So Close, But So Far

I can't begin to express how thankful I am for all the support, kind words, views, and feedback I've received throughout the Yobi Film Contest from so many of you. It's been one nerve-racking experience week after week, but here I am - eliminated.

I'll be honest, plain and simple, it hurts. So much energy was invested in this, and this anti-climactic ending has me shaking my head. I really felt based on the quality of my short, the persistence of my promotion, and my well-seasoned contest strategy that I'd be able to make the finals amongst my competition. For what it's worth, I can tell myself that I gave it my all.

There's a new season of Yobi Film starting in June, maybe I'll try again. Maybe I'll search out some new festivals and contests . . . maybe I'll just try and forget about this one.

Until next time, thanks again for all your efforts - it takes some of the sting away.

Last Minute Votes

I just wanted to make one last stitch effort to call out to any of you who may be interested in voting for my movie, The Gizmo Tree in the Yobi Film Contest. After several weekly rounds of voting, there's only a single day left to vote to see if I make the finals - the Top 5 and final round of the entire contest. This opportunity is huge to me, and at this point it really can come down to just a couple votes. To view my contest profile and cast a last minute THUMBS UP vote for me and my short, click here.

Thank you to all of you who have shown your support throughout this process, I can't express enough how much I appreciate it. We'll know whether the voting worked by tomorrow - be sure to check back. Fingers crossed, it's all come down to this.

Headphones (2009)

Created in the same technical guise as my earlier split screen experiments, Headphones is a brand new self-portrait of sorts. This is but one more short in a series of edits that is meant to reflect a process, a personal awareness, and a deliberate approach to editing as art.

I've said it many times before, but the idea behind shorts like this isn't about masked themes, but about appreciating the digital medium and editing technique by taking a forced look. Just as a painter might fill a canvas for the tactile experience of seeing the streaks and runs in drying colours of paint, these editing experiments serve a similar purpose for further nurturing my personal appreciation for the technical execution of editing. Working with seemingly mundane raw footage only emphasizes this, and putting myself in the mix puts a face to the technique.

As I find myself more inspired to shoot, more of these edits always pop up and I feel that it's for the sake of variety that I share them. While individually, Headphones doesn't say much, it does add to the diversity and overall arch of my portfolio. Which, for the sake of this blog and myself I think it's essential to showcase editing not simply as a career or task, but as a powerful way to express creativity.