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The Juggling Act
Posted on May 6, 2011 | No CommentsWild month ahead! As of today I have 22 days left before the BIG installation, and you know what that means… EUPHORIC STRESS. I was at Inglenook yesterday to assess... -
Wrong Audience, Good Advice
Posted on March 26, 2011 | 3 CommentsThere’s nothing more valuable than constructive criticism, wouldn’t you say? And somehow, the under 16yr crowd often gives it to you straight. I returned to CICO alternative school this week... -
A Bridge in the Room
Posted on January 5, 2011 | 1 CommentBefore the holidays I had the pleasure of interviewing Leah Sherry, a high school teacher (who prefers to be called a “facilitator”) and some of her students at the CICO... -
Reading List and Dream School
Posted on October 28, 2010 | 2 CommentsNo escaping it. One must read to get a degree, and to contextualize what the thesis is… and what the thesis is trying to prove. I met with both of... -
F.A.C.E – Double Interview
Posted on September 15, 2010 | No CommentsI started the week interviewing two senior students from F.A.C.E public-alternative school, in Montreal. What’s a public-alternative school? Well, as far as I’m concerned, a public school that deviates (even... -
Enamoured with the Image
Posted on August 29, 2010 | 4 CommentsLast Thursday was the first shoot for my MFA project and ahhhhh…. it felt fabulous! When I began the Doc Media program last fall I decided to: 1) explore media... -
The Sound of Freedom
Posted on August 3, 2010 | 2 CommentsOK, I’ll confess, I’m a bit of a Montreal snob when it comes to our artistic culture in this town. It’s just that ol’… je ne sais quoi. Case in... -
Freedom Writers
Posted on July 25, 2010 | No CommentsWell now, I haven’t sobbed like that in a while! I’m one of the programmers for the wonderful Regent Park Film Festival (in Toronto) and I just finished viewing a... -
Patterns and Passion
Posted on July 23, 2010 | 3 CommentsI have a couple of audio clips to share with you today. I spoke a while back of my anticipated meeting with Freddy, a 19 year old musician all around... -
Work’N the Audio
Posted on June 13, 2010 | No CommentsI spent the weekend messing around with Mac’s GarageBand (‘08) and the free software Audacity (…steamy, as you can imagine), to see which one would be best to work with...
