A filmmaker spent 2004 with cameras trained on the Golden Gate Bridge, recording a goodly number of the 24 people who leaped to their deaths that year.
Falling from the bridge takes around 4 seconds.
The Bridge wove those grim scenes into a documentary film, surrounding them with witness interviews and talks with the jumpers' family and friends. Mental illness, a diet of drugs, or overwhelmed by life seemed the most common reasons for taking the literal plunge.
The body reaches a velocity of 75 mph before hitting the water.
Most suicides weren't a surprise to those nearest the deceased, but shock and grief were a parting gift that kept on giving.
One person survived the jump. Others have lived through similar or worse falls, but the odds favor a terminal outcome.
A most disturbing film.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Like Fine Wine
No one has the numbers on old animation writers, but sci-fi scribes seem to improve with years. i09 does the math.
Monday, February 08, 2010
Super Bowl
is over. Physical therapy for my shoulder continues tomorrow with more pulling and prodding and kneading. Can't seem to get untracked and write anything as I chew on sunflower seeds ala Fox Mulder and wait for a spacecraft to come collect me. If one does, I'll be upset and want to go back to my favorite chair. And the whole probing thing...without even dinner and a show!
Sunday, February 07, 2010
A Link to Morose Author Facts
My friend (and fellow writer) Bernadette sent me this dour essay on writing that tells me little that I didn't already know, but tells it well.
Stormy Weather
Or the aftermath. A view yesterday evening from our church parking lot as mud slides have already done their damage and the storm departs to the east.
Congrats to Bruce Timm
Winner of the Annie's Winsor McCay Award in recognition of career contributions in animation. (Jeffrey Katzenberg and Tim Burton also received McCays.) Complete 37th Annie winners list here. I'm more amazed that Timm lasted over two decades at Warner Bros. (Along with Alan Burnett.) There should be an award for that. In a way, I guess there is. It's called a 'paycheck.'
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