I just returned from our performance at the Fort Worth Botanical Garden. It went very well…
I uploaded this latest Tokyo video to Flickr on Saturday:
I will spend the week working on the narration and preparing to interview Roy Howat and Pierre Jacquard in Paris!
This is the first video with my Tokyo footage from May/June 2009.
I shoot differently than before. Camera still images that use bokeh, dof experiments and new angles have affected my video shooting style.
I think a new chapter has opened.
The Tokyo trip was amazing..the best yet! I saw some old friends and met many new and interesting people. Everyone was so nice and I took so many photos and had many nice evenings.
Kimura-san is the owner of the Hotel New Azuma where I have stayed 4 times. He is an excellent professional photographer who recently returned from shooting in Nepal.
He took over the hostel from his mother, who owned it for more than 50 years through some of the most difficult times in the postwar construction. He will figure heavily in my film.
www.tokyoraw.com
See a small part of this interview: vimeo.com/3535859
After trying a friends 24mm f2.8 lens I found one at Lemon Camera in the Ginza. I took this shot with the new lens:
This is a first attempt at a timeline with the recent footage of Austin Symphony Conductor Peter Bay.
It will continue to evolve.
Feedback is of interest!
Yesterday’s session with Austin Symphony Conductor Peter Bay and members of the Symphony was a great success. I am pleased with the result:
Peter Bay and I will meet soon to complete his interview. I can move forward with editing and will add new scenes from Paris that I will take during July 2009. I will complete a preliminary draft the film by September 1st.
Next Thursday I will finally do the taping with Peter Bay and members of the Austin Symphony. I am excited and hope it comes off as planned. I am concerned about getting the best quality sound recording and decent video for the film.
Another shot made Explore on flickr:
Work is progressing on the Debussy film and on acquiring a grant. Peter Bay is still on board but it is a matter of finding time to do the taping. I will do more establishing shots in Paris in July. The cheap airfares are a real boon!
This photo made Explore on flickr:
I drove 1100 miles in 45 hours last weekend and visited West TX. I stayed in Fort Stockton and drove to Marathon, Study Butte, along FM170 the river road along the Rio Grande, through Presidio, Marfa, Valentine, Alpine, and back to Fort Stockton.
It was a really nice trip, albeit short and sweet. This video is one result:
I reworked my original sample with some new footage. I will use this to help apply for a grant.
I await Peer Bay’s reply about taping later this month with Austin Symphony members.
Debussy light and Impressionism from Piano 4 Film on Vimeo.
The following performances are on Vladimir Horowitz’ Steinway Piano during my April 5th recital.
The Flute of Pan
Le Chevelure
Le Tombeau Des Naiades
