Tonight's musical interlude - Florence and the Machine's What the Water Gave Me:
Law, politics, art, humor, constitutional rights, self-defense, and whatever else catches my fancy.
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Musical interlude
Tonight's musical interlude - a new take on Pachelbel's Canon in D, by The Piano Guys:
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Monday, August 20, 2012
Gratitude
Tonight's nature video, from cinematographer and director Louie Schwartzberg:
From the video's description:
From the video's description:
Louie Schwartzberg is an award-winning cinematographer, director, and producer whose notable career spans more than three decades providing breathtaking imagery for feature films, television shows, documentaries and commercials.
This piece includes his short film on Gratitude and Happiness. Brother David Steindl-Rast's spoken words, Gary Malkin's musical compositions and Louie's cinematography make this a stunningly beautiful piece, reminding us of the precious gift of life, and the beauty all around us.
As a visual artist, Louie has created some of the most iconic and memorable film moments of our time. He is an innovator in the world of time-lapse, nature, aerial and "slice-of-life" photography - the only cinematographer in the world who has literally been shooting 24 hours a day, 7 days a week continuously for more than 30 years.
Louie was recognized as one of the top 70 Cinematographers for the On Film Kodak Salute Series. He is a member of the Directors Guild of America and the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. ...
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Friday, August 10, 2012
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Monday, August 6, 2012
Musical interlude
Tonight's musical interlude - Coldplay's Paradise, performed with an African influence. Filmed in Southern Utah, with vocals by Alex Boye:
From the video's descripion:
From the video's descripion:
All the instruments you hear are REAL instruments. We wanted to be authentic about this. The following percussion instruments were used:
Djembe (drum)
Agogo bell (like a cow bell)
Udu (the porcelain vase-looking drum)
Guiro (gourd scraper)
Djabarra (shaker)
Rain stick
Pangi seed shaker ("goat toenails" or Unas)