My Interview with Contour Magazine
A couple of months ago an old friend of mine Nikolai Soudek asked if I would be interested in being interviewed for his recently launched webzine/blog Contour Magazine. Described as a blog dedicated to people and their passions. Not only did Nikolai do his homework in terms of finding out who I am, but the article (specifically the way it incorporates embeds and links) most accurately captures the 6 year arc in my videography career. Nikolai took full advantage of what New Media offers us to create a piece that will stand the test of time simply because it very accurately reflects the time. I told Nikolai that if anyone wants to know what I am about today or in the near distant future all I have to do is direct them to this interview.
Enjoy
TrVZ
GTKU – Anayvelyse “Poet”
GTKU – Malik & KoKo “Newlyweds”
Yesterday I happened to be walking downtown Manhattan when I saw a young couple who just got hitched at city hall. I never met anyone who had a city hall ceremony so of course I stopped them and did an interview.
Life is like a box of chocolates, so are people. This is the inspiration behind the Getting to Know You project.
Trevz
GTKU – Lilly “Left Coast”
Life is like a box of chocolates, so are people. This is the inspiration behind the Getting to Know You project. Meet Lilly from LA who I met in the East Village.
GTKU – Dan “Interesting Man”
Life is like a box of chocolates, so are people. This is the inspiration behind the Getting to Know You project. Meet Dan an interesting man I met at Astor Place.
GTKU – Carlos “The Counselor”
Life is like a box of chocolates, so are people. This is the inspiration behind the Getting to Know You project. Meet Carlos, a chef I met at Union Square Park.
GTKU – Jonna & Olivia “Phobic”
Life is like a box of chocolates, so are people. This is the inspiration behind the Getting to Know You project. Meet Jonna & Olivia, two friends I met on Houston & Chrystie.
GTKU – Kevin
Life is like a box of chocolates, so are people. This is the inspiration behind the Getting to Know You project. Meet Kevin an aspiring comedian I met at Union Square Park.
GTKU – Angela “Daydreamer”
Life is like a box of chocolates, so are people. This is the inspiration behind the Getting to Know You project. Meet Angela from Australia who I met on Great Jones street Manhattan.
GTKU – Vindavana Lila
Life is like a box of chocolates, so are people. This is the inspiration for the Getting to Know You project. Meet Vindavana Lila from Florida. I met her on 1st Avenue in Manhattan.
GTKU – Natalie
Life is like a box of Chocolates, so are people. That is the inspiration behind the Getting to Know You project. Meet Natalie who I met walking across the Williamsburg bridge, Natalie’s mission is to fold a thousand cranes and document it on her tumblr.
GTKU – J.R. Melanie & Basquiat
Life is like a box of Chocolates, so are people. That is the inspiration behind the Getting to Know You project.
This past Monday I finally got around to seeing The Jean-Michel Basquiat documentary Radiant Child. Director Tamra Davis did a great job presenting a more disarming and thoughtful side of the talented but tormented artist. The commentary from Nelson George about the artist struggle with being a black man in a mostly white scene is fresh and insightful. And if you are a fan of the Julian Schnabel bio pic Basquiat you’re going to love seeing much of it play out through photos, video and interviews. One major critique I have is the poor camera and audio on some of the interviews. Nelson’s being the worst. Still I would higly recommend seeing this film.
After the film I thought it would be great to get a review from a fellow theatre goer. Say hello to J.R. and Melanie. They seemed like a great duo and I just had to approach them as a part of my Getting to Know You series.
BTW the film only runs through August 3rd. For more info log onto the film forum website.
Enjoy
Trevz
GTKU – Sarah
When I first started TheNewPop in 2005, I use to love touring NY documenting the colorful mosaic that makes up this city. Back then I use to rent my camera and wanted to get as much milage out of that rental as I could. So after a full day of shooting a video I would travel the city through the night shooting anything and everything that caught my eye. Mostly simple things that normally go unnoticed. I used my video camera in very much the way a photographer would use a still camera. Those early days were pure magic.
Since those early days I have tried many times to return to that free spirited approach without much luck. However thanks in part to owning a smaller DSLR camera (which for me also satisfies a long time desire to shoot photos), lately I have been more inspired to document city life again. This week I started doing a series of street interviews which I titled Getting to Know You. The title originally came from Theophilus London who guest hosted an episode on The New Pop that he titled, you guessed it “Getting to Know You.” They say life is like a box of chocolates, I say people are too. This is the inspiration behind this project.
This first episode features Sarah who works in a little Ice Cream Truck you may have seen around town called heartschallenger.com. Sarah was more than happy to tell us about the company and how she got involved with it. There will be more folks to meet this week.
Enjoy the series
Trevz
