tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59809757210099221862024-02-06T23:37:44.542-08:00Prairie Tales 10prairietaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12552008995294215233noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980975721009922186.post-26879556431931615862009-07-22T21:19:00.000-07:002009-07-27T11:32:19.943-07:00Upcoming Screenings of Prairie Tales 10<blockquote><p><strong>Lethbridge, Alberta</strong><br />8:00 pm, Tuesday August 4, 2009<br />Henotic Restaurant<br />402 - 2nd Avenue South</p><p>Courtesy: <a href="http://www.trapdoorarc.com/">Trap\door Artist Run Centre</a></p></blockquote>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06106487934849723022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980975721009922186.post-13145276208978732092009-06-13T12:30:00.000-07:002009-06-13T12:47:35.074-07:00New Coordinator, New Contact Information, New TourIn November 2008 Ian Leung took over the position of Prairie Tales Tour Coordinator from Leslea Kroll. He welcomes all inquiries about Prairie Tales either via the Metro Cinema:<br /><br /> Metro Cinema Society<br /> Room 632, 7 Sir Winston Churchill Square<br /> Edmonton AB T5J 2V5<br /> 780.425.9212<br /><br />or at the new Prairie Tales Tour Coordinator e-mail address:<br /><br /> prairietales@metrocinema.org<br /><br />Prairie Tales 11 will premier at 8:00 pm on Friday, June 26 2009 at the Metro Cinema. It will be available for exhibition until August 31, 2010.<br /><br />Prairie Tales 10 remains available for exhibition until the end of summer 2009.<br /><br />The call for submissions for Prairie Tales 12 will go out in late fall 2009.<br /><br />Ian Leung<br />Tour Coordinator<br />Prairie TalesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06106487934849723022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980975721009922186.post-66928821523162385912008-12-22T15:34:00.000-08:002008-12-22T15:44:56.697-08:00Call for Submissions: PT 2009The Eleventh Annual Prairie Tales Media Arts Tour<br /><br />Metro Cinema Society in association with amaas (Alberta Media Arts Alliance Society) invites filmmakers, videographers, documentarians, and animators to submit their recently completed works to Prairie Tales, an annual touring program of short works by Alberta media artists.<br /><br />In its tenth consecutive year, the Prairie Tales Tour celebrates the diversity of work created by artists in our province. In circulation over several months, Prairie Tales screens throughout Alberta and across Canada at media art centres, galleries, and schools.<br /><br />You are eligible to submit your work to Prairie Tales if:<br /> your work has been completed in the last 18 months<br /> your work has a running time of 15 minutes or less<br /> your primary residence is in Alberta<br /><br />When submitting, please include a brief description of your work (including year of completion and original production format) as well as an artist's biography. Preview copies may be submitted on VHS or DVD only. Works must be submitted in final edited form. Prairie Tales 11 will be curated by the Prairie Tales tour coordinator and a peer jury. Artists whose work is included in the program will be paid the CARFAC rate for multiple film/video screenings. There is no submission fee.<br /><br />The deadline for submissions is 5:00pm on January 30, 2009.<br /><br />Please send your submission to:<br /><blockquote>Prairie Tales Jury<br />Metro Cinema Society<br />Room 632, 7 Sir Winston Churchill Square<br />Edmonton AB T5J 2V5</blockquote><br /><br />If you have any questions regarding submissions or the Prairie Tales Tour, please contact the Metro Cinema office at metro@metrocinema.org or 780-425-9212.<br /><br />The Prairie Tales Media Arts Tour is generously supported by the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.metrocinema.org/media/files/PT11Call_2009.pdf">Download the Call for Submissions PDF.</a>prairietaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12552008995294215233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980975721009922186.post-55880565405049021432008-11-18T15:30:00.000-08:002008-11-18T15:33:09.579-08:00Welcome to Prairie Tales 10For the past ten years Edmonton's Metro Cinema has circulated the annual <b>Prairie Tales</b> program of independent media art throughout Alberta and across Canada. Since 1998, the <b>Prairie Tales</b> tour has showcased short films and videos by Alberta media artists with screenings in schools, artist run centres, galleries, museums, cinemas and festivals. Through <b>Prairie Tales</b> filmmakers, video artists, animators and documentarians travel to various communities to discuss the process of their work, facilitate workshops and inspire through instruction. <br /><br />The criteria for submissions to <b>Prairie Tales</b> is purposely inclusive: any short work completed within the last eighteen months by an artist who resides in Alberta is eligible for consideration. The fifteen works featured in <b>Prairie Tales 10</b> showcase the wide diversity of originality, ingenuity and technical achievement of Alberta media creators at varying stages of their careers. <br /><br />Daniel Dugas' <i>A Chandelier Accident</i> sets the tone for this year's program: a surprisingly inventive take on mainstream celebrity scandal unlikely to be found on YouTube. It's followed by <i>What You're Ready For</i>, the