Hi!
My name is Lourens Lente. As a filmmaker, I combine convincing storytelling with engaging visuals.
Here I show my film portfolio. You can find both my commissioned and my non-commissioned work.
I work as a freelance director, cameraman and editor in Amsterdam and I make promotional films, video clips and interviews. Depending on the project I either work alone or in a team.
If you want to know more about me as a person, go to about me or ring me up for a cup of coffee.
Cacao Exceptional
A promotional film for Cacao Exceptional, an explosive dance evening in which the primal feeling is sought in a ritual way trough consuming cacao. Tenclub explores: is it possible to arise a tribe in one evening with total strangers?
Wolken – Vaart
A videoclip for Wolken, a Dutch musical duet between Robin Block and Rita Zipora. A visual poetic journey trough the clouds and the countryside of Amsterdam.
Feast of the Beast
A promotional film for Feast of the Beast, the Halloween Party of Tenclub. Beautiful bandits, evil villains, wicked creatures of the night, we know you are out there. Wandering around hiding behind your good people masks. This is the time to reveal yourself, and step out of the shadow. Everyone has a dark side. We […]
Freedomlab Think tank
FreedomLab Think tank is a group of young thinkers with diverse backgrounds: philosophy, economics, man-machine interaction, social science and innovation studies. Every month they organise Future Affairs, a college talk about a specific subject. Afterwards the speakers will give a summery what they talked about. I’m responsible for the filming, lightning, sound and editing.
Dance Film ‘Hou Vast’
From the shore we see a small island where two people meet. How did they get there, what are they doing there and how do they relate to each other? Surrounded by water and wind, they have to surrender to themselves, the other and the island. A physical performance about two people looking for guidance. […]
Stedelijk Museum
Signing of a new contract between Rabobank and the Stedelijk Museum. I’m responsible for most of the filming and the editing.
Urban Greeners
A promotional film for Urban Greeners, a group of start-ups located on the island Utopia in Almere. On this island they experiment with green and sustainable alternatives. I’m responsible for the whole process: from script writing to recording the voice-over, to (drone)filming, to editing.
Wedding Film
I made this wedding film at the most beautiful location next to the beach in the south of France. This was my first wedding film and I enjoyed it a lot. I’m responsible for all the filming, the drone filming and the editing.
Fiction Films
On this page I show the short fiction films I made. During the creation of my very first fiction film I couldn’t find someone who could play the main actor so I decided to play it myself. That’s also where my love for acting and theater started. Lucy D Floris wakes up in the morning […]
About me
I’ve always loved the art of filmmaking, but it was only at the age of 20 that I realized that I could actually make this kind of work myself. So I did. I surrounded myself with creative and talented people and made 4 fiction films.
I finished my Bachelor degree in Communication & Multimedia Design (CMDA) at the HvA in Amsterdam in 2014. However, I’ve learned the most from projects I initiated outside of the classroom and when I started as a freelance filmmaker.
The most important thing I’ve learned as a creative entrepreneur is to teach myself. Being an autodidact creator requires curiosity, motivation and the power to keep on after failing. Being an entrepreneur requires commitment, discipline, and creativity.
Besides filmmaking, I’m really passionate about theater and performing as well. Every Monday I attend classes at the Selma Sussana theater school (kleinkunst) in Amsterdam and I’m really pleased about the things I learn in this school. Besides singing and performing techniques, I learn to be in the moment, engaged and connected. With myself, the people around me and with society.
Contact
If you’re interested in me as a filmmaker or just as a creative human being you can send me a digital letter:
lourenslente@gmail.com
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