Why These Four?
In previous posts, I wrote about other people and projects I considered for A Life’s Work and why I chose four subjects instead of three or five or twenty-seven. But neither of those posts address why I chose these four … Continued
SETI Institute Hibernates Allen Telescope Array
The SETI Institute announced this week that it lacks the funding to keep its pride and joy, the Allen Telescope Array, up and running. The National Science Foundation awarded the SETI Institute one-tenth of what it gave previously and the … Continued
That One’s Mine: A Clip
Someone else shoots and someone else edits. So what exactly do I do on A Life’s Work besides sit opposite these amazing people and ask them a bunch of questions? I make a lot of decisions. Who, what, where, when? … Continued
Look Up!
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What is it that makes us look up? We look up at trees, at buildings, to the sky to see clouds, stars, planets. If we are inside and we’ve been asked a question, many of us look to where the … Continued
We Are Happy to Serve You
Sometimes, no, often, writers of biographies and filmmakers dealing in nonfiction films begin to relate to their subjects in ways they never imagined they would. Here’s the SETI Institute’s Jill Tarter answering a couple of questions. What are the challenges … Continued
Flash, A-aaaaahhhh, Savior of the Universe!
If you watched the “Cloning Redwoods” clip, “Jill Tarter on Growing Up in the 1950s” clip, or “Paolo Soleri at Dome House” clip, you probably noticed that archival material will play a key role in A Life’s Work. But I’m … 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
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