second in Corey Lee's award winning trilogy adaptation of the short stories in John Gould's 'Kilter: 55 Fictions'. Lee's film wraps up in a Calgary alley and the program jumps a few gears into Collin Ward MacDonald's impressionistic perspective of the same city's streets through <i>Transitting</i>. <br /><br />Contemporary urban landscapes are overtaken by James Reckseidler's Super8 mini-epic, <i>Ice Climber's Waltz</i>. A nostalgic short of a different species is Carol Beecher and Kevin Kurytnik's <i>Intergalactic Who's Who: Praepredatorprae</i>, a spacey riff on popular Canadian culture. It's followed by some time lapse <i>Photosynthesis</i> as demonstrated by the stop motion 16mm filmmaking of J. Scott Portingale. <br /><br />The music of Constant C underscores the bouncy fickleness of romance in the animated short-short <i>For Me? </i> by Thea Killen-Smith. Love is a bit dreamier in Mike McLaughlin's <i>Sleepless</i> as a young insomniac exhaustively pursues soothing companionship; Chris J. Melnychuk provides a sizzling wake up call for an impatient stick figure who wants breakfast RIGHT NOW in <i>Zap Girl Makes Toast</i>. <br /><br />Next in the line up is Kyle Armstrong's black and white Super8 <i>Inside|Outside</i>, an intricately conceived and crafted exploration of internal and external forces. <b>Prairie Tales 10</b> turns towards <i>Evolution</i> with the animation and original music of veteran computer programmer John Osborne. His funky short is a perfect segue into the world of men's burlesque and boyhood memory in Trevor Anderson's latest film <i>DINX</i>. <br /><br />Cam Woykin's <i>Beech-Nut</i> provides a cautionary tale of obsession as viewers are warned about the potential perils of soaring unprotected, while Brandon Blommaert toys with forces of good vs. evil in the plush and chaotic world of <i>Greycon4</i>. Prairie Tales 10 concludes in a fantastical soft sculptural realm with Caitlin Thompson's spirited collective performance piece, <i>Prairie Nautical</i>. <br /><br />On behalf of fellow curators Dana Inkster and Marsh Murphy, we hope that you enjoy this year's program and that the works featured in <b>Prairie Tales 10</b> will challenge, entertain and inspire you. In viewing these works we encourage you to think about what it means to be creating independent media art such as this. By connecting with the creators you'll have the opportunity to discuss with them how they do what they do and perhaps just as importantly why. Join us as <b>Prairie Tales</b> rolls along into its second decade, bringing members of Alberta's media arts community to you. <br /><br /><b>Leslea Kroll<br />Prairie Tales 10<br />Tour Coordinator</b>prairietaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12552008995294215233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980975721009922186.post-86498913656964409382008-11-18T15:10:00.000-08:002008-11-18T15:18:27.103-08:00Thanks to our Funders<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik2wE6sFCKFDjpVTG9zegSud-aGeLHsV-AWGQeVp4UnlyPU2bRTYlAykzyaop76inKaSOo87DwuiWG4hmfyebviFs2vYW6KS4OJCVlpzqYG-hZzkkbeL31JcmBIGbR6q-3Jdx3x-C0_4AI/s1600-h/amaas.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 159px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik2wE6sFCKFDjpVTG9zegSud-aGeLHsV-AWGQeVp4UnlyPU2bRTYlAykzyaop76inKaSOo87DwuiWG4hmfyebviFs2vYW6KS4OJCVlpzqYG-hZzkkbeL31JcmBIGbR6q-3Jdx3x-C0_4AI/s400/amaas.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270140328368448210" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ojNijB1D7lcOJBOdiVQ3xEpR-JIiEJK0avQpT_mM8ppxF_jTT2ABq2j16_t03jgst2NIqH9jrgp6_PnmWEoibgGaXL_LxqpWZpZo2x-WMu41FSRx7_WGmLb5l3mwMekWVaORriAIzp4a/s1600-h/canadaCouncilWeb.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 61px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ojNijB1D7lcOJBOdiVQ3xEpR-JIiEJK0avQpT_mM8ppxF_jTT2ABq2j16_t03jgst2NIqH9jrgp6_PnmWEoibgGaXL_LxqpWZpZo2x-WMu41FSRx7_WGmLb5l3mwMekWVaORriAIzp4a/s400/canadaCouncilWeb.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270140149140057058" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimxdmYTXRRPTPHz1yLjc4CdzAGLXmpELyYdKe8MWrIzftU3DnuvkMxPsLMm5OdbPfbUb0319zJ9BCwKJD1qKtYZiqQ453QCAHMevi-5m_A-z2A_wrM233zQADr08bi9fZK72BAQwoh1lGz/s1600-h/afaWebLogo.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 117px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimxdmYTXRRPTPHz1yLjc4CdzAGLXmpELyYdKe8MWrIzftU3DnuvkMxPsLMm5OdbPfbUb0319zJ9BCwKJD1qKtYZiqQ453QCAHMevi-5m_A-z2A_wrM233zQADr08bi9fZK72BAQwoh1lGz/s400/afaWebLogo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270140620496394626" /></a>prairietaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12552008995294215233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980975721009922186.post-5147155915893339872008-11-18T15:05:00.000-08:002008-11-18T15:10:20.423-08:00About AMAAS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivImpzYwjWMPtUBnhwdRE3DbX0hlR7ShTfbiltbDZN9JyGNnSBJV3K0LxcKfs7kexuu4cDpXfQRFZD3Ej8zt3vDRmapg-YuuhufAa7qUApUASBgzQMIPzUHQpqre8KraixZxR3bTWOvr_I/s1600-h/amaas.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 159px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivImpzYwjWMPtUBnhwdRE3DbX0hlR7ShTfbiltbDZN9JyGNnSBJV3K0LxcKfs7kexuu4cDpXfQRFZD3Ej8zt3vDRmapg-YuuhufAa7qUApUASBgzQMIPzUHQpqre8KraixZxR3bTWOvr_I/s400/amaas.