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Isn't Carlo in Sierra Leone? Or had he moved on to Congo? He's hit so many hotspots, I can't keep track of him anymore.
Mon 31 Dec 2007
Mon 31 Dec 2007
Isn't Carlo in Sierra Leone? Or had he moved on to Congo? He's hit so many hotspots, I can't keep track of him anymore.
Mon 31 Dec 2007
went to congo a couple of yrs ago
Wed 2 Jan 2008
well, he needs to update his profile.
Wed 2 Jan 2008
As do 90% of us (hint hint)...
Mon 7 Jan 2008
Docs In Progress Screening in Washington DC on Tuesday, January 8. Details in Hidden Section below.
Tue 8 Jan 2008
I am seeking a Polish and English speaking editor – someone very creative with film experience for a project I am working on...Editing to be done in Late spring or summer...I am based in Israel, but may edit the project in Poland, so its OK if editor is there. Please contact me at email@example.com directly to hear more about it.
Tue 8 Jan 2008
Anyone here in Rome and want to meet up . . . I'll be there Jan. 15-Jan 27.
Tue 8 Jan 2008
Will be back from the US on the 17th. Gimme a call.
Tue 8 Jan 2008
Looking for a stellar, easygoing and intelligent PA in Miami for this Friday-Monday. Main responsibility is to drive a 15 passenger van around with gear and crew. Please send resumes and inquiries to firstname.lastname@example.com
Wed 9 Jan 2008
Editor for hire in NYC.
My background is documentary and television news. Having left the hectic world of TV to work from home (and see my kids once in a while) I'm now working on my own FCP system and enormous new hard drive. I am available to travel for meetings and screenings. Please contact me at email@example.com. You can also see samples of my work at www.parkslopeproductions.com. thanks.
Wed 9 Jan 2008
Hello Everyone,
My first posting here. I am an Assistant Editor in Los Angeles. I have just finished working on a doc that will play at Sundance called "Bigger, Stronger, Faster*". If anyone is seeking an Assistant or Additional Editor I can be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Sat 12 Jan 2008
Do you have extensive video of a major tourist attraction, a National Park, a City tour ? Are you looking for a way to re-purpose your work ?
My company has developed the GPS Ranger, www.gpsranger.com.
The Ranger is a handheld computer with a 4" LCD screen and built in GPS technology. It is designed to be an automated tour guide product. Our product is installed in 7 locations; Martin Luther King Historical Site, Vicksburg National Military Park, Death Valley National Park, Cedar Breaks Nationa Monument, the San Francisco And Dallas Zoo and most recently a walking tour of Key West, Florida. We have 8 more projects lined up as well.
We are looking to expand the number of partners we work with.
We have the hardware and the software and we are looking for content development partners who have compelling and interesting location based stories.
Our system will take your video in 1 to 5 minute segments and have your content automatically trigger in front of a point of interest, how about walking tours for Paris, Venice, Moscow and so on.
Attached is a brochure. Take a look and let me know if you are interested, Thank you
Lee Little
Mon 14 Jan 2008
Yeah offering my editing services here, FCP 3 experienced. I'm looking more for an internship than a paid gig, although $$ is always negotiable depending on your needs vs. what I can do. You can view my previous work here:
If the players don't work there, try my youtube page at SexDrugzTechno:
Tue 15 Jan 2008
Oops I forgot to post my e-mail address email@example.com
Tue 15 Jan 2008
Voices from the Waters 2008
3rd International Film Festival on Water
Bangalore Film Society, Arghyam, Svaraj- Society for Voluntary Action Revitalization and Justice, Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival, Ithaca College, USA (FLEFF) Mountainfilm in Telluride, USA, Alliance Francaise de Bangalore and Water Journeys – Campaign for Fundamental Right to Water are organizing the third International 'Voices from the Waters'- the biggest international film festival on water in August 2008 following on the footsteps of the hugely popular and successful events in 2005 and 2007.
This consortium of committed organizations active in water issues are inviting you to be part of this festival by contributing short, documentary, animation and feature films (DVD format only) with English subtitles on water and related issues. Also include a photograph and CV of the film-maker, a minimum of three film stills and a short synopsis of the film. You are also most welcome to send us photographs for exhibition at the festival.
The first edition of 'Voices from the Waters' was held in April 2005 in collaboration with Alliance Francaise de Bangalore, while the second was held in June 2007 in Bangalore, India by a consortium of organizations. With the overwhelming success and the positive responses to the festival from across the globe and the urgency of the water issue to a planet headed towards catastrophe, 'Voices from the Waters' is being organized as an annual event of images and sounds, of films, songs, photo and art exhibitions, lectures and conferences, a platform for diverse voices – free as water as nature intended it to be.
If you have a film under the following categories:
1. Water Scarcity,
2. The Dams and the Displaced,
3. Water Harvest,
4. Water Struggles,
5. Floods and Droughts,
6. Global Warming and Climate Change,
7. Impact of Deforestation on Water Bodies and
8. Water and Life,
you should consider sending it to us so that we may place them in the festival. All entries will be acknowledged. 'Voices from the Waters' is a public awareness program and while there is no entry fee for the festival, the final short-list for the festival will be decided from the entries by a committee comprised of eminent film-makers, film critics and social activists. This is also conceived as a traveling film festival.
Deadline for entries is 30th April, 2008 .
For more information, contact us at the address below.
Thanking you,
Yours sincerely,
The organizing committee
If there is magic on this planet it is contained in water
- Loran Eisley
Georgekutty A.L.
Secretary, Bangalore Film Society,
33/1-9, Thyagaraja Layout, Jai Bharath Nagar, MS Nagar P.O.,
Bangalore- 560 033. Karnataka, India
Tel: 91- 80- 25493705
Email: email@example.com , firstname.lastname@example.com
Campaign for the fundamental right to water,
C/o No.33/1-9, Thyagaraj Layout,
Jai Bharath Nagar,
Maruthisevanagar P.O,
Bangalore-560 033
Wed 16 Jan 2008
Some festivals will not accept entries of productions that were released before a certain year. Some will accept entries regardless of the year of release. What is the situation with the one you describe above?
Wed 16 Jan 2008
This is a call for any members here with films on Netflix. I was interested in checking out works by all of you. So if you have something on Netflix, shoot me the title (and your role if you'd like) and I'll be sure to catch it. Thanx!!! email@example.com
Wed 16 Jan 2008
Anybody looking for a well equipped, reasonably priced DP/Camera person for any upcoming or current projects ? Check out my website @ www.independentpro.com for more details on experience and capabilities. Thanks ! Special deal for interesting projects, of course they are all interesting...Lemme know...
Wed 16 Jan 2008
I think you have a great idea, Le Sheng. I'd like to get in on that, too. If you could forward any movies you get on to me or if anyone who has their film on Netflix and would like it to be seen, I'm a doc junkie and guarantee I'll watch it if I haven't already. Here's the list of the ones I've seen (www.andsomeguy.com/films) and my e-mail is firstname.lastname@example.com
Wed 16 Jan 2008
I'm going to need an experienced international doc film/cinema verite editor who can work with PAL footage and who has FCP 6. Ideally, you'll know Italian (though I realize that can be a stretch) as I'd like to work with someone local, and I'm in New Jersey. Please have full-length international doc and/or cinema verite experience. I will be back in the States with my footage mid-late Feb and need to log and cut a trailer for an April 11 deadline.
