Last week in How to Conduct an Interview Part 1, I dealt with preparation. This post features some pointers once you are sitting across from the interviewee with your questions in hand. Ready? Go! (Note: Make sure to read this … Continued
The Best Way to Hug a Tree I was in a patch of Michigan forest admiring a pine tree, one tree among thousands. I stopped and stared at it. “There’s something about that tree,” I said. “That tree speaks to … Continued
A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees. William Blake. I’m not one for name calling, but it is certainly true that when a person like David Milarch or Jim Robbins, author of The Man Who … Continued
Did you read yesterday’s New York Times Op-Ed Why Trees Matter, written by friend of A Life’s Work Jim Robbins? No? Well click the link and check it out. You may be surprised to learn (or re-learn) all the good … Continued
The forest is a peculiar organism of unlimited kindness and benevolence that makes no demands for its sustenance and extends generously the products of its life activity; it provides protection to all beings, offering shade even to the axeman who … Continued
Here’s an excerpt from the Redwoods section of the sample of A Life’s Work. Here’s about five and half minutes of raw footage from the Redwoods shoot. This was one of the rare shoots I went on solo, … Continued
Documentary filmmakers frequently encounter a dilemma: how do you know when to say, “production is over.” You can always shoot more, especially now with video. For Grey Gardens, a film I reference frequently, the Maysles shot more than 70 hours … Continued
In previous posts, I wrote about other people and projects I considered for A Life’s Work and why I chose four subjects instead of three or five or twenty-seven. But neither of those posts address why I chose these four … Continued
A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. – Greek proverb Thanks to the awesome Kate Hill Cantrill for sending it my way. And here’s an in-depth article on the … Continued
Here’s a clip I put together just for Arbor Day. The bulk of this clip was shot on our first visit with the Milarchs in 2007. (Please pardon my little artsy interlude which was shot elsewhere.) This is one of … Continued