Ed Watkins
07-06-2008, 06:57 AM
I don't have a narrative script to contribute to project C.I.F.E.R, but I do have a collaborative project that may interest non-fiction ones of you out there.
I remember there was talk initially of doing a collaborative project along the lines of Baraka, Samsara, and Koyaanisqatsi but no one had any concrete ideas.
Well, I just had a fascinating talk with an amazing concert musician/filmmaker/multi media director named Kenji Williams about the REDs and a collaborative project.
Kenji currently performs a large screen (planetarium domes etc.) format sellout show called "Bella Gia" http://www.bellagaia.com/ in which he plays live electronic violin over virtually navigated NASA imagery of the Earth as seen from space. In his show at certain points, he 'zooms' into areas of the Globe, and musicians from those areas play live with him. Currently the imagery of those zoomed in locations are still panoramic shots. This is where a RED collaborative effort could come in.
Kenji was very interested in getting moving 4K footage of different areas around the globe into the show, and I mentioned some RED users were looking to get RED footage out there and seen. Kenji's show is being produced by one of the "Live Earth" concert producers, and has a signed distribution deal with a number of large format venues. At the moment getting RED footage into it is just an idea, but Kenji is very excited about it.
So if you are interested in getting your footage seen on giant screens, with incredible music, then this could be an opportunity to do that.
My suggestion to Kenji was that RED users from around the globe put together short Baraka like segments which can be incorporated into the show when it "touches down" in different regions of the globe. The type of footage would be time lapses, sense of place, and landmark/monument type footage.
The main theme of Kenji's show is that there are no boundaries visible between countries from space, and the realization of that is very powerful for those who have been lucky enough to witness it first hand. The striking clarity of this realization often triggers a keen sense of stewardship that seeks community beyond the limits of nationality and religion. The strength of this conservation instinct tends to grow even after the return to Earth, driving those who share this experience to reach out, and become highly active participants in the preservation of our common heritage.
Kenji is trying to re-create that realization through his show.
Interested?
I remember there was talk initially of doing a collaborative project along the lines of Baraka, Samsara, and Koyaanisqatsi but no one had any concrete ideas.
Well, I just had a fascinating talk with an amazing concert musician/filmmaker/multi media director named Kenji Williams about the REDs and a collaborative project.
Kenji currently performs a large screen (planetarium domes etc.) format sellout show called "Bella Gia" http://www.bellagaia.com/ in which he plays live electronic violin over virtually navigated NASA imagery of the Earth as seen from space. In his show at certain points, he 'zooms' into areas of the Globe, and musicians from those areas play live with him. Currently the imagery of those zoomed in locations are still panoramic shots. This is where a RED collaborative effort could come in.
Kenji was very interested in getting moving 4K footage of different areas around the globe into the show, and I mentioned some RED users were looking to get RED footage out there and seen. Kenji's show is being produced by one of the "Live Earth" concert producers, and has a signed distribution deal with a number of large format venues. At the moment getting RED footage into it is just an idea, but Kenji is very excited about it.
So if you are interested in getting your footage seen on giant screens, with incredible music, then this could be an opportunity to do that.
My suggestion to Kenji was that RED users from around the globe put together short Baraka like segments which can be incorporated into the show when it "touches down" in different regions of the globe. The type of footage would be time lapses, sense of place, and landmark/monument type footage.
The main theme of Kenji's show is that there are no boundaries visible between countries from space, and the realization of that is very powerful for those who have been lucky enough to witness it first hand. The striking clarity of this realization often triggers a keen sense of stewardship that seeks community beyond the limits of nationality and religion. The strength of this conservation instinct tends to grow even after the return to Earth, driving those who share this experience to reach out, and become highly active participants in the preservation of our common heritage.
Kenji is trying to re-create that realization through his show.
Interested?