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
“What the Hey Were You Doing in Waco?” Part 2
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
The World Science Festival and A Life’s Work
I’m thrilled to announce that footage from A Life’s Work will be used at this year’s World Science Festival (June 2-6)! The WSF was founded by Brian Greene (The Elegant Universe) and Emmy award-winning journalist Tracy Day. It’s mission: … … Continued
A New and Welcome Perspective
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