Help smart poor kids...

... that can really make a difference.

As the upper class becomes more elite and the lower class becomes poorer, I feel that it is important for us proletariates to stick together.  Here is one way to do just that.

WISHBONE- Dare Your Courage from travispitcher on Vimeo.

Music...

... has been on my mind lately.  Polly asked Becky, "What kind of music does Travis play?" and Becky responded, "Oh, you know, mostly folk-ey kind of stuff."  and I thought to myself, "False".  I say "false" because I don't play music anymore really.  It is going the way of the skateboard, that old piece of wood that sits up on the top shelf in our house rotting.  It gets used maybe a few times a year and those are good times.  The other piece of wood (aka my guitar) sits in it's case, safe from being played or used, but sad.

I love music.  It inspires me and motivates me more than most things.  I imagine videos to music.  That is how they usually start, with a song.  But the video has taken over and the music is repressed.

Luckily I have outlets until the day where I can have the time that music essentially requires.  There are things like this, which amaze me and motivate me.

Quad Time from The Joy of Box on Vimeo.
Watch the whole thing. You won't be disappointed.

PS Sufjan Stevens came out with a new EP.  He is a strangie, but a goodie.

There is something great...

... about old stuff.  The history that it has.  The stories it can tell.  Becky and I have been really into the idea of old stuff and styles lately.  Her parents were kind enough to bring down some furniture for us (yeah! for new couch, lounge chair and other stuff) of which contained some great vintage stuff.

Here are some pictures:

Here is our new old chair.  It is from a Judge from the 1930's.

A book by one of Becky's favorites, A.A. Milne

The book was given to Becky's great grandmother in 1931

 A cool wool bicycle hat that I want.  They are so cool.

Vintage bikes are the coolest.  Touring.

I could probably site a bunch of other stuff but I are going to eat breakfast instead.

Just something I did yesterday...

... for the Tipping Bucket.  This next bucket is really cool I think.

Just as neat is the video that I made (if I do say so myself).  The product of a day's work (hence why I am posting at 1am).  I went and bought the book Thermodynamics from D.I. and proceded to tear out pages and print pictures onto them.  I would then glue them back into the book in order then Becky was kind enough to lend her vocal talents and hand modeling talents (though I wish she wouldn't have worn her ring).  So the book turned out cool and so did the video part.

My favorite part is the music though.  I composed it and put it together in about 1/2 hr.  It helped me to remember how much I enjoy making music.  It is a super fun thing to do.  I was going for the raw kind of humming that you get with medioqure guitar playing like you see on the sound tracks to Where The Wild Things Are and Juno.  Kind of fun.  Anyways, go to Tipping Bucket to help build this library and enjoy the video!

Go full screen if you can.

Build a Library in Malawi from travispitcher on Vimeo.

Just a reference...

... for future stuff.  What a dork (not me, this guy).

What I am working on now...

... is trying to finish up my senior project as much as I can before school starts.  We are working each week with a new farmer for the Farmer's Market episode and we will probably feature 3 to 4 farmers in the episode and their thoughts on community and what the farmer's markets mean to them.

We met Ralph Steele the first day of the Provo Farmer's Market and I instantly knew that we would be filming eventually.  He has a small farm down in Santaquin and has been around chickens his whole life.   He was very kind and led us around for a good two hours talking to us and showing us what he does.  You will get to know his story a bit more through the final doc.  I will be editing a ton for this over the next few months.  Anyways, he is there every Saturday and his eggs are the best.  Check them out.

Here is the teaser.

Farmer's Market Farmers- Ralph Steele from travispitcher on Vimeo.

My new favorite video...

... for right now.  I love this stuff.  So everyday, so clever, so great.

Let's see if you can figure it out.

I have been impressed lately...

... with Henry David Throeau.  You know, the guy that went and lived in the woods in a cabin by the lake for like a year and then wrote a book about it.  Yeah, that guy.  He had some neat ideas, like this one:

"Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind."

How interesting.  Besides being a philosopher and talking about man's constant need to minimize the "luxuries" and find what is truly important he was also a political activist (which I have been feeling recently).

"I ask for, not at once no government, but at once a better government"

I think that my mom would even like him.  He said that his "nose is [his] most predominant feature" which I know that she loves.  

Anyways, I should read some of his stuff.  On the list is Walden and Civil Disobedience.  

Someday...

... I will edit like this and shoot like this.  I love this style.  I takes you into what somebody is feeling and experiencing and it creates an experience vicariously.  Almost like remembering something.  So cool.

Dear Japan from Matthew Brown on Vimeo.

Came across this today...

... and I thought, "What if our modern day government did PR like this? How would this affect people and cause them to change?" I think that it worked in the past and though times are very different, something so cutting and didactic might just do the trick. What do you think?

Also, if you don't collaborate in a car pool already, take this example and start car sharing.

Just some videos...

... for reference.

The Mast Brothers from The Scout on Vimeo.


Zimoun : 361 prepared dc-motors, filler wire 1.0mm, 2010 from ZIMOUN VIDEO ARCHIVE on Vimeo.


The Diary of a Disappointed Book from Studiocanoe on Vimeo.


How to feed the world ? from Denis van Waerebeke on Vimeo.


Our time is brief from Ian Berenger on Vimeo.


Meet Your Farmer - Chase Farm from Pull-Start Pictures on Vimeo.

Your secret from Jean-Sebastien Monzani on Vimeo.

Seaweed from Tell No One on Vimeo.

TakePart: Participant Media - Waiting For 'Superman' - Infographic from Jr.canest on Vimeo.

Vimeo Festival + Awards – VsTheBrain from VsTheBrain on Vimeo.