I get a lot of nice comments about the dance videos I’ve been posting here. Here’s a new one from cinematographer Peyton Peltier, featuring dancers Bradyn Olsen and Joe Friedman.
Deep thoughts indeed. Nice work. You can like this work at the Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/TheRisingFlight
Redding artist Eric Podtetenieff
The Water
A little Norwegian time lapse, set to Moonlight Sonata. Perfect before bedtime.
The Water from TSO Photography on Vimeo.
Subway style highway graphic puts Redding on the map.
Click on the Info button to enlarge the map. An ingenious and useful graphic design for visualizing getting around the country.
From Redding, it’s an easy hop on the Green Line to the Red Line, and then a straight shot to either San Francisco or New York. Or stay on the Green Line for either San Diego or Seattle. Nice.
Brilliant design work by Cameron Booth. Thanks for putting Redding on the map.
A Short Film About Ice Fishing
You could use a chuckle today. Sometimes even a simple fishing trip can end unexpectedly.
A Short Film About Ice Fishing from Jason Shahinfar on Vimeo.
Our thanks to film maker Jason Shahinfar for lightening the day. Excellent work.
Imaginative Burney Falls mural graces Pine Street
Titled “Twisted Burney Falls,” this large mural is seen on Pine Street in Redding at The Darkside and Tatooing. Painter Guy Hailey seems to have captured the living essence of the watery rock in moonlight beneath the world famous magical waterfall that lies to the east of Redding in Burney.
Always nice to see large displays of public art like this unapologetic mural on an otherwise nondescript building. Nice work, Guy. It’s Really Redding.
A Day in California -time lapse
A Day in California from Ryan Killackey on Vimeo.
Awesome timelapse video shot in our lovely state, by Ryan and Sheri Killackey. From Vimeo. Thank you for sharing!
A Cinemagraph of Erin
A Cinemagraph is described as an image somewhere between a still photograph, and a video. I saw some very creative and artistic Cinemagraphs by talented New York photographer Jamie Beck. Inspired, I thought I’d try the technique. Like anything truly artistic, it’s much harder to do well than one might think.
Well, I learned a lot while creating it. I’d like to try some others. This was my first attempt. The effect is kind of mesmerizing. Thanks, Jamie. You should view her lovely photographs on her blog.
Images of metaphorical Manzanita
The living ruddy flesh of the Mazanita flows gracefully over the gray wooden skeleton of it’s past. A living glacier.
It doesn’t ask for much. A shallow footing of brittle gravel, or some hardpan clay. Daylong relentless scorching sun. Seeds germinate in nothing less than brushfire.
Tenacious Manzanita. Ubiquitous Manzanita. That’s Really Redding.
“Star Dive” at the State Theatre in Red Bluff
Craig Padilla recently uploaded a video made at his benefit concert performed at the State Theatre in Red Bluff from 2000. The show was intended to benefit both the State Theatre restoration project and the Red Bluff Skateboard Park, which was fundraising. The video, Star Dive, is classic Craig, and is fun to see again. Along with Venita Philbrick and others, I helped Craig produce the stage show, and did some lighting and soundwork. The video brings back some fond memories. The music stands the test of time. It still sounds great.
At the time, the State Theatre was not much more than a building with seats. The rescued remains of an old movie house. The stage had no lighting. We built a small setup structure out of ABS pipe (yes, sewer pipe!), and put up our usual low-budget lightshow. I suggested to Craig that he wear all white, so as not to be lost on the dark stage in dim lighting. At the last minute, Craig was able to talk Morpheus Lighting of Redding into donating some lighting for the show, and it made a huge difference. The videographer, whose name I don’t recall, sorry, mixed in the effects and projected it onstage. Awesome in person. The show was well attended, and we later got a nice thank-you letter indicating that the Skatepark had been built, along with the donations of many others. It was very gratifying.
State of the art back then, it looks pretty retro now. Crank it up!
Today, I see the State Theatre is still under restoration. Learn more at the State Theatre Restoration project. It’s a worthwhile project. The Cascade Theatre in Redding was in similar condition, and it’s subsequent restoration has proven to be the cultural spark that fires up the old downtown. We hope the same for Red Bluff.
