Stay of Execution
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
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