Daily Photo. https://web.archive.org/web/20150309111536/http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/365-photos/photographer-clouds-grand-canyon. dead. March 9, 2015. Society. National Geographic. National Geographic. May 25, 2016.
  7. http://www.bloodhoney.com/83/ Vogue Italia June 2012 Edition
  8. http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/Living-in-the-Moment-Harun-Mehm Harun Mehmedinovic: "Living in the Present" TED talk
  9. Web site: Daily Travel Photo: Most Popular Pictures of 2015 – National Geographic. https://web.archive.org/web/20151224155531/http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/daily-travel-photo-best-of-2015/#/photographer-clouds-grand-canyon_89222_990x742.jpg. dead. December 24, 2015. Society. National Geographic. National Geographic. May 25, 2016.
  10. Web site: BBC Earth Instagram Account The Webby Awards. webbyawards.com. May 25, 2016.
  11. Web site: PRESS. SKYGLOW. October 24, 2017.
  12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MRzPRF9VDI: "Moonlight Mile" Performance by Mick Jagger & The Rolling Stones
  13. http://www.bloodhoney.com/roger-waterspink-floyd-breathe-desert-trip-idio: "Breathe" performed by Pink Floyd's Roger Waters
  14. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsB-PwkhXV8: "AM2PM" by Cosmic Gate
  15. https://www.bloodhoney.com/paul-simon-2018-homeward-bound-tour: Paul Simon HOMEWARD BOUND Farewell Tour 2018
  16. https://www.bloodhoney.com/john-mayer-: John Mayer's 2022 SOB ROCK Tour
  17. http://skyglowproject.com: SKYGLOW Official Site
  18. http://www.laweekly.com/news/light-pollution-killed-the-big-dipper-in-la-and-these-guys-say-we-can-bring-it-back-5606188: LA WEEKLY – Two Guys Want to Win Back the Starry Skies Above L.A.
  19. https://www.kickstarter.com/discover/categories/photography/photobooks?sort=most_funded: Most Funded Kickstarter Photobook Campaigns
  20. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwTCGpzaJv8: Outrageous Acts of Science S06E05 "Punked"
  21. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aBYXooaSqE: Official NPS 100 years video"
  22. https://www.suu.edu/pva/film/

    SUU Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Filmmaking

  23. Web site: SKYGLOW.
  24. Web site: IMAX Grand Canyon: Rivers of Time (2022) .
  25. Web site: ICE ON FIRE. IMDb.
  26. Web site: AKICITA.
  27. Web site: WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY.
  28. Web site: ANCESTRAL NIGHTS.
  29. Web site: HAARP BOREALIS.
  30. Web site: SKYGLOW NYC.
  31. Web site: Colorado Serenade.
  32. Web site: Kaibab Requiem.
  33. Web site: Mojave Forsaken. October 27, 2017.
  34. Web site: Stormhenge. August 25, 2017.
  35. Web site: POLI'AHU. April 15, 2017.
  36. Web site: Ft. Union Lullaby. Bloodhoney* by Harun Mehmedinović. May 25, 2016.
  37. Web site: Hades Exhales. Bloodhoney* by Harun Mehmedinović. May 25, 2016.
  38. Web site: Tortugas. Bloodhoney* by Harun Mehmedinović. May 25, 2016.
  39. Web site: SKYGLOW: DISHDANCE. November 30, 2015. Vimeo. May 25, 2016.
  40. Web site: SKYGLOW. April 15, 2015. Vimeo. May 25, 2016.
  41. Web site: YIKÁÍSDÁHÁ. May 12, 2014. Vimeo. May 25, 2016.
  42. Web site: When the Grand Canyon Transforms. Mehmedinović. Harun. BBC.
  43. Web site: The beautiful white sand dunes that should not exist. Mehmedinović. Harun. BBC. May 25, 2016.
  44. Web site: When Death Valley magically comes back to life. Mehmedinović. Harun. BBC. May 25, 2016.
  45. Web site: Experience the lonely sky over a legendary desert highway. Mehmedinović. Harun. BBC. May 25, 2016.
  46. Web site: The world's largest gathering of synchronized fireflies. Mehmedinović. Harun. BBC. May 25, 2016.
  47. Web site: A rare glimpse of the Milky Way over the Shenandoah Valley. Mehmedinović. Harun. BBC. May 25, 2016.
  48. Web site: See an entire valley change colour in this lovely timelapse. Mehmedinović. Harun. BBC. May 25, 2016.
  49. Web site: Epic time-lapse of honey moon. Mehmedinović. Gavin Heffernan and Harun. BBC. May 25, 2016.
  50. Web site: Amazing time-lapse film of national treasure. Mehmedinović. Gavin Heffernan and Harun. BBC. May 25, 2016.
  51. Web site: Spectacular new desert time-lapse. Mehmedinović. Gavin Heffernan and Harun. BBC. May 25, 2016.
  52. Web site: Breathe. Bloodhoney* by Harun Mehmedinović. May 25, 2016.
  53. Web site: Angie. Bloodhoney* by Harun Mehmedinović. May 25, 2016.
  54. Web site: Wild Horses. Bloodhoney* by Harun Mehmedinović. May 25, 2016.

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