Summer Makeover
Representing myself strictly as a Video Editor has never sat quite right- I am an artist in many forms of media- so I decided now is the time to update my website accordingly (check the photography page, and more to come). Long before I ever got into video and film, I studied photography (both in college and as a hobbyist). Even after devoting countless hours in the darkroom developing rolls and making prints, it made sense at the time to trade in my SLR for video, as in "..Killed the Radio Star," which definitely killed a part of me. As video took front and center in my career and led me into the wonderful world of film and Television, poor ol' photography sat in the rafters.
A couple years ago I blew over $800 on a fancy 32" High-Def TV, and quickly realized it was a total waste of money. I returned the idiot box a few days later, and exchanged it for something far more useful and beneficial to my quest to suck the marrow out of life- my first DSLR. It awakened something in me, like the old man in Amélie
who is anonymously returned a tin box he had accidentally left behind in the house he grew up in. My heart pounding with excitement, I stumbled out of the cave like a bear from hibernation and bought the cheapest tripod I could find! I hit the road for a little solo voyage and rediscovered the joy of slowing life to a single moment frozen in time.
Building on inspiration, I have decided to take my hobby a bit more seriously, and offer my photographic skill set as a service. I don't know if this move will lead me to become a photojournalist for the New York Times, or merely to make people look cool and contemporary, but what is certain is my ambition to aim for the highest vantage point, and shoot.
Catching Up: Past, Present and 2009
Computers love me, but I don't love them. I do my best to stay off the machines as much as possible when I'm not working. Therefore updates to my site are quite rare. Instead I prefer to occasionally rattle off a summary of activities since my last entry. This time I let nine months lapse without a post. For shame!
Since then, many projects have come through these hands:
- Viral video coinciding with an international grassroots campaign urging China to open a diplomatic dialogue with Tibet, leading up to the 2008 Summer Olympics in China
- 6-minute demo for a documentary being produced by the National Film Board of Canada
- Promotional video for the city of Powell River, BC
- Feature documentary, shot on Super 16mm, telling 'the legend of the dolphins' in an original, poetic narrative form
- Story-driven music video for the artist RUMI, shot on the RED One
- Short Biopic on visual artist David Pirrie
- Teaching at Tony Papa's film school in Powell River
This may seem like a lot of work, but I've had more down-time than usual, due of course to the recession. 2009 is definitely looking up though, and I'm getting excited about a number of projects on the horizon.
Reel Update 2008
I finally found time to update my reel, and I must say this is the first time I am satisfied with my demo. Including graphics and online, it took 2 days, and demonstrates some of my better editing. About 50% is also my own shooting, namely the green screen interview, car racing, prison and pawn shop scenes, Lama interview, outdoor recreation, night-driving montage, juggling, action sports and hip-hop events.
As any montage reel, it can only go so far to show my storytelling abilities, so I encourage anyone interested, to contact me for a DVD version which has entire scenes and more examples of work.
Special thanks to David Weicht of Switchstance Recordings (Germany) for providing the music.
Catching Up: Teaching, Series, New Projects
Ahem, two months since my last post must mean I've been busy focusing on life, rather than writing about it. Well, I just want to give an update for those who like to keep tabs.
In April I took temporary leave from editing a tv series to teach a 6-week course on video editing. As my first experience developing a curriculum on post-production, let alone teaching in large numbers, I was a "little" nervous. But as I've learned from this job, even when overwhelmed by seemingly impossible tasks, one has to keep cool and work steadily toward the goal. In this case my goal was to provide a comprehensive understanding of the tv/film industry from an editor's point of view, focusing on practical knowledge and technical competence (a lot more fun than it sounds). Long story short, it was a successful course, and the students and I had a great time.
During which I was in a relatively remote part of BC, where I had ample free time and relished in the strange concept of part-time work. Now back in Vancouver, I'm finishing the series, working on a short video on Tibet and the Olympics, updating my reel, looking for another job, and trying to find time to get out there and enjoy the sun!
Robson Arms
Hit TV show Robson Arms, now in it's 3rd season, hired me to edit a series of videos entitled, The Question, which I worked on during the last couple months of 2007. Cutting together cast and crew interviews, behind the scenes footage and scenes from upcoming shows, we really wanted to do something different, make them funny and upbeat. The theme of each video coincides with each week's new episode, and will be released concurrently.
The Question, produced by Jason James, is an Omni Film production for CTV.
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