click image to view in Flash | Quicktime Sadly, this is the final post here on Lost in Light. We extend great thanks to all of our contributors and supporters as we draw this project to a close. The site will remain live and searchable as an archive of all the great home movies and creative projects that have been offered here. With this last film, we present another gem from the great collector of film ephemera, Nolan Pelletier. He includes with this film some amazing slides collected from the same estate sale that offered up this eclectic home movie: This film came from the Estate of this man. He was definitely a hunter. Half the slides I found were of his latest blood covered hunting kills or his hunting buddies. Mixed in with the rest of the slides was this picture. One of these things is not like the other. I highly recommend browsing Nolan s Flickr stream, the owls go, which includes wonderful still images as well as selections of the hours of home movies we transferred from his collection, which make fantastic use of Flickr s video feature. Please also visit our friends in small-gauge filmmaking, OnSuper8 and, of course, Home Movie Day (Oct. 18, 2008!), which also includes a comprehensive list of small-gauge film transfer resources. Adieu!

click here for Quicktime (higher quality) A little voodle made with Processing and data visualization, courtesy Radiohead s House of Cards project. Made with Processing, AfterEffects, and Final Cut Pro using original data scans of Thom Yorke provided by Radiohead. This took many hours, and I believe I saw my computer begin to smoke a little. The original music video, a behind-the-scenes documentary, and original data and instructions available at: http://code.google.com/creative/radiohead/.

click image to view in Flash | Quicktime | MPEG-2 (soon) Nolan Pelletier of Connecticut, USA, has one of my favorite streams on Flickr, the owls go. It s a collection of found photos and slides picked up at estate and garage sales - odd, poignant, charming, and adorable images of strangers from eras past. Here, Nolan offers a few home movies his picked up in his collecting travels. Because they re found films, details can often be hard to come by, but Nolan offers a description of this particular gem: This film is from the estate of a family who lived only 2 or 3 minutes from my house. It s very odd to see the neighborhood they lived in 50 years ago. From what I can gather, this film was taken by the mother. She worked for the American School for the Deaf, and these were taken there. There are several reels of footage of all the children gathered for different occasions. They were all taken in the mid to late 1960s. I would love to know where these kids are today. They re all pretty adorable. The American School for the Deaf was founded in 1817 and is based in West Hartford, Connecticut. Students there also made this quite interesting website, Deaf is . This post is among the last new entries Lost in Light will be making, as we prepare to retire the project. It s been a wonderful year and a half, but our lives beckon us toward other projects. The site will remain up and complete as an archive of all these wonderful films we have collected. thanks to everyone who has participated in this labor of love.

The parents and the sis came to visit, so we shot a few home movies to commemorate the Proctor takeover of the mitten. Shot in HD on the Canon HV30 around Grand Rapids and Kirk Park. For cross-reference: the husband s family comes to visit; the Lee Family reunion (my mom s side of the gene pool)

Music: Gurdonark, Bicycling for Dim Sum A voodle from my fourth of July, spent on a roof in downtown Grand Rapids. Here s a little making of.

Swimmer Originally uploaded by Jen Pro-V A moment I enjoyed from a recent trip to the spectacular Old Mission Peninsula in Northern Michigan, just northeast of Traverse City. I hadn t originally intended the video to be silent, but my error actually turned out nicely - the silence makes this video feel much more like a moving photograph than a video, and you can imagine the sound for yourself. And here s a (hi-def!) home movie of our adventures at Sleeping Bear Dunes, chomping on cherries, and exploring the maritime history of the region, Valdez-style. View Larger Map I m loving Flickr video and notion of the extended, moving photograph, though, strangely, I find it s an awkward fit on a videoblog. These videos work so nicely when subtly mixed in with still photos on Flickr, and even though videoblogs are often about capturing such ordinary, but poignant, life moments, these Flickr videos feel a little too small for a videoblog. The Flickr embed format also feels out of place on a blog - it s a little visually clunky compared with Blip.tv or Vimeo. But, my time has been devoted to other life explorations, so I haven t been posting much video here lately, and therefore I offer this small voodle for now. More photos and videos of this trip in my photostream.

Storm at my window Originally uploaded by Jen Pro-V A voodle: spring storm in Grand Rapids. See another and another in my Flickr stream.

click image to play in Flash | Quicktime | on Vimeo This post is not something I ve made. Instead, it s an audio documentary (with visual elements) on the process of creating handmade film, featuring yours truly (*blush*) and created by Kathryn Postema and Jacob Jensen (posted here with their permission). Jake and Kathryn are students in the School of Communications at Grand Valley State University, and they have produced a wonderful audio project here with an innovative use of sparsely integrated visuals. I am deeply flattered and proud. And, because I am always trying to spread the gospel of handmade film, I offer this piece up here, with thanks to Kathryn Jake. N.B.: This piece runs about 18 min.

click image to play in Flash | Quicktime | on Vimeo This post is not something I ve made. Instead, it s an audio documentary (with visual elements) on the process of creating handmade film, featuring yours truly (*blush*) and created by Kathryn Postema and Jacob Jensen (posted here with their permission). Jake and Kathryn are students in the School of Communications at Grand Valley State University, and they have produced a wonderful audio project here with an innovative use of sparsely integrated visuals. I am deeply flattered and proud. And, because I am always trying to spread the gospel of handmade film, I offer this piece up here, with thanks to Kathryn Jake. N.B.: This piece runs about 18 min.

