“All profound things and emotions of things are preceded and attended by Silence” Herman Melville Team IPOS met yesterday to gaze into the forest together. As director and editor Patrick Shen shared a quote with us before unveiling an early assembly of the film he said, “first drafts are like shooting an arrow into the […]
“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s mind there are few.” -Shunryu Suzuki I’ve been making observations about my process as I edit IPOS. The hope has been to understand why I gravitate towards certain images, how long I let an image sit before I cut, and how I instinctually […]
I came upon this passage from John Cage’s book “Silence” during the first week of editing In Pursuit of Silence and it’s still messing with my head 4 weeks later. From camera movements (or lack of) to composition, we have made many attempts to shoot this film in a way that is consistent with our […]
In honor of World Listening Day, we put together a clip of our time at Denali National Park and Preserve, one of the quietest places we’ve had the privilege of experiencing on our journey of making this film thus far. Special thanks to the National Park Service and the great work that they’re doing to […]
A team member of IPOS took a weekend trip to a nearby monastery – here’s what happened… “Since there is no real silence, Silence will contain all the sounds, All the words, all the languages, All knowledge, all memory.” Dejan Stojanovic Prince of Peace Abbey rests atop a hill in Oceanside, California. It sits near […]
On Friday, March 8th at 10:33pm, our Kickstarter campaign for In Pursuit of Silence was fully funded! A BIG thank you to everyone who pledged and/or shared our campaign. We couldn’t have done it without you. After a month of preparation and 31 days of running the campaign, we’ve been taking it easy this week. […]
With only 39 hours to go to reach our goal (or we get nothing), we offer you this silent plea for support of our Kickstarter campaign, in three movements and 4 minutes and 33 seconds in length. Thank you for watching. Please consider making your pledge today and if you’ve already done so, please consider […]
Without further ado, here is the Kickstarter Campaign for In Pursuit of Silence! Just one day into the campaign and we’ve already been selected as a Staff Pick! Be sure to put on your headphones or turn up your speakers a bit before watching the video to get the full experience. Help us get this […]
Transcendental Media will soon be launching a Kickstarter campaign for In Pursuit of Silence to get things rolling. A lot of work (& fun) went into making and shaping this campaign. We can’t wait to share it with you! And for those curious about what goes behind a Kickstarter Campaign? This is what it looks […]