November 2008
10 posts
From the Notepad: on doing the thing
I got a new notepad today, the occasion being that the last one was full. I have a ritual that I go through with new notepads: I sit down and write on the first page my address and a reward; on the second page I write important phone numbers and essential information.
I tend to copy the second page from my previous notepad, but just out of curiosity tonight, I grabbed my last notepad from my...
WatchForgive the horrible lighting. I was too busy to set up the softboxes. And there’s no HD version.
Still, this one’s good. Drew gave me some notes on an early rough cut the other day. That cut was done right up to the moment in the video that Obama won, but I hadn’t cut together the rest of the night. Drew’s note, on that part, was that he wanted to see the next part be...
Watch[click this link for HD]
So this is a video that I put together with a group for my advertising class. The assignment is called “Documenting Creativity,” and while it might seem obvious to do a series of interviews for a project with the word “documenting” in the title, it’s important to stress just how outside the box ad people are. One of my friends in the creative...
WatchAs often is the case, there is a high definition version behind this link.
Video and stills from the Proposition 8 demonstration in Austin today.
I had some other interview footage, but I decided to focus on one subject for fear of interjecting too many voices in a short piece. This is all by way of saying, I apologize in advance if I filmed you, pointed you toward my blog and you came here to...
warmup: The Prop 8 Rally
I call this post a “warmup” because video will be forthcoming. I spent some time today photographing one of the many nationwide rallies against California’s Proposition 8. It was a large rally in favor of gay marriage, followed by a parade to the Capitol building and around downtown Austin, Texas.
Renee Rabb, who when I asked her name for the caption, commented, “One of...
WatchThe second vlog entry. I show off a rough cut of my documentary’s opening about two minutes in. And, because I haven’t quite unveiled the topic yet, it’s a day in the life of The Daily Texan. One day in particular: November 4, 2008.
Thanks, everyone, for the kind words on the video thing. I’m gonna keep doing these, mainly because they’re fun, but also because I just...
Jason talks about coming out
Posting is gonna slow down a bit this week. I have a big couple of days of shooting coming up, but it’s all video, and as I’ve alluded to, video takes a bit more time and a different way of thinking. In fact, one of my resolutions this week — just to get into the proper mindset for video — is to spend the entire crazy two-day shoot without shooting any stills. And since I’m...
