A tone poem on water shot in Southeast Alaska as part of a larger body of work entitled "Deep Presence, Meditations on a Wild Coast." (SD) 2005-06.
Viewers tell of experiencing profoundly deep emotions with this piece. I believe the magical realism of slow motion cinematography combined with the collective human voice in Tchaikovsky's choral work can open one's heart in an unanticipated way.
There are many forms of meditation. This is one of my favorites. Water, rock and human being in a primordial environment. Part of "Deep Presence". (SD) 2006
"Imagine yourself at the edge of the continent, perched on a huge log of Sitka spruce looking west, noticing waves..." thus begins "Ocean". A meditation on a Wild Coast. Opening piece in "Deep Presence". (SD) 2006
As both an approach and a practice, Contemplative Filmmaking is a way of seeing. It's an expressive form with a kinship to poetry. Contemplative Filmmaking is less concerned with telling a linear story than discovering and revealing essence. Even so, it is often an integral part of a narrative film, lending texture, atmosphere, nuance and emotion.
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