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Phil
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Special Update:
On July 24th, 2011, "Life In A Day" a film directed by Kevin MacDonald and produced by Ridley Scott, premiered in theaters across the USA. My moon clip is the opening shot. Hope you enjoy it. Here is the link to my original submission: youtube.com/watch?v=mebm81J2h14.
Please note the link above presents the raw unedited clip which is about 7 minutes long. What is used in the movie as the opening shot is about a 1 minute of the moon in the center of the frame and sped up in post production so it is seen in the movie for about 16 seconds (00:01:12) and again near the end of the feature (at 01:29:06) for another 6 seconds.
Here is the link to the entire feature which is about 1 hour and 35 minutes:
youtube.com/movie?v=JaFVr_cJJIY&ob=av1e&fe
Here is a link to the trailer I made with Youtube's help:
youtube.com/watch?v=56HaS4zKyKw
My employer, the University of California released a short piece on me regarding my work in "Life in a Day" on July 21, 2011:
newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/07/21/lifeinaday/
Local paper chimes in (9-29-2011):
contracostatimes.com/top-stories/ci_19004486
How did "LIFE IN A DAY" fair at the box office?
Go here for the most recent update:
boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=lifeinaday.htm
This YouTube site is my showcase for presenting new videos, old videos, and works in progress as I embrace HD format both from my Sony HDR-CX500v camcorder and my Nikon Coolpix S9100 pocket camera.
I also have a site on Vimeo:
http://vimeo.com/schmueyvision
This YouTube site is a bit more eclectic covering anything from family gatherings, friends, and sandboxing (experiments and tests).
My passion for motion pictures and music goes back to when I was in high school where I learned about film making at Notre Dame High School for Boys in Niles, Illinois while I played bass in a local blues band (East-West).
I don't think you have to have a degree or go to a fancy school to create interesting videos or music but rather feed your passion for motion pictures and music with all the learning opportunities that come your way.
I produced a hand full of nonobjective, abstract, 16mm films while in college and due to budget constraints pretty much did only electronic music or blues guitar performances since 1975. Back then, many of us dreamed of portable, digital cameras and affordable digital multi-track recorders and mixers.
Along the way I had several opportunities to work as an extra when many Hollywood features were shot in the San Francisco Bay Area during the mid 1980s. Films included: "The Right Stuff". "Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom", and "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home". This was a wonderful way to learn how the pros do it with a full compliment of crews covering the lighting, camera, sound, props, wardrobe etc.
In 2008, I got back on the road to short digital movies as the cameras, etc became so affordable. I recall my cinema professor at SIU (Dr. Richard Blumenberg) quoting Jean Cocteau, "Film will only become an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper. " Certainly, cheap digital pocket cameras that can render both digital still photography and VGA (640 x 480) video are a gateway to what Cocteau was talking about. Add Windows Movie Maker which is free and bundled in all Windows operating systems and you are on your way.
Having made several home made movies in the last 2 years in what might be called the 'Pocket Camera Genre' I am now adapting to a more refined Full HD format. You can see a sampling of my Pocket Camera productions in my Album on this website labeled "Fits in your pocket."
I am not giving up on the pocket camera but I have some projects that require higher resolution and more sophisticated editing tools such as a recently acquired Sony Camcorder and Sony Vegas Pro 10 editor. This may still be a far cry from a full size sensor DSLR, Final Cut and Pro Tools, it will do for now as you will be able to track my progress by checking in on my collection from time to time.
Thanks for visiting,
-Phil Loarie
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Hometown:
Deerfield, Illinois
Country:
United States
Occupation:
Starting out as an electronics tech and working my way up to principal electronics technician at the University of California, Berkeley campus from 1987 to the late 1990's. In the last 10 years I have adapted to becoming a Systems Administrator for the Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences Department at UCB.
Companies:
The University of California, Berkeley Campus (1987-present)Aurora Systems, San Francisco (1986 -1987)Nicole CAD, Concord, California (1980 -1982)Bill Etra and Associates, Berkeley, California (1979-1980)Aspect Electronics, Sunnyvale, California (1978-1979)Dunn Instruments, San Francisco, California (1977-1978)Tandy Corporation, Radio Shack, Oakland, California (1975 -1977)US Postal Service, Deerfield, Illinois (1974)
Schools:
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, 1970 - 1974, Bachelor's Degree in Cinemasonics (special major in Cinema and Music Composition). Mills College, Oakland, California, 1975 - 1977, Master of Fine Arts, Electronic Music and Recording Media.
Interests:
Cinema, Photography, Computer Graphics.Music: Electronic Music, Symphonic, Electric Blues, Surf-Jazz.Science: Astronomy, Meteorology, Geology, and Planetary Geology.For fun: Playing electric guitar, jam sessions, live sound, big ass parties.Riding a bike, swimming, roller blading, hikes, canoeing.
Movies:
The Maltese Falcon, Casablanca, A Night in Casablanca, Duck Soup, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, The Wizard of Oz, Brazil, Vertigo, North by Northwest, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Timeless: A National Parks Odyssey (David Fortney's Cinematography), Planet Terror, From Dusk Till Dawn, Sin City, UP, Twin Peaks Series, No Country for Old Men, The Man Who Wasn't There, O Brother, Where Art Thou? Sullivan's Travels, Ben Hur, The Magnificent Seven, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Saving Private Ryan, Le Ballon rouge, the films of David Lynch and the short films of Len Lye, Oskar Fischinger, and Norman McLaren.
Music:
Claude Debussy, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Angelo Badalamenti, Henry Mancini, Ennio Morricone, Bernard Herrmann, Alfred Newman, John Barry, James Horner, Gustav Holst, Aaron Copland, Tomita's version of the Planets, Tangerine Dream, Wendy Carlos, BB King, The Ventures, The Beatles, Albert Collins, The Who, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Fripp and Eno, Enya, Maggi Payne, Daniel Castro, The Tommy Castro Band, Kenny Blue Ray, Ella Fitzgerald, Freddie King, Albert King, SRV, Jimi Hendrix, Duane Eddy, Billie Holiday, Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Cab Calloway, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and T-Bone Walker.
Books:
The CMOS Cookbook, The TTL Cookbook, The History of Pi, any book about Alexander Calder, and anything written by Mark Twain, Tom Robbins, or G. P. Skratz.
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I saw and loved Bike Boogie when you did it. Having lived in the Bay Area for ten great years which has always been so special, and your capture of these familiar elements, so beautifully, had me greatly impressed...then!
Now, that I have discovered your latest work, I am overwhelmed! You are destined for great things.
Your ex bro-in-law, Joe