http://www.everymansjourney.com/
Touring with a rock band is everyone’s adolescent dream, the screaming fans stadiums packed full of eager faces. What became apparent is the sacrifices that these performers and their support staff make to put these shows on. The story of Neal Schon’s discovery of Arnel Pineda is an amazing testament to the perseverance of dreams. I’ve been involved with this project for over a year, please check out the trailer on the site and give to the cause.
CAAM presented the 2010 San Francisco Asian American Film Festival in March of this year. Over the years they’ve asked me to shoot various things for them here is a selection of videos presented on their site. Check out their Youtube page as Well.
PBS, NOVA will be re-airing Ocean Animal Emergency, May 26th, check your local listings or click on the link.
Brave New Voices will start airing on HBO, the first episode was this past Sunday, click the link to see some of the young artists. Working on this series was really a great opportunity. Spoken word is truly a movement.
As promised, the duck egg delight of the Philippines, Balut. Promising vitality and high protein content, Balut is probably best warm but we settled for room temp. Tastes like an egg but the texture is always what brings us back.
Durian is the litmus test of the culinarily brave. Andrew Zimmern couldn’t stomach it and truthfully most people cannot stomach it, including Ramona, director of a documentary about Journey, the band, that we’re shooting right now in the Philippines. I don’t give the “acquired taste” defense much credence—you only live once, you gots to try everything at least once. Vicente Franco is a living testament to the healing regenerative powers of durian. Complaining of cold symptoms for 2 days coupled with a runny nose, the cure came on day 3 when durian made it’s way to the crew lunch at Barrio Fiesta in Manila. Pictures of Balut will be forthcoming.
Working in production is kind of like summer school and summer camp rolled into one—a truly educational, transformative and collaborative effort. On this page, I’ll try to give you a sense of the people, places and perspectives I’m currently discovering. Please refer to the camera, sound and design pages for respective crewing information. I can be reached at (415) 948-7293.
JIM CHOI - INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION 