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Note: there are two updates to this story. The next one is about the effect this letter had (he was hired as a paid intern) and the final one is about what said intern has been up to since graduation. ] Recently … Continued
We have not inherited this land from our ancestors: rather we have borrowed it from our children. Attribution is not so simple.
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
Yes, four years ago today, the blog and I tied the knot. It’s been a good, steady relationship. Sure, we’ve had our tense moments, what couple hasn’t? But mostly it’s been wonderful. We re-connected with old friends, made new ones, … Continued
Way back in the 20th Century I made my first film. I was working with a very experienced editor who indulged my notes about shortening this shot a hair and lengthening that shot a smidgen, until finally she said, “David. … Continued
Christine Lofgren, she who planted a Bristlecone Pine tree, writes: Thanks for your post and for planting the seed in my head about using our “tourist eyes.” Growing up as an Army brat and then continuing to move around once … Continued
It’s time for another installment of “Ask the Filmmaker!” JC asked this on the A Life’s Work Facebook page. Dear Filmmaker: Just wondering how Paolo Soleri dying will affect your very interesting film A Lifes Work? Soleri’s death in … Continued
Artist and friend Jamie Newton writes: You asked for it. Here’s a shot from Portland’s Japanese Garden. It’s a really wonderful garden, less ostentatious than it’s neighbor the Rose Garden. Both are big tourist attractors. This is one of the … Continued
I remember an early meeting with cinematographer Wolfgang Held about A Life’s Work. He liked the idea, but he thought since it was such a personal story, that I should be in it. I objected. “My fingerprints will be all over … Continued