*intermission*

While we scamper about to finish the last of the whathaveyou for the films, I provide this intermission entertainment before the main feature {aargrhgrhrghhh}...

I adore this woman.

Instructions for Efficient Work Flow Management

1. take in deep breath down to the bottom of your torso.

2. extend index finger and place between lips, in front of teeth, parallel to the ground (should you be vertical at the time)

3. move finger up and down rapidly between lips as you exhale, using your voice.

4. repeat.

*optional* feel free to augment with rolling of eyes or walking in a tight circle. Feel free to change pitch. Feel free to wipe finger on hanky in between breaths.


Alternate Version

1. take in deep breath down to the bottom of your torso.

2. pout out your lower lip slightly.

3. pull down and release lower lip with alternating finger tips as you exhale, using your voice.

4. repeat.

*optional* experiment with speed and pitch.


{ten days 'til shipping}

ReTransfering: Christina Bryant Saved My Life

Here, we see the last functional super8 projector on the Eastern Seaboard (belonging to one Ms. Bryant) being worked over (in the best possible way) by Pope. We set up our vid camera and captured the first roll or so. Seeing the Super8 in it's original glory makes me even sadder to hear that it's getting phased out. It's nice stuff. So, Pope had all the tender attention and perfect settings for everything and it's looking great; Far surpassing the shlock we got "professionally" transfered before.
See below for "A" "B" comparison:


Hot.
A few more rolls to go...
thanks Chris.

We in POST, baby

That's right. Finished recording all sounds and images for both films. Hari and Trucci (pictured above) ended on a particularly high note with some fabulous cookie-drunk dirge music that knocked my socks off.

Not that we don't have our work cut out for us. We are retransfering all the super8 footage, recapturing it and recutting it into both pieces {lower lip biting cabbage patch dance}. Also shooting the aforementioned credits. Then Pope is in digital filter land. Noah is in audio mixypoo land. And I'm in purgatory. Keep an eye out for some more important additions to art history (see previous post, you KNOW that shit is hot)

[no, really, I mean, I'll probably be, like, working on the synopsis and the graphic for the dvd menu page and the disc itself and researching more festival stuff and, you know, being really busy, so... yeah]

My latest artistic collaboration

So, my housemate Greg had the inspired idea we all doodle together on newspaper photos; give them a new layer of dimension (a photo doodled-on is worth a bagillion words). The above image is a particularly hot collaboration between Greg, Brian and I. I think we can all learn something new from this piece.

{FOR FUCKSAKE SOMEBODY GIVE ME SOMETHING TO DO. 90% OF THE SHIT LEFT TO DO ON THE FILMS IS NOT IN MY HANDS. I AM RELEGATED TO WRINGING MY HANDS 'FATHER IN THE WAITING ROOM' STYLE. YOU'VE NEVER SEEN SOMEONE OBSESS QUITE SO MUCH OVER CREDITS AS YOURS TRULY.}

I have also enjoyed this sort of thing quite a lot.

Valerie Thompson Rocks My Bee's Ass

RECORDING FOR CREATION IS COMPLETE




After a hefty 13 hour day, we have wrapped recording for Bony Lil's Creation.
As each new instrument was added to the tracks I was continually blown away by the fantasticosity of Ms. Valerie's composition. Absolutely amazing, blazing flamenco style strings. hot hot hot. We had some hot musicians to laying that shit down (see above). And I spent a great deal of time doodling again (while in the expert hands of Val, Noah and Michael Pope (see below)).

It feels like a belly full of yummy breakfast. My manifold thanks go out to the sparkling individuals that helped make this happen.

P.S.

Here's one from the vastly superior cellphone camera machine of Brendan Burns.
Saucy clapping. hour eleven.

Again with the Whatnot

So these photos are a recap from last time for what sort of things will be happening this evening and tomorrow somemore; Well, with guitar and two violins and a bass also. Almost done, really. Should be by Saturday night, anyway, with the recording, that is; sounds effects, music; for Creation.

Got one more session with Hari and Trucc, too. Really narrowing this shit down.

Oh rue the day I've got to seal this puppy up and call it what it is: you know, done.