Video Installation- HANDS

This is video art installation created for Term 4's Art & Creativity class. There is an overlying given theme of memory and you may recognize some of the found footage. Created with a group of four...please enjoy.

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Short Horror Film- CAPTURE

Finally finished Term 4's most copious and time consuming project, our Freaky 13. As I talked about previously, this was a short horror film we had to film in exactly 13 shots and have the duration come in under 3 minutes. We had a time span of approximately 8 weeks to pull off the entire production, amongst all other classes and projects, and we are very happy with our results. Definitely have to give props to my five man crew, we all put in long hours and dedicated as much as time as we could into our final cut. 

I hope you enjoy watching it as much as we enjoyed producing it. Please offer any feedback and constructive criticism. I am always open to it.

CAPTURE- Vancouver Film School (Freaky 13) from PaddyRumble on Vimeo.
An assignment in the Foundations program at VFS- Make  a Horror Movie filmed in 13 shots.

Additional sound by THE SNIPS http://thesnips.com/

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MAYA 3D Animation

One of the great characteristics of the Foundations Program at VFS is that you get to learn a bit of every part of the entertainment industry. In one class in particular we learn the basics of a 3D animation program called MAYA. I would love to say this opened my eyes to the wonderful world of the future of film but geeze....this damn fish nearly sucked the life out of me. This is not an easy program to master. Needless to say, I don't now, nor do I EVER plan on making 3D animation a part of my future. Enjoy my very first and inevitably my very last MAYA creation. I named him Eddie.



Maya 3D Animation from PaddyRumble on Vimeo.

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Road Trip

When I left home in January I was given some very generous gift cards from friends and family. A few of which were for Walmart (thank-you Laura bates and the DellaValle family) and I haven't had the chance to make it to one until today. The closest one is in North Vancouver, about 8.4km from my house. It's about an hour trip by public transit so I decided to bike it...I made a day out of it and came home with a backpack full of goodies from Walmart. Here's a short snippet of my ride home.



Stanley Park BikeRide- IPHONE from PaddyRumble on Vimeo.

The song is Jeremy Fisher- Scar that Never Heals
and I filmed this marvel on my trusty IPHONE.

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Term 4

Hiya,

Just to give you an idea of what I'm up to with school these days....

A large portion of Term 4 is the production of a short horror film they call "Freaky 13".

It's a 3 min film shot in exactly 13 shots including one with a green screen. 

The process lasts the entire term and involves writing, storyboarding, pre-production organization, casting, makeup design, shooting, editing and sound. It's probably one of the larger projects we've gotten the opportunity to take on and one that a lot of us are really excited about. I am working as the Production Manager of our team and feel like I got lucky because everyone in my group is very cooperative and passionate about our project. 

Here is a photo of our group on set last Friday August 6.

Stay tuned for the final edit in less than four weeks.

PADZ:)

Natalie Dee

Such a typical Penny move.

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BC DAY LONG WEEKEND

Another quick break from school for BC DAY which was Monday August 2nd. My friend Joel came over to visit as well as catch up with lots of old friends from when he lived here not too long ago. We rented a car and headed to Whistler for the weekend, did some hiking, ate some sushi....

Probably one of the highlights of the weekend was during the drive home when we stopped about halfway back to the city in Squamish at Stawamus Chief Provincial Park. We hiked the second largest granite monolith in the world which was basically an upward climb of rock faces and man made staircases. Despite the half digested sushi and beer holding us down and our lack of preparation to pack water, the 2 hour climb seemed well worth it when we made it to the top. I didn't even have my camera but here are a few pictures I took on my phone. 

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Video Intsallation

Hello again,

I am happy to bring you news that I've been busy again lately. Always the way I like it, never any complaints. School is being filled with lots of video assignments as well as a few first-time computer program courses that are just striving to keep my attention..... But I try to give them the benefit of the doubt hoping at some point I will make the connection to their content and what I hope to be working on in the future. 

In our Art & Creativity Class we are studying commercial art as well as a variety of video installations. We've been gallery hopping around the city once again and were able to catch a glimpse of some great artists that have paintings and photos circulating around the city. We also visited a group called VIVO (Video In Video Out) where we were introduced to the organization's mandate and history of activities supporting independent filmmakers, videographers and artists. It was interesting to see a modern, alternative option to film making and be inspired for our own video installation projects. 

Below is my group's Identity piece. All footage, sound and content is original and the video is made to play in a loop. Please, click the link and take a look. 

IDENTITY- LINK

You can also check out some of the other video's made in our class at this website.
http://www.youtube.com/termfourarchive#g/u
PADZ:)