Fri 18 Jan 2008
Hi all,
I want to let you know about an event I founded called The International Documentary Challenge (www.docchallenge.org). Here is some info:
The International Documentary Challenge Returns to Hot Docs!
After a sold-out screening in 2007, The International Documentary Challenge returns to Hot Docs in April 2008! Registration for the 3rd annual Doc Challenge, held March 6-10, 2008, is now open.
The Premise: Filmmakers from around the world have just 5 days to make a short non-fiction film. Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival, the Presenting Partner, will once again host the theatrical premiere of the finalists and the awards ceremony during the Festival. After the premiere of the finalists, showcases of regionally produced films will be held, including an IDA sponsored screening in Los Angeles, a SILVERDOCS sponsored screening in Washington DC, a Big Sky Documentary Film Festival screening in Montana, a DOC sponsored screening in Toronto, a Northwest Film Forum sponsored screening in Seattle, a Film Action Oregon sponsored screening in Portland and many more! Additionally, a Best of DVD will be released and television distribution will be pursued by a distribution partner.
Early Registration Deadline: February 11, 2008
Final Registration Deadline: March 5, 2008
Event Dates: March 6-10, 2008
Hot Docs Premiere of Finalists: April 2008
Complete details and entry forms can be found online at
Check out Hot Docs here: http://www.hotdocs.ca
The Doc Challenge is produced by Doug Whyte of KDHX Community Media and sponsored by Hot Docs, the International Documentary Association, the Documentary Organization of Canada, SILVERDOCS, the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, Film Action Oregon and the creators of the 48 Hour Film Project.
The International Documentary Challenge.
Real Life. Filmed Real Fast.
Don't think a good doc can be made in 5 days? Check out some of the past submissions:
Sat 19 Jan 2008
I'm selling a Steadicam Merlin on ebay.
Mon 21 Jan 2008
Film editor/maker to create instructional/educational video/DVD for Our Pesticide Alternatives for Safer Schools project in Ohio. Our project has been underway for 4 years primarily with grant funding. This is a paid position. Use your creativity to make an impact on the environment and on the health of children in Ohio. Contact Barry Zucker before March 1, 2007 at email@example.com and visit our website for more info about our project.
Thu 24 Jan 2008
Please forward ...
Coming to Terms With Impermanence is an impressionistic documentary about highly acclaimed poet Diane di Prima. Poet, memoirist, activist, and teacher, the "Poet Priestess†is the most well-known female writer of the Beat era and has published more than 40 books of poetry and prose, including Recollections of My Life as a Woman, Loba, Memoirs of a Beatnik, and many many more.
The film is about artistic conviction and commitment, and mixes impressionistic scenes drawing on the perception, feeling, and mood of di Prima's prolific writing, set into context with humorous anecdotes from her peers.
Intern(s) will have the opportunity to gain first-hand experience in all aspects of creating a documentary. Ideal for motivated students wanting to learn or improve software skills and apply their knowledge to conceptualizing and creating an unusual and beautiful film.
Based on skills and experience, interns will assist with post-production, production and upcoming shoots, graphic design, creating websites and dvd's, writing promotional materials.
Interns will have the opportunity to gain experience with the following: Arri-S, Super8, DVX100a, lighting and/or sound recording for interviews, Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Photoshop, AfterEffects. Training provided.
Director's previous work has screened around the world and won awards. Preference for students seeking academic credit. 1-2 days per week commitment, work will take place in media facility in Williamsburg.
Send resume and brief description of your strengths, what you would like to contribute to making a feature documentary, and what you would like to learn.
Thu 24 Jan 2008
Looking for an intern for our doc production company. Based in mid-town Manhattan. Check our website to see what we've done: www.richtervideos.com. Several projects are now in house. Screen credit for responsible and reliable intern.
Tue 29 Jan 2008
Hi all,
I'm looking for skilled fixers in the following countries, for a doc on genocide. Feel free to write me directly if you know anyone.
Bosnia (Sarajevo)
Serbia (Belgrade)
Kosovo (Pristina)
Germany (Berlin based)
South Africa (Johannesburg)(Yes, I know there was no genocide there)
thank you for your help!
Adam Hyman
JTN Productions
Thu 31 Jan 2008
Hi all -
I've wrapped up a rough cut of my first documentary film titled, "The Money Stone," and I'm in search of a NYC based producer to help finish the project. The film explores the world of illegal gold mining in Ghana, West Africa and looks at its impact on the people and the environment. The film was workshopped last November at the IFP Rough Cut Lab in NYC and has already gained some interest.
Ideally, I'm looking for someone experienced and who has a passion for film about human rights and development in Africa. More specifically, I'm looking for someone who will help secure completion funds, aid in the creative process of bringing the film to picture lock, and help in bringing the film to festivals and through distribution. Most importantly, I'm looking for someone to become part of the team who wants to see the film be successful and get the word out about the topic. Compensation will be provided once funding is secured.
Visit www.moneystonefilm.com for more info about the film. Please email all inquiries to email@example.com.
Stuart Harmon
Fri 1 Feb 2008
Hello Everyone-
I need some help. I am looking for an ASSISTANT EDITOR/ASSOCIATE PRODUCER to start Immediately.
I am an independent documentary filmmaker looking to hire a full-time employee to help me with logging and digitizing footage, cutting rough sequences, solving a myriad of technical problems, paying bills, writing grants, running errands, etc. In short, assistant editing AND associate producing work.Â
I have made four feature-length documentaries: Operation Filmmaker, opening at IFC Center in June; Parallel Lines, Always a Bridesmaid, Hello Photo. I am now starting another personal documentary, the sequel to Always a Bridesmaid, and need someone to help me jumpstart that process.
Please send resumes to email@example.com with ASSISTANT EDITOR/AP in subject line.
for more about me:Â Â www.operationfilmmaker.com
Fri 1 Feb 2008
Just wanted to repost this on behalf of the company I work for:
Brooklyn based documentary company Flicker Flacker Films seeks experienced, talented, dynamic people for the following positions for a feature-length documentary about immigration for theatrical release and national broadcast:
- Associate Producer
- Production Coordinator
- Business Manager (part-time)
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Duties include: assisting in casting, working closely with producer/director and key characters, and communicating with network. Must have a proven track record with at least 2 years experience on feature-docs (not reality TV). Highly organized, outgoing, professional, detail-oriented, fearless, and, if possible, mellow. Multi-lingual a plus.
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR: Responsible for organizing all the logistics of shoots: local, out of state and international. Communicating regularly with shooters and field-producers. Must be sharp, highly organized and detail-oriented with a strong knowledge of equipment, insurance, and releases and permits. Bonus points for a good sense of humor.
BUSINESS AFFAIRS (part time): Experience with budgeting, line-producing, payroll, insurance, HR, Quickbooks. Must understand the intricacies of managing the books and deliverables.
This project will start in mid-late February 2008 and continue through the summer.
Please email cover letter and resumes to firstname.lastname@example.com if you are interested.
Sun 3 Feb 2008
The Sacramento International Film Festival is coming March 29 to April 6 and we want you to be a part of it. Inspired by local filmmakers' contributions last year in our component of the 48 Hour Film Festival we are inviting you to make a submission for Current TV.
Current TV is a network started by Al Gore that features viewer generated content. Instead of the networks telling the people what is news, the people are telling the network what the news is.
for more information:
Tue 5 Feb 2008
ISO: Jacksonville, FL camera person, sound person to shoot at a breast cancer conference from Feb 22 to 24.
Email me at email@example.com for details.
