Category: Blog
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The Comeback of Eugenia St. Clair (48 hour film)
I had a blast this past weekend doing a 48 hour film challenge with my family. It was so much fun! Also hard. Challenging. Rewarding. And a crazy way to spend family day weekend. We’re all big fans of mockumentary comedies like the Christopher Guest movies, Parks and Rec, Schitt’s Creek, The Office… so we…
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A year in a bakery
It was a very sad week as I said “goodbye” to Mickael’s Bakery and “see ya later” to the lovely bakers who are now friends. I started working with Payton, Tich and Brenda in February — I wanted a brief interlude chapter between Peterborough Currents and whatever was next in my career and I’m so…
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Pas De Deux, a fan edit
I’ve been a little bit obsessed with the NFB film Pas de Deux, directed by the legendary Norman McLaren. I watched it for the first time a few weeks ago and it stuck in my brain. The stunning and sublime visuals augment the intimate dance choreography, and it made me see it as an impressionistic…
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Sound apprenticeship on Grist
Today was the second to last day working on Grist and I had such a blast! Following a couple crash courses on film sound with Mark “boomwallah” McNeilly I was entrusted with the task of mixing, mic’ing and booming the whole day of shooting. Being the world’s cutest one-person sound department was a tough task…