SF | HOT FOR TEACHER

On Fridays I'm enrolled in a class with Harrell Fletcher called Some People. I'll talk more about it here, I'm sure, but what I want to talk about right now is what I do on the every-other-Friday it doesn't meet, which is to go to George Kuchar's class.

He makes a movie with his class every single semester. Linda is a big part of these projects and has been acting in them for seventeen years. The scene from moment to moment could easily be called chaotic - nobody knows what scene we're shooting next, or what miniature set or lighting configuration is coming up, or what character you might be playing until it's time to know about them. But in the larger environment of the space, we all move organically from camera to sound to set design to acting, communicating opinions and enlisting help as needed.

Essentially, it's a 6 hour weekly lesson in collective consciousness, social dynamics anticipation, and learning when to pick up and when to let go.

And in short, I am deeply in love with George Kuchar.

Here is George working, and a deep bow to Palmer, who so created the insect costume, that he cast the eyes in latex from a disco ball.

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