Shawn Mielke from California
 

I know I've achieved Major Player status here, but I thought it might be handy to have my file on hand just the same.

27 year old white male from Northern California, latent college
student, unmarried, doesn't own a car, tall, dark, and handsome ;-)
not religious, though would like to be more spiritual with brilliant
and beautiful girlfriend

interests/obsessions:

art
film (as art)
math
jazz
women
dv
experimental electronic music
acting
qabala

favored film directors:

Andrei Tarkovsky
Chris Marker
Raul Ruiz
Werner Herzog (sometimes)
Alejandro Jodorowsky
Terrence Mallick
Wes Anderson

favorite films:

Stalker
Mirror
Sans Soleil
The Color of Pomegranates
Badlands
Heart of Glass
The Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting
Blood Wedding
Koyaanisqatsi
La Belle Noiseuse
Persona

favored authors:

Jorge Luis Borges
Franz Kafka
James Joyce

Current dv related gear:

DSR PDX10
TRV19
Mac g4/cinema display
Imovie
Final Cut Express

I hope to get a PD170 by the end of December.

DV related experience:

a seven minute single shot video utilizing self, feedback, Light and Darkness, and ethereal music......

1 week spent with an XL1S in almost full auto; a sort of documentary within a mockumentary in which I played myself....

current long term educational/training video project, shooting lots of real teacher/ student scenarios, to serve as examples of alternative math teaching methods using original materials........

I am also now shooting dance, as an instructional aid for my girlfriend in her ballet folklorico class, as well as various semi regular local community dance events, simply for more camera experience.

I have recently begun to list possible community related documentary subjects, with an eye towards the local tv channel. We shall see.

In general, my goal is to become an educated professional cameraman and editor in the service of the world.

Thanks for that great introduction! I must say your lists are quite
different then most I've seen, including my own! <g>