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.
Another Turn to Photography
For those who don't know me especially well, you might be interested to learn that photography was my earliest artistic medium that most directly lead to film editing. High school was my initiation, spending my days snapping shots of all us outcasts in our unnatural habitat, then developing my own film and prints in class. From there I continued with college courses for two years, all Black & White, and had a number of photos exhibited in student shows. As life took me many places, meandering if you will, I continued shooting as a hobbyist at best, and sadly had to sell my 35mm SLR to help pay rent. In Montreal, I bought my second camera, which enabled my best period of work, however minimal. But again I had to sell the camera when times got tough. Now more financially stable, third time is charmed by my first Digital SLR. I'm not sure what type of shooting I will focus on- mostly did urban still life in the past- but I think I would like to try my hand more at candid portraiture.
Oh right, as for the connection to film editing, shooting photos eventually led to shooting video, which in turn led to video editing. And the rest is history, in the making.
Get Connected
As the saying goes, it's who you know in this biz, and once again my connections came through when I needed work. I got connected to the lifestyle television series "Get Connected" by my friend and colleague Andrea Wing, who is the Producer. The powers that be at Blink Media Works apparently liked my panache, and hired me to edit the series.
Update: just locked the first episode! 3 weeks and down to the wire, phew! It was a bumpy ride trying to get everything done: cutting the segments and developing a style for the show; getting held up waiting for graphics and music; gutting out chunks of the show, and replacing with stronger segments; writing, re-writing, re-shooting. And it's finally done. On to the next episodes...
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