Time flies when you're editing.

Wow - I didn't realize I hadn't put anything up here since the first of the month. I bought my tickets and went to Full Frame between posts. Sorry guys.

So, I finished shooting "One of Them" and botched an edit of "Water Against Rock." I put a lot of work into both projects and wish that I had spent more time focusing on just one of them. Cest la vie.

I'm really happy with "One of Them," which is a confessional piece in the vein of Rodrigo Garcia's Ten Tiny Love Stories. Garcia's work was an inspiration to me. Put the camera in front of an interesting character and let them tell the story. It's powerful stuff when done well. I think I found moments of power and moments of just stuff. I'm hoping to put a nice nuance of sound to it and raise it above the level it's at now.

"Water Against Rock" was inspired by the Noah Adams' book "Far Appalachia." I went to Hinton, WV to shoot this meditative piece about how the New River has cut away at the land leaving little behind. Damn that water - I got sucked into it. The footage didn't come out like I planned leaving me wondering what to do. I got some great feedback to basically use it as an editing exercise. I enjoy the freedom to create kaleidoscopes with footage. It's going to be something - but it's got a long way to go.

I'll be posting more shortly as I nail down specifics on this summer's shoot. Thanks for your support. Go see good movies.

j.brown