T-31 Days to Go - Real Amp? - CHECK!

2011 – Last 100 Days

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T-31 Days to Go

30 November 2011

 

Goal:  1 hour per day working on the film

Details: 

Watched Karen Everett’s Story Doctor Kit video #1, “Narration & Exposition”

Holding a Rough Cut Screening – “Common/Helpful Feedback”

Clarifyng the Characters

Structuring Characters

Total time:  45 minutes

Goal:  30 minutes per day music practice

Details:

MojoCaster warm-up

“So What”  - Miles Davis

“It’s Your Thing” – Isley Brothers

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

Pat Metheny – Etude #1 bars 1-4 20X. 

Total time:  1 hour

Goal:  15 minutes exercise per day

Elliptical

Glute 2 program

Total time:  30 minutes

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

Details:

“Dies Irae” – 25X  in groups of five, allowing me to focus on execution

A Dorian intervallic riff  - this riff was where the Am –D7 riff came from.  Need to multitrack this with the chords to see if it works.

Am – D7 chord progression, pulling in palm mute A and A octave and D bass. 

 “Granby Street” – 2X On the MojoCaster, focus on lyrics, tempo and ending

E – B/D# - C#min – A  R&B chordal riff work.  Focus on smooth transitions and tone.

R&B riff work from Gospel Skillz DVD

Total Time:  30 minutes

Notes:  Spent 30 minutes working with the ART T-28 amplifier.  So far so good. 

Hey Gary, Real amp? – Check!

T-32 Days to Go [2011 – Last 100 Days]

2011 – Last 100 Days

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T-32 Days to Go

29 November 2011

Goal:  1 hour per day working on the film

Details: 

Watched Karen Everett’s week 2 video module, “Structure Guide – Structure Templates”

Three-act structure

Topic-based structure

Plot documentray n broad strokes

Concept paper

Total time:  1 hour

Goal:  30 minutes per day music practice

Details:

MojoCaster warm-up

“It’s Your Thing” – Isley Brothers

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

Pat Metheny – Etude #1 bars 1-4 25X. 

Total time:  30 minutes

Goal:  15 minutes exercise per day

Kettlebell 20:20 routine

Set 1:  Kettlebll swings  - 20 reps per side

Set 2:  Kettlebell clean and press – 20 reps per side

Set 3:  Kettlebell snatch – 20 reps per side

Set 4:  Overhead kettlebell lunges – 20 per side

Set 5:  Kettlebell high pull – 20 reps per side

Set 6:  Kettlebell suitcase deadlifts – 20 per side

Protocol:  20 seconds rest between sets.  Ran through the routine twice.

Total time:  35 minutes (whew)

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

Details:

“Dies Irae” – 25X  in groups of five, allowing me to focus on execution

“Dies Irae” – Concentration on dyad climbs, octaves and chord beginning/ending.

“Granby Street” – On the MojoCaster, focus on lyrics, tempo and ending

A Dorian intervallic riff  - this riff was where the Am –D7 riff came from.  Need to multitrack this with the chords to see if it works.

Am – D7 chord progression, pulling in palm mute A and A octave and D bass. 

E – B/D# - C#min – A  R&B chordal riff work.  Focus on smooth transitions and tone.

R&B riff work from Gospel Skillz DVD

Total Time:  30 minutes

T-33 Days to Go - "Get a Real Amp!"

2011 – Last 100 Days

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T-33 Days to Go

28 November 2011

Goal:  1 hour per day working on the film

Details: 

Read  Karen Everett’s Week 2 blog article, “Crafting an Elegant Essay Documentary”

Watched Karen Everett’s video module, “Navigating Post-Production”

The four cuts

1. Assembly Cut
2.  Rough Cut
3.  Fine Cut
4.  Locked Picture

Total time:  1 hour

Goal:  30 minutes per day music practice

Details:

Warm-up on the MojoCaster

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

“It’s Your Thing” – Isley Brothers

“So What” – Miles Davis

Pat Metheny – Etude #1 bars 1-4 20X. 

Total time:  1 hour

Goal:  15 minutes exercise per day

Walking

15 minutes

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

Details:

“Dies Irae” – 20X  in groups of five, allowing me to focus on execution

“Dies Irae” – Concentration on octave climbs, the dyads and chord beginning and ending.

