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Bowieoke 2 & Open call for interviews

THIS SUNDAY! January 10th, 2016 – Open Call Interview Sessions

10:00 AM – 5:00 PM at Visual Studies Workshop

31 Prince Street, Rochester NY

Don’t miss your chance to be a part of Eggwork’s first feature length documentary: Bowie Goes To Jail – the true life story behind the infamous mug shot.

Do you have a David Bowie/Rochester story to tell? Tell it at our StoryCorps-style pop up interview station from 10am to 5pm. Walk-ins welcome but if you want to make an appointment please email info@bowiegoestojail.com. We’re also looking for photos and home movies from the mid-1970s.

And if you, or someone you know, has memorabilia stashed away somewhere we’d love to see it!

Bowieoke 2: Birthday Boogaloo

Friday, January 8, 2016 at 9:30pm Abilene Bar and Lounge (153 Liberty Pole Way) – Celebrate the 69th birthday of Mr. David Bowie as we invite willing participants on stage for Bowieoke (David Bowie Karaoke) to honor the man, the myth, the legend. The upstairs lounge will feature short films by Matthew Ehlers as well as an assortment of shorts and Vine videos by Nicholas Gurewitch (The Perry Bible Fellowship). Films include: Five Years – A musical montage of 70’s Rochester and Bowie Goes To Jail: The Musical.

There’s no cover for Bowieoke. Donations accepted upstairs for the films & complimentary food. A production of Eggwork & Tin Man Events with help from our friends at Abilene Bar and Lounge, Sticky Lips Pit BBQ on Culver Road, Record Archive and Iron Smoke Whiskey.

Help spread the word about these upcoming events. Check out our Facebook Event Page and share with your friends!

Driving Around Rochester With Rick

I’m honored to present the following short film that we edited. – Matt

Driving Around Rochester With Rick was created to support the Rick McKee Hock annual artist residency at Visual Studies Workshop. The 5–minute tour of the city was edited from material produced by Lauren Bon and Metabolic Studio during a trip to Rochester, NY in 2013.

Closed Caption available by clicking the “CC” button. To support the residency visit the Visual Studies Workshop Crowdrise fundraiser page.

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Inventions of Photography - Chapter One - Before Photography

Welcome to the twelve days of photography! I’m thrilled to share a series I co-directed and produced with Jessica Johnston, Inventions of Photography.

Below is a very nice comment made about the series:

An incredible photo resource: The George Eastman House video series on photographic processes, from dags to digital. http://t.co/786NODpu4F

— David Schonauer (@davidschonauer) December 19, 2014

A note from the filmmakers:

It’s important to understand that photography was not invented in one moment or by one person. For thousands of years people have been able to create an image, using the pinhole or silhouette, but were not able to ‘fix’ or keep that image. This chapter explores the inventive spirit of the pre-photographic age and the key technologies and experiments that lead to its invention.

The best way to understand something is to actually see it. Our goal throughout the series was to let the viewer witness photographic processes by a series of recreations. Of course, some improvisation was required like repurposing a vintage white lady’s leather glove to recreate Wedgwood’s experiment.

Inventions of Photography - Chapter Two - The Daguerreotype

On the second day of Christmas, photography gave to me – the first photograph.

A note from the filmmakers:

To better understand the complex history of photography this series is divided into chapters. Each chapter focuses on a key photographic process and includes inspiring examples of the process. The first is Niépce’s heliograph: View From A Window at Le Gras, commonly attributed as the “first photograph”, it was made nearly 200 years ago and still exists to this day.

The documentary series also focuses on photography’s fascinating array of inventors. Louise Daguerre, a Parisian showman, created the first commercially successful photographic process, the Daguerreotype. The world hasn’t been the same since.

If you found this video informative and worth sharing, please share it 🙂 – Matt & Jess