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270138790869116434" /></a><br />The Alberta Media Arts Alliance Society (AMAAS) is a not-for-profit society dedicated to fostering the common objectives of Alberta’s diverse media arts organizations and artists in the areas of promotion and education. Recognizing the media arts’ vital role in the cultural fabric of the province of Alberta, AMAAS provides a forum for dialogue between the media centres, creating synergies and enhancing the abilities of the centres and their memberships to create and exhibit artistic works. For more information, please visit <a href="http://www.amaas.ca">amaas.ca</a>.prairietaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12552008995294215233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980975721009922186.post-77069941061031104062008-11-18T15:03:00.000-08:002008-11-18T15:05:36.725-08:00About Metro Cinema<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDgGbgNtg4uqhhkQp9HrOwIZ8DjR4TZHbmch0su14CCOXOgrQucRd68KBiTOj_glfUdNMsucNS-bqZjjDFPVjuDoxmD09NSc3HCabJ54y96L1liY8Io8USpC-Y-rmm1gHyNHdtn-ZgtOcT/s1600-h/metroWebLogo.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 165px; height: 73px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDgGbgNtg4uqhhkQp9HrOwIZ8DjR4TZHbmch0su14CCOXOgrQucRd68KBiTOj_glfUdNMsucNS-bqZjjDFPVjuDoxmD09NSc3HCabJ54y96L1liY8Io8USpC-Y-rmm1gHyNHdtn-ZgtOcT/s400/metroWebLogo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270137553439592386" /></a><br />Metro Cinema is a community-based non-profit society devoted to the exhibition and promotion of local, Canadian, international and independent film and video in Edmonton, Alberta. To this end, Metro exhibits an eclectic blend of film, video and media arts that would not otherwise screen in the city. Metro’s focus is on presenting a broad selection of innovative, cultural and educational works. The Society operates with the assistance of a large volunteer base, and produces a regular program, bringing in artists and facilitating discussion. For more information, please visit <a href="http://www.metrocinema.org">metrocinema.org</a>.prairietaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12552008995294215233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980975721009922186.post-18547797269945838052008-11-18T15:00:00.000-08:002008-11-18T15:03:52.876-08:00About Prairie TalesNow in its tenth year, Prairie Tales is an annual touring collection of Alberta short film and video. We regularly include work from the shining lights of the Alberta media arts scene. Prairie Tales is produced by Metro Cinema, in partnership with AMAAS, and with funding assistance from the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Alberta Foundation for the Arts. For more information, or to schedule a Prairie Tales screening, please contact Metro Cinema:<br /><blockquote><br /> Metro Cinema<br /> 632, 7 Sir Winston Churchill Square<br /> Edmonton, Alberta T5J 2V5<br /> T: 780.425.9212 <br /> F: 780.428.3509<br /> E: <a href="mailto:metro@metrocinema.org">metro@metrocinema.org</a><br /></blockquote>prairietaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12552008995294215233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980975721009922186.post-52211337817501974462008-11-18T12:46:00.000-08:002008-11-18T12:51:38.129-08:00Thanks to our Sponsors<b>AMAAS</b><br />The Alberta Media Arts Alliance Society (AMAAS) is a not-for-profit society dedicated to fostering the common objectives of Alberta’s diverse media arts organizations and artists in the areas of promotion and education. Recognizing the media arts’ vital role in the cultural fabric of the province of Alberta, AMAAS provides a forum for dialogue between the media centres, creating synergies and enhancing the abilities of the centres and their memberships to create and exhibit artistic works. For more information, please visit amaas.ca.<br /><br /><b>Metro Cinema</b><br />Metro Cinema is a community-based non-profit society devoted to the exhibition and promotion of local, Canadian, international and independent film and video in Edmonton, Alberta. To this end, Metro exhibits an eclectic blend of film, video and media arts that would not otherwise screen in the city. Metro’s focus is on presenting a broad selection of innovative, cultural and educational works. The Society operates with the assistance of a large volunteer base, and produces a regular program, bringing in artists and facilitating discussion. For more information, please visit metrocinema.org.<br /><br /><b>Prairie Tales</b><br />Now in its tenth year, <b>Prairie Tales</b> is an annual touring collection of Alberta short film and video. We regularly include work from the shining lights of the Alberta media arts scene. <b>Prairie Tales</b> is produced by Metro Cinema, in partnership with AMAAS, and with funding assistance from the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Alberta Foundation for the Arts. For more information, or to schedule a Prairie Tales screening, please visit prairietales.org.<br /><br /><b>632, 7 Sir Winston Churchill Square<br />Edmonton, Alberta T5J 2V5<br />T: 780.425.9212 F: 780.428.3509<br />E: metro@metrocinema.org</b><br /><br /><b>Many thanks to our sponsors:</b><br /><ul><li>AMAAS - The Alberta Media Arts Alliance<br /><li>Canada Council for the Arts<br /><li>Alberta Foundation for the Arts</ul><br /><br /><b>Program design & photos by Darcy Twarog</b>prairietaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12552008995294215233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980975721009922186.post-19569754524849238562008-11-18T12:18:00.001-08:002008-11-18T12:23:10.610-08:00Prairie Nautical<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVxEaUblwa9Oce7PvjbxZbfBElROl491dtdmFeCIBIQb-znIn5mpxS-PgNi_5FA43dN35rE0DI2TaGwuDh_iq6ZaikDqKPlDkfjJMoyN-1Xr7EzqfyvmdRh6JmvtyN-FVOPjtBxdsHg1W/s1600-h/prairieNautcial.