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Three, short, serendipitous vignettes were captured using a hand-held mini camera and DV tape. The clips were unscripted and all filming was done using single takes with no site edits. Filmed on location from Zurich to Chur (Switzerland) and Ronchamp (France) in 2006.  Music on 'LeCorbu' is from a CD entitled 'TangoSessions2", and was derived from an abandoned disc found in a hotel room in Mendoza, Argentina in 2008. We fully honor and credit the composers, musicians and producers of this fine soundtrack.  The CD remains at the inn for use by the next lucky listener.   Special thanks to  Paul B. and Jim J. and the 'Swiss Caper' team.  In honor of and in "Memory of Ray"

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An early student film, rather raw and very unfocused, assembled 

by a 17 year-old when attempting to figure out how to operate a Super-8 film

camera.  The soundtrack was lifted from vinyl albums by Pink Floyd, Elton John, ( it was the early 70's, folks) copied onto a reel-to-reel and spliced together via blade and tape. When screened, the film and music were originally played on separate gear with manual syncing - pre MC era.  The later film and sound were eventually copied onto CD thanks to the heroic work of SFvideo. Grin and bear it; it's very old school, analog, with visible cut-and-tape-splice edits in the film.  The story explores disability,  isolation, socio-economic class and the coming of age for the filmmaker.  True teenage bewilderment.

  a LUXBOXfilm   ca. 1972-73.     A film by D. Deauxdt and F. Herbert.

At some point during the on-site filming in the outdoors, the film-maker was chased by police for trespassing onto private land and contributing to the delinquency of minors.  He ran with the camera and other equipment, jumping into the bed of a pick-up in an attempt to gain a  ride.  No such luck; he was arrested and spent the remaining afternoon with the police.   Everyone else had safely escaped.  Filmed in New Orleans.

The name  Luxbox  was derived from a brand of a sheet-metal, cube-shaped,  box camera made by Lumière in France, from 1933.  As students, we had attempted to replicate the function.....with no luck on that, either.

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post-KATRINA  video essay

Sunday Streets in San Francisco from Dogpatch to Bayview

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Produced by: LUXBOXcinema

a Mullywood Picture  

Produced by: LUXBOXcinema

a Mullywood Picture  

Produced by: LUXBOXcinema