It wasn’t until I was 33 years old (and I’d been living in San Francisco for 8 years) that I realized, “Hey. I’m a freaky artist type!” I’d always known I was interested in artistic endeavors, and so I set off to find out what particular art suited me best.
I studied guitar with a near virtuoso Berklee School of Music grad, and wrote a few songs. I studied drawing with world-renowned monumental sculptor Aris Demetrios. I studied acting at ACT, a nationally acclaimed school, and performance at the Marsh, a local guerrilla theater, where I wrote and performed my own shows. I wrote three novels and a handful of short stories.
For each of these arts, I studied and created with singular focus and vigor. Always, however, my passion would wan, and I would find myself asking the question, again and again, “What am I meant to be doing?” Read the rest of this entry »
This was the most traditional wedding we’ve filmed. The ceremony was at a Catholic Church in Sacramento. The sound was wonderful and the lighting was decent. Oh yes, and there was a Children’s Chorus and a Mariachi Band and a fantastic reception in an atrium of a library complete with whole roasted pigs and 300 guests!
Shot in High Definition
This is a Victorian version of Michael Jackson’s Thriller performed at the Dickens Christmas Fair in San Francisco this year (2009). We shot with 3 cameras, with Jo up in the scissors lift and Robert on the ground with Ian. It was a great time with wonderfully talented people.
Shot in High Definition
And here’s a revealing look behind the scenes … “Under the Headstone”
foolish tree films was called upon to film this evening of pieces created in “the field,” a peer-performer workshop for developing new work. This is excerpts from the performance on December 12, 2009 at The Garage performance space in San Francisco.
Shot in High Definition
This was the very brief, last minute wedding of a lovely couple who had been together for 30 years! It took place in the middle of a Marines Toys for Tots Foundation benefit party in December of 2009.
Shot in High Definition (but unfortunately, in very low light)
Ray’s wife, Julie, threw a huge surprise 50th Birthday Party for him at the Beale Street Bar and Grill in San Francisco with a live band and a very live performance of her best Tina Turner! A fun, diverse, truly San Francisco kind of party.
Shot in Standard Definition
One of the main projects for 2010 is going to be getting a full length documentary made about Bill Nemoyten, The Hornman. His life is a testament to the power of music and the arts to transform lives for generations. He also happens to be our Jo’s dad (Jo is our CEO and co-owner). For his 80th birthday, she gathered some of his stories into a book and Ian (our Chief Filmmaker and co-owner) made this short film about his life.
If you are interested in investing in The Hornman Documentary Project, please contact us.
Shot in Standard Definition, 8 mm and Super 8
Scott hired us to produce a one-minute movie application for a once-in-a-lifetime job opportunity with Tourism Queensland as Island Caretaker. No — he didn’t win out of the 1000′s of applicants but we had a great time going all over San Francisco filming this fun promotional piece.
Video business cards are the wave of the future!
Shot in Standard Definition
And here’s the hilarious Outtake Reel from the “Best Job in the World” video above. This video is full of various “ADULT” words and content.
Note: These videos were filmed and produced in standard definition.
Composer, conductor, writer and Hornman, Bill Nemoyten, conducts the Golden Gate Park Band in the first movement of his Cuyahoga Valley Suite. The Suite was written 50 years ago in honor of the beauty and history of that area of Ohio.
This is a playlist which will play all 3 movements automatically.
- 1st Movement: The Ancient Valley
- 2nd Movement: Songs for the Vanished Tribe
- 3rd Movement: River Bridges March
For information about The Cuyahoga Valley Suite and Bill Nemoyten, please visit The Hornman.
The Exploratorium, a great San Francisco treasure for kids of all ages, is now open one night a month during parts of the year for a grown up good time — Science and Alcohol DO mix!
This is another news short that we did for VidSF, a local news and events website.
