My Op-Ed on the Paolo Soleri Amphitheater
One of the great things about a blog is it can be a testing ground for new ideas or work. My indignation over the razing of the Paolo Soleri Amphitheater inspired me to put together the video of the amphitheater … Continued
Unquantifiability of a Place, Part 2
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
Hardest/Easiest Work Environments So Far in 2010 – by Andy Bowley
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
Process – This Post Is For You, Gearheads!
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
Happy Birthday, Blog!
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
What If We Never Search?
In September 1959, Giuseppe Cocconi and Philip Morrison published “Searching for Interstellar Communications” in the science journal Nature. The article advocated searching for intelligent extraterrestrial life using radio telescopes. This article, along with Frank Drake’s search seven months later, essentially … Continued
News: The Paolo Soleri Amphitheater
Here’s a Santa Fe news report on the Paolo Soleri Amphitheater’s future. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUo6v7Y00zI[/youtube] Here’s a press release featuring a response by Paolo Soleri to the news. I love this sentence: “On his visit [in 2009], Soleri said ‘I rediscovered the … Continued
Unquantifiability of a Place, Part 1: A Clip
I was saddened by the news that the Paolo Soleri Amphitheater in Santa Fe, NM, is scheduled to be razed. Soleri received the commission in 1966 and it was built by him, his apprentices, and students from the Institute of … Continued
World Science Festival Recap
I went to the World Science Festival’s Cool Jobs event early and had the opportunity to spend a few minutes catching up with Jill Tarter. Topics of conversation included the status of the Allen Telescope Array, the status of A … Continued
Ask the Filmmaker: Why a Transcript and not the Video?
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