Burning Man : 2004 : Temple Burn : AquaBurn.com Video

BurningMan Temple Burn aquaburn.com This segment is from the Burning Man film, ASTROBLAZE. This segment is about David Best's Temple 2004. In 2000 Bill Breithaupt started screening his films at Flambé Lounge, a pre-Burning Man party held in San Francisco. At Club Cocomo he gave the video jockey a copy of Playa Project, which was promptly played on the screens in the club. It was a hit with the crowd, hailed as hip, new, and exciting. The next year at Flambé Lounge they showcased his film, Got Fire? from Burning Man 2000. It was through this event that he met Andie Grace, Burning Man Org Communications Manager, with whom he shared his idea of a Burning Man Film Festival to showcase the many Burning Man films suddenly springing up. Head of Burning Man Media Operations Jim Graham once again offered Bill Breithaupt a spot in the 3rd and final Burning Man Film Festival in Santa Cruz. Breithaupt set out for the playa as usual, for his 6th consecutive year. While he was at Burning Man that year, AquaBurn was once again earning recognition in the film festival circuit. The 2004 Action Short Film Festival screened and judged nearly one thousand films on the parameters of: subject originality, content realization, visual-storytelling, production values and viewing engagement of work. Having gone through such thorough scrutiny, AquaBurn received the Special Jury Award for Documentary Short. Breithaupt was greeted with the news of his win when he returned home from Burning Man 2004 ...