Seven Ways to Sunday

Peter Earl McCollough


11/15/11 Leica #8 Blow Up

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Blow Up, Girl Walking, Looking back, Gold,

From post #8 on the Leica Blog.

This entry was written by Peter Earl McCollough, posted on November 15, 2011 at 1:24 pm, filed under Cinema, Industry, Leica Project, Street and tagged , , , , . Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.



12/22/10 David Lynch Music Video

Earlier this month I came across a music video contest being hosted by Genero.TV. The contest is for two new tracks released by David Lynch, a very significant creative inspiration and spiritual guide for me. So when I heard of this contest, I got that flashing, heavy feeling in my stomach where I knew it was time to stop talking and start making. The underlying and personal challenge was in making myself vulnerable by actually applying myself as much as possible, or in other words, facing the fear of failure. And as Julie Elman, a design professor from Ohio University, would always say to her students, you must “dare to suck.”

Last weekend I rented a Canon 7D for a weekend and in 48 hours, using Miki as an actress and our apartment as a backdrop, we gave it our best. It was a difficult and frustrating experience, a true DIY project. Lights from the hardware store, trying not to melt gels taped to tripods, doing take after take to get a fluid shot because I don’t own a video tripod, etc.. I spent about 4 days editing through 40gb of footage with the contest deadline hanging above my head and, in the end, as imperfect as the video is, I’m happy with it. I embrace the flaws because they’re a true reflection of where I’m at. And most importantly, just by completing this project I’ve taken a significant internal step towards becoming a cinematographer, which is my true passion.

Take a peek at the link to the video below, and if you like what you see, take a minute to vote for it or share it with a friend. Thanks to Miki for being so patient and supportive and to Scott Brauer for that trip to a decrepit indie theater in Detroit where I was first introduced to David Lynch.

Good Day Today: A David Lynch music video by Peter Earl McCollough

Here are some scenes from the video:











This entry was written by Peter Earl McCollough, posted on December 22, 2010 at 7:25 pm, filed under Cinema and tagged , , . Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.



12/7/10 Music Video Sketches II



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8/6/10 City Streets 1





This entry was written by Peter Earl McCollough, posted on August 6, 2010 at 12:48 pm, filed under Cinema, Street and tagged , . Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.



8/4/10 Devil’s Lake

Video grab from a dip in Devil’s Lake, Wisconsin.

This entry was written by Peter Earl McCollough, posted on August 4, 2010 at 7:07 pm, filed under Cinema, Personal and tagged . Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.



5/27/10 Hi8mm












Hi8mm grabs from personal moments.
Summer 2008 in Athens, Ohio, & New Paltz, New York.

This entry was written by Peter Earl McCollough, posted on May 27, 2010 at 11:55 pm, filed under Cinema, Multimedia, Personal and tagged , , . Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.



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