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVxEaUblwa9Oce7PvjbxZbfBElROl491dtdmFeCIBIQb-znIn5mpxS-PgNi_5FA43dN35rE0DI2TaGwuDh_iq6ZaikDqKPlDkfjJMoyN-1Xr7EzqfyvmdRh6JmvtyN-FVOPjtBxdsHg1W/s400/prairieNautcial.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270094594141604674" /></a><br /><br /><b>Caitlin Thompson, Mini-DV, 4:40 min, Calgary</b><br /><br />Calgary's unsuspecting Kensington neighbourhood is vividly overrun by soft-sculptural sea creatures in <b>Prairie Nautical</b>. Two sets of mollusk twins---the Giant Clam and the Giant Octopus--- navigate alleys, streets and river banks in search of fluid lifelines. An elusive yet determined wormhole burrows deep to reveal secret gateways and underlying aquatic realms. Caitlin Thompson's performance/installation video channels a swelling otherworld secretly pooling behind garage doors.<br /> <br />Caitlin Thompson was born and raised in the rural farming community of Meeting Creek, Alberta. She attended the Alberta College of Art and Design where she received her BFA with distinction in costume and video. Committed to community performance initiatives, Caitlin is currently the Assistant Director of the Stride Gallery and a member of the programming committee for the Mountain Standard Time Performance Art Festival. Her video and performance work has been exhibited at Emmedia, 809 Gallery and as part of TRUCK'S CAMPER Project Spead the Love: An Army of Video Lovers Cannot Fail.prairietaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12552008995294215233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980975721009922186.post-55046268156547026052008-11-18T12:17:00.002-08:002008-11-18T12:24:44.043-08:00Greycon4<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGq1gTS4IDT5GVDxttyh8EgEqifwrOa7OGwUKA8kOCXz5rIflW4sbCpswJS7RwA_V1wX6mexJTZxnyKDZx9AOBRY1dQsjABcxEXQH-JNSk0jlB19lnmHvFKCjAHuY8K81hNFCCVryDOrjh/s1600-h/greycon4.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGq1gTS4IDT5GVDxttyh8EgEqifwrOa7OGwUKA8kOCXz5rIflW4sbCpswJS7RwA_V1wX6mexJTZxnyKDZx9AOBRY1dQsjABcxEXQH-JNSk0jlB19lnmHvFKCjAHuY8K81hNFCCVryDOrjh/s400/greycon4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270094475411314898" /></a><br /><br /><b>Brandon Blommaert, Animation/Mini-DV, 6:36 min, Calgary</b><br /><br />The inhabitants of Brandon Blommaert's <b>Greycon4</b> are both menaced and menacing. The machinations of a manipulative scientist unfold through Blommaert's meticulous cloth animation: digital processes enable random scene assemblage, allowing for a non-storyboard approach. Blommaert's considered yet spontaneous process evokes the work of another distinct young contemporary Canadian artist: abstract painter Tony Baker's sci-fi 'Expanse' series. The dense and chaotic realm of <b>Greycon4</b> invites repeated viewings and a variety of interpretations.<br /> <br />Brandon Blommaert is a Calgary based animator who graduated from ACAD (Alberta College of Art and Design) with a BFA in the Print Media Program. In addition to Calgary, his work has been screened in Vancouver, Baltimore and Buffalo, New York. Brandon "likes making animations and other disasters in his living room, where he also likes to battle with his cat who always has the upper hand due to the use of concealed weapons."prairietaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12552008995294215233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980975721009922186.post-38859774337187191222008-11-18T12:17:00.001-08:002008-11-18T12:25:02.255-08:00Beech-Nut<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmuYj0LJe-OIgfagdjHkzAs0pUchXwpQ8ymdlY_KqnnqTbhCSjKCOMgLhYLcWcAcJ5FsZjvT3OssyalXZ0f1sdGpxNeuqiNN4QYiGyCmLK2ofy1I2akVD6Xm_0EMQ0RZ6prfqO6qbkZijj/s1600-h/beechNut.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 121px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmuYj0LJe-OIgfagdjHkzAs0pUchXwpQ8ymdlY_KqnnqTbhCSjKCOMgLhYLcWcAcJ5FsZjvT3OssyalXZ0f1sdGpxNeuqiNN4QYiGyCmLK2ofy1I2akVD6Xm_0EMQ0RZ6prfqO6qbkZijj/s400/beechNut.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270094363452872082" /></a><br /><br /><b>Cameron Woykin, Mini-DV, 4:45 min, Calgary</b><br /><br />The narrator of Cameron Woykin's <b>Beech-Nut</b> admits that he "loves two things." He then confesses "That's a lie. I desire two things: to fly an airplane and to make love with Amelia Earhart." Frustrated attempts for fulfilled desire are reflected in the viewer's downward perspective onto a wooden table top, as the narrator guides us through a five step process for crafting the perfect paper airplane. The two hands that demonstrate the deliberate folds required take intermittent breaks to reach for a glass of beer and a burning cigarette (bandaged wrists imply deliberate action of another kind). Woykin's economical approach to narrative comes full circle with <b>Beech-Nut</b> concluding as it began --- with a skyward perspective. Yet the meticulously engineered paper airplane remains in the grasp of thumb and forefinger in gestured flight; held, not released, thereby avoiding any 'unexpected circumstances.'