Wed 6 Feb 2008
Might anyone have a reasonably priced copy of The Technique of Film Editing by Karel Reisz for sale? I would prefer the first edition, but the second edition would also be acceptable.
Wed 6 Feb 2008
Wed 6 Feb 2008
Why? Are you planning on cutting workprint? If you want to learn how to edit read Walter Murch's book or mine "Editing Digital Video." My co-author and I wrote it to replace Karel's fine book which was great when we were cutting on flatbeds with workprint.
Wed 6 Feb 2008
Edited Wed 6 Feb 2008 by Matt Dubuque
I'm currently studying the Technique of Film and Video Editing in its 4th printing, by Ken Dancyger. It has an excellent history on how different editing techniques are featured in different genres and how technological changes have impacted editing decisions and styles.
It's an extraordinary book and is at:
He cites Karel's book as a deep inspiration and I need to study it. I am extremely serious and thorough about what I am doing and I can't afford to gloss over all the great cinema before video was invented.
My view is that quality editing is to a substantial extent independent of the medium. Alternatively stated, if I immerse myself in the study of the editing techniques of Hitchcock, Kurosawa, Resnais, Welles, Goddard and Fellini, I will be serving my interests well. I will never achieve my idea of greatness in cinema without mastering what each of these masters was all about.
Wed 6 Feb 2008
In reply to John Burgan's post on Wed 6 Feb 2008 12:30 UTC :
Thanks John. Much better than spending 80 dollars!
Much appreciated.
Thu 7 Feb 2008
Then you should read Eisenstein. Karel took his tiny bit of editing philosophy from him. Most of the book is about the mechanics of editing film. Another series of books worth reading are by EDWARD DMYTRYK. Called "On Screen Directing" "On Film Editing" etc.
Thu 7 Feb 2008
Another good book would be "Story" by Robert McKee. Don't forget, editing is storytelling.
Sun 10 Feb 2008
Nor-Cal Filmmakers, Show your chops!
The Sacramento International Film Festival is giving people two chances to screen work. One is the 48 Hour Film Festival where teams complete a short movie in 48 hours.
The second is Current Visions. In conjunction with Current TV, Filmmakers are asked to submit a 10 minute documentary for screening. The documentaries can be about on any topic including: Bio, Humanities, Politics or other. The top documentaries will also be picked up for broadcast by Current TV.
Mon 11 Feb 2008
Edited Mon 11 Feb 2008 by Matt Dubuque
Thanks Gentlemen, I appreciate it!
Yep, clearly Eisenstein is key. I'm really enjoying the war films of Humphrey Jennings; the way he combines music with a documentary (Listening to Britain) and poetry with a documentary (Words for Battle) is masterful. And although he clearly is influenced by montage, Jennings is singularly British as well.
I'm also enjoying how King Vidor weaves sound and scene in Our Daily Bread and his work generally (The Crowd).
And I remain a serious devotee of Bunuel and his editing throughout his very long career.
I'm interested in exploring new avenues in what role sound plays in a documentary and how to weave that into the editing process. Any reading suggestions you might have along these lines would also be warmly welcomed.
Thanks for all the help!
Mon 11 Feb 2008
Edited Mon 11 Feb 2008 by John Burgan
If you're enjoying the Jennings, a must-read is Dai Vaughan's "Portrait of an Invisible Man: The Working Life of Stewart MacAllister, Film Editor". Remember that "Listen to Britain" credits Jennings and MacAllister as co-directors.
It's the single most inspiring book on editing documentary I know, written by the most experienced documentary editor in the UK. It's out of print, but you can still find copies via websites like http://www.abebooks.com
Tue 12 Feb 2008
Thanks John, I'm enjoying the heck out of Jennings. That fellow is masterful in so many ways and way, way ahead of his time.
That's an awesome tip about McAllister. Thanks!
Wed 13 Feb 2008
The Streaming Festival is now accepting submissions for its 3rd edition in October 2008.
Deadline for submissions is 01 September 2008.
Accepted genres are documentary, animation, video art, flash and narrative.
No entry fee.
Send submissions through postal service, or provide a website link with a preview to the submission.
The Streaming Festival is an international artfilmfestival on the internet. Films are presented full screen on streaming servers with high image quality.
The 3rd edition will start in October, and lasts four days. The Streaming Festival is based in the Netherlands but has no geographic boundaries. Viewers can visit from any location in the world, at any given time and plug into one of the festival streams.
Online submission form : http://www.streamingfestival.com/submissions/
Website : http://www.streamingfestival.com
Thu 14 Feb 2008
Hello all . . . I'm working on a project in which I would like to use entries from an old diary I've uncovered. However, I'm having the hardest time reading a large portion of what the person wrote. Does anyone out there know of a good hand-writing expert who may help me "translate" the entries? Any help/suggestions would be much appreciated. Thanks!
Fri 15 Feb 2008
Hi all,
Still looking for experienced fixers for PBS documentary for:
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Jo'burg, South Africa
Please reply directly to me if you have any recommendations or resumes.
Sat 16 Feb 2008
Edited Sat 16 Feb 2008 by Doug Block
To "Anonymous Please", we've deleted your post because we have a policy at The D-Word that no one can post anonymously. We're not censors – if you identify yourself, and are willing to confirm it should we feel the need, then feel free to post it again.
Sat 16 Feb 2008
Adam, for Guatemala, you can probably get a good lead from Jan van Bilsen who is based in Nicaragua but has worked all over South America for 25+ years. He is/was a member of D-Word but I've not seen him post here. I know him from 2-pop, 6 years ago. Please share my best regards. This is the last email I have for him. email@example.com and if you google his name you'll notice his credentials...
Sat 16 Feb 2008
Docs In Progress is partnering with NomadsLand to curate a special international edition of our popular works-in-progress screenings. After a worldwide call with excerpts from the finalists posted on the NomadsLand.com website, we have selected two documentary rough cuts to be screened and critiqued by a live audience with out-of-town filmmakers participating in the discussion via Skype.
WHEN? Sunday, February 17 at 6:30 pm. The screening will end no later than 10 pm.
WHERE? Busboys and Poets 2021 14th Street (at V Street), NW Washington DC. Closest Metro: U Street/Cardozo Metro Station. PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A DIFFERENT LOCATION FROM OUR USUAL WASHINGTON DC PROGRAMS.
HOW MUCH? $5 (cash only, at the door). Cost includes the screening and discussion only. Food and drink are available at cost from Busboys and Poets.
COMRADES by Dean Hamer
Struggling against 5000 years of Confucian tradition and a communist government that views any type of organizing with suspicion, China's gay community is finding novel ways to fit into the fabric of modern society without hiding who they really are.
CASA (HOUSE) by Luis Alaejos and Raúl DÃez Alaejos
In what was once the tallest building in all of South America, 1500 neighbors of all social classes co- exist. This is a portrait of Montevideo's Palacio Salvo and its occupants: artists of little and great renown, recent arrivals attracted by the building's bohemian atmosphere, those who want to leave, but can't, and those who are the ghosts of a building's faded past.
Please come join us and pass the word on. Filmmakers and non-filmmakers alike are welcome to attend and participate.
More at http://www.docsinprogress.org
Sat 16 Feb 2008
I'm looking for a Spanish speaking boom operator in the San Diego area. Must have a valid passport. Shoot is March 1st to approx. March 10th. Will fly with a charter plane from San Diego to the San Ignacio Lagoon where the majority of the shooting will take place. Return will be by plane, if we're lucky, or by bus (14 hrs). Can pay $600 plus all expenses. Two-person crew, this is the fourth shoot. I'm an MFA student at the U. of Texas, Austin, and this is my thesis, a documentary about eco-tourism (whale watching), environmental conservation, and the displacement of local people. If interested contact firstname.lastname@example.com. Or if others on D-Word know of people who might be interested, let me know!
