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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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.
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 chance to shoot a live performance of local band Jenavive at the BSD Rock Up at the UofC’s That Empty Space. The lighting guy there was pretty awesome.
If you’re in a band or a solo artist and you’re interested in capturing your live performances or shooting your music video, hit me up on my contact page and get some more info.
Slamberta 2011 was a incredible night of music video and shorts. Dramatic, comedy, period pieces and music videos, shot in HD, 8mm and more. The wide range of talent, perspective and vision is but a sample of the unique storytellers that live in Alberta.
The lineup, as the night went on was:
Blue Eyed Boy – Todd Kipp and Marc Vandergraff
Matt Andersen’s Fired Up – Troy Niemans
The Family Journal – Cole Pollack
CGY / Day Job – Luke Black
Defensive Aggressive – James Recksiedler
The Sophomore Jakes’ Mischief!!! Mischief!!! – Marcus Rideout
I want to thank the filmmakers for providing the content for me, for attending and being an important part of the indie film scene in Calgary and by proxy, Alberta. I want to thank the people who attended for supporting local film, independent Film and personally, for supporting creative types such as myself who are in constant need of validation and praise, from the bottom of my heart, thank you.
Big shout out to Melrose Cafe and Bar, for the great venue, excellent setup, video and sound. The staff was incredible, they took real good care of me, solved all my technical issues and turned a potential blow out into a great evening of film. Big thanks to Steve personally.
It was a great time, and will definitely evaluate the successes of the event, and will look forward to Slamberta 2012.
Thank you.
Sebastian A. Salazar
Organizer, Curator and Rabble-Rouser.
