out Blaze's name anywhere in the title. But I think the fact that he changed his name is one of the many mysteries of Blaze. This clip is for Blaze fans who want to know more about his various stage names and is just raw video, it is not from the documentary. This is a good example of an "assembly" -- a collection of clips assembled together into a clip that we studied and then took bits and pieces from to construct the documentary. So this gives a bit of a peek into the process of making a documentary. An assembly is much longer than any scene should be and is only used to guide the editor in selecting the best parts. This assembly is interesting, but it will probably have more meaning once you've seen the film. It shows how there is much more information about Blaze than could ever fit into a reasonable length film. In this assembly, Lindsey Horton is the only friend of Blaze we've met that knew him as Mike, Deputy Dawg and Blaze Foley. Lindsey was his friend from late high school years until his untimely death. Will, Glyn and Billy's interview took place in Carroll county Georgia, near Atlanta, where Deputy Dawg transformed himself from musician to songwriter. Sybil Rosen knew him as Dep'ty and she witnessed his intense transformation into Blaze Foley. Her interview took place in Carroll county as well, not far from where the tree house stood, where they both lived. In any documentary, especially one about an artist who has passed away, and for whom very little material remains, a number of interviews have to be conducted. In Blaze's case, because he knew so many people, we recorded well over 300 hours of interviews. Using even a small fraction of that material would have resulted in a very dry film, something filmmakers unlovingly refer to as "talking heads." Fortunately, Austin in the 1980s was teeming with video producers who documented the music scene. Blaze was under the radar but he impressed video producers like Hank Sinatra, Rob Klein, George Dollis, Ed Hefflefinger, Tim Hamblin and Ingrid Weigand. Other friends who knew Blaze, like Lew Andre Mathews and Ryan Rader, arranged to videotape Blaze and other artists performing at their parties. It's through these people's generous nature that we're able to include them in the documentary, helping to make the film more interesting. We're also fortunate that Blaze wrote about his life experiences in his songs. Throughout the documentary, Blaze tells his story with music and lyrics. Using a clever interplay of songs, video archive, photos, animation and interviews, the documentary tell a compelling story of Blaze's life, and showcase his unique music and art. I hope you enjoy this long clip!

• published: 10 Jan 2011
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