I watched Andrei Tarkovsky’s Stalker the other night and afterward I decided to do a little research. According to Wikipedia, “The film contains not more than 142 shots in 163 minutes with an average shot length of almost one minute … Continued
Nathan Koren, a resident at Arcosanti in the mid 90s, happened upon the blog and sent me a wonderful e-mail. “I’ve written a lot about the experience, but kept most of it unpublished… there’s a passage from a longer piece … Continued
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Dear Filmmaker, Have you considered using Kickstarter for A Life’s Work? DP Dear DP, I have, and I’m supporting a Kickstarter project, Planet X, right now. (I interviewed Planet X director Jacob Hensberry about why he chose Kickstarter to fund … Continued
Nathan Koren, a one-time resident of Arcosanti and a subscriber to this blog, read the recent post on how I became aware of Paolo Soleri and e-mailed the following: “I’m sure you’ve come across this by now, but just in … Continued
What does this ticket stub from a concert I saw in 2007 have to do with A Life’s Work? Before I get to that, let me tell you that I’m a huge Jens Lekman fan. In case you don’t know, … Continued
It had to be early 2005. I was catching up with a friend, Carol T., and telling her about a couple of film ideas I had, including the idea for A Life’s Work. It was my great fortune that Carol … Continued
Here are two photos. I’m holding the same Cine-Kodak Magazine 8 Camera in both. Here are some images this camera captured. That makes me happy. What makes you happy? Top photo: George Licata, Prince, David Licata, photographer unknown. Bottom photo: … Continued
One of the great things about a blog is it can be a testing ground for new ideas or work. My indignation over the razing of the Paolo Soleri Amphitheater inspired me to put together the video of the amphitheater … Continued
Here’s an exchange that occurred on the A Life’s Work Facebook page between SD, someone who “likes” A Life’s Work, and me. SD: I was at Arcosanti…about, (gulp), ten years ago… Me: Have you been back to Arcosanti? SD: Yes, … Continued