Tag: filmmaking

The Vast Forest of Silence

“All profound things and emotions of things are preceded and attended by Silence” Herman Melville Team IPOS met yesterday to gaze into the forest together. As director and editor Patrick Shen shared a quote with us before unveiling an early assembly of the film he said, “first drafts are like shooting an arrow into the […]

Shaking Convention

“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s mind there are few.” -Shunryu Suzuki I’ve been making observations about my process as I edit IPOS. The hope has been to understand why I gravitate towards certain images, how long I let an image sit before I cut, and how I instinctually […]

Poetry in Filmmaking

I came upon this passage from John Cage’s book “Silence” during the first week of editing In Pursuit of Silence and it’s still messing with my head 4 weeks later. From camera movements (or lack of) to composition, we have made many attempts to shoot this film in a way that is consistent with our […]