Aaron Castillo http://aaroncastillo.com new short film at SXSW Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:05:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en SXSW 2008 http://aaroncastillo.com/posts/sxsw-2008/ http://aaroncastillo.com/posts/sxsw-2008/#comments Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:00:04 +0000 Administrator http://aaroncastillo.com/posts/sxsw-2008/ I’m happy to announce the selection of The Book of Lenny for this year’s South By Southwest Film Festival. Every year, SXSW brings hordes of filmmakers, musicians, and technologists to Austin for an electrifying week of performances, screenings, and discussion panels. I look forward to attending as much as possible.

More info about the short film, including screening times, can be found here.

]]> http://aaroncastillo.com/posts/sxsw-2008/feed/ The Book of Lenny http://aaroncastillo.com/posts/the-book-of-lenny/ http://aaroncastillo.com/posts/the-book-of-lenny/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2007 23:28:45 +0000 Administrator http://aaroncastillo.com/posts/the-book-of-lenny/ For the past month, I have been a part of The Book of Lenny, a narrative short film conceived by artist Jonathan Marshall. It is the beginning chapter of a heroic journey set after a storm of unprecedented magnitude nearly destroys human civilization. The production took us to Matagorda Bay, TX, where we were thoroughly challenged by tough river currents and surprise auto failures. However, we’ve overcome and are excited about the film’s near completion and exhibition on October 20th.

Art Palace Gallery

]]> http://aaroncastillo.com/posts/the-book-of-lenny/feed/ Rededication http://aaroncastillo.com/posts/rededication/ http://aaroncastillo.com/posts/rededication/#comments Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:33:29 +0000 Administrator http://aaroncastillo.com/posts/rededication/

Much is happening. I am now working for a new company, punching buttons, compressing commercials and videos, and sending them away for broadcast. I’ve learned a lot in the first month, and this is only the beginning. I’ll have to elaborate later about the job though; this is more about a return to posting new materials here. Often.

Today is the first day of SXSW’s Click Festival, and a music video for one of my musical projects, Mediums, is a finalist. I used 8mm footage of a very nice couple’s trip through the Swiss Alps during the 1970’s. Watching their film in a tiny, dark room, I was immediately taken with it’s subtlety and timelessness. The images seem to naturally complement this piece of music, and I found it best to keep things simple. Please visit the site, watch the video for ‘Not Until Now’, and vote for it if you feel so inclined.

SXSW Click Festival 2007

*A rough demo of the song can be heard by clicking ‘One’ in the previous posting.

]]> http://aaroncastillo.com/posts/rededication/feed/ Keep Your Priorities Straight http://aaroncastillo.com/posts/demo-mixes/ http://aaroncastillo.com/posts/demo-mixes/#comments Fri, 07 Jul 2006 20:06:24 +0000 Administrator http://www.aaroncastillo.com/?p=17 The following are demo mixes of material that will accompany “Keep Your Priorities Straight”. This film reccounts the life of William Armstrong, a painter who has worked in the film industry for over 25 years.

One

Two

]]> http://aaroncastillo.com/posts/demo-mixes/feed/ Excerpt from ‘7/4 (Shoreline)’ by Broken Social Scene http://aaroncastillo.com/posts/excerpt-from-74-shoreline-by-broken-social-scene/ http://aaroncastillo.com/posts/excerpt-from-74-shoreline-by-broken-social-scene/#comments Sat, 27 Aug 2005 03:37:32 +0000 Administrator http://www.aaroncastillo.com/posts/excerpt-from-74-shoreline-by-broken-social-scene/ I wrote this part down for several of my drum students to help explain different time signatures.

The part is fairly simple, and best to think of as two separate, alternating 4/4 and 3/4 measures. After that, the main challenge is just getting it up to the recording’s tempo.

]]> http://aaroncastillo.com/posts/excerpt-from-74-shoreline-by-broken-social-scene/feed/ pictures from mexico http://aaroncastillo.com/posts/pictures-from-mexico/ http://aaroncastillo.com/posts/pictures-from-mexico/#comments Sat, 13 Aug 2005 01:58:55 +0000 Administrator http://www.aaroncastillo.com/?p=11 a new photo section has just been added, and the first batch comes from cancun, taken this past july.

]]> http://aaroncastillo.com/posts/pictures-from-mexico/feed/ excerpt from ‘complement’ http://aaroncastillo.com/posts/excerpt-from-complement/ http://aaroncastillo.com/posts/excerpt-from-complement/#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2005 20:02:13 +0000 Administrator http://www.aaroncastillo.com/?p=8 although entirely in 4/4, delaying snare and bass notes in the second measure creates a fresh, rather simple syncopation.

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