Carls Chuck E. Cheese Chaos Francisco: Mormon, druid, Yalie & Disney kid 2020-06-17 | On a trip from Utah in the summer of 1991, to visit my parents in California, one of the last activities was a birthday party for Carlos at the rat's place. There were a lot of cousins running around, and it was... stressful. Well, the kids enjoyed it, although you can see that some of us had too much sun.
Carlos, One Month Old Francisco: Mormon, druid, Yalie & Disney kid 2023-07-21 | This is a digitized copy of a Super 8mm movie, filmed in August of 1980, when Carlos was only one month old! It was filmed on the porch of his Dillman grandparent's house in Connecticut, and also at a very boring East Coast camp. Hey, I was there, he was bored, I was bored. Even the dead fish was bored.
Longing for Druids at Columcille Francisco: Mormon, druid, Yalie & Disney kid 2023-07-03 | The DragonOak OBOD Retreat (dragonoakobodretreat.druidry.org) brings Druids from all over the US to celebrate and perform ritual. Part of what they do occurs at Columcille Megalith Park (https://www.columcille.org). In 2023, I couldn't make it, due to problems related to both capitalism and climate change.
Banana Slugs Francisco: Mormon, druid, Yalie & Disney kid 2023-06-20 | Today, the 19th of June, 2023, we went to Lost Man Creek in Redwood National & State Parks and hiked up the trail. We saw these beauties and I had to make a film... in honor of a friend.By the way, Lost Man Creek is a World Heritage Site. So you shouldn't go there and eat the Banana Slugs.
Forest Moon Festival - Part #2 Francisco: Mormon, druid, Yalie & Disney kid 2023-06-20 | This is the second part of our videos about the Forest Moon Festival held in Humboldt & Del Norte Counties, June 3rd, 2023. It was filmed at Sequoia Park Zoo and the Skywalk there, as well as Sequoia Park itself.Don't forget to see Park #1, which was filmed where the speeder chase scene in Return of the Jedi was filmed.
Forest Moon Festival - Part #1 Francisco: Mormon, druid, Yalie & Disney kid 2023-06-19 | This video is the first part of our two part series on the Forest Moon Festival held in Humboldt & Del Norte Counties, June 3rd, 2023. It was filmed at Cheatum Grove in Grizzly Creek Redwoods SP, where the speeder chase scene was filmed for Return of the Jedi (some 40 years ago!).Don't forget to watch Part #2.
Terragarth Footage (scan from 16mm film) Francisco: Mormon, druid, Yalie & Disney kid 2023-05-28 | My associate, John Law & I, had this 16mm work footage digitized at Movette Film Transfer. There are other copies out there, but this is from the original celluloid. It lacks sound, but it's out there so that it can be examined and possibly edited into something watchable in the future.
A Trance of Trees Francisco: Mormon, druid, Yalie & Disney kid 2023-05-23 | At an Amy Lee/Lindsey Stirling concert in September of 2018, when this song, "Hi-Lo" was performed, I somehow had a vision of trees. This is my attempt to recreate that forest in my mind. The photos are from our trips to Humboldt Redwoods SP and Redwoods National and State Parks during the weekend of the 21st and 22nd of May, 2023.
A Strange Hike Francisco: Mormon, druid, Yalie & Disney kid 2023-05-08 | We had a bit of an adventure today, 7 May, 2023. Almost 5 miles of adventure. A bit of a scary adventure. But yeah, it was fun.
Dreams of the Forest Moon Francisco: Mormon, druid, Yalie & Disney kid 2023-04-03 | We'd dressed up in our (then current) Star Wars best and headed up to Prairie Creek Redwoods, and had just started on the trail when we met a film crew from PBS at the trail head. They had a drone. We had lightsabers.This little movie/dream was filmed on the 18th of February along the Brown Creek trail in the Redwood National & State Parks. It's all just an illusion... or a very strange memory.
Wing Commander, a Space Odessey Francisco: Mormon, druid, Yalie & Disney kid 2023-02-28 | This was created because I realized that 2001, A Space Odessey could have been made with many different classical scores, but Wing Commander's music was used to create an amazing opening that began the movie with solid storytelling.So I kind of munched them together. "It's a science experiment!"
The Forest Moon Festival of 2022 Francisco: Mormon, druid, Yalie & Disney kid 2023-02-15 | Here's what the 2022, smaller evening festival looked like when my son, Carlos and I attended at the Sequoia Park Zoo.
Porkins Is Ready Francisco: Mormon, druid, Yalie & Disney kid 2023-01-24 | This is composed of photos, videos and Disney PhotoPass media acquired on a trip to WDW in September of 2021. Well, ok, the new ending was taken at Disneyland right before Christmas.Am I obsessed?And it's not designed for commercial use, to be monetized or anything like that. I hope you enjoy it.
