Okay, so CREEP is finally online, after a month of waiting to get it scored, and the audio mixed together, my latest web short, is now online for viewing on http://albertart.net/creep.htm and on my vimeo and youtube channels.
This was a quick production, shot while I was on xmas holiday in LA. It was a fun experience, and it was great working in Old Torrance, with a local cast. I brought along my Panasonic HVX200, and it performed nicely. I love this camera!
This film is meant to be amusing, to anyone who has encountered odd people.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics short video experiment
New Project
So, I'm working on a new short film project, while Lazy Susan is out there trying for festivals, and while CREEP is getting it's post audio mix and music done, I wanted to try something a little more raw, and unscripted. The project -- which I like to title "Vancouver 2010" -- centers on Vancouver, as a cosmopolitan city, with a seedy underbelly. The great divide between the rich and the poor becomes a focus of the film, but I'm hoping it doesn't come off as an entirely bleak pov.
The video below, was shot as an accompanying piece to the actual film. This may or may not be included in the final cut, which will be less about testimonials, and more about the city, just speaking for itself. If that makes any sense.
The interview is with a local resident of the downtown eastside community. He basically speaks about his issues trying to find support for his condition, and difficult situation. For those in Vancouver, that actually know about the downtown eastside, and hang out in the very diverse area, this issue with the drug ridden, poverty stricken people, is a hot topic especially with the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics just weeks away.
The downtown eastside, and the east Vancouver area in general is great. There is a neat art community, restaurants, and lots of Vancouver history in the eastside, that unfortunately has been overshadowed by the image of the less fortunate.
In any case, please watch this interview, and stay tuned for the actual full short coming next month.
Over the next few weeks I'll be posting more information on CREEP, a short web film that I shot in December with a small group of actors while I was on holiday in Los Angeles. A few days ago we launched the CREEP facebook fanpage, to build some interest while the actual webpage for the film undergoes completion.
After the long production of Lazy Susan last year, I definitely needed to do a smaller project away from the confines of a green screen studio, and the VFX madness that comes with computer graphics. CREEP is a spontaneous little project, that I hope to possibly continue in one way or another, down the road, because I think the character of THE CREEPER is pretty rad.
This is a film for anyone who has ever met a creep. Just minding your own business, when a stranger comes along and invades your personal space. Just about everyone can relate to this, plus the Old Torrance Location is nice to look at. More on that later.
