We have a winner! Congratulations to M.E. Hope. The contest is officially over. Here’s a clip Robert Darden of the Black Gospel Music Restoration Project. He mentions some recording artists. [youtube]http://youtu.be/VxtEO1JGWoQ[/youtube] The first person to leave a comment on the … Continued
In August I had the pleasure of seeing a gospel trio called Como Mamas. They were pretty great, but I was really excited to see the folks who were to take the stage after them: Eddie and Brian Holland of Motown … Continued
I remember reading the review of Terence Malick’s adaption of the James Jones WWII novel, The Thin Red Line. I think the review was favorable, I don’t recall, it was so long ago, but I do remember one word the film … 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
Here’s an encore post, written four (FOUR!) years ago, with the first bit of video we shot for A Life’s Work. I hope you like it. I was having lunch with my friend and colleague, cinematographer Wolfgang Held (who shot … 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
Apocalypse, Now! The other night I was on the subway, on the way to meet a filmmaker who was directing a documentary about nature writer Sigurd Olson, when a man of about thirty-five sat next to me. He put his … Continued
The Best Way to Hug a Tree I was in a patch of Michigan forest admiring a pine tree, one tree among thousands. I stopped and stared at it. “There’s something about that tree,” I said. “That tree speaks to … Continued
There are a bunch of original clips using footage shot for A Life’s Work on this blog. You can see a list of posts that contain clips by clicking here. If you visit the A Life’s Work Youtube Channel you can watch them without reading … Continued