Symphony of the Season My friend Dave Sluberski owns West Rush Media, LLC and is senior lecturer at RIT’s School of Film and Animation, where he specializes in sound design and technology. When discussing sound design for documentaries, he often talks about capturing at least a half hour of ambient noise from your surroundings for the film’s …
Category: Essay
Outgrowing Dolly
A mother is always happy to see her child blossoming into a self-confident young woman, but that doesn't mean she won't miss her child's early years.
Father’s Day Tribute
Some of my fondest memories of my father revolve around reading. Every Sunday morning, he gathered me into his lap and read whichever of the comic strips I pointed to. My father worked out of town a lot and was often home only on weekends, so these stolen moments meant the world to me. On the …
Capture the Moment
It surprises me how often I’m talking with loved ones about an event or gathering we attended together where we each remember something different. It’s not that any of us has forgotten or remembered incorrectly. Certain things simply stand out more for one individual than for another. That’s why it’s so important to capture the …
In Our Mother’s Steps
In our last newsletter, I wrote about how, when you look at a person, you can look into their past. They are a representation of all the events and people that have come before and influenced their looks, their skills and interests, even what country they live in. Mother’s Day is a wonderful time for each of us …
The Promise of Yesterday
Yesterday morning blossomed with such promise. I went to the Susan B. Anthony gravesite to work with friends in the Rochester Documentary Group on a collaborative project chronicling the day in which, for the first time in history, a woman had a chance to become President of the United States. Equally important, it was a …
Out on a Limb 