<br /> <br />Born in Calgary, Cameron Woykin graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Lethbridge in 2003. He has completed 16 short films since graduating and has screened his work throughout Canada, France and South America. Cameron currently resides in Winnipeg where he maintains his practice as an independent artist, filmmaker and writer.prairietaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12552008995294215233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980975721009922186.post-40124577428885235692008-11-18T12:16:00.004-08:002008-11-18T12:25:51.716-08:00DINX!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwbyvNyL59pYd65vGwn17bA0EPW1XNFUCavPpZuavX0CRJlgMrxnPIRYaW4HnsjoXpQu0nP9W7DNyR2Mix5TWpnDwAa61FPMoEOU9H3Y5CfJV4qWG7IzC47QON9JhPdvhJ4RxWTEeOLqe1/s1600-h/dinx.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 175px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwbyvNyL59pYd65vGwn17bA0EPW1XNFUCavPpZuavX0CRJlgMrxnPIRYaW4HnsjoXpQu0nP9W7DNyR2Mix5TWpnDwAa61FPMoEOU9H3Y5CfJV4qWG7IzC47QON9JhPdvhJ4RxWTEeOLqe1/s400/dinx.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270094237611486626" /></a><br /><br /><b>Trevor Anderson, Super 16mm, 13 min, Edmonton</b><br /><br />A frustrated waiter in a men's burlesque club, Zak yearns to star on stage as one of the sultry featured pole dancers. Little, sweet and cheap, he works the room as a shooter boy serving up sticky swallows in tiny plastic tumblers. Trevor Anderson's <b>DINX!</b> is a trip back in time gently revisiting old hurts not quite healed and an emerging identity yet to be fully realized.<br /> <br />Trevor Anderson is an award winning playwright, director and self-taught filmmaker. He is a founding member of the Edmonton rock bands <i>The Vertical Struts</i> and <i>The Wet Secrets</i>. Trevor was the inaugural recipient of the Lindalee Tracy Award at the 2007 Hot Docs Canadian International Film Festival in Toronto presented to 'an emerging Canadian filmmaker working with passion, humour, a strong sense of social justice and personal point of view.'prairietaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12552008995294215233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980975721009922186.post-79446097833215731632008-11-18T12:16:00.003-08:002008-11-18T12:26:06.751-08:00Evolution<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV6w3D8eFskkUZurOQ04XTVPFrQQzE_c9MKmXl2ynn-kM0d0mTw6qPBHEzJTzNTDG84BMFwsrqvaWmAqP0xpsiCSnjC1v5MOB2OZUMYR6o6-ULzaWkQ1KqZExkk-frWaHlczSv6ooVNJne/s1600-h/evolution.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV6w3D8eFskkUZurOQ04XTVPFrQQzE_c9MKmXl2ynn-kM0d0mTw6qPBHEzJTzNTDG84BMFwsrqvaWmAqP0xpsiCSnjC1v5MOB2OZUMYR6o6-ULzaWkQ1KqZExkk-frWaHlczSv6ooVNJne/s400/evolution.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270094113934141074" /></a><br /><br /><b>John Osborne, Computer Animation, 2:38 min, Edmonton</b><br /><br />John Osborne's process of <b>Evolution</b> involves frame by frame captures of a Java program which generates patterns and abstract images using evolutionary algorithms. The overall effect is a super funked up progression reminiscent of the illuminated peg art of the early '70's Hasbro toy, LiteBrite. Set to a score composed using open source loops assembled with After Effects software, circles of primary colours march in and out of frame with infectious rhythm.<br /> <br />John Osborne began experimenting with abstract images and film in the late '60's while doing graduate work in chemical engineering at the University of Toronto and Imperial College in London, England. In the early '70's he worked in a computer animation studio in London making some of the first computer animated television commercials. John returned to Canada in 1975 and began a long career working in the fields of information technology and environmental research. More recently, he rediscovered his interest in computers as creative tools and began exploring a new mathematics field known as 'complexity'. John's primary creative interest lies in exploring the relationship between sound and images through computer and video techniques.prairietaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12552008995294215233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980975721009922186.post-15144233018540549202008-11-18T12:16:00.001-08:002008-11-18T12:26:18.604-08:00Inside|Outside<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTM-45XuVTMWftdE7oPeYUhJiU3f0JYPgU4FpXiJNn4YPpi5K1kOlns2X1JpbT55W75_pGZYF2eZNmh67kOvTpLa4DY88MBFN4u1Ygu0VDvik2ZllOtjga3F0bUZ6LZOKJRDmI0zQOghaq/s1600-h/insideOutside.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTM-45XuVTMWftdE7oPeYUhJiU3f0JYPgU4FpXiJNn4YPpi5K1kOlns2X1JpbT55W75_pGZYF2eZNmh67kOvTpLa4DY88MBFN4u1Ygu0VDvik2ZllOtjga3F0bUZ6LZOKJRDmI0zQOghaq/s400/insideOutside.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270094011860979250" /></a><br /><br /><b>Kyle Armstrong, Super 8, 6min, Edmonton</b><br /><br /><b>Inside|Outside</b> is Kyle Armstrong's experimental film based on parallel entities. Shot on black and white Super8, Armstrong's initially fevered, claustrophobic interior images are reminiscent of Dziga Vertov, Andrei Tarkovsky and Fava filmmaker aAron munson. Assembled external elements are more pensively paced; as they begin to surface, so do subtleties of the emerging filmmaker's cinematic expression.