12 years ago

Netherlands from Above.

Netherlands from above was a ten-part documentary series produced by Dutch Public broadcaster VPRO. And aired from December 2011 throughout February 2012. With footage from helicopters, balloons, airplanes and satellites, interviews on the ground, data animation by UK’s based 422South, infographics by US based Stamen Design, and commentary from Roel Bentz van den Berg, it provided the viewer an overview of the Netherlands, its inhabitants and their activities. The series was inspired by BBC’s 2007 epic ‘Britain from Above’ and Germany’s ZDF ‘Deutschland von Oben’. The series reached more than 1.1 million viewers. Next to that the series was awarded with a Geospatial Excellence Award in the category ‘Application of Geospatial Technology in Mass Media’. All footage was made public to download and edit with. Some interesting results: ’Holland The Movie’The world is just a little town’, tilt-shift and Traffic. Editor Boudewijn van Galen created 6 great video’s: Urban life, Sky, Art, Industry, Landscape and Leisure time. And Leisure time was the one that grabbed my attention. It really captures the Dutch, The Netherlands and our average 30 summer days a year. Watch above or click here. Highly recommend all 10 Episodes.