2011 – A Blog Recap
Which A Life’s Work’s posts were the most visited in 2011, you ask? Of the 100 or so posts written this year, here are the top 15: Los Straitjackets and Yasujiro Ozu Homage Ask the Filmmaker: The Ecstasy and the … Continued
A Present for You!
[sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://alifesworkmovie.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Gymnopedie-1-Erik-Satie.mp3″] Me playing Erik Satie’s Gymnopiede No. 1. This is just my old, cheap guitar, recorded in my home. More classical guitar music here, here, and here.
The Forest: A Quote
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
Ask the Filmmaker: The Hero’s Journey
I recently posted an article about Robert Darden on the A Life’s Work Facebook page. (There you will find news that is relevant to the subjects of the film but are not inspiration for blog posts. If you haven’t “Liked” … Continued
Bob Marovich’s Top Ten All Time Gospel Recordings
Bob Marovich is a gospel music historian, radio announcer, and journalist. Since 2001, he has hosted “Gospel Memories,” a weekly radio program featuring classic gospel on WLUW Chicago. He is currently at work on a book-length history of gospel music … Continued
What a D.P. Sees
I am always awed by how cinematographers see so much more than I do. We can be looking at exactly the same thing, the same angle, the same frame, and they’ll register all sorts of details, big and small, on … Continued
What Makes Me Happy? Community
November was a good month for the A Life’s Work blog; it had substantially more views than in any previous month, and November has 30 days! Why? Because of you! Yeah, you. You read it. And some of you shared … Continued