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Personal Projects
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04.17.12Short Documentary: The Politics of Competitive Board Gaming Amongst FriendsIn the last couple of months I've had some down time while focusing on getting my next film, How to Build a Time Machine, up and running. I'd been itching to shoot something and with a fairly new camera (the Panasonic AF100) sitting on my shelf, I really wanted to log a few more hours shooting and become more familiar with my equipment before jumping into the next feature. So, I thought why not make a short documentary? With limited time and resources, I focused on a topic close to home...board gaming. My group of friends have recently started playing ...
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02.22.11Beauty Day TrailerAs some of you may or may not know, for the past two years I've been working on my first feature documentary film (this is always the go to excuse for my lack of consistency in posting here at The Documentary Blog). The project is titled Beauty Day and it chronicles the life and times of Ralph Zavadil, aka Cap'n Video. His cable access show (The Cap'n Video Show) was filmed in my home town (St.Catharines, Ontario) and spawned a small but loyal cult following. His show consisted of a series of gross-out skits (snorting eggs, eating cat food) and ...
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02.02.11The Movie Club Podcast Discusses F for Fake, Exit Through the Gift Shop and CatfishFor those who aren't aware, every month or so I take part in a podcast called The Movie Club Podcast, in which I sit down with a bunch of other movie bloggers and engage in an in-depth conversation about two (or in this case three) pre-selected films. This month's episode has just been posted and I figured I'd share it over here at The Documentary Blog, as it's particularly relevant to documentary flimmaking. We sat down and dug into Orson Welles' F for Fake, Banksy's Oscar-nominated film Exit Through the Gift Shop, and the controversial Sundance darling, Catfish. We talk for ...
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01.08.08Proposal Video for Jay Cochrane DocumentaryHey guys, just thought I'd give you a little look at a project I've been working on off and on for a few months now. The film is a yet-to-be-titled documentary chronicling world renowned wire walker Jay Cochrane's attempt to walk across Niagara Falls on a tight rope. It's a much discussed topic around these parts (I live fifteen minutes away from the falls) and is turning out to be an interesting little story, especially with tourism in the falls facing some pretty harsh lows. I hope to document the entire process, from proposal to permission (hopefully) to performance. The following ...
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09.25.07Personal Project: Graham Wing InterviewI'll be the first to admit that my enthusiasm for blogging has been at an all time low as of late. I guess the more time I spend writing disposable posts on the internet, the more bad I feel about not dedicating my time to something more substantial. Well luckily I've had a personal project on the go for a couple of months now, and I just finished shooting an interview for it yesterday morning. I spoke with Graham Wing, founder and editor of the Access Niagara blog about his love for Niagara Falls, it's current state of tourism, and ...
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07.25.07Still From My Interview With Mayor Ted SalciI shot an interview today with Niagara Falls Mayor Ted Salci. It went extremely well and i’m VERY happy with the footage I got. Here’s a still from the shoot. I was lucky enough to be offered to shoot in the large city hall chambers. The room was pretty awesome, with some interesting colour choices. There’s a great pink wall at the very back that i’d like to do a future interview in front of. The only real problem I had was a last minute issue with my microphone stand. I ended up having to balance the shotgun mic carefully on ...
