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31 October 2011

 

Goal:  1 hour per day working on the film

Details: 

Digitized 2011 footage from a June interview with Sarah and James Williams. (one tape)

Took preliminary log notes on the tape.

Total time:  1 hour

Goal:  30 minutes per day music practice

Details:

MojoCaster  warm-up

Rhythm and texture work on the E – B/D# - C#m – A chord progression. 

R&B chord progression work.  Focused on texture and tone.

“It’s Your Thing” – Isley Brothers

“Talkin’ Loud and Sayin’ Nothing” – Living Colour version (Spent some time combining the two opening riffs.)

Pat Metheny – Exercise #1 bars 1-4

Total time:  30 minutes

Goal:  15 minutes exercise per day

Interval training on the elliptical machine

30/60 intervals

30 > 170 RPM

60 > 140 RPM

20 “sets”

Total Time:  30 minutes

Goal:  15 minutes per day working on the score for the movie

Details:

 “Dies Irae” – 20X (whole piece) on the Roland Strat

After 20X of the whole piece, focused on dyads and octaves

Total Time:  15 minutes

Notes:

Happy Halloween!  You know what’s really scary?  Tomorrow (1 November 2011) marks the 305^th day of the year, which means there will only be 60 days left in the year. At the rate I’m going, I could all of the footage digitized before Thanksgiving and could have an assembly cut done before the end of the year!  WOW!  Many thanks to the Advisory Board for being there and lending their kind words of support.  

Brought the Mount Olive Baptist video back.  

Now THAT'S Worship!

T-62 Days and Counting - TQ Talks about the Nat Turner Liturgy

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30 October 2011

Goal:  1 hour per day working on the film

Details: 

Digitized 2009 footage from a February interview with TQ (two tapes)

Digitized 2008 footage from 31 October interview where TQ talks about the Nat Turner liturgy at St. Mary’s.   Yes, it has been three years. Wow!

Check out the artwork  by Lester Yocum , and Jesse Weiman who did the TQ as Superman picture you see above, which is his interpretation of the newspaper photo. 

Total time:  3 hours

Goal:  30 minutes per day music practice

Details:

“Granby Street” on the MojoCaster.  Smoothing out the lyric swap and ending vocals.  Experimented with going from the ending (A chord) into the E – B/D# - C#m – A chord progression.  With some work and nuancing the ending, it makes a nice transition.

R&B chord progression work.  Focused on texture and tone.

MojoCaster  warm-up

“It’s Your Thing” – Isley Brothers

“Talkin’ Loud and Sayin’ Nothing” – Living Colour version (Spent some time combining the two opening riffs.  There is something there, but I will have to work at it.)

 “So What” – Miles Davis

Pat Metheny – Exercise #1 bars 1-4 (with metronome 54 bpm and 60 bpm)

Pat Metheny – Exericise #1 bars 4-8 (walk through)

Total time:  1 hour

Goal:  15 minutes exercise per day

Metabolic Resistance Training    Set1     Set2     Set3     Set4

Air Squats (30 seconds)                14        15        17        21                   

Push-ups (30 seconds)                  24        26        27        28

DB Row (25lbs) Right (30 secs)   23        21        23        22                   

DB Row (25lbs) Left  (30 secs)     22        22        22        22

Prone plank                                   30sec   30sec   30sec   30sec

DB Hammer Curl Left (30 secs)     17

DB Hammer Curl Right (30 secs)   17

Total Time:  15:34

Goal:  15 minutes per day working on the score for the movie

Details:

 “Dies Irae” – 20X (whole piece) on the Roland Strat

After 20X of the whole piece, focused on dyads and octaves

Total Time:  15 minutes

T-63 Days and Counting...The Artists Behind the TQ Project

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29 October 2011

Goal:  1 hour per day working on the film

Details: 

Digitized 2009 footage from my trip to Indiana to interview Michael Morwood for the TQ Project. I also got some great footage of the Notre Dame campus.

I also digitized footage from an interview I shot of TQ at St. kateri Takewitha in Poquoson.  There was a lot of good footage of the church, as well as TQ’s explanation of how faith influences architcture. 

I talked about artwork by Lester Yocum , and I have to mention Jesse Wieman, who did the TQ as Superman picture you see above, which is his interpretation of the newspaper photo.  He also did a great picture of TQ I will post up soon.  I’m going to twist his arm and have him do at least one more painting for the movie. 

