Today’s guest blogger is Robert Darden, journalism professor at Baylor University, author of Nothing but Love in God’s Water: Black Sacred Music from the Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement and People Get Ready: A New History of Black Gospel … Continued
Today’s post was written by cinematographer Andy Bowley. Hardest? That’s easy. I was in Monrovia’s largest cemetery, documenting “Decoration Day,” a Liberian national celebration devoted to cleaning up gravesites and (it must be said) drinking. It was unbearably hot, a … Continued
On June 20, 2009, I uploaded the first post on this blog. Highlights since then? Interviewed the fourth subject twice. Incorporated him into the sample at VCCA, laid out the framework for the rest of the film at the MacDowell … Continued
In Little Red Dots, (September 3, 2009) I mentioned my mini DV tape labeling system. Here’s an image from that post: And here’s an update: Seven more hours of footage shot, one and three-fourths dots used. So, how many more … Continued
Cinematographer Andy Bowley and I visited Robert Darden at Baylor University, home of the Black Gospel Music Restoration Project. Though I conducted an extensive interview with Robert in Chicago (see “What the Heck Were You Doing in Chicago?” Part 1), … Continued
Recently, the Dallas-Fort Worth NBC affiliate broadcast a piece on the Black Gospel Music Restoration Project and Robert Darden. Click here to see it. Mentioned in these four minutes and twenty five seconds are Darden’s relationship to gospel music, the … Continued
If you read the “It’s Artist Residency Time” post, you’ll know what I hoped to get done during my stint here at VCCA. “So,” I can hear you ask, “how’s it going?” Slowly. My residency was scheduled for November 15 … Continued
Soon I will be taking advantage of a most generous gift of time and space. On November 15 I’ll be driving down to the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts where I will be among 25 or so other writers … Continued
To be honest, when you’re making a film, there’s always a period when maybe you’re less than enamored with what you’ve been working on. It’s like anything else you might find yourself doing for a long time. But I’m lucky … Continued
Recently, I posted the following as a Facebook status. “David Licata is wondering what’s more important, what you’ve yet to do or what you’ve done?” It was my way of trying to be pithy and get people to click on … Continued