Instant Video #32 — Twirl by Tammy Lin Foreman (5 min. 2009) Directed, shot, and edited by Lester Alfonso for the collaborative weekly video project that ran from 2008 to 2010.
Check out also: Tammy’s cover of Coldplay’s Low in Instant Video #34 and Tammy Lin Foreman’s Bandcamp page for her audio discography.
[The following blog entry on the making of this video is from July 8, 2009.]
Not like instant coffee but “instantaneous coffee.” Our first date with collaborators. Rushing as usual. Tammy packs up the instruments. I pack up the video gear. Five minutes. We drive up the street and see the house.
Later, it will occur to me to write up a grant proposal to document live performances on heritage sites, produced for distribution on the world wide web. Use the video for support material. To foster awareness and collaborate and you know. The John Britton house in Peterborough, Ontario was built around 1850 and it represents the style of a Simple Gothic Classic. I don’t have clean shorts so I’m wearing my swimming trunks today.
I have seen Jenn Cole and Ryan Kerr dance a few times in various Peterborough presentations and just marveled at their brilliant minds for choreography and their effortless embodiment of these ideas that provoke unexpected emotions. Such natural talent. Of course, I also saw In the Parlour by Brian Mitolo (guythehood) who used Esther Vincent’s photos to create a beautiful piece that will stand the test of time.
I recently caught a Fleshy Thud live presentation of Ryan Kerr’s Mindful performed by Kerr and Cole and was completely stunned by its genius. And I couldn’t help but think that more people needed to see this kind of talent. Freeze it. Save it for generations to come later.
How about a guest appearance on an Instant Video? Ryan was already glimpsed in Instant Video #14. He could be a recurring character. The possibilities are endless. After the show, I set up a date with Jenn and Ryan. That is the only way we can make sure to meet in one place and one time and just play for a couple of hours. I’m sure we can come up with something. Tuesday at 2 pm.
Jenn Cole is gracious enough to offer chocolate and let us film there. Last-minute style, Tammy starts singing an old song about the End of Time. And it agrees with their genre, Jenn says. Waiting out the End of the World in a heritage home is some kind of perfect goth fantasy. Ryan Kerr choreographs quickly. Esther is holding the door open and handling the light disc. With Tammy in the mix performing live with the others as if there was a “studio audience.” This intimate two-person team has suddenly gained stars and a crew.
Heck. This is top-notch video busking. Instant Video maintains its corner on the sidewalk just off the ramp to the information superhighway. Reaching new unexpected heights with a little help from our friends. —LA
Blog post archived from the original Instant Videos site.
Lyrics:
Twirl by Tammy Lin Foreman c'mon love give me a twirl waiting for the end of the world c'mon put your hand in mine 'til the end of time destination: i don't know still i'm anxious to go as long as my view includes you charlie, i don't mind waiting for the end of the world