The Wild Druids Francisco: Mormon, druid, Yalie & Disney kid 2022-07-25 | After Pantheacon in February of 2016, a flock of Druids traveled to Calaveras Big Trees State Park with Kristoffer Hugh, Chief of the Anglesey Druid Order. They went there to show Kristoffer the redwoods. It turned out the redwoods met us and created a organization called The Wild Druids. These "Wild Druids" ran the OBOD Hospitality Room for the last years of Pantheacon, and this year will be running the Druid Hospitality Suite at The Gathering Paths, a Between the Veils conference event in San Jose, CA.
Making Mexican Food with D (part #1) - Carnitas Francisco: Mormon, druid, Yalie & Disney kid 2020-07-10 | This is the first of a five part series on cooking a specific meal. It was engineered and conceived by my oldest daughter, D. This section is on how to cook Carnitas.
D & Danie in Guaymas Music Video Francisco: Mormon, druid, Yalie & Disney kid 2020-07-10 | Well, we were staying in the RV Park of the Hotel Playa de Cortes in Guaymas, Sonora, and the oldest daughters decided to do a music video. They stuck Carlos on camera and proceeded to film this. I think it's actually better than the original music video for the songs.Warning: Lip Sync'ing.
Camping with Tio Roland Francisco: Mormon, druid, Yalie & Disney kid 2020-06-23 | Very early on in our family's history, we went camping in mountains somewhere in Southern California, accompanied by our Two, Roland Martinez. This appears to have been before Tina're was born. We went to a ski resort and them to a waterfall.If anyone recognizes said resort or waterfall, please put the information in the comments.
Subway Q&A w/Ernie & Rebecca Martinez Francisco: Mormon, druid, Yalie & Disney kid 2020-06-17 | While on a trip to NY City in 2000, Ernie & Rebecca got drafted into starring in a TV program called "Subway Q&A". They interviewed people on the NY subway, picked up some fish and went to the Central Park Zoo to feed a sea lion, while doing some translating into Spanish for the interviewer.
Grave? Yard Francisco: Mormon, druid, Yalie & Disney kid 2020-06-01 | This was the first production of NecroEast Productions, originally located in New Haven, CT. NecroEast is a subsidiary of Necro Films, . This movie was filmed around 1976, and I really didn't know anything about editing at that time. In fact, my friend, Henry Chiou, knew even less about operating a camera. So we did this. After finding a copy of the original film, I decided to tighten up the editing and finally publish it. Enjoy.
Da Alien - The Very First Necro Film Francisco: Mormon, druid, Yalie & Disney kid 2020-06-01 | This was the first attempt at filmmaking by our little group. At the time, Necro Films only consisted of Jerry Griffith, John Law and I. We wanted to test our ability to create special effects, so we "wrote" and filmed this. Yes, it dumb, and (fortunately) short. But hey, it was our very first working together.
A Visit to Doras Francisco: Mormon, druid, Yalie & Disney kid 2020-05-31 | While on a trip to my Tata's (Frank C. Martinez Sr) funeral in April of 1991, Pa, Ma & I stopped at my youngest cousin, Dora Smith's house. There we had chaotic and wonderful conversations with my Tia Shorty and my grandmother, Guela, while various children wandered around. Most of the conversation was in Spanish. Paletas (Mexican popsicles) and the company were enjoyed by all.
Reno Marathon Francisco: Mormon, druid, Yalie & Disney kid 2020-05-31 | A film of my brother, Rick, running the Silver State MarathonOn disc: 2024-10-12
Lots of runners & Tina Francisco: Mormon, druid, Yalie & Disney kid 2020-05-31 | Mom finds a dog, and Rick gets an award.
Dark & Rainy Francisco: Mormon, druid, Yalie & Disney kid 2020-05-31 | Looks like Tina're may be in this one as well
Pas Funeral dance Francisco: Mormon, druid, Yalie & Disney kid 2020-05-31 | I went out to the cemetery two weeks before the burial, but the dancing had already happened. Could it have been the lemoncello?
Visiting Liannas Francisco: Mormon, druid, Yalie & Disney kid 2020-05-31 | I took this while visiting Leanna with my parents.6 July 2009
Rented boat Francisco: Mormon, druid, Yalie & Disney kid 2020-05-31 | We rented a boat while we were on vacation at Shasta Lake, and we were hooked.
1976 June - Ernies Graduation Francisco: Mormon, druid, Yalie & Disney kid 2020-05-29 | Yep, Ernie graduated from Shasta High in 1976, right before heading to Yale. Ok, following me to Yale (Ernie, the H-word wasn't an option?). This is some 8mm film of that event. I don't think I took it, because I was probably away at college.
1960s Baseball, Pool and Tinare Francisco: Mormon, druid, Yalie & Disney kid 2020-05-29 | This is another 8mm film that my father took in the 60's. It shows us leaving for a Dodger's game, a couple of pools in our backyard (with an interesting reaction to the second by my sister, Tina Martinez) and the main festivities of a subsequent birthday for Tina're.
