Englishman in New York22 Feb 2008 09:51 am
Something for the Weekend: Pavement Films Premier
I’ve been wanting to experiment with video for some time but I’ve never had the time—or the skill—to film and edit a piece. Thankfully, A Brooklyn Lad is a whiz with a video camera and a great editor. So the two of us have teamed up to form Pavement Films. I am proud to present our first production.
We took to the streets of Manhattan the other week to create a video for Anorak.co.uk. Although the first section of the film plays like a campaign video for Barack Obama it’s not for want of trying to get an opposing point of view. We didn’t edit out Hillary Clinton supporters, we just couldn’t find a single one in four hours of trudging through New York.
Barack Obama, Gordon Brown, Hillary Clinton, Pavement Films, Race for the White HouseBookmark to:
Did that woman who walked past with a dog really say ‘you should be embarrassed with a smile like that’?
No. She says:
That is more of a relief than I can possibly explain.
I don’t know, Paul, I heard the same thing as Nick, and asked Simon about it on his blog.
It’s funnier if she said “should” … and I think it’s what she said.
She said “shouldn’t.” Deffo.
I think.
Brilliant production, the scene looks a bit like Soprano and add to that I loved the music. I think you should do one every week.
Great venture into the video world. voxpops rule - it’s one of the purest firms of journalism (eeeccch I know but it’s true)
Yes, a good watch. Did you edit out all the horrible people or are New Yorkers really that nice?
I’m afraid they really are that nice, BiB.
It’s making me have double wanting-to-live-in-an-English-speaking-
country envy.