[NewMusic] matthew

[Tim Perkis]

I don't really have much more footage of matthew. That was very early on 
in my shooting of the film, and also very late in Matt's life: I think 
it was about two weeks before his accident.

It may sound weird to say I'm happy that people cried and were sent back 
into mourning by that segment -- but I actually think it's a very good 
thing; mourning is good, remembering is good; I'm glad the film could 
help that come up.

It was disturbing at first working with that footage, but, I'm sorry to 
admit, after seeing the same images many many times, working with them 
for hour after hour, it all tends to lose its impact. It's an 
occupational hazard of media manipulation you have to work hard to guard 
against (and obviously many filmmakers lose that battle, becoming 
cynical and manipulative.)

For me, by the time the premiere came around, NoisyPeople in general had 
as much juice in it as a thoroughly squeezed out orange peel. One 
wonderful effect of showing it to everyone is bringing that emotion back 
to life.

T