- Like soccer games. 128 frames per second. The majestic presentation of his once athletic self.
- Like walking through the halls. Capturing the self-assuredness of a teenager's travels from class to class. Recording his illusory importance in a sea of anonymous foot traffic.
- Like the night of his parents' separation. Steady in its focus, reminding him that manhood is a tear-less path, all stoicism and unflinching rigidity.
- Like meeting his wife. The camera pans, circling him as if wishing an embrace; immortalizing a moment of revelation and reassurance.
- Like the wedding. Streaks of light pouring over every frame. Something ethereal. Everything permanent. Perfect.
- Like the birth of his children. The chaotic, hand-held style embellishes his anxiety, but zooms out. Immediate relief. Endless potential.
He's part audience, part demographic.
He's sometimes audience, a would-be reviewer.
But he is the cinematographer, all lens and focus.
1 comment:
MR. RODOFF! This is Kevin Coyle. An old student from St. Joe's Prep. I don't know if you remember me, but I certainly remember your class...I EVEN GOOGLED YOU, and came across this wonderful blog. I hope all is well, and it seems that you have started a family. I too have a blog that you can peek at by clicking on my name. Or clicking this www.wecanmakeithappen.blogspot.com
Good to see you are still writing. I remember you giving us a snippet of your writing about a bank robbery and an awesome description of blood running out of a child's nose. I think the child was being protected by a parent as the robbery was in progree, and their agressive protection lead to the bloody nose.
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