Mon 18 Feb 2008
I am looking for a HD cameraman and a sound man based in Chicago- for a shoot this thursday and friday.
The camera is the Sony F900. It will mainly be interviews and some b-roll .
Please contact me directly at : firstname.lastname@example.com
Many thanks !!
Tue 19 Feb 2008
we are a film production company that produce and co-produce features,shorts and documentaries for theatrical release.Our philosophy is a simple one:We don't make films for you.We make them with you.
our web site:www.gffilm.tv
Tue 19 Feb 2008
Ivica – welcome ( there's no need to double post at the D-Word)
Tue 19 Feb 2008
Ok, Sorry ...
Tue 19 Feb 2008
I need an Assistant Editor to come to Cleveland for several days, a week, or however much time necessary, to come up with organization system for a long form doc containing 200 – 300 hours of footage and numerous characters. Footage needs to be logged and searchable, interviews need to be transcribed and we need to be able to train interns to do much of the rudimentary work. Editing HDV material in Final Cut.
Fee negotiable plus travel/living expenses and accommodations. Could eventually be an ongoing position depending on funding. Prefer someone within a 1000-mile vicinity of Cleveland (i.e. New York).
Please email resume to:
You can read about my other work here:
Synopsis of current documentary available upon request.
Tue 19 Feb 2008
Hi Laura, do you want the AE to transcribe the interviews? I'm sure that will take much more time...
Wed 20 Feb 2008
No. The idea would be to come up with the best system so we can train interns to do the actual grunt work. For example, should they be given clones of QT files? How will they log the time code? etc.
Thu 21 Feb 2008
But if anyone has a better idea on how to start organizing a project for an editor before you can afford to pay one, please let me know!
Fri 22 Feb 2008
Your best solution is to get all 200 hours onto hard drives. Then make clones of sections of the materials that can be loaded into an edit system so people have control over the material. Let them make subclips with notes about the material. The transcript project should be done by a professional who can insert time code into the documents. That said, I wouldn't bother with transcripts of all the material. Too expensive. Just transcribe the 20% that may make it into the film.
Fri 22 Feb 2008
Robert – thanks for responding. I'm going to post my question and response to yours in the editing section.
Fri 22 Feb 2008
what would be the best options in terms of camera to shoot a shoestring budget documentary which requires a lot of outdoor shootings following a subject discreetly in different local public places and some indoors for interviews- (pretty much guerilla/ news style)?
here are the options:
-Panasonic DVX 100b
-Panasonic AG-HVX200(P2 cards + camera =outside our budget range-unless somone knows a great place to buy it cheap)
- Sony HDR-FX1 (someone told me good but not so great)
-Sony HVR-A1U
-Sony HVR-Z1U
now i have been told, since the film style will be pretty much hidden camera style (almost) , to use may be a high end HD consumer camera so i can hide it even in pocket.
does anyone know anything about the quality of these cameras below:
-Panasonic HDC-HS9 (HD & 24p)
Canon HV20 HDV (HD & 24p)
Panasonic AG-HSC1
Sony HDR-CX7
any suggestions or help?
thank you
Fri 22 Feb 2008
Just saw this info on the IDFA Summer School. Posting it here, so enthusiasts can see it too:
Fri 22 Feb 2008
it's nice that IDFA wants to do this, but c'mon, that's friggin expensive. first and second time directors who are currently in the midst of producing their films do NOT have the money to jaunt off to amsterdam for a bit of mentorship. to go from the u.s., you'd have to spend about $2500-$3000 for tuition, airfare, and accomodations. no IDFA Summer School for me.
Sat 23 Feb 2008
Edited Sat 23 Feb 2008 by Matt Dubuque
This might well be a question for the mentoring section.
That said, the Canon HV20 is probably the best disposable high definition camcorder you can buy. Because of its plastic parts, it is unlikely to last you much more than one film. But for what it is, a disposable HD camcorder, it can't be beat. It has a very nice lens and superior image stabilization. Ranked as product of the year (2007) by Videomaker magazine.
Sat 23 Feb 2008
I must add that one nearly fatal flaw in the Canon HV 20 is the sound. In my book, any camcorder that uses mini-jacks for its mike inputs is completely unacceptable for almost all serious work by any documentary professional.
You can, however, bring the sound quality of the HV20 up to a level that will be acceptable to the vast majority of viewers by using good mikes connected to an XLR adapter (such as a Beachtek). That XLR adapter then plugs directly into the HV 20.
Sat 23 Feb 2008
or use new Sennheiser shotgun
(recently posted by D-worder Rafael La Luz in members-only "Sound and Music" topic)
Sat 23 Feb 2008
Matt, I was interested to know how you went about getting permission to film in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Sat 23 Feb 2008
An XLR adapter will do nothing to improve sound quality for an HV20, or any camcorder. The adapter plugs into the mini-jack, so you're still dealing with that bottleneck. Plus, you're adding another noisy connection to the path between mic and tape, and the pots in the adapter itself which will get dirty and add their own noise. In fact, even when they're not dirty they're pretty noisy.
There are some decent mics available (Rode, Sennheiser,?) with 1/8 inch plugs. I'd go with one of those, or record audio to a separate recorder altogether.
Sun 24 Feb 2008
Edited Sun 24 Feb 2008 by Matt Dubuque
Thanks for the clear thinking Joe!
Nigel, one of the qualifications for being a Member here is that I need to be of demonstrable use and benefit to the professional documentary community. As things appear to stand now, I need to wait until completion of one of my films before I am granted membership. Unfortunately for me, that will be next year.
I do not object to that requirement. I am willing to play by the rules; that's fine. I am not complaining about the rules and I am not attempting to change them.
If you can assist me in becoming a member sooner, then I am willing to share what I know about this with you and others immediately upon receipt of Group Membership. I am aware this decision is not up to you.
As a member, you have much more power in this group than I do. You have access to all sorts of discussions that I am not privy to, that I would benefit enormously from.
Until that fine day when I become a member, I have to zealously guard certain crown jewels which I do possess. Otherwise I would be at a complete and absolute disadvantage to every member here.
Nothing personal at all. It's just part of paying my dues.
Very best wishes to you.
Sun 24 Feb 2008
Hi Matt,
Thank you for the info. I am going to post the question on mentoring as per your suggestion. This is one crew person filmmaker who is trying to reach a professional as much as he can. so any help about shooting tips (camera, cinematography, sound) is VERY VERY welcome! :-))
Thanks for your support.
Sun 24 Feb 2008
No worries Matt. The question comes from just an inherent interest for 'all things production' in the Middle East. I worked there for a few years and wondered if there had been any significant changes in access to Mecca. You stated you are a newcomer and I was impressed that you had this kind of access, the assumption I made was that you weren't affiliated with any large media group. I wasn't looking for any hard earned personal contacts just some basics, in the past we used crews out of Egypt because it was difficult to get any non-muslim producers into Mecca. I should have phrased the question differently, apologies. My days working in the Middle East are, in all likelihood, over.
You are right in assuming that I have no influence here and can do nothing to help you become a member quicker, I'll leave that to Doug and the more senior members here who have invested years of their lives creating this invaluable resource and support network.
