You know, I feel rather over my head and am gratified by the interest in my film. I took another overdue tour on the internet site of the work by members on this list, and have to wonder where I get off writing about pinhole photography to such a list of photographers. I am very excited about the cinematic possibilities, however. For the roll that I just shot, I double exposed the opening scene of a cell cartoon on top of the pinhole imagery. The pinhole imagery really looks bizaare, and I wish I could provide a frame from the print. I have yet to get up to speed on how to do that. Things went "wrong," of course, but I like to have the hand of fate contribute to my modest creative vision and will be shooting again with some modifications. Incidentally, I have an advanced degree in philosophy and a real hankering for art theory, which explains the attachment and my appreciation for references to writings I see here now and then. Thanks, Tom.
Bernie On Tue, 2 Jan 2001, Tom Lindsay wrote: > Bernie, > > I can't wait to see your results!!! I've wanted to do a pinhole movie for > years, but > just let it become a passing "thing to do", and never got further than > dreaming about > what it would look like. > Way to go getting the Park Services stirred up and out to see the real people > behind > the images. If I get someone's attention while "pinholin'" I feel that I was > supposed > to be there just so they would ask me the question; "What the hell are you > doing?" And > then you let them have it with a short course in pinhole! > > "Keep on Pinholin'", > Tom > ^
________________________________________________________________ QUOTE OF THE MONTH "The slogan 'painting is dead' . . meant that it was no longer necessary to separate oneself [as an artist] from the people through the acquisition of skills and sensibilities rooted in craft-guild exclusivity and secrecy . . " Jeff Wall, "'Marks of Indifference': Aspects of Photography in, or as, Conceptual Art" (in Ann Goldstein and Anne Rorimer, eds, <I>Reconsidering the Object of Art</I>, MIT Press, 1995, p. 263)