My guess is Aaron has never lived anywhere else. Compared to most cities, SF has a pretty great amount of resources.
That said, Carl, you're going to have to make it happen. Don't expect anything to be handed to you (especially if you're in anyway associated to SFAI), you've got to take charge and find things and do things. And when you do, you'll find that there's both a decent community (yes, maybe not "vibrant" anymore, but great in many ways) and one that is receptive to new things when someone does do something new. SF is known for having a ton of people who pass through for a few years and light the fire a bit AND people who hole away in their neighborhoods after having been part of the fire for a period of time (when you see their neighborhoods, you'll understand why). But when they're active, its a lot of fun. Your turn. Read "Radical Light", too. It's a pretty good. and yes, stay away from the burners... C On 8/30/11 1:57 AM, "frameworks-requ...@jonasmekasfilms.com" <frameworks-requ...@jonasmekasfilms.com> wrote: > ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:44:08 > -0700 From: "Aaron F. Ross" <aa...@digitalartsguild.com> Subject: Re: > [Frameworks] Moving to San Francisco To: Experimental Film Discussion List > <frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.com> The avant-garde film scene in > this town has really degenerated in the last ten years. I took a break for a > while to work on other things, and when I came back I found that the scene I > knew and loved had fallen on hard times. I can't recommend San Francisco as > a place to find new and exciting avant-garde motion picture events. The > venues Steve mentioned seem to be stuck in the 60's. I have nothing against > structuralism, etc. per se, but frankly I see a lack of imagination and an > inability to embrace new methods. This is an ill omen. Don't come here > expecting a vibrant community. It's stodgy, eccentric, self-absorbed, > insular, and profoundly unimaginative. The old guard have no mojo left in > them, and the young people are too busy fluffing their Burning Man costumes > to do anything revolutionary. Aaron _______________________________________________ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