I will say this though, it surprises me how little the mentoring section is used by enthusiasts, you mention you are not privy to a wealth of information, I disagree, all you have to do is ask a question, the members are incredibly generous with their time and advice.
Tue 26 Feb 2008
In reply to Matt Dubuque's post on Sun 24 Feb 2008 :
Matt, I may be speaking out of school here, as I'm a fairly new member and not one of the hosts. This forum is, in my limited experience (though I have read every post since the beginning and found a wealth of useful information) one that is, almost above all, based on a selfless spirit of generosity and community. Established filmmakers help each other, and they also help newcomers to the field in public forums, such as this one. I haven't seen any quid pro quo requests here... if someone requests information or assistance the response is always generous and unqualified. Paying it forward, to use a trite phrase. I should think that your providing a member with requested information would be automatic and not come attached with conditions. You could request the member's e-mail and provide the info in private if you did not want to share your "crown jewels" with the public (members do this all the time). It's only my way of thinking, but if you demonstrated through your posts in the public threads that you could indeed be a productive participant in this little village by EXCHANGING information unconditionally with both members and enthusiasts in an intelligent, thoughtful, and professional manner, it might very well accelerate your admission as a member even though you are an inexperienced filmmaker. Food for thought. And don't get me wrong: it's great to have you here participating.
Tue 26 Feb 2008
Lenville, well said.
Tue 26 Feb 2008
DOCUCLUB "IN-THE-WORKS†AT SILVERDOCS – CALL FOR ENTRIES
DocuClub is pleased to announce its participation in the 2008 SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival with an "In-the-Works†program.
The deadline for submissions is APRIL 18, 2008. SILVERDOCS takes place June 16-23, just outside Washington DC. For more information about the Festival, go to:
DocuClub is currently accepting submissions for an "In-the-Works†program at SILVERDOCS. The "In-the-Works†program offers filmmakers a safe environment to screen a rough-cut of their documentaries before an audience of their peers and lovers of the form. The audience is encouraged to give constructive feedback about the structure, content, characters and clarity of the film in a post-screening discussion facilitated by an experienced filmmaker.
Past films that have screened "In-the-Works†include BORN INTO BROTHELS, METALLICA: SOME KIND OF MONSTER, and THE BOYS OF BARAKA, which won an Audience Award at SILVERDOCS.
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Tue 26 Feb 2008
In reply to Jamila Gaskins's post on Sat 6 Oct 2007 :
Hi Jamila, Kent is fine. Not much film activity but my teaching is going well. Sorry it took so long to reply, I don't always check this site.
I'm still looking for projects to work on.
Thu 28 Feb 2008
Edited Thu 28 Feb 2008 by Mercy Murugi
I introduced myself, now let me introduce Ginger Ink Films.
Ginger Ink is a film and television production company based in Nairobi, Kenya and, as you will see from the following, we give creative input and practical support for any production from commercials through to documentaries and feature films filmed all over Africa.
• We have recently filmed documentaries for such clients as Crocs Inc in Malawi, "Soles United in Africa†http://www.solesunited.com/solesunited.mov,
and DHL in South Africa, Nigeria and Ghana;
• Facilitated crew and equipment in Ethiopia on the feature film, "The Athleteâ€, for the German-based Grand Hotel Pictures/Invicta Entertainment, which will be released in 2008;
• Filmed and produced television shows for National Geographic – "Hunter, Hunted†& "Is it Real?†; the Travel Channel – "Stranded with Cash Petersâ€, and Virgin Media TV – "Take Me to the Edge†, the latter of which is to be shown in the UK in July 2008;
• Produced commercials for the African market for blue chip companies as Unilever, Reckitt Benckiser and Diageo and have a team of producers, directors, cameramen, soundmen, art department, location scouts and managers, casting agents, assistant directors, production assistants, grip and lighting crew, etc.
We also have inhouse camera and sound equipment. Grip and lighting equipment can be hired in Kenya.
For your next project in Africa, give us a shout.
Fri 29 Feb 2008
Kenya has been one of my all time favorite places.
Nowadays it seems to be in a big storm?
Fri 29 Feb 2008
Edited Fri 29 Feb 2008 by Matt Dubuque
Thanks Nigel-
I'm not complaining. But I think it would be incorrect to state that being a Member is identical to not being a member.
I remember as a law student the first time I entered the Stanford Law Library. The wealth of information there is staggering. The general public is not allowed in, for good reason.
But being allowed to study in those stacks of 18th and 19th century books, where the majority of thoughts are in complete paragraphs, was a revelation indeed.
And I have lots of questions about Vertov. For example, what influence did his films have on the very famous German actress Leni Riefenstahl before she started directing many years later? She must have seen his films; they were a smash in Europe. What influence did Vertov have on Bunuel?
And James Longley (member and 3 time Academy award nominee) is the only person I know of who has spent 2 years in Russia absolutely immersed in Soviet montage. I know he's a member here, but I've never seen him post in the Mentoring section. And I'm sure he has the kind of deep, specialized knowledge I seek.
I'm not being ungrateful or complaining. I'm simply able to make distinctions between my specialized inquiries and the general needs of others.
If you are ever at the SF Doc-u-Link I'd love to meet you.
And I'm glad you understand my point about crown jewels, even if others do not. One thing I can say, for me it just seems essential to have an Islamic film crew filming in Saudi Arabia, especially given what I intend to film there. All my analysis starts from there.
Fri 29 Feb 2008
In reply to Robert Richter's post on Fri 29 Feb 2008 :
The big storm slowed to a tiny squall. Now it looks like it's a beautiful breeze!
Things have gotten back to normal(what is normal anyway?)... and i have a deep-seated feeling that they will stay so.
Fri 29 Feb 2008
Hey everyone I'm helping out with marketing and distribution for this feature documentary "Rapping With Shakespeare." Directed by Emmy Award-winner Michael King, it tells the story of how five Crenshaw High School students integrate Shakespearean literature with modern day urban music culture to express adolescence in South Central LA. We had a sold-out debut in Wisconsin and our next screening will be at the Palm Beach International Film Festival. Any support or help getting the word out on this project would be greatly appreciated!!!
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Fri 29 Feb 2008
I sincerely hope you are right! I look forward to another visit, and this time a side trip to Lamu.
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We're looking for a small doc video crew, based in Dubai, to shoot March 8th, 9th and 10th. The gig is shooting a prestigious art opening for J.P. Morgan Chase.
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Thu 6 Mar 2008
Try my friend Basheer firstname.lastname@example.com. I don't know if he's a producer himself, but he was a good coordinator for me at the Dubai Film Festival, very helpful. I think he'd be able to point you in the right direction.
Fri 7 Mar 2008
In reply to Robert Richter's post on Fri 29 Feb 2008 :
Lamu is fantastic... well, at least the beach though. Was there for Christmas and they have let the street (their version of 'streets') get filled with donkey crap, which makes sight seeing hard as you have to walk with your eyes fixed to the ground...a pity, there is so much to see!
Holla when you are around, will help you get make the best out of your trip!
Fri 7 Mar 2008
A recommended posgraduate course (diplomado) in "creative documentary" in Cali, Colombia.
Mon 10 Mar 2008
Hi everybody,
I'm looking for a flat for 2 person in the period between 15th April – 12th May in New York (Lower East side, East Village, LES…). I'll be there shooting a documentary for the French- German channel "arteâ€. My name is Alessandro Cassigoli and you can contact me at:
thank you,
Mon 10 Mar 2008
I have a friend who recently got a job offer to work in ROME and EGYPT for a year – for a Discovery documentary. If anyone has any contacts or advice please do pass it along. She will be moving at the end of March !!
