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Please Forget Me
16 Jan 2014

Please Forget Me

by David Licata | posted in: The Film | 2

I attended a holiday party at my day job not that long ago and one of the people attending was someone we interviewed. I say we, but I actually didn’t do the interviewing, my colleague did. I operated the camera. … Continued

David Hockney, interviewing, roland tec, Thunder Every Day
How to Shoot an Interview, Father Roderick Style
22 Feb 2013

How to Shoot an Interview, Father Roderick Style

by David Licata | posted in: The Film | 2

As I was writing the How to Conduct an Interview posts (pt. 1 &  pt. 2), someone posted a link on a documentary listserv I belong to, a link with tips on how to shoot an interview. The tips are … Continued

Father Roderick, how to conduct an interview, interviewing, Paolo Soleri, Wolfgang Held
On-Camera Interview with Jeff Stein in the Can
4 Jan 2013

On-Camera Interview with Jeff Stein in the Can

by David Licata | posted in: The Film | 0

One of the reasons I keep blogging is it seems to lead A Life’s Work down roads it might not otherwise go down. Case in point: Jeff Stein, AIA In the summer of 2012 I had the idea of conducting … Continued

Andy Bowley, Arcosanti, interviewing, Jeff Stein, Paolo Soleri
Believe? No. Know!
15 Jun 2012

Believe? No. Know!

by David Licata | posted in: SETI, The Film | 2

I saw Ridley Scott’s Prometheus the other day and in it there’s some talk of “belief.” What does scientist Shaw, the Noomi Rapace character, believe and what does she know? It reminded me of  an exchange I had with Jill Tarter … Continued

Allen Telescope Array, audio, interviewing, Jill Tarter, Noomi Rapace, Prometheus, Ridley Scott, SETI
Ask the Filmmaker: Turning the Tables
8 Feb 2011

Ask the Filmmaker: Turning the Tables

by David Licata | posted in: Champion Tree Project, The Film | 4

Dear Filmmaker, Actually, this question didn’t start that way. When I first sit down to interview someone for A Life’s Work,  I have a few things I mention before I ask the first question. One of those things is, “If … Continued

Champion Tree Project, Clips, David Milarch, interviewing, Questions?
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Filmed over 15 years in locations throughout the US, A LIFE'S WORK is a documentary about long-term thinking, a meditation on Deep Time, a film essay about legacy.

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