Thursday, August 13, 2009

tommy dean movies

tommy dean is a singer songwriter who lives in the seattle and tacoma area. his life is a work of art full of adventure and mystery. he invites his audience to live vicariously through his music. some of his stories are true and some of his stories are outright lies.

if my movie seems overly romantic and idealized, it is because it was my first documentary film. like my subject, i am trying to find myself as an artist. it is a labour of manifesting my dreams.

tommy dean show (38:41) from Joshua Guerci on Vimeo.



this second film is an hour long. much of the innocent magic has dissapeared and the result is a much more gritty and real dipiction of my subject. as a film maker, i feel that i play the role of a selective mirror. i must find a balance between what the audience would like to see and what the subject himself wants to see.

further, it is a challenge to balance between scenes of idealizing my subject and showing off his grubby parts. too much of one thing will ruin the sauce.

tommy dean & friends (1:07:14) from Joshua Guerci on Vimeo.



if you would like a physical copy of these movies, please leave a comment below. you can see some outtakes on my youtube channel and send me a message there. if you would like to share this movie with a friend, i would be happy to send you a copy of the dvd in the mail.

i am an independent filmmaker living in seattle and i would love to do another project like this, to expand upon what i did right and practice some of the lessons i learned first time around.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Joshua, can you email any show dates or imformation on up and coming tommy dean shows? can you send me both movies. E mail me at grady.grace35@gmail.com

Anonymous said...

Great documentary! i enjoy it a lot! I'd seen you in 2005 on the open mic in the tortoise hostel seattle and you was incredible, a very inspiring moment of my trip in seattle.thank's for your love.i'm a french guy's and same if i don't understand all of your lyrics i'm touched by many of your songs. i'm wondering, do you have any record's to sell?and where on the internet? don't know if this mail will be sent to you but here is my e mail address if you got time to told me.eldjoziro@hotmail.com