Here’s a video just for you. Cinematographer Andy Bowley was seriously captivated by this billowing parachute at Arcosanti. I love listening to, learning and playing Bach. Two great tastes that taste great together. I hope you like it. Prelude for … Continued
Today’s post was written by cinematographer Andy Bowley. i can’t remember if we drank a lot of beer that night. but i do remember parting ways with david, after a nice meal on the upper west side of new york, … Continued
Many years ago I worked in a record store where I spent a lot of my time flipping through the inventory to see what I was missing. One day I came across an LP I had not seen before. … Continued
Like most people, birds fascinate me. I’m not a birder, not even close, but I enjoy listening to and looking at them. I also enjoy filming them, when they’ll cooperate, which isn’t often. Working with cats and kids are a … Continued
Years ago, a friend and I referred to running, inside jokes, phrases, or expressions as “clams.” I’m not sure where this came from, but I use it to this day. The process of filmmaking results in many clams. When I … Continued
Last week’s post, Please Forget Me, inspired a comment from friend and A Life’s Work subject Robert Darden: I teach my Journalism students that they need to be invisible when they do interviews. I don’t want them to speak much … Continued
Where Does the Time GO? Wikipedia tells me that Georges Méliès first used time-lapse cinematography in his 1897 film Carrefour De L’Opera. Since then it has been used only god can count how many times. Many people, myself included, would say overused. … Continued
Today’s post was written by cinematographer Andy Bowley and originally published in June 2010. I’m putting up this “encore post” because shooting video with the Canon 5D has recently come up several times at my day job. That, plus I … Continued
Andy Bowley, cinematographer for much of A Life’s Work, heeded the call I sent out last post and emailed me this photograph. Andy writes: This was taken in the neighborhood where I live part time. It is certainly a tourist … Continued
Last week in How to Conduct an Interview Part 1, I dealt with preparation. This post features some pointers once you are sitting across from the interviewee with your questions in hand. Ready? Go! (Note: Make sure to read this … Continued