From my brother — Pachelbel’s Canon in D, played by Trace Bundy on an Accoustic Guitar. Wow.
DV Rebel’s Guide
I’m currently reading this:
Very nifty stuff. A 300+ page book filled with direct how-to on Rodriguez-style DV filming, including a DVD-ROM filled with supplemental chapters in PDF and complete Adobe AfterEffects plug-ins for digitally-inserted muzzle flashes, ejecting brass and more.
Real nuts-and-bolts stuff, instead of theory. Fascinating, and more than a bit inspirational. Click the cover for more info.
Several cinematic concepts drifting through my skull that I might explore eventually — a 30s pulp piece, digitally graded so that it looks period; a good old-fashioned space opera; or my western-wuxia mix.
Funny enough, special effects have gotten so do-able via digital tech that my main concern isn’t the effects anymore — it’s the sets and locations (although a lot of that can be green-screened ala Sin City, but even that requires a large studio set to pull off well….).
Friday Music
Short list this week — Mom’s still visiting, so I haven’t had much time to do my usual perusals.
A while back I mentioned that my favorite Velvet Underground tune was “The Gift”, a brilliant spoken-word short story set to a background freeform jam. Well, I finally stumbled across a copy online, and so I need to put this into your brains. Listen to the story. The Velvet Underground – “The Gift.”
Another dip into my favorite music of the 1930s: Duke Ellington & His Orchestra – “Jumpin’ At The Woodside.”
Here’s a track from a band that I first heard this week. I really like their sound, but I’m reserving judgement until I hear more. My Teenage Stride – “To Live & Die In The Airport Lounge.”
Jill Cunniff, the former singer for Luscious Jackson, has a solo record out, and I really like what I’ve heard so far. Give this a listen: Jill Cunniff – “NYC Boy.”
Robert Plant’s mid-80s vanity project, The Honeydrippers, did a passable cover of this, but I’ve always preferred the original. Plus, it’s another track for
Read an interview with Dan “The Automator” Nakamura this week, where he revealed that he’s working with Del tha Funkee Homosapien on a sequel to the 2000 hip-hop sci-fi concept album, Deltron 3030 (which I absolutely loved). Here’s one of my favorites from that seven-year old (!!!) opus: Deltron 3030 – “Positive Contact.”
There you go. Hope you like.