On Tuesday night I was privileged to host a new initiative from the Light House Cinema chain – a brief survey of a director’s career prior to a special preview of their latest film. In this case, the director was Danny Boyle and his new film, Trance, will be reviewed here on Monday. I had a jolly good time re-watching the films and sourcing clips and even managed to produce this little montage video by way of introduction. (Warning: the audio is the opening monologue from Trainspotting and so is almost certainly NSFW.)
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/63132038[/vimeo]
It’s not the first time that I have fooled around with iMovie this way. Last year I was asked by Downstage Theatre to produce a short video introducing Sam Neill before his fundraiser Q&A, An Innocent Abroad.
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/46812870[/vimeo]
They are very enjoyable, these little projects, even though I have to re-learn iMovie every time I do them. Perhaps, if I don’t get one of the two dream jobs I want here in New Zealand I could be put to work on those In Memoriam videos they play at the Oscars every year.
nice work, Dan. both montages made me want to rewatch those films (gah, if only i had time).
and a belated – and likely unhelpful – vote for you to continue to share on this blog. however/wherever you go, you’ve got a reader here who’ll continue to follow you (until a restraining order may be required).
chur!
Hi David
Heard your interview on Arts on Sunday. I hope you have a fantastic season of Goodbye MF.
Thanks for all your support here,
DS