Cine Sketching
At last, I feel like I’m moving from a period of absorption to expression...
Category: Video
Welcome to Gaviworld
In time, I'll compile the rest of the audio recordings into a longer story but, for now, I hope you enjoy this wee film...
Wet Plate: A Potted History
On Mark Tucker‘s blog, I’ve just stumbled across a potted history of the wet plate collodion process by George Eastman House. The original work of…
Animated Chopin
I love a bit of piano, in particular at the moment Debussy and Chopin. As if the score isn’t beautiful enough, here is Chopin’s Nocturne in E-flat…
Silver and Light Revisited
Back in December, I saw out the year with a short film showing the extraordinary working methods of Ian Ruhter. I’ve enjoyed watching it again…
Mercedes: Poultry in Motion…?
A little treat for the weekend… This video for Mercedes has been doing the rounds recently. In essence, it highlights how cars will never be…
Be My Valentine…
I’m not generally one to eulogise about equipment. Earlier in the week, however, I met the Leica M Monochrom fitted with a Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4…
The Jazz Café, Newcastle’s Parisian Corner
Following on from my post last week, you are now among the first to be able to view Duncan Davis’ tribute to his old mate…
Hunter S. Thompson: The Edge
“The Edge… There is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have…