Lovely sunny morning, boot up the Internet & damn!
David Lynch has departed this mortal coil
One anecdote:
Many years ago I rented a warehouse space in Jessie St for my studio & living space… Living right in central Wellington city was a buzz, but one bonus was that it was always an easy walk to any film screenings. One year I noticed a new David Lynch film was in the schedule for the NZ Film Festival, so I booked tickets – front row of The Paramount, as its a smallish theatre & I wanted to be front & centre… I knew exactly how long it would take to leave my studio, walk to The Paramount & get to my seat… So I loaded up a bong with the strongest herbs I had, consumed it and then headed out the door and just got to my seat as the lights went down, and Inland Empire started. Even without the herb, I have a vivid memory of looking around the theatre half way through the film and thinking ‘this is the closest we’ll ever have to a group hallucination’
Rest in Peace Mr Lynch
Where do ideas come from?
Two non-film recommendations:
Book: Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity
And his Master Class on Creativity & Film
Angelo Badalamenti & David Lynch in Prague
David Lynch recording technique
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUn62IGA3EA
(it wont embed due to ‘copyright’)
I so love the moment in this vid when David Lynch is explaining how he wants to experiment, capturing the sound of an orchestra with a mic inside a bottle, as an option… The gleeful look on Badalamenti’s face is everything. They can’t say no when its the Director asking!
Criterion Collection
From now through the end of January, we’ve made the intimate documentary portrait DAVID LYNCH: THE ART LIFE free to watch—no account necessary—as part of Celebrating David Lynch collection.
https://www.criterionchannel.com/david-lynch-the-art-life
(the two clips above are from this doco!)