Help get me on “MAD MEN”!

August 20th, 2010

The new season of “Mad Men” has begun, and there’s a big contest on, with the prize being a walk-on bit part on the show.
Now, I’m a retrophile from way back (with a ’63 Rambler, a closet full of vintage clothes, and a love of everything mid-century) who is crazy about “Mad Men”. I’m [...]

“Dear Ron” video letters call out gov’t hostility to artists

August 12th, 2010

Have a look at this — it’ll be five very well-spent minutes of your time. In it, the artistic director of Nanaimo’s Western Edge Theatre talks to his MLA, Ron Cantelon, about the ground-level reality of how the arts benefit the community — and how the BC Liberals’ bowing out of the funding picture — [...]

Video: Memories of Kiddyland

July 15th, 2010
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Here’s a video I just completed for my friend Erna, who used to take her kids to Kiddyland in LA in the 60′s and early 70′s, and where her husband Ken shot lots of 16mm film of this fondly-remembered but long-gone attraction.

I think the images and music combine to make a very poignant little piece. [...]

Music with strings… attached! Copyright trouble with Apple’s “free” music tracks

July 15th, 2010
JAM

I was editing a friend’s video yesterday, and when I uploaded it to YouTube I came across the strangest thing.
As I’ve done many times, I used one of the supposedly royalty-free, “use however you like” music tracks, provided by Apple as part of their iLife suite, for the background. I’ve done this before and uploaded [...]

“Priscilla” souvenir poster now available!

July 9th, 2010
Priscilla, Queen of the Damned

If you attended and enjoyed the Broadway Chorus musical, “Priscilla, Queen of the Damned!” last month, here’s your chance to have a truly unique keepsake. I took my custom promo art for the show and expanded it into a full-on, glossy poster!

Video: Lush garden and heritage house on North Shore

July 9th, 2010
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This lush garden and uniquely furnished house is bursting with character – my idea of a true “dream home”. And thanks to the magic of video, you can get a quick tour.