David Anderson https://davidanderson.us Filmmaker, CG Artist, Photographer Thu, 08 Jun 2023 19:56:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://davidanderson.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cropped-davideo-512x512-uprezzed-32x32.png David Anderson https://davidanderson.us 32 32 Fine Arts Film Festival 2023 https://davidanderson.us/fine-arts-film-festival-2023/ Thu, 08 Jun 2023 19:03:37 +0000 https://davidanderson.us/?p=3013 Read More... from Fine Arts Film Festival 2023

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My film, Photo Center, will be shown online at the Fine Arts Film Festival in Venice, CA on June 15-22. I am so honored to be selected for this prestigious festival! Entry to the festival is $15. You can browse the selection of films in the festival catalog…

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Kubrick vs Lynch: A ChatGPT Perspective https://davidanderson.us/kubrick-vs-lynch-a-chatgpt-perspective/ Mon, 17 Apr 2023 15:27:22 +0000 https://davidanderson.us/?p=2989 Read More... from Kubrick vs Lynch: A ChatGPT Perspective

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I’m letting ChatGPT have a swing at today’s blog post. I decided to give the technology a crack at comparing my two favorite directors.(I also found a Midjourney image of a theater designed by Kubrick and Lynch.) My request to ChatGPT: “Write a blog post comparing the films of Stanley Kubrick to the films of David Lynch.” Let’s see what it came up with… Stanley Kubrick and David Lynch are…

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Good Article About a Dumb Idea https://davidanderson.us/good-article-about-a-dumb-idea/ Tue, 03 Jan 2023 13:46:57 +0000 https://davidanderson.us/?p=2980 Read More... from Good Article About a Dumb Idea

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I am a super-fan of 24fps filmmaking. For the life of me, I cannot understand why filmmakers such as Ang Lee and James Cameron keep trying to push higher frame rates on the viewing public. Or why high end television manufacturers sell screens with high frame rate turned on by default. (I don’t know how many times I’ve had to set a friend’s screen to the proper frame rate.) Anyway…

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A Change In Plans https://davidanderson.us/bummer/ Tue, 30 Aug 2022 23:51:50 +0000 https://davidanderson.us/?p=2952 Read More... from A Change In Plans

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It seems the cross-country #vanlife sojourn of 2022 was not meant to be. The van builder could not complete the van conversion in time and consequently the trip has been canceled for this year. Sam has found another van builder in Sarasota but that guy is booked until January so that is the earliest that the van could be made ready for the trip. We are making the best of a tough situation…

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Start of the Adventure https://davidanderson.us/start-of-the-adventure/ Mon, 22 Aug 2022 23:53:10 +0000 https://davidanderson.us/?p=2918 Read More... from Start of the Adventure

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I’ve traveled to Sarasota, Florida to begin a cross-country #vanlife trip with my friend Samantha. We’re waiting for the van to be finished (three weeks late and counting) so we are taking in some of the local attractions and scenery. I’ve created a new photo album to hold some of the photos I’m taking here in Sarasota and surrounding areas.

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Santa Cruz https://davidanderson.us/santa-cruz/ Sun, 07 Aug 2022 16:02:14 +0000 https://davidanderson.us/?p=2893 Read More... from Santa Cruz

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Earlier this summer, Aaron and I traveled to Santa Cruz to capture some drone shots at golden hour. I brought along my Sigma fp and gimbal to film some 4K footage. I was also eager to try out the stereo microphone that I own to add to the verisimilitude of the scene. I made a short documentary of the our experience that day.

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I’m Certifiably Certified! https://davidanderson.us/im-certifiably-certified/ Sat, 06 Aug 2022 21:53:28 +0000 https://davidanderson.us/?p=2889 Read More... from I’m Certifiably Certified!

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Well, it took about six months, many emails, and a lot of phone calls with my advisor but I’ve finally received the three certificates in filmmaking that I’ve earned at CCSF. I’m especially proud of the Directing and Cinematography certificates. I have one final required class which I’m taking in the upcoming semester and I’ll have earned my Associate’s Degree in Cinema Production.

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My First Film Score! https://davidanderson.us/my-first-music-score/ Sat, 25 Jun 2022 16:52:30 +0000 https://davidanderson.us/?p=2747 Read More... from My First Film Score!

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For my friend Nicole McGuire, I created a film score for her thesis animation, “Into The Field”. I was super jazzed that Nicole asked me to score her film! She wrote an amazing story and her stop motion visuals combined with traditional animation methods are par excellence. Be sure to visit her Vimeo page and check out all her amazing work!

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Embarcadero https://davidanderson.us/embarcadero/ Tue, 24 May 2022 15:32:56 +0000 https://davidanderson.us/?p=2733 Read More... from Embarcadero

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(2022) Here is a short film I made to test the capabilities of my new Sigma fp camera. I took my camera and my 28mm and 85mm Pentax lenses down to the San Francisco waterfront for a walk. I filmed whatever looked interesting with an eye toward testing the Sigma fp’s ability to capture color and dynamic range. I handheld the camera or used a monopole throughout. The film was captured in the…

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Photo Center https://davidanderson.us/photo-center/ Wed, 18 May 2022 16:46:38 +0000 https://davidanderson.us/?p=2723 Read More... from Photo Center

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(2022) A profile of the film photographer Rey Cayetano Jr. and the Harvey Milk Photo Center in San Francisco, California. As a lifelong lover of film photography, I was eager to capture the process in my documentary. I am fortunate that San Francisco Parks and Recreation Department provides the Harvey Milk Photo Center for San Franciscans. I am equally fortunate that I met Rey Cayetano Jr.

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