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
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
By Guest Blogger Andy Bowley. This post is best read in conjunction with Andy’s piece about testing his Canon 5D Mark II DSLR camera and various lens for our shoot in Waco, Texas. I can probably blame Philip Bloom for … Continued
Dear Filmmaker, I read your post about Stephen Hawking and in it you have a transcription of your interview with Jill Tarter. Why didn’t you just put up the video? Cheers, GDS Dear GDS, That’s an excellent question. I didn’t … Continued
Here’s a slideshow of images lifted from the recent shoot in Waco. It’s going to be a while before I have a sequence edited, but I may put up some footage DP Andy Bowley shot with his Canon 5D DSLR … Continued
I’ve written before about the joke that surfaces each time I tell people what A Life’s Work is about and how long I’ve been working on it. The punch line: Am I going to finish this in my lifetime? Friday … Continued
I don’t remember when I first became aware of the SETI Institute. I have a feeling it was when I was in college in the early 80s. One of my suite-mates was an engineering major and had an interest in … Continued
I sent off the most recent copy of A Life’s Work, the work-in-progress excerpt, to IFP’s market, Independent Film Week. (Deadline for their Spotlight on Documentaries, May 21, 2010). This was an opportunity for me to retool the packaging. Here’s … 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
A bunch of posts ago I revealed a wish list for A Life’s Work. Here’s number seven, This Old Guitar by Neil Young. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1neLvacIiQ4[/youtube] Mr. Young, don’t you think this beautiful song of yours would work well in A Life’s … Continued