Greetings
Joan and I wanted to let you know how much
we enjoyed the video taping and seeing all your art at the ICB building
Saturday. We video taped 28 artist studios in about 5 hours of taping. We
would have liked to have spent more time talking to each of you, but we had
to keep moving as fast as possible to tape everyone on the list.
The 28 video clips are now on Youtube! Each
studio was visually unique and you can see how much creativity and thought
was put into creating them. Unfortunately, on the west side of the building,
some of the beeping from the construction was picked up by the microphone.
That's one of the challenges of taping in studios, you never know what the
taping environment will be.
Another Video Taping of Artist
Talks
Joan and I would like to volunteer for one
more taping of Marin Open Studio "Artist Talks". This would be a more
structured artist talk where we could have ideal audio and lighting. We
would like to open it up for any ICB and Marin Open Studio artists. The
more artists there are in the MarinArts Youtube site, the more viewers it
will bring for everyone.
The way this could work is we could set up
in one of the studios that is quiet and has good lighting. Each artist
brings 1 or 2 works and gives a 1 to 3 minute talk in front of other
artists. Besides a chance to be video taped, this is a good opportunity for
artists to get to know each other. It can also be a social event for
participating artists. We did this type of an artist talk with Sebastopol
Open Studios and it work quite well. Many artists commented on how the event
helped them build community.
What we need for an Artist Talk
Taping
We need a studio that has soft natural
light and a quiet environment. A studio on the East side of the ICB
building would be good for this. We could video tape 40 or more artists.
Each artist brings 1 or 2 pieces of art that would be set on easels. Then
you can talk about your art and/or take questions from the audience. Even
if you were already video taped, this is a second opportunity to tell your
story. The more you get in front of the camera, the better you get at it.
Let us know if you are interested in helping to organize this and
in taking part. We will also email this project idea to the staff at
Marin Arts Council. If you have a contact with the Arts Council, please
pass this on to them. We'd like to get the word out to the other Marin
artists.
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Check the boxes that apply and return to me
My Name is:_
( ) Yes, I'd like to take part
and have my artist talk video taped and placed on the Marin Arts YouTube
Channel.
( ) I have or know of a great
location to do the artist talk video taping. Here are the details:__
( ) This sounds like fun, I'd
like to help out to organize and set this up:__
( ) I have some questions,
comments or great video ideas. They are: __
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You can see the 28 artist studio video
clips on the Marin Arts & Open Studios Youtube channel at:
We've also created a channel for all Open
Studios. There are presently 260 video clips we shot there.
You can read more about our Open Studio
video project at this URL. It also has technical tips for how to use your
video. See the Artist section. It has tips, for example, on how to embed and
play your video directly into your own website. There are suggestions for
what to talk about for the video taping of artist talks, etc.
(Joan and I are also starting work on a
video documentary on "What are Progressive Values?" Later on we would like
to interview artists on this topic.
We'll send out another email when we're
ready to do this).
We hope to hear from you
all the best