From: willie be (email suppressed)
Date: Fri May 29 2009 - 01:25:19 PDT
Wocka wocka.
On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 7:37 PM, Matt Helme <email suppressed> wrote:
> I was just wondering how much tape and batteries i should expect to bring.
> Matt
>
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> *From:* Matt Helme <email suppressed>
> *To:* email suppressed
> *Sent:* Thursday, May 28, 2009 3:20:07 PM
>
> *Subject:* Re: Filmming a Birth - additional
>
> I just saw Window Water Baby Moving, what a great movie. I only hope my
> work comes out so good. Did Brakage ever publish program notes on the film?
>
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> *From:* bryan mckay <email suppressed>
> *To:* email suppressed
> *Sent:* Thursday, May 28, 2009 2:48:25 PM
> *Subject:* Re: Filmming a Birth - additional
>
> You can see the film online and it's very easy to find if you Google the
> title, but I recommend you take the extra steps required to see it in better
> quality and (assuming you can't see a screening of a print) check out the
> version on the *By Brakhage* DVD from Criterion, which is widely available
> for rent or purchase. You can even rent it from Netflix.
> Best,
> Bryan
>
> On May 28, 2009, at 2:28 PM, Matt Helme wrote:
>
> Is Window Water Baby Moving available on-line?
>
> Matt
>
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> *From:* JEFFREY PAULL <email suppressed>
> *To:* email suppressed
> *Sent:* Thursday, May 28, 2009 2:12:10 PM
> *Subject:* Re: Filmming a Birth - additional
>
> Discuss and settle on a purpose /what they expect / what this would be used
> for
> and write that in ball pen on the back of your hand.
>
> If possible, before the event, go to where you're going to be shooting with
> a stand-in (so to speak)
> and take maybe 30 sec. shots from probable angles.
> In the comfort of your own home, go over the shots, using freeze frame,
> crawl, as needed, and note if any stuff in the BG
> catches our eye, and readjust as you need to.. Take notes. "Clean the
> frame" as it's called.
>
> Also:
> Test the white balance - especially if there's available fluorescent light.
> Fluorescent greenish newborns aren't as cute as the usual brown, tan, or
> pink ones..
>
> Also:
> Accept the fact that you won't get everything, and THAT'S OK!
> So no swishing the camera around to make sure a bit of everything lands
> recorded.
> Instead, most of the time, use your bare eyes keeping in emotional contact
> with the event, the place, the people.
> Before the trumpets sound, spend some quieter time devoting time to each
> person ONLY.
> Then go on to another person.
>
> If you shoot a lot, it means that come editing time, you will have to deal
> with a lot of footage and time and possible choices.
> That can make editing seem overwhelming.
> But maybe conditions call for many lengthy shots so you don't miss
> anything.
> If, during recording, there is a stretch where you've been shooting and
> nothing compelling has transpired,
> erase it from the HD or flash drive or whatever. If you've gotta shoot
> lots, try to do at least some trimming as you go along.
> Not individual shots, but 5-15 min. hunks of waiting time.
>
> Also:
> - GET REACTION SHOTS and some shots of what people - and the mother - are
> doing during the lulls.
> - GET TELLING DETAILS. 10 SEC PER SHOT. Give yourself editing
> possibilities later.
> - CHARMING MOMENTS.
> - Specifically spend time recording each of the practitioners. Both M.S.
> with what they're doing so we can see,
> and C.U. (not E.C.U.) of their concentration.
> - What people do while waiting. Alone with their thoughts.
>
> And watch Window Water Baby Moving both forwards and backwards.
>
> Jeffrey Paull
>
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> On Thu 28/05/09 13:08 , Dinorah de Jesús Rodriguez
> email suppressed sent:
> > be extremely flexible, and discuss with the parents beforehand what
> > they are comfortable with. make sure you have plenty of extra
> > battery packs, as this could take a lot longer than you expect and it
> > would not be advisable to run electrical cords in the room. if you
> > are filming in a hospital, get all necessary clearance ahead of time.
> > good luck, what an honor.
> > enjoy today....
> > Dinorah de Jes ús Rodríguez Film/Video Artist and Freelance Writer
> > www.solislandmediaworks.com [1] [2]www.artcinematic.blogspot.com [3]
> > http://cinesthesia.blip.tv [4]
> > On May 28, 2009, at 12:54 PM, Matt Helme wrote:
> > Hello all:
> >
> > I may be Filming a Birth and i need advice.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Matt
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