springtime=snow??

Wow, we have 2 inches of snow on the ground here. I am trying to remind myself of the beauty of white but so ready for other colors!
My sister, Bridget and I just co-produced a 5 minute documentary for the International Documentary Challenge (5 days to do it all!) Turned out cool, I think. Its about storage units! Was a big fun challenge.

Beauty

What is art? Guess that is up to each person to decide. For me right now it means exploring what I am drawn too. I am interested in human nature, the way we humans interact with each other. I find these interactions beautiful and a challenge to show in film. Everyday normalness is intriguing to me.
Kara

Snow and water

The new year has begun and it is crazy already. We stayed in a cabin in the mountains and it was so amazingly beautiful! So much snow and shoveling and sledding and skiing and friends and laughter and now sore muscles and much dirty laundry. But so worth it!
We began production on our next Documentary which involved underwater shooting. It was a first for me shooting video underwater and it was so fun. I absolutely loved it and want to do more... The shoot went really well and we will begin shooting the interviews next week. Should be a really interesting process.
Happy new year!

Alaska

Wow. Just returned from the great state of Alaska. Our film was selected to show for the Anchorage International Film Festival. We met some amazing people and saw so many wonderful films. I am so exhausted and my whole body is tired including my head. So much stimulus. Mental, physical, emotional everything. Its all good! Wow.

Ideas

Bendfilm fest just finished and we watched so many films my head is reeling. The best thing about the whole fest was all the inspiration that came out of it. Meeting other film makers and feeling all the passion that they have really made me want to make another Documentary. My sister and I are in the process right now of finding the next theme/ story we want to film. I am so psyched! Any ideas???
Kara

Wedding Bliss

What a great wedding season. So many gorgeous weddings this year. I am in the midst of editing two right now and both amazing people and beauty everywhere. Not hard to be inspired with these kind of things all around.
I am contemplating a behind the scenes movie from the perspective of every vendor. Wouldn't that be awesome? The next reality show? Speaking of movies, a short documentary film my sister Bridget and I co-produced titled "Finn and the $20 bill" was excepted into the Bend Film Festival. We are so thrilled and honored. It is really going to be a fun festival. I can't wait to make another film!
Back to editing...
Kara

Intentions

My computer is defraging. ugh, I hate when the computer is sick. Can't
get anything done. Guess it helps me to take time to really think my
intentions through.

I have been busy with a few great fun projects the last few months. All of them creative and challenging. It has been a blast. Began and finished production on the first of the Bend Parks and Recreation TV show, Recreation Connection. It was so
much fun and we are now in production on the Sept. episode. We have
gotten to go rock climbing, white water rafting, hiking, and mt. biking
already. I cant wait to experience more! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkRI9xhudQw

I just finished production on the Sisters Folk Festival commercial and highlight and now I am excited about going to the shows again in late September. Great music!

Weddings this season have been so amazing. Beautiful couples and fun too. I love that the new thing around here is to have a candy table. Yummy.
More later, defraging has stopped...
Kara