Vlog_03
In which I wake up somewhere over the Pacific Ocean hugging the coast off of South America, my feet touch Chilean Soil again and I say goodbye to my grandmother.
Music: Illapu – Vuelvo a Vivir
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Vlog_02
In which I get on a plane and travel from Calgary to Toronto, walk the entire terminal and talk about the one time I lost my mom at the Santiago Airport.
Music: Cafe Del Mar – 2012 Chillout Mix
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Vlog_01
In which I talk about my impending trip back home to Chile, What I would do if I had a million dollars, and Siri’s inability to tolerate Canadian winters.
Music: El Guincho – Bombay
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Had the pleasure of working with these two ladies for their kickstarter campaign for their artist gallery. It’s an incredible project, focused on independent artists, cultivating their craft in Calgary and helping them make it sustainable. If Calgary wants to grow as a cultural hub, it needs to encourage the growth of places like this.
Check out Lovecraft Gallery.
These are videos from the 3rd Jam night at Shoot-me.ca studios, what an incredible mix of musicians.. there was some rock, some R&B, some country and even some latin style bongos.. we’ve got some very talented musicians here in Calgary.
Had the opportunity to check out Shoot-Me.ca‘s studios last week, they have a big green screen and they set up a stage and invited a variety of talented Calgary Musicians. Here’s what I got.
Featuring Sammy Jean, Fedele from The Rising, Jamil Ahmed and many more, it was pretty sweet! Here’s the link for the next event.
The past week has been a flurry of activity. Being in video production has taken me to many interesting places.. You can’t say the job is boring. This is but a brief recap of what and who I’ve had the chance to work with:
I’ve watched an AD pull a dolly on ice skate with the grace of Elizabeth Manley (You remember who she is.. don’t pretend!), saw a RED Camera get bolted to a paddle to be used as a sling arm, I was told how it is possible to put a GoPro in a Pizza Oven, I worked with a pair of mexican theatre actor brothers and a pirate.
My water cooler is a craft services table on the side of the hockey rink, my TPS reports are bogeys walking into the shot and my pieces of flair are the set radio that I automatically get assigned when I get on set, plus batteries and call sheets.
My start time is earlier than yours, my quitting time is later than yours and sometimes I don’t even get to go home… but I wouldn’t want to do anything else in this world. I run late to meet with friends because I’m rendering and uploading, my notepad is full of ideas and my Pinterest is a look book for stupid ideas. I don’t have any games on my iPhone but I have 10 different video making apps on it. I have a slate on my ipad.
If any of this applies to you, know that you aren’t alone. If you’re out there making film, shooting videos and doing what you love, hang in there, just keep at it.
Sometimes you get to capture something beautiful..
Had the pleasure to attend and capture The General’s Connection Presents: Ayamarca: Festival of the Dead.
Fire performances, dancing, live bands, stilts, contests, Burlesque, Gorlesque (I knew this existed, didn’t know what it was called) Alt Culture in general. The face painting was pretty cool, love the “Dia de los Muertos” look, the Catrina look on people. This is just one part of Calgary’s diverse art scene that a lot of people don’t know about.
Hangarcatfilms provided 1st unit videography for independent artist Karper Figueroa‘s music video. Directed and shot all the scenes in Calgary, which were later edited with footage previously shot in Guatemala. Video was edited by Fe Studios.
Had the privilege of working on this video telling stories of how local business was affected by the floods in Calgary. Spent two days talking to business and charities in Mission and Inglewood.
Powerful stories, strong and brave people who’s livelihood was in danger. Inglewood and Mission are bouncing back but they need the support of the city, and not just government. Shop local and take the time to visit with them, their stories will amaze you.
Video produced by Vox Pop Media.