Many thanks,
Mon 10 Mar 2008
Oh and i am looking for a LA sound guy for a shoot from the 19th – 22nd of March
Any suggestions ?
Mon 10 Mar 2008
May I suggest relaxed-fit pants for Rome?
Tue 11 Mar 2008
Amelia: I know a good sound guy in L.A. E-mail me for details...
Tue 11 Mar 2008
What kind of things about Egypt Amelia? :)
Tue 11 Mar 2008
For folks in New York:
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Preparing to produce your film – from research and preproduction to post production and distribution, with a special focus on preparing budgets. With lots of useful handouts! Led by Producer/Director Ann Bennett, who has worked for WGBH, WNET, HBO, The History Channel, England's Channel Four, and the renowned Blackside Productions.
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In reply to Amelia Hanibelsz's post on Mon 10 Mar 2008 :
Amelia, Advice first..we had to get permits for everything when we filmed there, and literally had to pay the police to stay off our backs.
Contact – we used a guy called Tamer Abass from Egypt Productions –
Good luck to her!
Wed 12 Mar 2008
In reply to Amelia Hanibelsz's post on Mon 10 Mar 2008 :
Amelia – what exactly is your friend in need of? I have a friend teaching in Rome right now. If she is looking for a place to stay, he might know of something. IF she is looking for any other advince, i lived in Rome for 5 months and short a few little projects there.
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Is the clan that sakura is from ofcouse,which is the minduqse clan.
Yoy said truth
Sakura ain't from no clan, she a soft-ass civilian playing at ninja
fodder clan.
I didnt know Sakura was from a clan... really
Is Sakura from a clan?
Or am I misimformed?
Or is it a joke?
Originally Posted by TBONE X90
Sarutobi or Yamanaka
Sarutobi ? Really ?
If she had a clan.yeah.
yamanaka and sarutobi are both better then kiba and chojis clan
Ramen Clan
Originally Posted by TBONE X90
Sarutobi or Yamanaka
I would like to say uchiha cause they are all dead and a handful remain but man also uzumaki have what two living people as well. It's like the only populated ones are around like Yamanaka and Nara. Aburame seems weird that the strongest have the fewest surviving members.
in any case it just is the weakest clan in konoha maybe thats why they kept it a secret.
i guess we could call sakuras clan the human/fodder clan of the leaf
Akimichi or Nara are the strongest of the noble 3. I think it's the Inuzuka.
Sakura Haruno. Idk who they are, but they prolly suck, like Sakura.
You kidding Ramen Clan is the best thats why noone ****s with them....
Inuzuka Clan is not the weakest clan.
..or maybe it is, but hey, Kiba's Giant Double Headed Wolf is still powerfull. :shrug:
Originally Posted by -Aku-
Ramen Clan
ur nuts dude the ramen guy is tobi :D
Theb Inuzuka clan. Think abotu it they are tai jutsu users but their attacks lack the deadly strength of the hyuga and the raw destructive power of the acamichi taijutsu techiques(though I only became interested in choji's clan when I learned they could go butterfly cvhoji and not die). I will say that a ninja from the inuzuka is more likely to beat someone from the yaminaka clan but there abilities are more useful in other places like spying and and mind infiltration.
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It is hard to fathom the grief a parent feels at the death of a child, which was only magnified by the circumstances surrounding the death of Olivia Mae Scott, a 16-year-old student in Bristol. She took her own life on Oct. 9 after she had been subjected to bullying through social media.
It is a form of cruelty and a tragic outcome that have become all too common. Only recently, a case in Florida gained notoriety when two teenage girls were brought up on criminal charges for cyber-bullying that led to the suicide of a teenage girl. A controversy quickly arose over parents' responsibility to police their children's activity on the Internet in order to prevent the kind of electronic stalking and intimidation that vulnerable teens find so threatening.
Earlier this week mourners gathered at Mount Abraham Union High School to remember Olivia Mae Scott. She was an athlete who became subject to bullying toward the end of her sophomore year because she was good at basketball, according to Peter Scott, her father. "Another girl hated her because she talked to someone's boyfriend," Scott said.
Peer pressure is a term that does not adequately convey the power that teenagers are able to wield against one another. It is a power that feeds on the vulnerability teenagers feel because of their need to belong, fear of isolation, doubt about self, yearning for connection.
Social media have placed the power to inflict harm and the sense of vulnerability on steroids.
It is hard for older people to grasp the degree to which some teens remain tied to the messages they see on their devices, but their vulnerability is all too real. Any older person who has found himself checking his phone or his email for a message, then checking again and again, may get a sampling of the addictive power of electronic devices, a power that is all the more dangerous when the messages one is checking touch on one's fundamental sense of worth or human connection.
In Bristol, Peter Scott does not have the heart to pursue accusations against his daughter's tormentors, nor is it evident that there is a criminal case to be made. The bereaved father was more concerned to remember with love the daughter he had lost. "You can't be angry," he said. "Anger will eat you up inside."
But he was interested in getting the message out about the dangers of bullying and the vulnerability that is so easily exploited in the secret world of teenagers' Internet communications. The message is that parents need to pay attention to what their children are up to and to watch for signs of trouble. Parents who hit a brick wall in seeking to communicate with their kids need to be persistent. There are ways. There is help.
Deaths growing out of cyberbullying are so shocking because they seem to come from nowhere. Suddenly, parents are confronted with the extremity of the torment their children had been experiencing.
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Right it looks like the Highway is starting a rivalling thread for weasel on a stick. Its a complete mockery of everything that the soul train tokens stand for! As such, I provide a brief explanation of how they work for the unenlightened.
Step One - You die
Step Two - You receive your Soul Train Token
Step Three - You must find and give your Soul Train Token to Death
Step Four - You board the Soul Train
Step Five - Ride the Soul Train to your final destination
Soul Train Tokens were first invented in 1864 by Satan as a handy way of ensuring that nobody could ride to their final destination without being dead. The Soul Train was subsequently invented in 1865 when they realised that they didn't have a way to get the people there.
The role of Death was created and given to Bessie the Cow in 1873 as a quick way of getting the soul train tokens to their desired location and avoiding having ghosts roaming the streets. Since then, there have been a total of 585 Deaths all of whom quit the role for its poor health benefits and long working hours.
The Soul Train Tokens were specially designed by the Shambling Corporate Presence who is well known as a contributing artist to the modern world. SCP then manufactured a total of 144.5 billion tokens which are still being used all around the world today. The first ever person to use one of these tokens was H.D.Maximmilian, Max's great great great great grandfather who impaled himself on the Washington Monument after solving a case.
^Taken from 'An Official Guide to the Soul Train Token System' written by SCP in 1954. From Chapter Twenty-Two: The Usage and Legacy of the Token
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One planet, named KELT-1b, is 30 times more massive than Jupiter and its orbit is so small that its "year" lasts a mere 29 hours.
The other planet, KELT-2ab, is about the size of Jupiter, but its star is so bright that astronomers might be able to see what's in the planet's atmosphere by analyzing the light that shines through it.
The discoveries, announced this afternoon during the American Astronomical Society's national meeting in Anchorage, Alaska, were made with a telescope that is essentially a souped-up, 16 mega-pixel camera.
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The Philadelphia Flyers defense is now in need of some serious help.
Earlier this offseason the Flyers seemed poised to become the best defense in the NHL.
