Happy Late Night, my Darling,
Well, upon seeing the video again for the HeadRush pedal board, I have gotta say "wow" again because it is fantastic work. I do see that you got several shots of the Opera House in there, and overall your editing is top notch. You are able to get many "looks" that tell a story in 54 seconds, and you have also maintained a visual flow throughout. It's perfect looking. You got one shot of Sarah, which is (I think) toward the end, which is a shot of her face, playing in concentration with her eyes closed, which just cements the whole video, I think. That shot nails it down, because at the beginning she is playing those arpeggiated notes, and the sound just jumps out at you. It is very impressive. And then near the end you show the concentration on her face. It's very, very impressive work, like a TV commercial, but with your distinctive style. As for Sarah, I must say that I am impressed with her musicality in whatever piece of music those opening notes are part of. That sounds like progressive music from the 70s, like something UK might have played. They were a band with Allan Holdsworth, Eddie Jobson, John Wetton and Bill Bruford, some of the best musicians in rock history, but it was their songwriting and musicality that stood out. It seems like Sarah is really developing her musicality, rather than just shredding, or to be more specific, using her technical ability to further the music, rather than the other way around. Let everybody else shred; instead, play great music like the best progressive musicians.
You guys knocked it out of the park with that video, and you are gonna get a lot of notice on that one, so big time congrats once again.
Here in Southern California the constant rain continues. It is raining as I write. Much book reading in the afternoons of late, while listening to music. Today's albums were "1313" by Univers Zero and "Flood" (an appropriate title) by Jocelyn Pook.
Tonight's movie was really weird and a bit cheesy, but also really good for what would have qualified as a C-Grade flick at the time. It was called "The Naked Kiss" (Criterion, believe it or not) by director Samuel Fuller, whose "Fixed Bayonets" I just saw the other night. That film was far more "studio" and professional, perhaps he had a minimal budget for "Naked Kiss", but anyway, it is the story of a prostitute (soap star Constance Towers) who arrives in a small town under the guise of a "champagne saleswoman". She immediately hits on a handsome guy who turns out to be a detective. He falls for her, but she winds up falling for the richest man in town, whose ancestor the town is named after. Meanwhile, she leaves prostitution behind and does a complete 180 : training as a nurse so that she can work with disabled children. How's that for an unusual plot, and from the look of it, they used actual kids in an orthopedic ward for the film. So anyway, she's now trying to do good with her life, but then lo and behold, she discovers that her husband-to-be is a child molester, and she kills him.
Good Lordy Moses, SB. This is what you call a "potboiler"! I can see what Fuller was trying to do, because at the time, in the early 60s, many subjects were taboo, among them prostitution and certainly child molestation. Both subjects were broached in earlier cinematic eras, but the topics were only alluded to in those days. You could not come right out and "say things". But in this movie they do, and it gets very Hard Boiled. I guess you could call it a Noir, but it is also one of those low budget, raw yet inventive and stylish, but also trashy early 60s films that John Waters or Quentin Tarantino would love.....
It had a great plot, with many things happening, and first-rate acting from Constance Towers, and it had a great message. But boy was it weird, and ultra-low budget.....
I am glad I saw it, to add to my cinematic education, but I am also glad I have some more Westerns and A&B grade Noirs on call from the Libe.....
I hope the rain stops, too, cause I've had enough, thanks. :)
That's all for tonight, Congrats again on the video. It's really great! :)
See you in the morn. I Love You. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
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