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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:28:46 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>The Automatic Filmmaker</title><subtitle>Blog</subtitle><id>http://www.theautomaticfilmmaker.com/blog/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://www.theautomaticfilmmaker.com/blog/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.theautomaticfilmmaker.com/blog/atom.xml"/><updated>2012-02-02T17:12:35Z</updated><generator uri="http://www.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>Photo Blog #133</title><category term="Canon 600D"/><category term="Photo Blog"/><category term="Pittsburgh"/><category term="Snow"/><category term="Squirrel Hill"/><category term="Winter"/><id>http://www.theautomaticfilmmaker.com/blog/2012/2/2/photo-blog-133.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.theautomaticfilmmaker.com/blog/2012/2/2/photo-blog-133.html"/><author><name>steve</name></author><published>2012-02-02T17:14:33Z</published><updated>2012-02-02T17:14:33Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>Winter at home.<br /><span class="thumbnail-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a href="javascript:showFullImage('/display/ShowImage?imageUrl=%2Fstorage%2FPhoto_Blog_133.jpg%3F__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION%3D1327957587239',729,1100);"><img src="http://www.theautomaticfilmmaker.com/storage/thumbnails/2694334-16322469-thumbnail.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1327957587239" alt="" /></a></span></span><br /><em>Unfortunately, the amount of snowy days in Pittsburgh this winter have been few.</em></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Two Tracks with Buttonsz</title><category term="Buttonsz"/><category term="H&amp;T"/><category term="Highland Park"/><category term="Hip Hop"/><category term="MLive Music"/><category term="MMusic Video"/><category term="Pittsburgh"/><category term="Rap"/><category term="Video"/><id>http://www.theautomaticfilmmaker.com/blog/2012/1/27/two-tracks-with-buttonsz.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.theautomaticfilmmaker.com/blog/2012/1/27/two-tracks-with-buttonsz.html"/><author><name>steve</name></author><published>2012-01-27T14:03:21Z</published><updated>2012-01-27T14:03:21Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><a class="offsite-link-inline" href="http://www.reverbnation.com/buttonsz" target="_blank">Buttonsz</a> is an up and coming Pittsburgh rapper and member <a class="offsite-link-inline" href="http://www.reverbnation.com/theht" target="_blank">The H&amp;T</a>. I recently met up with her in Pittsburgh's beautiful Highland Park and filmed these two videos:<br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/35634007?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0" width="599" height="337" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe>&nbsp;</p>
<p><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/35252670?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0" width="599" height="337" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></p>
<p>the beat on the first video is courtest of <a class="offsite-link-inline" href="http://soundcloud.com/the-rhythm-thief" target="_blank">The Rhythm Thief</a></p>
<p><strong>Related Posts</strong><br /><a href="http://www.theautomaticfilmmaker.com/blog/2011/2/21/moving-you-by-christina-maria.html">Moving You by Christina Maria<br /></a><a href="http://www.theautomaticfilmmaker.com/blog/2011/3/4/a-perfect-moment-with-lindsay-ferguson.html">A Perfect Moment with Lindsay Ferguson<br /></a><a href="http://www.theautomaticfilmmaker.com/blog/2010/7/9/illusionist-boy-by-jane-lui.html">Illusionist Boy by Jane Lui</a><br /><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Photo Blog #132</title><category term="Canon 600D"/><category term="Downtown"/><category term="Goose"/><category term="North Shore"/><category term="Photo Blog"/><category term="Pittsburgh"/><category term="Reflections"/><id>http://www.theautomaticfilmmaker.com/blog/2012/1/10/photo-blog-132.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.theautomaticfilmmaker.com/blog/2012/1/10/photo-blog-132.html"/><author><name>steve</name></author><published>2012-01-10T18:15:01Z</published><updated>2012-01-10T18:15:01Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>Fly south or stay in the city?<br /><span class="thumbnail-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a href="javascript:showFullImage('/display/ShowImage?imageUrl=%2Fstorage%2Fblog-images%2Fphoto-blog%2FPhoto_Blog_132.jpg%3F__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION%3D1326219231763',754,1100);"><img src="http://www.theautomaticfilmmaker.com/storage/thumbnails/2694334-15964966-thumbnail.