Much of my 2010 was spent working on motion graphics for Thrive, a documentary premiering in November. They’ve just added one of my sequences to their youtube channel, and I’m excited to finally be able to share a bit of the work I did! This segment is an infographic explaining the fractional reserve system.
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This summer I created motion graphics and titling for Pelotero, a documentary on young Dominicans fighting for the chance to be signed to play baseball in the big leagues (narrated by John Leguizamo!). The film just had its world premier at the Hamptons International Film Festival this past weekend (sadly I had to miss it on account of a migraine). I’m so excited for the filmmakers – they made a truly compelling and beautiful film, exposing corruption surrounding the Dominican draft, and the immense pressure of these 16-year old hopefuls to escape the poverty and give their families a better life. It doesn’t hurt that the cinematography beautifully captures the landscape, making the Dominican Republic a character in its own right. If you’re interested in news and further screenings, become a fan of the Pelotero Facebook page. Here’s a screenshot from one of the motion graphics sequences I created for a section explaining the immense difference between the signing bonuses of Americans versus those of Dominicans.
Last weekend, Dylan and I took the bus up to Maine to spend a few days with my family, and then rented a Uhaul, drove to Dylan’s cousin Ann’s home in New Hampshire, and loaded that Uhaul up with some amazing auction finds. This was our first time at an auction, but it definitely won’t be our last. We got an antique desk for $25, and old (working!) phonograph for $25, and the handsomest antique dresser for $35. While there we made a stop in Moultonborough, NH, for some of the incredible aged Vermont chedder cheese sold at the Old Country Store. This perfect cheese comes to the store in 38 pound wheels, and is kept in an antique display case right above two old barrels of pickles. The Old Country store also has a fantastic penny candy selection, and if you’ve got a dime on you, an old musical automaton machine (complete with little dancing ballerinas) is pretty delightful.
But perhaps the best reason to make a visit to the Old Country Store is the dusty old museum on the second floor. The official website calls the store, “Perhaps the oldest in the United States, a store since 1781,” and over the years this little shop has collected a roomful of local memorabilia. Again from the website, “It has been the scene of town meetings in the early 1800′s, and again in the 1900′s; the library; post office for over 100 years; and a stage stop. The Masons Morningstar Lodge held their first meeting here November 20, 1804. In reading the posting of the town warrant in 1824, it was called the most public place in town.”
Unassuming museum sign
Remnant from when the post office was in the building (and before the spelling of the town changed, apparently)
Office furniture, store display cases, farm equipment; as long as it’s antique and local, there’s nothing that doesn’t belong in this charming little museum
Quoddy Moccasins – still in business, still hand-sewn in Maine!
A view of the Old Country Store history board |
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