I'm Moving

I'm moving this blog to DavidinSA.tumblr.com for the next three months, while I shoot a documentary film in South Africa!

Kevin Ayers and the Subway

Kevin and I met up at the L.A. Subway entrance at Union Station and shot another song. A completely different take on the environment, this time using it to contrast and modernize the classical music.

Kevin Ayers, Spanish Guitarist

Kevin Ayers can play some badass spanish guitar. Last weekend, I (along with three other filmmakers) shot a minimalistic type of music video for his cover of Cimarosa, a very classical piece of music. To the majority of today's TV-subscribed audience, this type of music is slow-going. We covered him with six cameras while he played the song out six times - 36 angles. That gave me some room in the edit to keep the momentum visually stimulating. The music being traditional, I thought the environment's minimalism would pair well with the song's composition.

The Green

Rain has taken its toll on the land and now we must live with the temporary beauty. Even some colored-in landscape near the freeway can make the traffic slightly more bearable.

The Warehouse

This monumental civilization footprint is off of a biking trail in Ventura. It's been a warzone, canvas, bed, music hall, skatepark, and.... warehouse? I will definitely be shooting something here...

Mugsy: Domesticated Wolf

No, Mugsy is not a wolf. Actually, the opposite, in all ways - more like part cat, part koala. This is the ridiculously awesome pug I've grown up with for the past fifteen years. A hilarious, lovable character.

Venice Beach Canals

Venice Beach, CA is widely known for it's hippie vibe. Take a few steps off the boardwalk and the view will change. Venice used to be wired with a large canal system making up the majority of the city's transportation routes. In 1930, when the automobile became the norm, most of the canals were filled in. Here is what is left today.