I'm in awe of people who can envision things that don't exist yet and then actually make them a reality. The triumvurate of entrepreneur and art patron Alan Gibbs, artist Eric Orr, and high-voltage engineer Greg Leyh is a great example. Working together on The Electrum sculpture, they overcame unheard of physical and technical hurdles and in the end realized the impossible. Gibbs provided the vision and the funding, Orr made the magic, and Leyh built the device.
The making of "Lightning Dreams: The Electrum at Gibbs Farm" has been an amazing journey, which began in San Francisco waaaay back in 1997. It has been a pleasure to working with and getting to know Alan Gibbs, Noel Lane, and the entire Gibbs Family on this and other documentaries about the building of Gibbs Farm.
I had an excellent crew on "Lightning Dreams," one I'm eager to work with again. New Zealand DP Scottie McKinnon delivered above and beyond. Editor Sabrina Zanella-Foresi, Composer Andrew Willis, and the Modulus crew: Eric Masunaga, Paul McGowan, Evan Schwenterly and Frank McDonnell on Color-Correction and HD Mastering, Damon Addleman the Re-Recording Mixer. And of course my trusty "Kitchen Cabinet" who reviewed numerous roughcuts and gave invaluable feedback: Murray Robinson, Steve Hollinger, Fritz Klaetke, Susan Battista, Polly Becker, Camilla Brinkman, Alexandra Metral, Gitika Desai, and Jocelyn Glatzer. Thanks to all!
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