Homeless Quatchi Stop Motion Animation Man On Fire

Homeless Quatchi - SASQUATCH ON FIRE
An epic four and a half minutes of Homeless Quatchi walking through the streets of Vancouver. Shot with stop motion, and set to the Little Daylight remix of Man on Fire by Edward Sharpe. 

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HOMELESS QUATCHI PROJECT PT2 OLYMPIC ANNIVERSARY VANCOUVER 2010

VANCOUVER, BC -- FEBRUARY 12 marked the anniversary of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. We continue with Homeless Quatchi on the streets of Vancouver, during the celebration of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, at various locations around downtown. Homeless Quatchi was most fond of the Robson Rink, and the Olympic Cauldron festivities, but he was however immensely disappointed by the lack of Olympic celebrations on Main st. and Hastings at the Carnegie Library.

Dressed with a plastic bag poncho, and his portable home shopping cart, Quatchi soon learned that he was the ONLY Olympic Mascot in attendance during the celebrations. What happened to all the mascots? Oh yeah, they're all unemployed, living somewhere in the DTES.

HOMELESS QUATCHI at Granville Station escalator

Quatchi decides to participate in the Vancouver 2010 street party sponsored by the City of Vancouver. With such large crowds of people being downtown, he hopes to 'cash in' on the suckers families, and children enjoying and reliving the Olympic experience. Many people from the outskirts of Vancouver, are kind enough to spare some change, despite his lack of street performance ability.

With no talent whatsoever, he was still able to earn some money for his own Olympic celebration later that night. Hitting the pipe, or the needle.

The act of 'acting poor, helpless and needy' is a performance unto itself, required to tug at those heartstrings, of the stupid generous. So I guess you could say Homeless Quatchi is quite the Busker, with the talent to manipulate. He's such a convincing actor, his homeless friends think he should be in movies.

HOMELESS QUATCHI at Robson Rink - Robson Square

After getting kicked out of the Granville Skytrain station by the Vancouver Police, Quatchi decides to move his operation street performance, to where the families are least suspecting... Robson Square.

HOMELESS QUATCHI at Robson Rink - Robson Square

Quatchi makes his way close to the ice skating rink.

HOMELESS QUATCHI at Robson Rink - Robson Square

Quatchi climbs up on the railing to get a better view of the skating, and to gain more visibility from the people passing by. He waved his signs around, and manages to catch the attention of curious international students from Japan and China. They were shocked to see their favorite mascot begging for change...! The life of an unemployed mascot ain't sunshine and rainbows!

HOMELESS QUATCHI at the Olympic Cauldron

Quatchi wheels himself to the Vancouver Convention Centre. He tries to get a good view of the cauldron which was re-lit for the anniversary. This time, there was no awkward large fence to keep people away.

HOMELESS QUATCHI at the Olympic Cauldron

HOMELESS QUATCHI at the Olympic Cauldron

HOMELESS QUATCHI at the Olympic Cauldron

Quatchi decided to sneak into some photos of some Olympic celebrants. Such happy families, and couples.

HOMELESS QUATCHI at the Olympic Cauldron - Bridge View

Quatchi made his way up on the bridge to get a better view of the Olympic cauldron. All this excitement for a flame. Quatchi lights fires all the time in trash bins to stay warm during the cold wet Vancouver nights. The only crowds that form are those of homeless gathering by the fire in a DTES alley.

The Adventures of Homeless Quatchi will continue each anniversary, and randomly throughout the year. Stay tuned to his life on the facebook fan page.

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Pics Vids Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Anniversary

RELIVE IT...

The City of Vancouver decided to throw a street party to celebrate the one year anniversary of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. And though the rain came down pouring, there was still entertainment all around. From ice skating, to street hockey and live music, the rainy weather soon began to disappear in the afternoon, with the relighting of the Olympic Cauldron.

There was no giant fence keeping the crowds at a distance, which was the best decision the city made, giving everyone an up close opportunity to enjoy it. (That thing gets warm up close!) It was great seeing all the people come out to enjoy the anniversary, and reminisce about the Olympics of 2010, which helped put Vancouver on the map, and helped push the city to mature.

Here are some pics and timelapse vids I took while out and about during the celebration event.

Vancouver 2010 Anniversary - Robson Ice Skating Rink Time Lapse S95 (HD) Vancouver 2010 Anniversary - Olympic Cauldron Time Lapse S95 (HD)

Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Olympic Cauldron

Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics - Olympic Cauldron (night view) from Albert Art on Vimeo.

Fire!

There's something mesmerizing about watching fire glow at night. In the case of Vancouver's Olympic cauldron, that couldn't be any truer. The flames of the Games glow bright, and crowds of people gather at all times of the day, to see it.

The cauldron which was lit by Wayne Gretzky on the evening of the opening ceremonies, has been the center of controversy for it's large wire fence, keeping spectators at a distance, and making it difficult and awkward for picture taking. Recently though, Olympic organizers have altered the fence, cutting out the lower portion of the fence, and installing a plexiglass window at eye-level.

This is an improvement to the view, but still some feel it is an eyesore. Yet, for such an expensive attraction, it is understandable that the organizers feel the need to protect the cauldron, from possible vandals, and protesters. Can you imagine all the (bad) things people could do to this cauldron?

This past Sunday, I took the opportunity to film the flames. I think the new fence design gives everyone a good view, and I certainly had no problem with it. (Not seen on camera, is a bridge to the left side of the cauldron that allows sightseers to view the cauldron from above.)

Judge for yourself, by watching the video. Do you think the fence is a bad thing?