Eye of the Sandman (Opening Titles) from Jeffrey McHale on Vimeo.
I’m a sucker for good opening titles, so I’m especially thrilled to be a part of these. Jeff (who also edited the film) did a fantastic job re-creating the Saul Bass 60s vibe with the animation.
Behind-the-scenes aside: I shot the close-up “eye” footage of my fellow actors (well, someone else shot me). We were originally planning to use that footage during the sudden blackout sequence around the dining table. The idea was that the screen would be completely black, except for our eyes looking around. Clever, huh? The trick didn’t end up working, but I was glad to see the footage repurposed into the titles.
Vocalo (take 2)
Tom asked me to come into Vocalo again this morning and talk about life as a freelance musician. It was nice to show up early this time (uh, last time I was kinda late). We talked a fair amount about The Nutcracker, which I’m playing in the pit right now down at the Joffrey.
My basic ignorance of the ballet’s story was revealed, and I played a few samples of the second violin part, where I revealed just how spectacular I sound at 9 in the morning:
You can hear the interview here
Oh, and the Auditorium Theatre has 4,200 seats.