Sunday Vibe Video. Getting back into the swing o' things.

I can't remember the last time there was an eclipse in Houston. There's a faint memory from 1st grade of wearing a welding helmet outside, but I was too disoriented to even find the sun through the ultra dark glass. Monday didn't give Houstonians totality, but it was a sight to see none the less. My instagram today feed was full of pictures of homemade eclipse viewers fashioned from cereal boxes and tin foil, and ND filters stacked thicker and darker than a lens cap. To be honest, I wasn't even sure when it was supposed to happen. I was right in front of the library when it felt like someone pulled mini blinds over the sun. Unequipped to shoot the sun itself I tried to grab some portraits of people gazing upward in wonder, which at 1pm in August is a pretty rare sight around here. 

I should never try to solder anything. One lesson I've learned in many years of self-employment is to not try and do everything. Jack of All Trades types can be appealing to employers but in the creative field its usually the sign of a person who is either a) impossible to work with b) impossibly overconfident about their own abilities. Watch a student film and you'll know what I'm talking about. Written, Directed, Catered, Edited, Scored, Produced, and did I say Catered yet by Brian Boeckman. Part of the appeal of filmmaking is that its so multi-faceted that it requires a team in order to succeed. This places young filmmakers at a fork between "I cant pay anyone" and "Even I'm not getting paid". One can follow this train of thought to "If I could just own all the equipment myself, I won't need any of these people". Another falsehood. The problem isn't a lack of equipment, its a lack of resources, namely manpower. I suppose this is all a roundabout way to say surround yourself with people that are passionate and reliable and they will lead you to succeed. 

I got an email from Jake asking for a promo portrait for Steamboat Amps pulled from a demo video. There wasn't a solid portrait pull from the video, so we did a quick session around the shop. It's been crazy to watch the place grow through the years, I'm just glad I found someone to fix all my broken guitar junk that I'm stockpiling for some dumb reason.