the 200 water street tapes

TAPE 0293548: The Making of Frank’s First Film

been doing some remembering, reflecting. it goes hand in hand with flipping through photo albums, scanning old family movies, inputting old tapes of college days, or milestone birthdays. and i’ve been looking through a stack of tapes that haven’t seen light of day for over a decade. this few minutes is from 1998, when i lived on the 29th floor in the Financial District, or more accurately, the Seaport district of Lower Manhattan. it was pretty close to the World Trade Center, and in fact, i often used the sight of those towers to navigate my way around the area. they were reference points you knew would remain consistent.

this embedded clip below is me and three friends on the set of our friend/classmate’s film. it’s frank’s film, the cat who unlocks the door and talks to that receding woman in what reminds me of a sort of bergmanesque shot. him all superforeground. he was a real smart and talented guy and i’m sure he’s doing music videos or commercials or indies or more by now.

all in all, this was an amazing year, and the great thing about film and video is that when you push play, you’re right back there.

finally, this clip should really be at the theater. but i’m too busy to give it the full treatment. just trying to input these videos here and there, before bed, between jobs, when i get a minute. but you can expect to see more clips from these days soon.

mostly i’m amazed it’s over a decade ago.