Johnny has often said how much he would like to make of a video a drawing in progress. As the Exhibition approaches, the dream may be coming closer ... but one can never tell, especially when Don Quixote is in charge.
'Well, how are things?' I asked Johnny at early doors last week. He fixed me with hooded eyes, that widened for emphasis, 'I am exhausted. Coral and I have been working in the Studio - all day - 8 hours - Coral was knocking on the door at 9.30 this morning! And what have we got to show for it? - Nothing!'
'What on earth were you doing?'
'Video-ing.'
'Oh?'
'You remember Bob - he was in the Studio last week - the video guy?'
'Yes,' I replied, recalling a smiling, brown-curly-headed face in blue jeans.
'Well, he said that to produce a video of me creating a drawing from start to finish will need three cameras - one on the drawing, one on the model and one on the Studio. Then,' he paused and looked intent, 'they will be cut and put together into a sequence.'
'Yes,' I said. I know nothing about filming, but it seemed sensible.
'So today,' Johnny continued, 'Coral and I had a go a making a video of me doing a drawing.'
'Well how many cameras did you have?' I enquired.
'One - mine - it took two hours to strap it to my head - we used loads and loads of Velcro in the end. Then I couldn't remember whether it was on or off ... and when it was on, it wasn't looking at what I was looking at ... so I had to try and adjust my sight - but when I did that, I couldn't see what I was drawing - on the paper or off it ... it's been a disaster,' he closed gloomily.
Helpless with laughter, I enquired, 'And why did you do it - given that the expert said three cameras?'
'Well ...' he considered carefully, 'I needed to know - I know now.'
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