{"id":573896419,"date":"2023-11-30T21:09:07","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T02:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/?p=573896419"},"modified":"2023-12-02T00:52:21","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T05:52:21","slug":"lights-and-more-lights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/blog\/2023\/11\/30\/lights-and-more-lights\/","title":{"rendered":"Lights, and more lights"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oh, sure, today, when I have to be inside, it can be 20 degrees warmer and sunny. Isn’t that just the way of it? Of course it started out cold, ’tis the season, somehow. But by the time midday rolled around, by the time we got to campus, we were assured a beautiful day. And I got to spend the rest of it under fluorescent light bulbs.<\/p>\n

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Which was usual, but also mildly amusing today: we talked exclusively about lighting for film and television today. Hard light, soft light. Three-point light systems, key lights, fill lights, back lights. Four-point light techniques. High-key lights, low-key lights, silhouettes. The inverse square law (Intensity = 1\/Distance-squared). Reflectors, infusers. I had compiled 10 pages of good notes to share.<\/p>\n

And then, I did it again in a second class. <\/p>\n

After which, I met up with a few colleagues and we went out for dinner. Italian. We talked, among other things, about music, and nostalgia. It was delightful. <\/p>\n

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I had the opportunity in that conversation to talk about the Re-Listening project, but I did not bring it up. There was an almost natural spot for it to fit in, and while I could have wedged it in, I let the moment pass. I’d much rather tell you about it, dear reader. <\/p>\n

As you recall, the Re-Listening project is where I am playing all of my old CDs, in the order of their acquisition, in my car. These aren’t music reviews, but a fun jaunt down memory lane, a good excuse to put some music here and, of course, a good way to pad the site. Today we’re back somewhere in 2004, listening to the debut album from Los Lonely Boys. You’ll remember “Heaven,” which went to the top of the Billboard AC charts. So they had good airplay. They appeared on Austin City Limits and who all knows where else that year. A lot of people bought this record, it went double-platinum in 11 months. Willie Nelson raved about them. (This was recorded at his Pedernales studio.) And that part, and that single, are why I bought the CD. <\/p>\n