okay, i did take a moment today while the baby was napping to dig out some half-finished projects, so there will be some real filmcraft content posted here soon.
but for now, allow me to present jill murray, author of break on through, which is being published tomorrow! jill and i used to co-host a reading series in toronto, and we've read various versions of each other's unpublished novels, so i am extremely excited to read an actual published-by-a-big-publisher novel. amazon had better deliver tomorrow, or i will be pretty mad.
also, if you're in southern ontario, tune in tomorrow (that's tuesday 12 february) to cbc radio 1's here and now, where jill will be doing interviews. i nearly had a heart attack when i randomly heard the promo for it on the weekend.
go jill!
11.2.08
22.1.08
i met the walrus
one of the shorts we funded got nominated for an academy award! woo hoo! it's called i met the walrus and all the info is available here. it's screening at sundance this week, too. i sense a busy month coming up for bravo!fact...
the story behind the short is interesting - when he was just a kid (14 years old), jerry levitan talked his way into john lennon's hotel room to conduct an interview. that tape is the soundtrack for some gorgeous animation. huge congrats to jerry and director josh raskin for their awesome work!
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while i'm at it, here's the trailer:
the story behind the short is interesting - when he was just a kid (14 years old), jerry levitan talked his way into john lennon's hotel room to conduct an interview. that tape is the soundtrack for some gorgeous animation. huge congrats to jerry and director josh raskin for their awesome work!
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while i'm at it, here's the trailer:
19.1.08
a new year, a new start
well, looking at all of my posts so far, i realise two things:
1. my favourite title for posts is "whee"
2. i got nothing done once wee h came along
and so, in an effort to get myself in gear, i've decided the best inspiration to do more work is to give myself more work to do! so, i'mk going to redesign this blog, since it looks pretty dull. and since i'm too cheap to go pro with this site, filmcraft is moving to blogger. so - today a new url, and renovations to follow shortly!
1. my favourite title for posts is "whee"
2. i got nothing done once wee h came along
and so, in an effort to get myself in gear, i've decided the best inspiration to do more work is to give myself more work to do! so, i'mk going to redesign this blog, since it looks pretty dull. and since i'm too cheap to go pro with this site, filmcraft is moving to blogger. so - today a new url, and renovations to follow shortly!
5.1.08
2008 already?
well, i was planning for christmas 2007 (aka "the christmas of extreme poverty") to be the christmas of unfinished craft projects (i.e. finishing them and giving them as gifts), but a combination of thing - the unexpected moving, packing, unpacking, being unable to find things, mostly - meant that didn't happen. at least i have the sewing table put together! although at the moment it is just a repository for laundry waiting to be folded.
also, i am back at work, and that + babysitter pick-ups takes up a lot of time (no surprise there).
all of this blather to say there are no new crafts, and no new news, except for this irrelevant item: a year ago, i posted on my long-abandoned vox blog about a weird thing i saw at the florist. well, i randomly discovered what it is! it's a member of the nightshade family.
also, i am back at work, and that + babysitter pick-ups takes up a lot of time (no surprise there).
all of this blather to say there are no new crafts, and no new news, except for this irrelevant item: a year ago, i posted on my long-abandoned vox blog about a weird thing i saw at the florist. well, i randomly discovered what it is! it's a member of the nightshade family.
1.12.07
finito!
well, the stash is tamed, the baby room is done (well, i still want to recover the world's ugliest glider), all just in time for us to move out!
let's have a look at those before pics again:
and the final glorious completed room!
i'm so proud of myself, i'm getting all misty. i've spent a lot of time in that room with the wee one, looking at his tree. sigh.
but hey, if you know anyone looking for an apartment, it is currently up for grabs - email me for info (i'm taking my sewing table with me though, dammit!)
let's have a look at those before pics again:
and the final glorious completed room!
i'm so proud of myself, i'm getting all misty. i've spent a lot of time in that room with the wee one, looking at his tree. sigh.
but hey, if you know anyone looking for an apartment, it is currently up for grabs - email me for info (i'm taking my sewing table with me though, dammit!)
16.11.07
more brit tv
was getting photos off of my phone, and found this cutie:
harry's outgrown it already - this photo is a couple of months old! - but he rocked this onesie and a tardis onesie (the classic doctor who good vs. evil), both of which came courtesy of erin's crazy craftiness.
harry's outgrown it already - this photo is a couple of months old! - but he rocked this onesie and a tardis onesie (the classic doctor who good vs. evil), both of which came courtesy of erin's crazy craftiness.
10.11.07
i am not a number... i am a free baby!
okay, here is a much-delayed hallowe'en post. the picture is awful - i took it myself with my mobile. yikes! better photos to come soon, along with a tutorial.
the original, patrick mcgoohan in the prisoner (and yes, i know it's tv rather than a movie, but a film version is in the works):
and here's the wee one:
the jacket is from scratch; i made the pattern based on a little cardigan that fits him well at the moment. i couldn't find plain khakis (why? why?) so these are converted overalls purchased at value village. his shirt is just a onesie, hemmed to make it a pullover. and the badge is a printout of the original penny farthing logo on cardstock, taped down to a button that was kicking around.
the original, patrick mcgoohan in the prisoner (and yes, i know it's tv rather than a movie, but a film version is in the works):
and here's the wee one:
the jacket is from scratch; i made the pattern based on a little cardigan that fits him well at the moment. i couldn't find plain khakis (why? why?) so these are converted overalls purchased at value village. his shirt is just a onesie, hemmed to make it a pullover. and the badge is a printout of the original penny farthing logo on cardstock, taped down to a button that was kicking around.
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