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Michigan spring afternoon Originally uploaded by Jen Pro-V I love Flickr video! I also love brisk spring mornings, luscious backyards, and lively choruses of invisible birds.

click image to view in Flash | Quicktime | MPEG-2 This week, some great shots of huge turtles, a snoozing alligator, Mt. Rushmore, and vistas of the Grand Canyon. All from our contributor Ashima, who adds this: My mama had a hard time remembering the year, but she thinks it is 1977. I do clearly remembering waking up that alligator in my little brown suit. I didn t want to get mud on it! We took this trip from Chicago to California and these were some stops along the way. I think the trading post at the end of the video is the Hubbell Trading Post, a national historic site. Honestly, I have no idea where the turtle and alligator were located. I asked my mama and she cannot remember either. BUT, doesn t that guy look like Steve Irwin only skinnier? I doubt it was him The Hubbell Trading Post is the oldest operating trading post in the Navajo Nation of the U.S., located in Northeastern Arizona. For high-resolution footage of this film and more, click the MPEG-2 link above to access the Internet Archive.

click image to view in Flash | Quicktime | MPEG-2 More from Ashima s collection of home movies this week. Here, we feature a visit to India in 1969, with lush, detailed images of the spectacular architecture there. Ashima offers a little more detail on the locations: This must have been 1969 and taken at two places, Red Fort in Delhi and Jama Masjid. The snake charmer was at Red Fort. This must have been just before we left for Europe. The Red Fort is a tremendous fortress palace and Jama Masjid a historic mosque, both constructed by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in the mid-1600s. See a satellite view of the Red Fort here and Jama Masjid here. Click the MPEG-2 link above for high-resolution footage of this gorgeous film and more at the Internet Archive.

image in Flash | click here for Quicktime It s tulip time in Michigan, and I can t get enough. Funnily, the eerie soundtrack you hear here is Peter Gabriel s In Your Eyes on the radio, slowed down to 10% of its original speed. Not so romantic anymore. Tag: videobloggingweek2008

image in Flash | click here for Quicktime It s tulip time in Michigan, and I can t get enough. Funnily, the eerie soundtrack you hear here is Peter Gabriel s In Your Eyes on the radio, slowed down to 10% of its original speed. Not so romantic anymore. Tag: videobloggingweek2008

image in Flash | click here for Quicktime I didn t have much time today and I m fighting off a migraine, so I m relying on the collaboration of other folks to make these videos happen. But, to compensate, I m posting two of them. Above, my Day 2 footage, remixed courtesy of Adam Trowbridge s Sensation Containers (N.B.: I removed the black gaps in the original XML file, so I did make my own creative adjustments here). Below, today s post from my other project, Lost in Light: Marking the first year, a home movie of a lovely birthday party for a one year old in 1969. Tag: videobloggingweek2008

image in Flash | click here for Quicktime I didn t have much time today and I m fighting off a migraine, so I m relying on the collaboration of other folks to make these videos happen. But, to compensate, I m posting two of them. Above, my Day 2 footage, remixed courtesy of Adam Trowbridge s Sensation Containers (N.B.: I removed the black gaps in the original XML file, so I did make my own creative adjustments here). Below, today s post from my other project, Lost in Light: Marking the first year, a home movie of a lovely birthday party for a one year old in 1969. Tag: videobloggingweek2008

click image to view in Flash | Quicktime | MPEG-2 (soon) In this film full of delicious looking food, our contributor Ashima turns one year old. She tells us more: My 1st year birthday party (1969) in Albany Village which is student housing in Berkeley, CA. My father was working on his PhD at UC-Berkeley (Industrial Engineering). This was a typical Indian gathering, outside and with lots of food. Mama made a lot of the Indian food, but she got the cake and sandwiches catered. There were probably 30+ people in attendance. There is a man holding me whose name is Russ. He was friends with my Leo Uncle. Leo and Ruth were two individuals who became like my Papa and Mama s second parents in the US. We always had Easter and Thanksgiving with them when we lived in CA. Anyway, Mama is wearing a sari that Papa gave her as a wedding gift. She still owns it! The two older girls are Raman (who lives in Detroit now) and Sunaina (not sure where she is now). Then, the other two babies I m sitting with her friends I used to play with a lot. Mama couldn t remember their names. The blue outfit I am wearing was sent to my Mama by her Mama. Ruth Auntie and my mama found the tights at a dime store called Kresge. Interestingly, the Kresge dime store was the forerunner to the modern Kmart. Here are some fantastic recordings of the in-store background music to truly put you back in the 1960s Kresge experience. Read more about the history of the Kresge and Kmart stores here. And the Kresge Foundation website is here. Click MPEG-2 above for a high resolution version of this film and more from Ashima at the Internet Archive.

