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350.org and Bill McKibben

Had the wonderful opportunity to Field Produce a shoot with the inspiring folks at 350.org and Bill McKibben.  McKibben is the Rachel Carson of climate change, and the group he helped spawn at Middlebury College, 350.org, is doing the largest global organizing for climate change activism.  Wonderful people doing incredible work, and they are all only a few years out of college.  

Bill McKibben's office, before his last US 350.org tour event.

350 and Bill have been traveling the US giving his speech/program (similar to that of Al Gore's Inconvenient Truth tour), and last Sunday was the last stop in the US, back in his home town of Middlebury, VT.  

I got to Field Produce this shoot for PF Pictures, and we had a lot of the OG crew with us: Rob Featherstone as DP, Tom Moore as 2nd Camera, Nick Poholchuk on sound, Mike McSweeney as 3rd Camera, Ian DeSalvo on 4th Camera, and me on 5th Camera.  We got a lot of great coverage of the program, as well as some interviews before and after with the 350 team, Bill McKibben, and students attending the show.  

This is a part of a 40 min doc PF is doing on 350.org and the tour.  I am really excited to have been a part of this project, and to help serve the cause of changing the way we think of energy/resource use, and our relation to the planet as a whole.  These people are doing truly inspiring work, as sobering as Bill's message is at times.  But that's the point.

tags: 350.org, production, Bill McKibben
categories: Documentaries
Thursday 01.24.13
Posted by Theron Powell
 

TRESemme Shoot Jan 2013

Another haircare shoot with PF Pictures, the follow up to last year's TRESemme shoot.  Production Coordinated this one under the helpful eye of Tara Dolack, Prod. Manager extraordinaire.  4 models+5 videos=16 hours on set.  But, it was a beautiful set by Gonzalo Cordoba, at Cine Magic Stages in Soho.  Lunch at Cafe Habana made up for the long hours.  Best cuban sandwich in town.

TRESemme Jan 2013

tags: TRESemme, production
categories: Production jobs
Thursday 01.24.13
Posted by Theron Powell
 

The ARPANET Dialogues

This is pretty fantastic.  Imagine a conversation in the 1970s between Yoko Ono, Ayn Rand, Jim Henson and Sidney Nolan.  This is what that conversation would be like...

http://www.arpanetdialogues.net/vol-iv/


ARPANET.jpg

My Favorite Exchange:

Jim Henson: I think Ms. Rand and my character Oscar the Grouch would have a lot to talk about, actually.  I am laughing out loud at this idea.

Ayn Rand: Why would I want to talk to him?  What has he achieved or trying to achieve?

Jim Henson: He has achieved what I think is the ultimate goal of your way of thinking...Isolation. Contempt for other. A hard heart.  Yet even he can muster a bit of empathy every now and then.

Ayn Rand:  I am not isolated.  I have no contempt for others.  Millions of people read my books and find my thought inspirational.  I hardly spend my time on the sidelines in a trash can grumping.

Jim Henson:  Not yet anyway.

Tuesday 12.11.12
Posted by Theron Powell
 

Nexxus Shoot

Nexxus Shoot, PF Pictures

Set up for last week's Nexxus shoot, produced by PF Pictures.  Two c300s on dana dollies, with an FS700 on sticks (shooting 240fps @1080p!).  We also had Zeiss compact primes on the c300s.  Haircare never looked so good!
tags: Production Manager, production
categories: Production jobs
Tuesday 12.04.12
Posted by Theron Powell
 

Finn

getting comfortable for an afternoon nap.

categories: random posts, Finn
Tuesday 10.30.12
Posted by Theron Powell
Comments: 1
 

Split: A Deeper Divide Premier

Opening night at The Quad Cinema in NYC.  

www.splitdoc.com

Tuesday 10.30.12
Posted by Theron Powell
 

Noam Chomsky Still

Still from latest interview with Noam Chomsky, for "Requiem for the American Dream." Copyright PF Pictures.

tags: Noam Chomsky, PF Pictures, Requiem for the American Dream
categories: Documentaries
Sunday 10.21.12
Posted by Theron Powell
 
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