Thank You
So many people to thank. Some of these folks worked on the film and some gave words of encouragement. Many helped in ways they may never be aware of and a few I’ve never met. This list is in no … Continued
How Do You Find These People? The Cinematographers
Recently I had a lovely sushi dinner with my friend Meryl, a photography-based artist and teacher. She had just watched the clips of A Life’s Work and was taken by the quality of the images. “How did you find such … Continued
It’s Artist Residency Time!
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
The Inspiration for Exploration
I recently read a post on Gizmodo, An Astronaut Explains How We’ll Fall In Love With Space Again by Leroy Chiao, their official astronaut blogger. In it he lists six bullet points. I think all of his points are valid, … Continued
A Very Special Invitation
Look to the left and stop at the side bar. See the last link under “Pages”? Yep, I’m serious. Ask me a question, whatever you have a hankering to know (it need not be film related), I’ll try my best … Continued
The Long Haul
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
The Agony and the Ecstasy
Just the other day Christopher Schon, a friend from across the pond, left a comment on the Facebook Fan Page of A Life’s Work. “When will this be out … ?” Christopher is not the first, nor will he be … Continued
Paolo Soleri at Dome House: A Clip
In October 2006, Wolfgang Held and I flew to Arizona to interview Paolo Soleri. While we were there Soleri visited his first commission, Dome House, in Cave Creek, AZ. I was told that his trip there was something of a … Continued
The Right Image
I’ve been revamping the A Life’s Work web site recently and that has me thinking about still images that represent the moving image that is my film. If I had to choose one image for a poster,* what would it … Continued
What Was I Thinking?
I recently watched “The Making of Touch the Sound,” one of the extras on Thomas Riedelsheimer’s film about percussionist Evelyn Glennie. In it Riedelsheimer reveals that he envisioned the staged improvisational musical segments between Glennie and composer Fred Frith to … Continued