Record Store Day
Happy Record Store Day. Many many years ago I worked in a record store in Hackensack, NJ with a whole mess of great people, many of whom I’m still in touch with. (Hi Rita, Sam, Bob, Jack, Helen, and Wayne.) … Continued
The Probabilistic Universe: A Clip
The Probabilistic Universe Here’s a clip I’ve been working on. As the title of this post suggests, it’s about how chance and the unexpected can play a major role in what we find ourselves doing, the discoveries we make, and the … Continued
Falling In (and Sometimes Out of) Love, the Filmmaker Way
Not that long ago I went to an event near my home, Midsummer Night Swing. It’s put on every summer by Lincoln Center. They erect a dance floor in one of the plazas, invite some amazing musicians to perform danceable … Continued
Where Soul Music Got Its Soul
In August I had the pleasure of seeing a gospel trio called Como Mamas. They were pretty great, but I was really excited to see the folks who were to take the stage after them: Eddie and Brian Holland of Motown … Continued
“I must have more shots of the military!”
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I share with Ed Wood a fondness for stock footage. There, I hope, the similarities end.
Process: A Life’s Work and the Canon 5D by Guest Blogger Andy Bowley
Today’s post was written by cinematographer Andy Bowley and originally published in June 2010. I’m putting up this “encore post” because shooting video with the Canon 5D has recently come up several times at my day job. That, plus I … Continued
How to Hug a Tree: A Clip
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
SETI – An Act of Imagination: A Clip
I know you enjoy seeing clips of A Life’s Work, and this post has one, but first this. The Los Angeles Times recently ran an Op-Ed by Christopher Cokinos about the SETI Institute’s financial woes. These two paragraphs jumped out … Continued
Lost Gospel Music Clip – Process
Before I get to the clip, some background. My first meeting with Bob Darden of the Black Gospel Music Restoration Project was in Chicago, August 2009. During our sit down interviews it became clear very quickly that I would have … Continued
On the Shoulders of SETI Giants: A Clip
This weekend is SETIcon, and A Life’s Work’s little tribute to SETI continues with this clip of Jill Tarter. Here she speaks about Frank Drake (included in the clip below), who conducted the first SETI experiment in 1960. Drake , Philip … Continued