Follow my adventures as I make videos, short and hopefully long (but not too long).
I'm trained in the ancient arts of Scriptwriting and Documentary Production, so in theory I should be able to churn out something worth watching.
Clearly it's been a while since I have updated my Production Log, but thats just because good things have been happening.
Poutine Nation is complete, and has been performing quite well on YouTube, for a first film, it currently has over 2,500 views, so if you haven't seen it yet please check it out.
In other news I spent last summer working in the Ottawa Bureau for Global National News, and I loved every minute of it (I'll post a more detailed blog shortly).
And the big exciting news is that I have been working on lining up my next documentary project, and I'l be starting to shoot in late April or early May. This time my lens will be aimed at the world of Roller Derby here in Canada's Capital City.
My first short documentary was screened at the Wakefield International Film Festival.
After years of starting and stopping on various projects, I was starting to think the day would never come. I had written and shot some very lowbrow (and low budget) comedy sketches with friends a few years ago, but nothing ever happened with the tapes (probably for the best).
I’ve written a feature length screenplay (still looking for a producer), some concepts for animated series, and started a few other projects that never made it past the first act.
While my concepts were strong I was starting to realized you’ll never make it anywhere as an “idea guy” alone, you have to roll up your sleeves and shoot something… and then roll them up again and edit what you shot. By the end of the day you’re bare armed up to the shoulder blades, but if everything lines up you may have something decent to show for yourself.
Having completed the short in December I had already moved on emotionally (far faster than I had expected to) and I hadn’t even looked at the film on well over a month, so seeing it again, this time with an audience and on a big screen was an excellent experience. The five minutes went by fast, the crowd applauded. The Reviews were positive. I could officially say that I was a filmmaker, who has been screened at an international film festival.