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1326219231764" alt="" /></a></span>&nbsp;</span></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>FoundObject026</title><category term="Found Object"/><id>http://www.theautomaticfilmmaker.com/blog/2012/1/6/foundobject026.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.theautomaticfilmmaker.com/blog/2012/1/6/foundobject026.html"/><author><name>steve</name></author><published>2012-01-06T18:10:28Z</published><updated>2012-01-06T18:10:28Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><img class="iphone-image" src="http://www.theautomaticfilmmaker.com/resource/iphone-20120107224528-1.jpg?fileId=15924334"/></p><p>Destroyed acoustic guitar. Beeler Ave, Pittsburgh. </p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Photo Blog #131</title><category term="Black and White"/><category term="Canon 600D"/><category term="Contrast"/><category term="East Liberty"/><category term="Photo Blog"/><category term="Pittsburgh"/><id>http://www.theautomaticfilmmaker.com/blog/2012/1/5/photo-blog-131.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.theautomaticfilmmaker.com/blog/2012/1/5/photo-blog-131.html"/><author><name>steve</name></author><published>2012-01-05T16:29:32Z</published><updated>2012-01-05T16:29:32Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>Cold Courts.<br /><span class="thumbnail-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a href="javascript:showFullImage('/display/ShowImage?imageUrl=%2Fstorage%2FPhoto_Blog_131.jpg%3F__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION%3D1325780961054',733,1100);"><img src="http://www.theautomaticfilmmaker.com/storage/thumbnails/2694334-15885655-thumbnail.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1325780961055" alt="" /></a></span></span>&nbsp;</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Notable Blog Posts of 2011</title><category term="2011"/><category term="History"/><category term="Retrospective"/><id>http://www.theautomaticfilmmaker.com/blog/2012/1/2/notable-blog-posts-of-2011.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.theautomaticfilmmaker.com/blog/2012/1/2/notable-blog-posts-of-2011.html"/><author><name>steve</name></author><published>2012-01-02T18:35:05Z</published><updated>2012-01-02T18:35:05Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>The following is a list of notable posts I made here in 2011, in chronological order. Keep in mind that 'notability' is completely subjective. Please feel free to look through all of my posts from 2011 and decide for yourself. <br />(Links open in a new window)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.theautomaticfilmmaker.com/blog/2011/2/7/foundobject010.html" target="_blank">FoundObject010</a><br />Shortly after the egyptian revolutions began, this found object seemed very appropriate</p>
<p><a href="http://www.theautomaticfilmmaker.com/blog/2011/2/11/kodachrome-is-dead-a-post-mortem.html" target="_blank">Kodachrome is Dead</a><br />a post-mortem review on the one and only roll of Kodachrome I have ever shot.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.theautomaticfilmmaker.com/blog/2011/2/14/goodnight-company-by-jane-lui.html" target="_blank">Goodnight Company by Jane Lui</a><br />The second video to be released from <a class="offsite-link-inline" href="http://www.janelui.com" target="_blank">Jane Lui's</a> latest album of the same name.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.theautomaticfilmmaker.com/blog/2011/2/23/will-ferrell-colonel-qaddafi-mashup.html" target="_blank">Will Ferrel/Colonel Qaddafi Mash-up</a><br />I noticed that Qaddafi shared a striking resemblance to a beloved SNL character</p>
<p><a href="http://www.theautomaticfilmmaker.com/blog/2011/3/20/songwriting-solitude-with-christina-maria.html" target="_blank">Songwriting &amp; Solitude with Christina Maria</a><br />A mini-documentary about <a class="offsite-link-inline" href="http://www.christinamaria.ca/" target="_blank">Christina Maria's</a> songwriting process. She is currently recording her new album, KODIAK.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.theautomaticfilmmaker.com/blog/2011/5/16/photo-blog-117.html" target="_blank">Photo Blog #117</a><br />Titled "Shanghai Self-Portrait" -- probably my favorite photo blog entry of the year.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.theautomaticfilmmaker.com/blog/2011/5/22/johanna-tagada-has-monstrous-friends.html" target="_blank">Johanna Tagada has Monstrous Friends</a><br />A mini-documentary about the street art of <a href="http://www.bonjourjohanna.com">Johanna Tagada</a>&nbsp;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.theautomaticfilmmaker.com/blog/2011/6/4/photo-blog-119.html" target="_blank">Photo Blog #119</a><br />This photo was taken at the massive protests that took place in Madrid, Spain</p>