Andrej Meszaros was recovered from injury, Luke Schenn had been acquired via trade, and superstar Shea Weber was hours away from being a Flyer.
Once Nashville matched the offer sheet for Shea Weber and denied him from being a Flyer reality began to sink in.
Kimmo Timonen, although a great defenseman, is getting old. Matt Carle has left via free agency.
Add that to the latest rash of injuries that sidelined the aforementioned Meszaros and depth defenseman Andreas Lilja, and all of a sudden the Flyers defense looks pretty weak.
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John Hollenbeck's September Songs
Hollenbeck's flagship project is the Claudia Quintet. The current line-up includes, in addition to the leader on drums, accordionist Red Wierenga (replacing long- time member Ted Reichman), clarinetist and tenor saxophonist Chris Speed and vibraphonist Matt Moran. The bass chair alternates between Chris Tordini and Drew Gress. With September (Cuneiform, 2013), the quintet's output rises to "7. 3 albums" (Hollenbeck reminded us during the interview that in addition to seven Claudia albums, his Rainbow Jimmies (GPE, 2009) also featured the quartet on "about 30% of the record"). The emotional centerpiece of September is likely the album closer, "12thCoping Song," an act of non-violent creativity opposed to the violence of the terrorist attacks of September 11.
Hollenbeck spoke with All About Jazz about the process of creating September and about the idiosyncratic instrumentation of the Claudia Quintet. He also briefed us on upcoming projectsincluding his first symphonic work and a follow-up to the critically acclaimed Songs I Like A Lot (Sunnyside, 2013); finally, he shared some thoughts on the late trombonist/pianist/arranger Bob Brookmeyer.
All About Jazz: First of all, congratulations on the new Claudia Quintet album, September. It has a lot of things that people who have been following the group will expect, in terms of the innovative instrumentation, the dynamic variation, but there are a few surprises, too. It would be useful to start with a few words about just what this new album is all about.
John Hollenbeck: Last September, I was at a residency in Italy and what I came up with there was to try to write some music for the band that I could teach them without the written music. So that was kind of the task that I gave myself. I had actually been thinking about that for a long time, like maybe two or three years. But because of what I like to hear in music, I couldn't seem to figure it out: how could I write something that would both be what I want to hear, but also could be teachable by rote? So that was the task and I wrote the music in September. If I do a residency where I'm just trying to compose, it's almost always in September. The first one I did was in 2001, in the Adirondacks, and I went up there the day before September 11. So on September 12, I wrote this song, "The Coping Song."
I had this idea to start with the data files I have on my computer, they just tell the date when I wrote the piece, or at least when I started it. And what I realized is that whenever I see a date that has September in it, I always think about September 11; it's still there. So I had this idea to use the dates as the titles, and then I have these working titles or subtitles. Because I was writing all these pieces at the same time, so that I knew, "Oh, that's that piece, and that's that piece." So I just kept those, they're not great titles, but I kind of wanted the process to be a little bit not finished. And that's how the pieces actually had to be, too, I realized. If I was going to teach them to people, it can't be totally finished in a way that I would normally finish something, because then it would get too complicated and I wouldn't be able to teach it to them.
AAJ: There's a number of things we could say about each of the songs on the record. This piece called "Wayne Phases," for example, is (according to your description in the press release) supposed to be inspired by saxophonist Wayne Shorter's playing, but not to sound anything like Wayne Shorter. Could you say a little about that particular piece?
JH: What I think of as the melody, in my head, I wrote with Wayne Shorter's sound, and the way he plays melodies. His melodies arehe has a lot of bass, he puts a lot of bass in his melodies and they're very free sounding. Not necessarily his melodies, but when he plays phrases. I think that piece started out as "Wayne's Phrase," and then it became something else, and it became "Wayne's Phases" at the end. That was just, you know, keep that piece in its little box. It's not a Wayne Shorter piece, and I would never want it to sound anything like Wayne Shorter. But that kind of helped me keep it in its own little drawer. I mean, I love Wayne Shorter.
AAJ: I don't think anyone would confuse that with Wayne Shorter, but there is a similarity between Shorter's current quartet and the Claudia Quintet, and that's the remarkable empathy among the players that's the result of having played together for an unusually long time. That said, there are a couple of personnel substitutions on this record. Most notably, Red Wierenga on the accordion, and Chris Tordini for the great Drew Gress on bass. I'm curious how that changes the group dynamic, both in the preparation beforehand and also during the group performance. And also, is this a permanent change in the line-up of the Claudia Quintet?
JH: In the case of Red, the original accordionist Ted Reichman, he just couldn't do it anymore. He's responsible for child care, he has a son, and he moved to Boston, so between those two things he just couldn't really travel. It would be nice to still have him around, but he just couldn't do it anymore. Things like that happen. And so Red was a substitute for Ted for a while, and you know, he just fits in really well, he learned the music really well. He's much different than Ted as an improviser but I felt like I would be able to use that on the record. He's been playing with us probably for at least a year, maybe more. So at this point, you know, it's not like we've forgotten Ted, but Red feels like a member of the group. And then with Chris Tordiniyou know, Drew is just one of the best bass players in the world and so he's basically double- to triple-booked most of the time. Claudia is a pretty high priority for him, but sometimes he just can't do it. So Chris is actually on the record because Drew couldn't quite make it at that time when we needed to record it. But also because Chris had already been subbing for Drew on a tour when we actually learned the Wayne tune. That was the first tune for the record that we learned. That was like the experiment to seewe were in France somewhereto see, can I teach these guys a tune in two hours and can we play it tomorrow night? Some of the music Drew's never played. The tunes that Chris played on the record, Drew's never played before. Yet. He will, but he hasn't yet. Same thing, the tunes Drew played on the record, Chris has never played because those were on another session and that session was just a much more of a thing where I brought the music in the day before, we rehearsed it, and then we recorded it.
AAJ: And when you go out on tour in a week's time, who will be playing the bass?
JH: Chris. But just like the record, they're basically sharing it. On this tour, Chris is playing and then we're going to Nepal and Drew is playing. Then we're going to Europe and Drew is playing and then probably on the next European tour Chris is playing. Chris is basically our first call if Drew can't make it. They're not the same, but Chris gets into kind of the same place as far as the sound and the feel, so it feels pretty comfortable to play with Chris. It's not like it's drastically different.
AAJ: Another of the songs on September that has an immediate impact is "Me Warn You," using the cadences of a speech by Franklin Roosevelt. [The tune samples Roosevelt's address at the Democratic State Convention, Syracuse, N.Y., on September 29, 1936, warning convention delegates about GOP political strategies and defending the New Deal.] It's not the first time that you've tackled the musicality of spoken English. I'm thinking of what the Claudia Quintet did with the poetry of Kenneth Patchen on the astonishingly good What Is The Beautiful? (Cuneiform, 2011). But with FDR, you approach the recording the way a hip-hop producer might, there's a lot more chopping and going back and repeating phrases. Could you say a little bit more about the way you translate speech into music, and secondly, is there a political message in choosing that speech at this moment in American political life?
JH: I never had heard of the speech until it was of blasted all over the internet during the last election and everyone was more or less kind of saying, "Wow, this is extremely relevant, what he says here!" Definitely, I love the message and the way that he delivers it. I guess a lot of people have heard that speech, but maybe through the record a few more people will get to hear it and I think it's good for everyone to hear that message.
