Pennsylvania Station - Mosaic - Through the Eyes of a Woman - Featuring Jenny San Angel

I recently went up to New York City to meet a film collaborator friend of mine in Times Square. It was the first sign of spring after a series of blizzards in the Northeast that trapped everyone indoors all winter so I thought it would be a nice day and a perfect opportunity to test the SNAP! lens gear from iniSYSTEM. My goal was to try to be as low profile as possible and to carry light with only my bike messenger bag to hold my camera gear. I decided to take with me my GH1 and Schneider 1:2/18-90 C-Mount zoom lens and the indiRAILSpro MP with a 75mm SNAP! gear.

Most of my footage was just quick tests pulling focus with the gear and seeing how well you could rack focus. Overall I was really pleased with the performance of the SNAP! gear with the indiFOCUS20. With the right amount of squish in place between the lens and gears I was able to pull focus very solidly and with the MP and GH1 it looked like I was just shooting stills in Times Square.

When I got home I was initially just going to cut the footage as quick tests showing the smooth focus of this combo but when I looked at some of my opening shots I realized I starting filming at Pennsylvania Station and a light bulb went off in my head.

Whenever I think of Pennsylvania Station I think of Mosaic aka Glenn Suravech who is an amazing artist, producer based in Los Angeles . Mosaic released his ambitious debut album in 2007 entitled "Through the Eyes of A Woman" collaborating with independent artists and musicians from across the nation. One of my favorite tracks is his song Pennsylvania Station which my amazing sister Jenny San Angel who is also a singer/musician in her own right is also featured.

This music video was created as a happy accident.

Many thanks to Glenn Suravech and Jenny San Angel for their inspiration and for allowing me to put this MV together.

This piece is also dedicated to Steve Serota who used to run Camera Care in Philadelphia and later his online repair shop Classic Camera Workshop. This Schneider 1:2/18-90 C-Mount Lens was overhauled and repaired by his hands. His work was amazing and brought back to life every lens I brought him. He was a storyteller, a perfectionist, a great family guy, and he loved his work and was passionate about classic cameras and lenses. He will be missed.

Warmly,

Gary San Angel
Director

For more on the music video visit: www.componentgeek.com

Pennsylvania Station
Written and Produced by: Mosaic
Lead vocal: Jenny San Angel
Lead guitar: Shin Kawasaki
Acoustic guitar, bass and keyboard: Mosaic
Drums: Harvi Kato

Special Thanks:

Gary San Angel-- for your love, support and inspiration.
Tim Ovel, indiSYSTEM - www.indifocus.com
David Lin

© 2007 Mosaic Sound Recordings


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