<p><a href="http://www.theautomaticfilmmaker.com/blog/2011/9/7/photo-blog-123.html" target="_blank">Photo Blog #123</a><br />My first Photo Blog taken in Pittsburgh, in my new neighborhood called 'Squirrel Hill'</p>
<p><a href="http://www.theautomaticfilmmaker.com/blog/2011/9/15/timothy-jaromir-with-christina-maria-part-1.html" target="_blank">Timothy Jaromir with Christina Maria</a><br />The last video project I filmed while living Switzerland</p>
<div></div>]]></content></entry><entry><title>FoundObject025</title><category term="Found Object"/><id>http://www.theautomaticfilmmaker.com/blog/2011/12/31/foundobject025.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.theautomaticfilmmaker.com/blog/2011/12/31/foundobject025.html"/><author><name>steve</name></author><published>2011-12-31T05:05:22Z</published><updated>2011-12-31T05:05:22Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><img class="iphone-image" src="http://www.theautomaticfilmmaker.com/resource/iphone-20111231000522-1.jpg?fileId=15805268"/></p><p>Found Object. Christmas gift from my Grandma. Very tasty. </p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Photo Blog #130</title><category term="Canon 600D"/><category term="La Pine"/><category term="Long Exposure"/><category term="Night"/><category term="Oregon"/><category term="Photo Blog"/><id>http://www.theautomaticfilmmaker.com/blog/2011/12/25/photo-blog-130.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.theautomaticfilmmaker.com/blog/2011/12/25/photo-blog-130.html"/><author><name>steve</name></author><published>2011-12-26T00:11:16Z</published><updated>2011-12-26T00:11:16Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>Evergreen.<br /><span class="thumbnail-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a href="javascript:showFullImage('/display/ShowImage?imageUrl=%2Fstorage%2FPhoto_Blog_0130.jpg%3F__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION%3D1324858394311',804,1100);"><img src="http://www.theautomaticfilmmaker.com/storage/thumbnails/2694334-15740734-thumbnail.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1324858394312" alt="" /></a></span></span></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>FoundObject024</title><category term="Found Object"/><id>http://www.theautomaticfilmmaker.com/blog/2011/12/21/foundobject024.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.theautomaticfilmmaker.com/blog/2011/12/21/foundobject024.html"/><author><name>steve</name></author><published>2011-12-21T16:05:20Z</published><updated>2011-12-21T16:05:20Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><img class="iphone-image" src="http://www.theautomaticfilmmaker.com/resource/iphone-20111221110520-1.jpg?fileId=15695708"/></p><p>Spinal Needle. Found in a chemistry lab. </p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>From the 38th Floor</title><category term="Cathedral of Learning"/><category term="Night"/><category term="Oakland"/><category term="Pittsburgh"/><category term="Timelapse"/><category term="University of Pittsburgh"/><category term="Video"/><id>http://www.theautomaticfilmmaker.com/blog/2011/12/5/from-the-38th-floor.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.theautomaticfilmmaker.com/blog/2011/12/5/from-the-38th-floor.html"/><author><name>steve</name></author><published>2011-12-05T17:30:44Z</published><updated>2011-12-05T17:30:44Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>Last thursday was a night of fortuitous accidents. While scouting music video locations with <a class="offsite-link-inline" href="http://www.reverbnation.com/StraightValue" target="_blank">StraightValue</a>, a series of one-time opportunties lead us to an outside balcony on the 38th floor of the <a class="offsite-link-inline" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_of_Learning" target="_blank">Cathedral of Learning</a>. While, unfortunately too dark to shoot a scene for the video, I seized the moment to take some time-lapse footage and put together a short video. The view from there is incredible.<br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/33133572?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0" width="599" height="337" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe>&nbsp;</p>
<p><em>Music courtesy of <a class="offsite-link-inline" href="http://www.reverbnation.com/StraightValue" target="_blank">StraightValue</a></em></p>
<p><strong>Related Posts:</strong><br /><a href="http://www.theautomaticfilmmaker.com/blog/2011/9/18/photo-blog-124.html">Photo Blog #124: Cathedral of Learning</a><br /><a href="http://www.theautomaticfilmmaker.com/blog/2009/4/24/intervalometry-monmartre-paris.html">Intervalometry: Monmartre, Paris</a><br /><a href="http://www.theautomaticfilmmaker.com/blog/2008/12/2/confusion.html">Confusion</a>&nbsp;</p>]]></content></entry></feed>
