Inspiration: Fredo Viola

Inspiration:


Robinson Crusoe (cluster for 3 voices) from Fredo Viola on Vimeo.

Peace. - Caleb

Fredo Viola...

Red States from Fredo Viola on Vimeo.

So, So, So Good.

If you haven't checked out his kickin' interactive site, click HERE.

Also, you need to own his album.

Peace. - Caleb

One of my Pictures on Blogotheque

This kind of made my day...

Peace. - Caleb

Top 11 Albums of 2008

Ida - My Fair, My Dark


Anathallo - Canopy Glow


Awake, My Soul & Help Me Sing


My Brightest Diamond - A Thousand Sharks Teeth


Brooke Waggoner - Heal for the Honey


Sigur Ros - Med sud i eyrum vid spilum endalaust


Jon Foreman - Fall


Katie Herzig - Apple Tree


Matthew Perryman Jones - Swallow the Sea


Fredo Viola - The Turn

Peace. - Caleb

Fredo Viola Film

The scans of Fredo Viola came in today, so I thought I would share the final product with you guys.







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Fredo Viola, Contact Sheet

Here's a glimpse at a contact sheet I just got back from my shoot with Fredo Viola.

Fredo doesn't really like being in front of a camera (which I totally respect), so we just ending up talking for a few hours, and I took 4 frames of Holga during that time.

I think these shots are very honest representations of his personality: reserved, contemplative, and, above all, very joyful. This seemingly small shoot really taught me a lot about the importance of not forcing something to happen, and really just being aware and letting things be. If I had tried to take more than these few pictures, the atmosphere would have been uncomfortable, dishonest, and the friendship we developed would have been tainted.

After I took these, I handed the camera to Fredo, and he ran off the rest of the roll while we walked around the city (which by the way Fredo, your shots came out great!).

Thanks Fredo, and I look forward to hanging out again in the future.

I'll post the final prints when they come.

Peace. - Caleb

P.S. Sorry, but the scanner I used to scan the contact sheet was pretty dusty....

Inspiration: Meeting w/ Fredo Viola

On Thursday I got to hang out with Fredo Viola.

That's right, this Fredo Viola:



It was wonderful. Among other things we talk about:

September 11th
Humility
Machines
Unnatural Creations
Wall-E
Collectors
Utopia
Mythologist, Joseph Cambell
Star Wars
Technology that Enslaving
Technology that Helps
His use of Technology in His Art
His Unique Art
Purple Cow
Seth Godin
The Music Industry
The Long Tail
Free Music
Funnel/Megaphone Theory
Limited Audience
Dedicated Fans
Not Quitting Your Day Job
Humility in Music

....it was a good day.

I took 4 pictures of him on the Holga, and then he took the rest of the 8 frames. I can't wait to get it back.

Thanks for hanging out, Fredo. I look forward to keeping up, and your inevitable visit to the south.

Peace. - Caleb

Fredo Viola

I've spoken of Fredo Viola in the past when mentioning his video cluster for the song "Sad Song."

Anyway, he just released a new video cluster today and it's amazing! Please go check it out on his website HERE and click on "The Turn - Ghost Cluster."

Peace. - Caleb

Wideo Wonders (1 of 3): Fredo Viola

Fredo Viola is amazing.

Fact.

I discovered him, oh, sometime this morning, and I have been watching his music videos and listening to his online album (yet to be released) all day.

Just for kicks, here's how his bio begins:

I was born in London, England and spent my first five years living in England and Rome. After that my family moved to New York, then Los Angeles, where I spent most of my adolescent years, singing professionally as a boy soprano and studying art once my voice changed. Finally I moved back to NYC to attend NYU Tisch School of the Arts.

Interested? You should be. This guy does everything from animation to music to videography.

Here's one of my favorites:



Go check him out!

Peace. - Caleb