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The Gap
I think it was in the time of spring 2012, when I came across David Shiyang Liu's lovely piece of work about Ira Glass. It was the most inspiring and motivating video I had ever seen in my life. I watched it over and over again, listened to Ira Glass' voice, and told myself, that I am not the only person who is constantly disappointed about the gap between one's taste and one's skills. Later in 2012, I decided to do my own filmed version of Ira's interview - using my own language to tell his message. It took me about a year from concept to upload. I made it for myself and for anybody who is in doubt about his/her creative career. I also think that Ira Glass' message isn't only limited to the creative industry. It can be applied to everyone who starts out in a new environment and is willing to improve. THANK YOU Ira Glass, whom I've never met in real life, but who had such a big influence on my development. Thank you for telling beginners what nobody else does. David Shiyang Liu for the video that inspired me to start the project. You all should watch his awesome kineticTypo-version here: http://vimeo.com/24715531 The people from current.tv who originally recorded the interview with Ira Glass. See the relevant part here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI23U7U2aUY The people from Magic Lantern who gave DSLR videography a new dimension (I chose this project to be a test run with the RAW plugin)! Steven Sasseville for painting the "taste" painting for me. Pedro Sousa for his advice and working his ass off at the "creative work" chalkboard. Wolfgang Kraus for letting me borrow his sound equipment. Kai Löhnert for working out on his birthday in the "fight" take. Wolfgang Hendrik Schnabel for giving me the museum-like atmosphere and his silhouette in the painting takes. Hermiyas Ötztürk for his hairy "good enough" hand. Orange Hive Studio for light equipment and location. Mima and Heinz Sax-Schmitz for the location of the "ambitions" take and finding me the "finish 1 story" typewriter. Joyce Chen (https://vimeo.com/clownmori), Soufiane Mabrouki (http://vimeo.com/user21466567), Damien Tsenkoff (https://www.behance.net/damtsnkff), Nikita Samutin (www.baselinedesign.ru) and Andrej Mikula (http://amara.org/en/profiles/profile/65015/) for taking the time and patience to create Chinese, Arabic, French, Russian and Slovak subtitles and dissolving language barriers to make even more people understand Ira's words. A SPECIAL THANK YOU Solveig Gold for being the most patient and supporting person in my life. She appears in a lot of scenes in this video. Jutta and Uwe Sax for several pieces of equipment and their support.
StewJane DornAU graphic design students, the gap, ira glass, video
In the Cool of the Day
Subscribe to Sub Pop's YouTube Channel http://www.youtube.com/user/subpoprecords Daniel Martin Moore / Sub Pop http://www.subpop.com/artists/daniel_martin_moore "In the Cool of the Day" from Daniel Martin Moore's 01/18/11 release, In the Cool of the Day http://www.subpop.com/releases/daniel_martin_moore/full_lengths/in_the_cool_of_the_day Directed by Kevin Bayer / http://www.softcitylights.com Order the Album iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/in-the-cool-of-the-day/id411536786 Amazon http://amzn.com/B004DDKPDC Sub Pop http://www.subpop.com/releases/daniel_martin_moore/full_lengths/in_the_cool_of_the_day Like Daniel Martin Moore on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/danielmartinmoore MySpace http://www.myspace.com/danielmartinmoore Daniel Martin Moore on tour http://www.subpop.com/tours/daniel_martin_moore Sub Pop Records http://www.subpop.com Follow Sub Pop on Twitter https://twitter.com/subpop Like Sub Pop on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/subpoprecords Follow Sub Pop on SoundCloud http://soundcloud.com/subpop
StewJane Dornchris bradley, phil dorn, charles phillip dorn, jane mccutcheon
Dorset VT

REBUILDING IN VERMONT

Photo © Jane Dorn

I am currently swaddled in the great privilege of being in the Green Mountains of Vermont for a few weeks. It is much-needed time for rebuilding physical and emotional strength after the past two years of jagged loss. The spot in the photo below is where I hang out to think, read, write, daydream, and nap most every afternoon after mornings full of walking with my favorite Mona D. and hikes after breakfast.

 
StewJane DornVT, green mountains, apple orchard, rest, rebuild, jane dorn