The Shot That Got Away
In the last post, I revealed two of my favorite shots. I wish there was a third clip there. When we were filming Jill Tarter at the SETI Institute’s offices in Mountain View, CA, we also had the opportunity to … Continued
Why Do I Love These Shots?
[cross-posted at extracriticum.com] I was looking through the Extra Criticum archive and being a person who would rather look at images than read, I clicked on Rolando Teco’s “Why Do I Like This Shot?” It made me think of a … Continued
"What the Hey Were You Doing in Chicago?" Part 3
At Hyde Park Records I picked up some Solomon Burke and Joe Tex, very happy with those, but the big score came in Lincoln Park on North Clark Street, hours before the flight back to New York. A store front … Continued
"Congratulations from The Literary Review!"
Below is an excerpt from an e-mail I sent to a good friend not too long. I guess I’m used to the stop and go nature of this film. A couple of months of intense preparation and shooting, then a … Continued
"Don’t you want to make a REAL film?"
People have actually said that to me after I tell them I’m making a documentary. I’m usually rendered speechless and sometimes I can’t even manage to raise an eyebrow. Of course I know what they mean. They mean a narrative … Continued