Fini
The editing-to-content ratio here is preposterous — we can only hope enough meaningful content is actually perceived and enjoyed to even begin justifying the time spent. References and inferences abound, from what was chosen and the sequencing, to of course, the music selections — but good luck with any of that …
A first-time “director”, I had a ball with this, both shooting and editing. Props to Michael for the infinite patience summoned in bringing to the screen this attempt to capture some of what I see as the essence of that fabulous summer day, when this tribe of bright and beautiful young people celebrated this coda to their middle youth and the setting off to whatever’s next.
Thank you for making me cry at the computer once again and thoroughly confusing my roommate. I had to watch it twice to show her and get all misty again.
Although it made me friend-sick, it made me look forward to seeing everyone at Thanksgiving even more!
Comment by Hil K — November 6, 2006 @ 10:45 am
Beautiful, Adam!
Comment by Ginger — November 6, 2006 @ 11:54 am
Hil, can you send this link to whomever else might want to see it?
Comment by michael — November 6, 2006 @ 12:03 pm
Excellent job, avuncular homunculus!
Comment by rakkity — November 6, 2006 @ 1:11 pm
Btw, misty is not good enough. We want crocodile tears.
Comment by michael — November 6, 2006 @ 8:12 pm
Dear avunc, humunc,
Crocodile tears, here. Loved the juxtaposition of limo and beautiful faces. Good music, too.
A random mom
Comment by anon — November 7, 2006 @ 6:38 pm
What’s with these “crocodile tears” y’all … ?
See what you started, Mr. Miller? Dictionary.com:
“a hypocritical show of sorrow; insincere tears.”
I’ll take sincere “misty” over that … But thanks, anon — I take it you were somewhere past “misty” and merely misled into describing that awry. I’ve rewatched it since its posting and like it more as what it is than what it was meant to be or could have been or all those aspects of being a project …
Comment by el Kib — November 7, 2006 @ 8:11 pm