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"The Lonely Moan" Death Valley footage with Vintage, 1920's-30's Era Cooke Lenses

Joe Taylor

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"The Lonely Moan" Death Valley footage with Vintage, 1920's-30's Era Cooke Lenses

http://vimeo.com/12093591

The Death Valley shots in this film were captured with a newly PL mounted set of 1920's and 1930's era Cooke Speed Panchros that my brother in law recently had PL modified for his Aaton. They certainly have a life of their own.

Film is scored by The Besnard Lakes, "The Lonely Moan" from their latest album, "The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night," is composed of 2nd unit demo-footage filmed for a work-in-progress documentary project about the John Glanton led band of scalp-hunters who menaced the Mexican border in 1860.

Based on Blood Meridian and My Confession: The Recollections of a Rogue.

http://vimeo.com/12093591
 
Unreal man. Those Cooke's are awesome.
 
Hello Peter and Piers,

Thank you for you kind words. Love your feedback.

Joe T
 
Mr. Taylor, I salute you.

Good shooting and best regards,

Leo
 
I just downloaded this beautiful footage.

Also have Mr. Taylors's older time-lapse footage.

He knows well to shot to catch atmosphere and feeling of those landscapes.

Btw I also have got an offer of several Cooke Speed Panchros from mid 40's in Debrie Parvo mount.

Just thinking to convert them in PL...
 
Beautiful. I like the American Cantos reel too. Nice use of sound in your work.
 
Hey, a big thanks for all the warm comments. This is a great community!
 
Mmmm, yummy- love me the Cooke Glass! Nice work all around.
 
One shot where you see the rain coming down is unreal...curious how
long you were out there to capture this amazing footage..?
 
Thanks, everybody, for your feedback. It really means a lot to me. Steve Das asked about my approach and strategy to capturing these landscapes. Most of it comes to having the freedom to strike when that rare window of opportunity presents itself. Folks familiar to the southwest know that for 95% of our days, we are stuck with the same bald, bland blue skies and punishing sun. But when the monsoons of late summer make their show, that's when the magic happens. Most of my storm footage was shot in Arizona and Nevada late last summer. All of the Death Valley footage, which was captured with those Cooke Panchros that are have been so heavily used that their mechanics are mostly uncoated brass, that footage was filmed last March when that region had about three days of unprecedented stormy weather that presented itself with those hauntingly, dramatic skies. I lived out of my truck for three days and had the time of my life.

Again, I appreciate all the feedback.

Best
 
Thanks, Mitch.
 
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