Joseph Gordon-Levitt's Blog, page 150

CONTRIBUTE HERE==WEEK 6’s REQUEST: Listen to THIS AUDIO...

CONTRIBUTE HERE

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WEEK 6’s REQUEST: Listen to THIS AUDIO SAMPLE and REmix it anyway you want.

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NOTE: You can find the stems for this track HERE.

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ADDITIONAL NOTE: The Deadline for Play Along Week 6 is Wednesday, November 12th.

hitrecord:RE: HALLOWEEN 2014: Contribute a Photo, Drawing, or...

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RE: HALLOWEEN 2014: Contribute a Photo, Drawing, or Video of yourself in your Halloween 2014 Costume. CONTRIBUTE HERE

MIRROR MUSIC: Play along - in pairs - to THIS DEMO of the song. Or, write lyrics that relate to the theme of The Number Two. CONTRIBUTE HERE

SEASON 2 Q&As: RECord yourself on camera answering Q&As for our 8 themes of Season 2. Or, you can respond to someone else’s Q&A. You can find all the Q&As HERE.

hitrecord:WATCH HERE The script is all written for our short...

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WATCH HERE 

The script is all written for our short film “In a City” - now it’s time for VOICE OVER ARTISTS to perform it. CINEMATOGRAPHERS, you can keep on shooting footage of your cities, too.

VOICE OVER ARTISTS: Record audio of yourself reading THIS POEM. Please use THIS READING as inspiration. Here’s some direction to consider:

* You don’t have to have a professional microphone to record a VO - you can use your webcam or a phone

* Feel free to perform multiple takes of your readings

* Record in a quiet location

CINEMATOGRAPHERS: Keep on shooting beautiful, cinematic shots of your city as you take a walk through it. Check out THIS FOOTAGE for what I’m looking for. Here’s some direction to consider:

* At some point during your shoot, turn the camera on yourself and film your face as you walk - but don’t look directly into the lens.

* The footage you shoot should be handheld and demonstrate the motion of walking - please don’t shoot with a tripod, slider, etc.

* When you upload your footage to the site, please include the best unedited clips from your shoot.

hitrecord:"We wear similar hats…" #TBT WATCH HERE

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"We wear similar hats…" #TBT WATCH HERE

hitrecord:“Last Moment”

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“Last Moment”

In a City (joe's script)

In a City (joe's script): RegularJOE (Director): “Here is the script I wrote and edited together based on some really beautiful writing and smart text curation that was contributed to our “In A City” collab.  I’m so happy and inspired by how this collaboration has been going — excited to take the next steps..”

VOICE OVER ARTISTS: Perform a reading of this script and CONTRIBUTE HERE

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In a City

I like walking alone, when it’s quiet.

It stinks here in the morning.  It stinks here all the time.

But I like it.

The city and I share sips of the sun.

I keep walking, and the streets start getting crowded.

I make like I’m minding my own business.

But really I’m watching and listening.

I’m checking in, seeing where we’re at, me and everyone else.

We graze one another, like a razor on skin.

It’s our daily routine, and sometimes it comes to blood,

but not too often, not if you’re good at it.

I can disappear for blocks at a time,

blending in with familiar strangers.

Upstream salmon, fighting the good fight.

And I can’t help but wonder if we’ll all be devoured one day.

They say in the end, all cities fall down.

My home city is not my home town.

She’s a vain, aging, boulevard star, under reconstruction.

And when the sun goes down, the electric lights glisten in our greedy eyes.

I follow the flicker from block to block.

You know it’s your city when, no matter where you’re headed, there are memories.

I catch myself searching for your face in a sea of faces that are always almost you, but never really you.

This is what they meant, all those painters, all those poets.

This is what they were trying to show me.

It’s us.

Swarming, seething, flailing, faces hard as stone.

Here we are then.  Together, alone.

GET INVOLVED HERENow that the script for our new short film “In...

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Now that the script for our new short film “In a City” is all written, it’s time for the community to perform it. Also, Cinematographers can continue to contribute footage of cities all over the world for this project.

VOICE OVER ARTISTS: Record audio of yourself reading THIS POEM. Please use THIS READING as inspiration. Here are some notes to consider:

You don’t have to have a professional microphone to record a VO - you can use your webcam or a phone
Feel free to perform multiple takes of your readings
Record in a quiet location

CINEMATOGRAPHERS: Keep on shooting beautiful, cinematic shots of your city as you take a walk through it. Check out THIS FOOTAGE for what I’m looking for. Here’s some direction to consider:

At some point during your shoot, turn the camera on yourself and film your face as you walk - but don’t look directly into the lens.
The footage you shoot should be handheld and demonstrate the motion of walking - please don’t shoot with a tripod, slider, etc.
When you upload your footage to the site, please include the best unedited clips from your shoot.

Thanks again

J

hitrecord:“Growing up Together”

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“Growing up Together”

CONTRIBUTE HERE==EVERYONE W/ A CAMERA: RECord yourself on...

CONTRIBUTE HERE

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EVERYONE W/ A CAMERA: RECord yourself on camera answering these three specific questions RE: Future Technology: 

How would you feel about the self-driving car? Would you feel out of control? Do you think it seems dangerous? Do you think it would reduce the death rate of car accidents? 

How do you feel about the idea of brain chips? Does it sound fun or scary to you? 

How do you feel about medical technology evolving to the point of making immortality a reality? Is the point of life that it’s finite?

hitrecord:“Rising Stars”

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“Rising Stars”