Below is my newest project – “Ballet!”. This project was made possible with the support of the Ontario Arts Council Chalmers Arts Fellowship – which is presently funding my longterm project to ‘explore the structural elements of the moving image’. The on-screen subject is Dancer Rebecca Connor of Canada’s National Ballet School. Huge thanks to The National Ballet School for working with me on this project. I really enjoyed learning about the artform, and the NBS was very accommodating in allowing me to sit in on senior classes. Ballet! was created in a similar manner to my project RGB MOVE – it is comprised entirely of still photographs and lit exclusively with photographic strobes. The camera used was Canon’s EOS 1D Mark IV. The lighting was Broncolor’s Scoro A4S packs. Thanks to Photographer Arash Moallemi who was instrumental during the testing and production stages of this project. I collaborated closely with Editor Kyle Wilson during post-production. The Music was scored by James Crosby. As with all of my work I handled the colour grading personally. In addition to the actual project, below is also a short behind the scenes video that shows a little bit about the process of creating “Ballet!”.
May 9, 2010
April 26, 2010
New Project – Bugs!
Below is my newest project – Bugs! – it is a creative motion project shot with the Red One camera system. The project was co-produced with Lithium Studios. I worked closely with Editor Kyle Wilson on this project, and handled the colour grading process personally. Additional thanks to Photographer Arash Moallemi and Filmmaker Darrell Faria for their help with production. Set photos below were taken by Carmen Cheung.
April 5, 2010
The Japandroids – The Globe and Mail
Over the weekend I photographed two concerts for The Globe and Mail – The Japandroids, and The XX. The Japandroids show was a complete free-for-all, no PR people, no security – a nice contrast to covering ‘bigger’ shows that put restrictions on photography. For those who might not know, ‘bigger acts’ usually limit photography to 2-3 songs, and don’t allow use of flash lighting. I’m fairly certain I was the only photographer on site for the show. The Japandroids were incredible live – there was crowd surfing within the first song! Below are some images from the show.
April 2, 2010
RGB MOVE on Vimeo
RGB MOVE is now up on Vimeo – a big improvement in terms of streaming and quality if you watch it in HD. Huge thanks to CODE Motion Pictures, a branch of The Cultural Olympiad, for commissioning and promoting this project throughout the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.
March 23, 2010
Photo News Magazine – RGB MOVE
There is a write up on my recent motion project RGB MOVE in the current issue of Photo News Magazine. Big thanks to Photographer Melissa Tait who shot all the behind-the-scenes photographs during production.
February 2, 2010
RGB MOVE – Behind The Scenes Doc
RGB MOVE (a creative motion project I shot in the fall) will be launching via CODE Motion Pictures for presentation across Vancouver during the 2010 Winter Olympics later this week. Check out the behind the scenes doc that was put together about the process of shooting this project.
October 4, 2009
RGB MOVE – Building a Soundscape
I spent today collaborating with Beatboxer Scott Jackson who is working on the soundscape for my upcoming project ‘RGB MOVE’. This project has been commissioned by the Cultural Olympiad’s Digital Edition (CODE) Motion Pictures – an organization apart of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. I’m very optimistic about the direction of this project – it is incorporating a lot of technical ideas I’ve been developing over this past year, and I’m working with some very talented people who are bringing their unique skills into the mix.
May 1, 2009
Sketching Out Motion [New Ways Of Communication]
I currently have 7 personal motion projects that i’ve Directed in post-production. I’m collaborating very closely with my Editors and Soundscape Composers. Communication is the key – I visually dialogue with an Editor, and brainstorm using sounds with a Composer. I’ve talked a bit about the Casio Exilim EX-F1. Shooting at 300fps this prosumer Hybrid Camera is poor resolution, but perfect for “sketching out” a concept. Being able to shoot, edit, and rough out a soundscape on my own allows me to communicate with a Cinematographer, an Editor, and a Soundscape Artist in a very clear and literal way. The “Motion Sketches” that I’ve mocked up on the Casio are then re-shot with a camera such as the RED ONE and a crew. I see these Motion Sketches as visual blueprints to the concept – nothing is set in stone, but a sketch is there to build off of and improve on. Here is my first Casio “Motion Sketch” that I mocked up several weeks back. The sketch was for a project titled “Swings” – that has since been shot and is in post-production presently. The sketch features my 12-year old brother Garcy – who has been my unwilling subject for years now.
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March 24, 2009
Music with Motion
I’ve spent the last few days listening (quick previewing really) thousands of songs in iTunes. I’m currently cataloguing music and soundscapes for use in future motion projects. I’m working/thinking in 30 second motion spots. As a teenager I dabbled in music mixing – so I’m excited to collaborate with the sound designers I’ve been brainstorming with.