image in Flash | click here for Quicktime Another experiment with tilt-shift photography, and this time more successful than the last. Features original footage shot in downtown Grand Rapids from the ninth floor of the Eberhard Center at the Grand Valley State University campus. That s the Grand River we see below, and the blue pedestrian bridge that connects the campus with downtown. It s way past my bedtime. Music: Forgotten Dreams by Gurdonark, from CCMixter.org Tag: videobloggingweek2008

image in Flash | click here for Quicktime Another experiment with tilt-shift photography, and this time more successful than the last. Features original footage shot in downtown Grand Rapids from the ninth floor of the Eberhard Center at the Grand Valley State University campus. That s the Grand River we see below, and the blue pedestrian bridge that connects the campus with downtown. It s way past my bedtime. Music: Forgotten Dreams by Gurdonark, from CCMixter.org Tag: videobloggingweek2008

image in Flash | click here for Quicktime A not-so-successful experiment in tilt-shift photography, achieved in post-production. The technique works nicely for still images, but not so much for this less-than-detailed moving picture. There s one long shot that looks pretty miniaturized, but much of the rest is too lacking in detail. Ran out of time to give it the fine tuning it deserved. But, what the hell, it s still kind of a neat image to watch. It s a spaceship! Flying away! Video: Discovery Launch on Vimeo Tag: videobloggingweek2008

image in Flash | click here for Quicktime A not-so-successful experiment in tilt-shift photography, achieved in post-production. The technique works nicely for still images, but not so much for this less-than-detailed moving picture. There s one long shot that looks pretty miniaturized, but much of the rest is too lacking in detail. Ran out of time to give it the fine tuning it deserved. But, what the hell, it s still kind of a neat image to watch. It s a spaceship! Flying away! Video: NASA TV, Atlantis Launches on Mission STS-122 Tag: videobloggingweek2008

image in Flash | click here for Quicktime Two things are for sure this Videoblogging Week: I m voodling, and I m making a mess. I suspect I will be finding rice in my britches for some time to come. Sound: ph 1.2 o2b b10 45 verb.mp3 by ERH, courtesy the Freesound Project Tag: videobloggingweek2008

image in Flash | click here for Quicktime Two things are for sure this Videoblogging Week: I m voodling, and I m making a mess. I suspect I will be finding rice in my britches for some time to come. Sound: ph 1.2 o2b b10 45 verb.mp3 by ERH, courtesy the Freesound Project Tag: videobloggingweek2008

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click image to play in Flash | click here for Quicktime It s been a long time, but now, as a grand return, it s time for Videoblogging Week 2008! One video a day, every day this week. For other entries into this worldwide celebration of all things vlog, go here. Today s post for Day 1: a sampling of backyard wildlife. Yes, that is a dead sow bug (or roly-poly, for the children at heart), the victim of a previous day s attempt to eradicate this city of insects that are currently ravaging part of my lawn. Luckily the ants persisted, or I might never have got to know them this intimately. Perhaps I ll keep them around. In the spirit of Patalab: a bonus voodle (via Flickr s new video service)! Videoblogging Week 2008

click image to view in Flash | Quicktime | MPEG-2 (soon) This week, a charming tour of one of my favorite childhood haunts in the Bay Area, Children s Fairyland. Located near Lake Merritt in Oakland, California, this theme park based on children s literature is still very much alive, and not much changed from what we see in this film, submitted by Ashima here in Grand Rapids. Ashima has a few words to add: Must be 1968 and my Papa is holding me in the beginning. Papa was always wanting to use his camera to take pictures and video of me. Mama said that they had planned to send them to India, but never did. Here s another great set of photos from this unique place. A fun YouTube home movie that takes us down the rabbit hole in the Alice in Wonderland section. Here s a current bird s eye view of the park, and an aerial view from Google maps. Click the MPEG-2 link above for a high resolution version of this home movie on the Internet Archive.

get that birdie! get 'im!

click image to view in Flash | Quicktime | MPEG-2 (soon) This week, a beautiful and tender movie of a mother clearly in love with her new baby. Submitted by Ashima here in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the film features footage from California s Bay Area in the late 1960s. A bit more detail from Ashima, who was the baby in the film: Circa 1968 at Albany Village. Outside the apartment, the red car is what my parents used to drive. The red dress I am wearing my mama made. She used to make a lot of the clothes as long as the fabric cost less than $.25. Next, outside on the lawn on the University campus. The pram was used for both Ashima and Shailesh [Ashima s brother, born later]. Sari was silk given by Mama s mama when she got married. Building is near or around Berkeley campus. Hippie is some guy playing the guitar on Berkeley s campus. My mama said that she didn t think of him as a hippie, he was just a nice person playing pretty music. How sweet is that?! I love that shot! My mom in a sari and this dude playing guitar! Cultures come together peacefully! Albany Village is now known as UC Village, a student housing complex just outside of the University of California at Berkeley campus. Ashima s father was was then working on his Ph.D in Industrial Engineering. Click the MPEG-2 link above for high-resolution footage of this lovely film from the Internet Archive.