Total time:  4 hours

 

Goal:  30 minutes per day music practice

Details:

Roland Strat  warm-up

“It’s Your Thing” – Isley Brothers

 “So What” – Miles Davis

“Talkin’ Loud and Sayin’ Nothing” – Living Colour version

Total time:  30 minutes

Goal:  15 minutes exercise per day

Flex Band Workout

Bicep Curls                 4 X 12

Military Press              4 X 12 (super set)

Reverse Flyes              4 X 6

Front Raises                8 X 8

Bicep Curls                 8 X 8

Total Time:  15 minutes

 

Goal:  15 minutes per day working on the score for the movie

Details:

 “Granby Street” – on the Roland Strat with lyric swap

E – B/D# - C#min – A   chordal work (timing, texture, smoothness) using the GNX-4

R&B chord texture work using the GNX-4

“Dies Irae” – 20X (whole piece) on the Roland Strat

After 20X of the whole piece, focused on dyads and octaves

Total Time:  30 minutes

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28 October 2011

Goal:  1 hour per day working on the film

Details: 

Re-Digitized 23 October 2009  tapes of artwork by Lester Yocum and a short interview with the artist.  There were a few dropped frames in yesterday’s capture and some audio artifacts.  Re-booted the machine and cleaned the heads

Also re-digitized a 30 October 2008 footage.  Earlier capture had dropped frames.

If you see the video I did for the book “A Reluctant Malachi,”(also in the box to the right)  you can see Les’ work on that painting of the Apostles in the middle of the video.  It is also the thumbnail for the video.  Les believed enough in the project to license some of his fantastic artwork for use in the movie.

Total time:  1 hour

Goal:  30 minutes per day music practice

Details:

MojoCaster aarm-up

Pat Metheny – Exercise #1, bars 1-4

Pat Metheny – Exercise #1, bars 4-8 (first attempt)

 “It’s Your Thing” – Isley Brothers

 “So What” – Miles Davis

“Talkin’ Loud and Sayin’ Nothing” – Living Colour version

Total time:  30 minutes

Goal:  15 minutes exercise per day

Actve rest today

 

Goal:  15 minutes per day working on the score for the movie

Details:

 “Granby Street” – on the MojoCaster with lyric swap

E – B/D# - C#min – A   chordal work (timing, texture, smoothness)

R&B chord texture work

“Dies Irae” – 20X (whole piece) on the MojoCaster

After 20X of the whole piece, focused on the dyad/octave work

Total Time:  30 minutes

T-65 Days and Counting...And The Beat Goes On!

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27 October 2011

Goal:  1 hour per day working on the film

Details: 

Digitized 23 October 2009  tapes of artwork by Lester Yocum and a short interview with the artist.  If you see the video I did for the book “A Reluctant Malachi,” you can see Les’ work on that painting of the Apostles in the middle of the video.  It is also the thumbnail for the video.  Les believed enoughin the project to license some of his fantastic artwork for use in the movie.

Watched “Restrepo”

Total time:  2 hours

 

Goal:  30 minutes per day music practice

Details:

MojoCaster aarm-up

“So What” – Miles Davis

Pat Metheny – Exercise #1, bars 1-4

 “Talkin’ Loud and Sayin’ Nothing” – Living Colour version

“It’s Your Thing” – Isley Brothers

Total time:  30 minutes

Goal:  15 minutes exercise per day

“Viking Warrior Conditioning”

Snatch with 16kg kettlebell

36:36 protocol

18 reps per set

16 sets

Total time:  19:34

Goal:  15 minutes per day working on the score for the movie

Details:

“Dies Irae” – 20X on the MojoCaster

After 20X of the whole piece, focus on the dyad/octave work

R&B chord texture work

E – B/D# - C#min – A   chordal work (timing, texture, smoothness)

“Granby Street” – on the MojoCaster with lyric swap

Total Time:  30 minutes

Notes:  Good day.  Slowly paring down the tape pile.  Contacted Sharkey to tell him how well the system is working and to ask him if there’s room to install another hard drive.  Sony support advises against digitizing video to the same drive that holds the OS, so as the second drive gets full, I will need another hard drive.  I wish I could do more blogging as there are a few topics I would like to stretch out on, but that will have to be a weekend thing, perhaps.