“Granby Street” – On the MojoCaster, focus on lyrics, tempo and ending

Am – D7 chord progression, pulling in palm mute A and A octave and D bass.  This progression continues to fall into place. 

A Dorian riff  - this riff is small compared to the chord progression built around it.  I should multitrack this riff against the chrod progression.

E – B/D# - C#min – A  R&B chordal riff work.  Focus on smooth transitions and tone.

R&B riff work from Gospel Skillz DVD

Total Time:  1 hour

Note from Gary Waugh:  "Get a real amp!"

27 November 2011 - Happy Birthday, Jimi!

2011 – Last 100 Days

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T-34 Days to Go

27 November 2011

Goal:  1 hour per day working on the film

Details: 

Watched  Karen Everett’s Week 2 video, keys to structuring a character-driven documentary, a topic-based film, and a hybrid documentary

Total time:  1 hour

Goal:  30 minutes per day music practice

Details:

Warm-up on the MojoCaster

Talkin’ Loud and Sayin’ Nothing – Living Colour version

It’s Your Thing – Isley Brothers

“So What” – Miles Davis

Pat Metheny – Etude #1 bars 1-4 20X

Jimi Hendrix – “Hey Joe” Happy birthday, Jimi. 

Total time:  1 hour

Goal:  15 minutes exercise per day

Walking

20 minutes

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

Details:

“Granby Street” – 3X on the MojoCaster, focus on lyrics, tempo and ending

“Dies Irae” – 20X  in groups of five, allowing me to focus on execution

“Dies Irae” – Concentration on octave climbs, the dyads and chord beginning and ending.

Am – D7 chord progression, pulling in palm mute A and A octave and D bass.  This progression continues to fall into place. 

A Dorian riff  - this riff seems smaller still compared to the chord progression built around it.  Still should multitrack this riff against the chrod progression. 

Total Time:  45 minutes

Notes:

Today is Jimi Hendrix’s birthday.  While people in the know recognize Jimi’s impact on the world, for many Jimi Hendrix is something pigeonholed in music or the Sixties, or psychedelia, or the hippie movement, etc., Jimi had a global impact.  He had to go all the way to  England to get his due, he had a Danish girlfriend, and would have played with Miles Davis (pre-Bitches Brew) had he lived long enough.  When I listen to Jimi’s recording of Doriella Du Fontaine, I hear the Rosetta stone predicting the fusion of rock, funk, spoken word and looping.  On that track, Lightnin’ Rod laid down gangsta rap before there was any.  Buddy Miles and Jimi locked into a groove that did exactly what it was supposed to do, hold up the rhymes; nothing more and nothing less.  They would loop that groove long before samplers, and throw down a break right when needed.  Check out Jimi’s rendition of Johnny B. Goode, where he would yank the lyrics back to Chuck’s original version and sing, “…lived a colored boy named Johnny B. Goode…”

Jimi, I miss you.  Happy birthday.

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2011 – Last 100 Days

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T-35 Days to Go

26 November 2011

Goal:  1 hour per day working on the film

Details: 

Reading Karen Everett’s eBook “Documentary Editing” on the ride back from Norfolk.  Covered the purpose of each act.  Constructing the Doc Plot Map.  Pacing with the Doc Plot Map.  Chapters covered:

Constructing an Inciting Sequence

Launching a Character Driven Documentary

Portraying the Inciting Incident

Sustaining Momentum

Total time:  2 hours

Goal:  30 minutes per day music practice

Details:

Warm-up on the MojoCaster

Talkin’ Loud and Sayin’ Nothing – Living Colour version

It’s Your Thing – Isley Brothers

“So What” – Miles Davis (watched Jazz On The Tube clip of “So What” just to vibe on Miles)

Total time:  30 minutes

Goal:  15 minutes exercise per day

Active rest.

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

Details:

“Granby Street” – on the MojoCaster, focus on lyrics, tempo and ending

“Dies Irae” – 20X  in groups of five, allowing me to focus on execution

Am – D7 chord progression, pulling in palm mute A and A octave and D bass.  This progression is really falling into place.  Playing this with  Garry, having him move from the A to the D brings the chord progression home.

A Dorian riff  - this riff seems so small now compared to the chord progression built around it.  I should multitrack this riff against the chord progression.  This might be good for the Digitech JamMan.

Total Time:  30 minutes