<br /> <br />Kyle Armstrong was raised on a farm near a small town in southern Alberta. He has worked in aviation as a fueler and skydive pilot. Kyle is currently studying Architectural Technology at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology and is the proud dad of two beautiful children.prairietaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12552008995294215233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980975721009922186.post-61503058536052935432008-11-18T12:15:00.002-08:002008-11-25T14:57:04.023-08:00Zap Girl Makes Toast<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5TTp0W54Wm3gd_f23LIo9l9J7J2dXDoiUcSRg0Ua7Z9iQt4E3-nauUcfitJEjViQF8zAfp8vww3ZAkzWm6gSZrV5VbZ9WqD3ullajGAUo2cuTJzA2G-gur2Yni48ZM_JciJHsi90FzRa/s1600-h/zapGirlMakesToast.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 293px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5TTp0W54Wm3gd_f23LIo9l9J7J2dXDoiUcSRg0Ua7Z9iQt4E3-nauUcfitJEjViQF8zAfp8vww3ZAkzWm6gSZrV5VbZ9WqD3ullajGAUo2cuTJzA2G-gur2Yni48ZM_JciJHsi90FzRa/s400/zapGirlMakesToast.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270093900984163666" /></a><br /><br /><b>Chris J. Melnychuk, Hand drawn cel animation composited to DVD, 1:36 min, Calgary</b><br /><br />A watched pot never boils and a watched toaster that scorches...well, you just know that's cooking up trouble. Chris J. Melnychuk's recipe for <b>Zap Girl Makes Toast</b> is shockingly simple yet electrifyingly concocted. Underscored radio static gradually segues into a highly tuned, spirited rendition of the Mexican Hat Dance as Zap Girl impatiently attempts to dial up breakfast.<br /> <br />Chris J. Melnychuk attended Grande Prairie Regional College and the Alberta College of Art as a painter and print maker. His work has been exhibited throughout Alberta. He teaches cameraless filmmaking workshops at the QuickDraw Animation Society in Calgary. Chris' previous animated short <b>Alien</b> was featured in Prairie Tales 6.prairietaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12552008995294215233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980975721009922186.post-63968097142629953072008-11-18T12:15:00.001-08:002008-11-18T12:26:48.658-08:00Sleepless<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwIGW5bI5qR3bmJc8AU87bijE-lx9I4UY3_rzvq8b_IMzLRa4_NcZCcTJEajYePZqsxacD_69lnaPHFA7rOblIwX7Tds9whttQJQBOJi5-Ii26sFsvu3GWbqXalEyBIAkQMCT9NyBl75tC/s1600-h/sleepless.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwIGW5bI5qR3bmJc8AU87bijE-lx9I4UY3_rzvq8b_IMzLRa4_NcZCcTJEajYePZqsxacD_69lnaPHFA7rOblIwX7Tds9whttQJQBOJi5-Ii26sFsvu3GWbqXalEyBIAkQMCT9NyBl75tC/s400/sleepless.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270093771444620162" /></a><br /><br /><b>Mike McLaughlin, 16mm, 12 min, Edmonton</b><br /><br />Mike McLaughlin's film <b>Sleepless</b> features Andy, an insomniac plagued by the regularity of irregularity. At odds with the world around him, he searches for ways to pass the time while enduring the loneliest of moments: watching the sun rise after having spent the night alone. Andy sets out to cure himself. He believes that if he finds a woman to fall in love with he will finally fall asleep. Andy meets his match with insomniac Meg, and pursues her with high hopes for romance and lasting sweet dreams.<br /> <br />Mike McLaughlin majored in Film Production at the Vancouver Film School. After completing his diploma he moved to Edmonton to begin his filmmaking career. <b>Sleepless</b> was nominated for the 2007 Alberta Centennial Award for Best Alberta Short.prairietaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12552008995294215233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980975721009922186.post-27963162190056691442008-11-18T12:14:00.003-08:002008-11-25T10:26:32.470-08:00For Me?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimnj0FUiJhLqWkB12qflxtOWbh92EwBxueQZwklIrGJ2QRcBJgfzdgiNm0IEs1gjtvARjdKsu3QESMY7zJsot50dZ0xs1PZJiao_rQNmZpOwHnU70i_mjLL_cEe8EkNEh98lU-kVqMOR2v/s1600-h/forMe.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 169px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimnj0FUiJhLqWkB12qflxtOWbh92EwBxueQZwklIrGJ2QRcBJgfzdgiNm0IEs1gjtvARjdKsu3QESMY7zJsot50dZ0xs1PZJiao_rQNmZpOwHnU70i_mjLL_cEe8EkNEh98lU-kVqMOR2v/s400/forMe.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270093666775203138" /></a><br /><br /><b>Thea Killen-Smith, Computer Animation, 1:00 min, Calgary</b><br /><br />Diving deep into the complicated depths of desire, Thea Killen-Smith surfaces with a compact, bittersweet gem. Set to the Train song by Consonant C, the stick figures in <b>For Me?</b> animatedly flesh out the intricate dance of unrequited love. Heads detach dreamily and arms reach out with giggling elasticity as affections are offered, accepted and casually rejected. Suddenly, in a heart beat, it's all over.<br /> <br />Thea Killen-Smith is working towards her BFA in media and digital technologies at the Alberta College of Art and Design. She has explored the realms of drawing, print making, water colour and acrylic painting, digital photography and jewelry. Since enrolling in an animation class in 2007 she has found her niche and is now "actively shoving her way into the animation community with infectious enthusiasm".prairietaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12552008995294215233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980975721009922186.post-63264562313884698932008-11-18T12:14:00.001-08:002008-11-18T12:27:11.400-08:00Photosynthesis<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8iAxmJsxXG4EJ80fqmLIMrTcgMHiKt-5yTYaksriDpAMk5oezoj4sjDQH_8hzoG97nckwRmqq7K2mofeX2y7WfwqLcQmMuxiLecRjd7_an-W2IA07iooRnifzZd1AoyBnUFQHIUYRN3OX/s1600-h/photosynthesis.