Mars is in the house! She's helping with media management, making sure clips are following our naming convention, files are stored in the right folders, and capturing clips for Kai. We had a nice visit with friends from Georgia and they gave us useful feedback on the intros we're developing for the documentary. Will begin to contact more people about video and archival news footage from 1980 and 1989. Finally saw "The Kid Stays in the Picture" and liked its use of photographs to convey action and hold interest. It worked in the context of the documentary subject, but not sure if it will work for Blaze. The experimental aspect was subtle, Blaze will probably demand more weirdness with unconventional storytelling and imagery. Spoke with the producer of the Robert Johnson documentary, "Can't You Hear the Wind Howl" and gained some insight into rights, promotion and distribution. He recommended Shout! Factory for distrubtion, started by folks from Rykodiscs, a good sign. You can find the Robert Johnson documentary at their website.
Posted by Kevin at September 22, 2003 02:32 PM