Winters are cold in Toronto. We know it's coming every year, but we like to pretend this time might be different. But time always wins.
The original plan was we'd be done by now (my DP reminds me). The Ontario Arts Council funding was budgeted to take us into September, when we originally planned to wrap shooting.
That the funding took us into the cusp of December is more a testament to my cheapness than to my money management skills. We got an extra season out of it though...and, oh yeah, we are not done.
AUTUMN...
has always been my favorite season. first kiss; my birthday; butternut squash soup...and I'm grateful to my crew who allowed me to capture it proper.
100302010 NUIT BLANCHE
Low on story but high on greater themes and apple cider. This night is my case in point for the unique interplay between technology; urban life; and artistic expression that form the crux of my film.
10102010 www.onedayonearth.org
Although technically not a toronto sounds shoot. I was invited to take part in a global participatory media project involving all 192 countries of the world to document the events of a single day. It happened to be the day all the leaves decided to change colors in Toronto...and we were @ high park to see it happen. Taking part in this project allowed me to see what was really possible in storytelling - with the advent of technologies that bring artists closer together than ever before. Interesting possibilities loom on the horizon...
11262010 HushLamb with BRUNO PRONSATO
After Alicia Hush and Sarah Lamb came to the toronto sounds fundraiser in august (which was a bit of a flop), they reached out to tell me they believed in what I was trying to do, and that they wanted to help. The praise of an honest critic is worth more than gold to an artist. But the hushlamb family went one step further: they opened their doors to us last Friday night at thrush holmes empire - a unique art gallery/studio space on Queen Street West: allowing the toronto sounds crew to focus on making a movie while they did what they do best: throw amazing parties.
The result was 3 cameras @ an event featuring Cee Cee Cox, Alicia, Talal & Zoi, Zaid, and Berlin's Bruno Pronsato which gave this city a glimpse of how electronic music can simultaneously straddle both the underground and high art. Here's a "little projection" I created for the event. A mashup (ahh - the 'm' word!) of Bruno's technified, minimalist music video for 'Lady Cab Driver' with Chris Marker's minimalistic story of time, love and memory: La Jetee
Preeminent Toronto documentarian Allan King once said: 80% of the story is captured in the last 20% of the shoot. With 2/3 of the project in the can...I'm simultaneously heartened, and terrified, by this statement.
For those who really want to know...My main work over the holidays is to write write write; edit edit edit; and sell sell sell. the 'shoot-shoot-shoot' is going into hibernation until the holiday fog has lifted (except for that little multi-location; multi-national; multi-camera synchronized shoot I'm working on for new years ;)
Its been a year. People in the scene grow tired of seeing me raise a camera to their faces everytime they wanna get a dance on...these holidays, maybe we can raise a glass instead. :)
happy snowflakes!
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