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8iAxmJsxXG4EJ80fqmLIMrTcgMHiKt-5yTYaksriDpAMk5oezoj4sjDQH_8hzoG97nckwRmqq7K2mofeX2y7WfwqLcQmMuxiLecRjd7_an-W2IA07iooRnifzZd1AoyBnUFQHIUYRN3OX/s400/photosynthesis.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270093502376465346" /></a><br /><br /><b>J. Scott Portingale, 16mm, 5:34 min, Edmonton</b><br /><br />J. Scott Portingale's whimsical black and white 16mm film <b>Photosynthesis</b> uses stop motion animation and time lapse photography to reveal the secret shenanigans taking place in a young couple's apartment. Left alone for the evening, a still camera and vacuum cleaner come to the aquatic rescue of a withering house plant. <b>Photosynthesis</b> features original music by The Polyjesters.<br /> <br />J. Scott Portingale is an Edmonton based writer, director, producer, animator and editor. <b>Photosynthesis</b> was awarded the Audience Choice Award at the Calgary Society of Independent Filmmaker's $100 Film Festival in 2007. It was also screened at the Gimli Film Festival and the New York New Filmmakers Film Festival.prairietaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12552008995294215233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980975721009922186.post-56192037664809079512008-11-18T12:13:00.001-08:002008-11-18T12:27:23.327-08:00Intergalactic Who's Who: Praepredatorprae<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8kAHfaF6qfcAJyf2Pt745lR6_OoOND7HhHCVwc00StzNp4d9EAiD5sCZWvsc4UtQ9zKSf8mYRA9HlHezSkEjqizv0cy4dKNibPvLVJuoODnIaGp7qyEvzFtBN_slp4jzHuBiqraSAi-6M/s1600-h/praePredatorPrae.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 169px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8kAHfaF6qfcAJyf2Pt745lR6_OoOND7HhHCVwc00StzNp4d9EAiD5sCZWvsc4UtQ9zKSf8mYRA9HlHezSkEjqizv0cy4dKNibPvLVJuoODnIaGp7qyEvzFtBN_slp4jzHuBiqraSAi-6M/s400/praePredatorPrae.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270093374947412834" /></a><br /><b>Carol Beecher & Kevin D.A. Kurytnik, 35mm, 1:30 min, Calgary</b><br /><br />For most Canadian baby boomers the <i>Hinterland Who's Who</i> series conjures up distinct memories such as lumbering beavers and waddling woodchucks. Carol Beecher and Kevin Kurytnik have humourously tapped into this indigenous motherlode with their <b>Intergalactic Who's Who</b> animated shorts depicting the fantastical inhabitants of the wild desert planet Zig 5. <b>Praepredatorprae</b> is their latest featured creature, a hatchling whose life cycle is brief and brutal. Existence on Zig 5 demands swift metamorphosis and soon the Praepredatorprae is flung back into the stratosphere to fulfill its destiny and ensure its species survival. For more information on the Praepredatorprae, why not contact the Intergalactic Wildlife Service?<br /> <br />Carol Beecher and Kevin D.A. Kurytnik are animators living in Calgary. They attended the Alberta College of Art and Design; Carol majored in Ceramic Sculpture and Kevin in Visual Communications. Both self taught filmmakers, they are lifetime members of the QuickDraw Animation Society. Their animation studio Fifteeen Pound Pink Productions is named after a beloved, weighty feline.prairietaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12552008995294215233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980975721009922186.post-55219242263108183342008-11-18T12:12:00.002-08:002008-11-18T12:27:40.647-08:00Ice Climber's Waltz<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipWgd3NbxTXWH-oQvcJQzqSFg5FHhupfgS2pYmrGJyZfnyzOb18wAk8pSJQ7N0a1voI890Nr3Jx92qi8yV8xFar6X8MZ6eralDXiSdrh9MaFdtTjvy1v_swVwKiEDnD0ts4cy-oXixqy9V/s1600-h/iceClimbersWaltz.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipWgd3NbxTXWH-oQvcJQzqSFg5FHhupfgS2pYmrGJyZfnyzOb18wAk8pSJQ7N0a1voI890Nr3Jx92qi8yV8xFar6X8MZ6eralDXiSdrh9MaFdtTjvy1v_swVwKiEDnD0ts4cy-oXixqy9V/s400/iceClimbersWaltz.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270093225097868962" /></a><br /><b>James Reckseidler, Super 8, 15:00 min, Calgary</b><br /><br />An aging mountaineer's spirit is rejuvenated by a dance with a beautiful young woman in James Reckseidler's silent film <b>Ice Climber's Waltz</b>. While the mountaineer's passion is rekindled, an old obsession engulfs him leading to the reenactment of a tragic event. Set against the rugged profile of the Rocky Mountains and unmistakably influenced by Guy Maddin, Reckseidler's ambitious work scales dramatic terrain with poetic and technical dexterity.<br /> <br />James Reckseidler trained in Media Arts at Sheridan College in Ontario after receiving his Bachelor of Arts in History at the University of Calgary. He is currently working on his first feature film script and several short film projects.prairietaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12552008995294215233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980975721009922186.post-32301279153803747922008-11-18T12:12:00.001-08:002008-11-18T12:27:52.172-08:00Transitting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTEEcVaXkfQQiLFbx1b7gZVICl7VqDgsk62viGEs8dZePtmlf1F7lfgnBkRI0Tf9WmMoGCnOubq2ghxFgxiRjmj8cJPX_xU1Y9hmxNRxs-R3YoGX4pNzbaId2OrP1rSGqXkYqZaG_OtWLC/s1600-h/transitting.