Editor Erin Nordstrom cuts new Bobby Bare Jr Film

Director William Miller’s look at a rock musician’s life and music has the same gritty, visceral feel of groundbreaking Dylan documentary 'Don’t Look Back'.

Optimus Santa Monica announced this week that Editor Erin Nordstrom has cut the film 'Don’t Follow Me (I’m Lost)'... Director William Miller’s upcoming documentary about rock musician Bobby Bare Jr.  
Produced by Lee Baker, the film follows Bobby Bare Jr. Fighting his way out from the shadow of his famous father with his own rock style and attempting to redefine what it means to be a touring artist today – playing everywhere from small clubs to people’s living rooms, all while dealing with the repercussions of the road.

The documentary projects the same gritty, visceral feel of seminal Bob Dylan documentary 'Don’t Look Back' directed by the legendary D. A. Pennebaker, an advisor on the film.

 

The goal in shooting 'Don’t Follow Me (I’m Lost)' was to use the camera lens as a window into the life of this musician and to let the audience experience moments in Bobby’s life as they were happening.  
This isn’t a glowing or pompous look at a musical diva, but rather a look at an artist who will do whatever it takes to live out his passion.

 

“When we saw Erin’s previous documentary work, we knew she was a perfect fit to edit Don’t Follow Me (I'm Lost)” comments Baker. “We moved production to California over the summer of 2011 so that we could work with her to cut the film in the Optimus Santa Monica offices.”

 

Says Miller “In an effort to reveal the texture and depth of Bobby Bare Jr. and his eclectic musical style, the film’s creative team developed a visual collage of formats consisting of Super 16mm, 16mm, Super 8mm, and HD. GoPro cameras also were utilized because their small size provided unparalleled placement precision and allowed the team to achieve a true fly-on-the-wall experience.”

 

Nordstrom, who spent more than a month watching the footage from the film, comments “Editing is about storytelling. In a 30-second spot, there isn’t a lot of room to veer from the script.  With a longer form film such as Don’t Follow Me (I’m Lost), there is no script, so we act as story writers creating the script in the edit bay.  Eventually, the story crystallizes and the messages we want to convey and moments we wanted to pull from the footage become clear.”

 

To learn more about the film and see footage, please visit www.dontfollowmeimlost-film.com.

 

To view Erin’s reel, please visit www.optimus.com/sm.

 

Credits

Director: William Miller

Producer: Lee Baker/William Miller

Director of Photography: Soopum Sohn/William Miller

Editor: Erin Nordstrom, Optimus Santa Monica

Advisor: D. A. Pennebaker