The Sundance thing is still going on, but it's over for me. We wrapped out last night. In regard to movie stars, I gathered up how it works according to the average festival goer: If you got in to the same building as a celebrity, you met them. If you were in the same building as them for more that ten minutes, you hung out with them. According to the rules, since Woody politely enquired if he could take some of the water bottles next to my camera (he ...
Been up at Park City working on the Sundance thing for American Movie Classic. Between shoots we watch main street out the window, and comment on the "parade of cool". It has been interesting to live here and have watched the festival evolve from something fairly interesting, into basically a carnival. The core of it is still there, but the hawkers and gawkers now set the tone. So far as notables go I've shot Woody Harrleson, Colin Farrell, and Amy Redford. ...
Today I spent the day looking at a factory where they manufacture items in composit materials. They make all kind of things, from bikes to boats. I got some small samples. They are made from materials like carbonfiber, Kevlar friber, glassfiber. Some made with a core from a different material. I got a ton of litterature to study. There are so many variations to consider if I want to go this route with my camera. On the other hand. I have wood from a 60 year old Elm ...
Totally fubared the day away, except.... I got Thomas Bertilsson's print today that I traded for one of my contact prints in the individual print trade forum. Yowsa. Cool stuff. A new video is afoot. Two, actually. Can the world stand it?
I didn't start the pork jerky. I need to get my smoker from my mum's house, and I didn't get over there today. I need to have everything on hand before I start, so I feel ready for the whole process. Some discussion about last night's bar fight during the Indianapolis-San Diego game. No real conclusions though. Worked on my wood shop after the game. Got a pantry shelf/stand cut and mostly glued up. A prototype contact frame by the end of the week. Tomorrow, I'll hang ...
Updated 01-13-2008 at 08:27 PM by JBrunner