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTEEcVaXkfQQiLFbx1b7gZVICl7VqDgsk62viGEs8dZePtmlf1F7lfgnBkRI0Tf9WmMoGCnOubq2ghxFgxiRjmj8cJPX_xU1Y9hmxNRxs-R3YoGX4pNzbaId2OrP1rSGqXkYqZaG_OtWLC/s400/transitting.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270093098135062770" /></a><br /><br /><b>Collin Ward MacDonald, Digital Animation, 2:32 min, Calgary</b><br /><br />Navigating the urban landscape of Calgary, <b>Transitting</b> by Collin Ward MacDonald is the artist's exploration of his own style of animation which he refers to as Momentism: a step-child of Timelapse and Pixillation. MacDonald's pulsing score provides an insistent undercurrent for the impressionistic images that flow across the screen. <b>Transitting</b> concludes as it began: with one man's unique perspective on the daily driving rhythms swirling around him.<br /> <br />Collin Ward MacDonald is a graduate of SAIT (The Southern Alberta Institute of Technology) as a Television Writer and Producer. He has created works in digital video, animation and installations. Working mostly in electronic media, he also performs Jazz Fusion. Collin lives in Calgary with his two robotic dogs.prairietaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12552008995294215233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980975721009922186.post-8390651156772891512008-11-18T12:05:00.000-08:002008-11-18T12:28:01.249-08:00What You're Ready For<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA-Q95_RouMdAERiXY3_hQrKdNubjGtw8yQ4nJ2kyxkDcEVd_7JsxF65Nz-MnNBv-fA9elc6_4Alr69zmSuk_TAPqb6rUruFEubSmzh6X_D0PVVqnb5HmAghW6kk7WKBcI3V-Fvflubv3k/s1600-h/whatYoureReadyFor.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA-Q95_RouMdAERiXY3_hQrKdNubjGtw8yQ4nJ2kyxkDcEVd_7JsxF65Nz-MnNBv-fA9elc6_4Alr69zmSuk_TAPqb6rUruFEubSmzh6X_D0PVVqnb5HmAghW6kk7WKBcI3V-Fvflubv3k/s400/whatYoureReadyFor.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270092958498518434" /></a><br /><b>Corey Lee, 16mm/HD Cam, 6:30min, Calgary</b><br /><br />Corey Lee's <b>What You're Ready For</b> presents self-help guru Dr. Edgar O. Laird speaking to devoted followers assembled for the taping of a promotional video. The film's narrator is among the listeners gathered to receive the wealth of wisdom offered up by the esteemed author and therapist. As the self described sage speaks, the narrator reflects on Laird's philosophies in relation to his own personal loss. Advised that 'this moment is your only possession', the narrator seizes the moment. The charismatic doctor may not fully deserve what's coming to him, but by his own testimony, he must be ready to receive it.<br /> <br />Corey Lee's <b>What You're Ready For</b> is his second film in the Kilter Trilogy, based on <i>Kilter: 55 Fictions</i>, the collection of stories by John Gould short listed for the 2003 Giller Prize. <b>What You're Ready For</b> received an Alberta Motion Picture Industry Award for Best Short Film in 2008 and The Edmonton International Film Festival Best Short Film Award in 2007. Corey Lee is a Calgary based writer, producer and director.prairietaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12552008995294215233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980975721009922186.post-25373795740268682202008-11-18T11:41:00.000-08:002008-11-18T11:43:39.366-08:00A Chandelier Accident<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCJnvPMJ0GINv2ZY9l_H8lcZDfkXlPTCrh6BL3TKWUVZX1CwZ8o2YLQ-5KIn-I6SVvQq5vMciUiY0O8b4mPsS2WpSZxJ710lV7fzeQL4lXpOUhU23NdPgjUtJJ5L-h89NrZr7aVAQUb82m/s1600-h/chandelierAccident.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCJnvPMJ0GINv2ZY9l_H8lcZDfkXlPTCrh6BL3TKWUVZX1CwZ8o2YLQ-5KIn-I6SVvQq5vMciUiY0O8b4mPsS2WpSZxJ710lV7fzeQL4lXpOUhU23NdPgjUtJJ5L-h89NrZr7aVAQUb82m/s400/chandelierAccident.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270085510698064370" /></a><br /><b>Daniel Dugas, Mini-DV, 2:30min, Calgary</b><br /><br />Actor David Hasselhoff enjoyed celebrity status with starring roles in popular television series such as Baywatch and Knight Rider. He later attained notoriety in a widely circulated video shot by his daughter, which featured him eating a hamburger while inebriated and lying on the floor. Daniel Dugas' elegant video <b>A Chandelier Accident</b> chronicles another less fortunate incident in the life of the Hollywood star, this time in London's Sanderson Hotel. Dugas juxtaposes text from a BBC news story of Hasselhoff's run in with a light fixture in a men's toilet with shots of chandeliers in a New Orleans antique shop. A wry take on mainstream culture's fascination with celebrity, A Chandelier Accident directs the viewers' gaze towards the ceiling optimistically envisioning a hassle free future for the Hoff.<br /><br />Daniel Dugas is a poet, musician and videographer. His fifth book of poetry <i>Meme un detour serait correct</i> was published in the fall of 2006 by Les Editions Pris de Parole and was short listed for the France-Acadie Award and the Prix Literaire Antoine-Maillet. The DVD of this work was shown at the 19th Instants Video in Marsaille, at the Recontre du film numerique de Mantes La Jolie and in the Videoteque ephemere, of the VIDEOFORMES 2006 Festival in Clermont-Ferrand, France. Daniel currently lives in Calgary.prairietaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12552008995294215233noreply@blogger.com