Setting up the wide shot camera in the rafters.
It was a really special night in a great space, despite a West Michigan Spring snowstorm. BVA managed to get the Airstream on stage by some miracle of driving prowess. Bill and Lisi Szymczyk made it in for the show and the band was kickin'. "Karma Generator" played on a huge screen and the audience really seemed to enjoy it, laughing at all the right moments.
My brother snapped this photo of the action.
We filmed the set with five cameras. Look for the DVD release hopefully later this Spring.
Pre-show from back stage.
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Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Karma Generator Screening and BVA Concert
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
"Karma Generator" trailer -- Behind-the-scenes with Brian Vander Ark
karma generator trailer from Brad Kelly on Vimeo.
In November, I spent some time in North Carolina, shooting a documentary I'm doing with my brother through our redBrick media venture. My brother is a commercial photographer and stunning fine art photographer (who favors moody nocturnal B&W images) -- and he's blogged about this project here.
We've combined our love of images and stories (and music) into several short documentaries over the last couple years -- and this latest one is called "Karma Generator."
It was a treat to watch the creative interplay as these two hashed out the songs in Bill's home studio (although much of the instrumentation was recorded at Mitch Easter's Fidelitorium).
The album is due any day now and some of the songs are up already at Vander Ark's myspace page. I'm partial to "I Went With The Road."
"Karma Generator," the short film documentary, will premier March 22, 2008 in Grand Rapids, MI prior to a Brian Vander Ark show (with full band). Tickets are available here.
(production action photos courtesy of Lisi Szymczyk)
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