Memories of Winters past
These are short video sketches I made a while ago, which I’m updating slighty and reposting here on Substack and YouTube.1 Now that I am living in the tropics and unlikely to be experiencing these winter landscapes again - I wanted them to be accessible memories of the light and mood of winters past.
Sparkle
Soundtrack: Double Rondo by Steve Howe.
A Winter’s day on South Street Seaport, NYC where I lived for a while, a short walk from the views shown here of the winter light sparkling on the East River.
Snow Day
Soundtrack: Faust Arp by Radiohead
I had something in mind when I went down to Riverside Park, NYC that Sunday, I wanted to video some high contrast footage of trees and tree branches so that I could play with some effects I had in mind. When I got there, I was completely surprised to find the park filled with families with young children making good use of the recent snowfall. I ended up shooting some footage of them because they just looked so happy. The effects ended up making it seem like a distant childhood memory of a Snow Day.
Grass Harbour
Soundtrack: Jeux D’Eau by Ravel
I filmed the clips for this on the cusp of winter and spring around the edge of Mamaroneck harbour. All the snow had melted and the water seemed to be ready to hydrate the spring ahead.
Related
The videos are currently on Vimeo but I’m concerned of losing them, as I explain here. Many videos I previously posted on Blip.tv are now unretrievable.