The speech was sent to me last September when I was writing this music and it wasn't my idea to write this piece. It came, and I started to transcribe his speech, not because I was going to write a piece, but just because I thought that it was very interesting, the melody and the rhythm of his speech. That was the reason that I did it, because I was interested in it. There was no piece in my head. But then after I did transcribe it, it was enough in my head that I started getting this idea that, you know, "Oh, maybe I could try something with the band with this speech." And we've never played that piece live because of that technical part of it, but when we recorded it, we recorded it live, even those things that are all chopped up, those were just me, I was just doing that live. So it was a fun piece to play. If we're in a space where they have real good monitors and everything, we could play the piece, but if we're playing in a more acoustic spot, it's kind of hard, because we need to hear the speech really well in order to perform it. One of the things I'm doing this week is trying to figure out if we can play that piece live (laughs).
AAJ: I'm reminded of the last movement of saxophonist John Coltrane's A Love Supreme (Impulse!, 1964), where he's playing and it sounds like he's saying a prayer, and I didn't learn this till much later, but he is saying a prayer, if you read the liner notes, he's playing the prayer in those liner notes. And you could almost imagine this piece without the spoken words. The implicit musicality of the speech is so powerful that I think even without that, your FDR piece would work.
JH: Yeah, yeah, in the piece toward the end there's a bass solo and then we actually play the speechlike the melody of the speech. It's the only time we play it without him [FDR], and then he comes in like halfway through, so that also proves what you just said, that it's really a great melody.
AAJ: Anytime anybody writes anything about the Claudia Quintet, they always remark on the unusual instrumentationaccordion, and clarinet, and vibes. For me, there's a kind of spare-ness. Oftentimes the part that the accordion plays suggests what another orchestrator or arranger might have expressed with a full complement of strings or a horn section. The vibes, instead of the piano, there's less sustain. There's a kind of austerity in the combination, especially when Chris Speed plays the clarinet rather than the saxophone. There's a kind of austerity, and it highlights the depth and the mystery that's actually behind the musical idea, like the use of simple but powerful language in the poetry of Yeats. Would you bristle if someone described the instruments as "austere"?
JH: (Laughs). Well, I've never heard that one before. I think that if a lot of people hadn't heard the music, and you described it as austere, they wouldn't be tempted to go check it out (laughs)!
AAJ: I don't want to give that impression!
JH: The word that I would use would be transparent. And part of it comes from the vibraphone and the accordion. Their pitches are fixed, you can't change them. So if the sounds of the instruments are basically goodwhich usually they are then each pitch is always exactly the same. And then Chris Speed has a really unique way of getting inside those sounds. I think of it like a sandwich, he gets in the middle of them, he creates a hybrid sound; to me, it sounds like a hybrid instrument. I think about that a lot when I'm writing a piece. I think of an instrument, a synthetic instrument, that would be formed by the combination of those instruments. They could be like a giant kalimba, if you think of a kalimba this big, you know. Something like that, just kind of think of an instrument that doesn't really exist and see if you can use that to help you think of how you could combine those three instruments.
AAJ: It seems to be a combination that works. This innovative instrumentation shows no signs of exhausting itself. I'm not sure if you could have predicted this when the first Claudia Quintet album came out! What other projects, beyond Claudia, are on the horizon?
JH: I've been trying to pick out some pieces forI'm not sure what the title will be, but at this point it's kind of Songs I Like A Lot, volume 2. We actually recorded three other pieces which couldn't fit on the record so we have three already. I'm trying to pick out a couple more. We don't have a recording session set; we have a gig where I'm going to bring some new music in February. Hopefully, next year we'll find a recording date for that. Yeah, that was a lot of fun, so we want to get at least the pieces that we already recorded and then a few more that I'd like to do.
I may also do a DVD using a lot of that material with my own band in New York. That's something that I've wanted to do. The feedback that I'm getting all the time is that for better or worse, people really need the visual and so I want to tackle that so that people could see the band. Right now, I don't even have any really good video of the band anyway, and people are almost every day asking me for it.
What I've been doing this month, one of the major things is trying to write my first orchestral piece. I don't have an orchestra to play it at this point, but I am thinking of doing it, writing the piece first, and then seeing if I can get someone to play it, at least bringing it to a reading session. That's something that I've always wanted to do, although I have a lot of issues with the orchestra, so it's taken me a long time to get to this point. But it's a really huge undertaking alsojust the amount of people and instruments, it's just overwhelming. I've gotten a lot of this piece done, and I hope to have the piece finished by the end of the year.
AAJ: That will be very exciting. You did an interview with All About Jazz in 2005, and Paul Olson, the interviewer, asked you what you learned from Bob Brookmeyer. [Hollenbeck was Brookmeyer's student, and collaborated with Brookmeyer's New Art Orchestra. After Brookmeyer's death in 2011, Hollenbeck dedicated his composition "Bob Walk" to his mentor; the piece was included on Shut Up And Dance!, his collaboration with the Orchestre National de Jazz of France (BeeJazz, 2011).], I was struck by your response: you didn't talk about him as a composer or arranger or musician. You said, "He really knew how to rehearse a band!" It was this logistical dimension of his work that you highlighted. It was really revealing, because for those of us listening to the records, it's easy for us to imagine that you're always in a log cabin composing, that it's always September for you, you're always composing great music and thinking great thoughts. But no, there's this huge logistical, administrative, organizational dimension, and that's probably multiplied by ten when it comes to writing for a symphony orchestra. Having mentioned Brookmeyer, if I could re- pose that question, what did you learn from him as a musician?
JH: Besides my brothers and my father, he's the most important man in my life. This is not an answer to your question, but I'm going to say it anyway. He's the only man, outside my family, who told me he loved me. That meant a lot. You know, he was a great friend. As a musician, I don't even know where to start. He's like the history of jazz. He was around and playing with everybody. He had an incredible, incredible sound. That's the first thing. He was also a great pianist, he has a couple of piano records, I absolutely love his piano playing...
AAJ: ...with Bill Evans [The Ivory Hunters, United Artists, 1959], that's a great record!
JH: ...yeah, but he also made a piano trio record, maybe ten years ago or so, it's really great, I love that record [(Holiday, Challenge, 2001), with bassist Mads Vinding and Alex Riel]. As a composer, he's extremely influential for a lot of people. Almost everybody who's writing successful big-band music at this moment studied with him. I can't think of anybody who didn't study with him. He was huge. I think I appreciated him when he was alive, but then once he died, I realized even more how great he was.
Selected Discography
Claudia Quintet, September (Cuneiform, 2013)
Claudia Quintet (featuring Kurt Elling and Theo Bleckmann), What Is The Beautiful? (Cuneiform, 2011)
Claudia Quintet (featuring Gary Versace), Royal Toast (Cuneiform, 2010)
John Hollenbeck, Rainbow Jimmies (GPE, 2009)
Claudia Quintet, For (Cuneiform, 2007)
Claudia Quintet, Semi-Formal (Cuneiform, 2005)
Claudia Quintet, I, Claudia (Cuneiform, 2004)
Claudia Quintet, Claudia Quintet (Blueshift/CRI, 2002)
Photo credits: Tomas Ovalle, Theo Bleckmann.
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Speaking of free-agency rumors, there's been a lot of things to track concerning potential targets the New York Giants have their eye on.
What really hasn't been discussed, though, is what the Giants might do if their Plan A falls by the way side.
Fear not, as I have it covered. In free agency, when one door closes, another opens, and I suspect that there are going to be plenty of instances where the Giants have to switch to Plan B.
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