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For Those Lost, Just Not Forgotten is a short film poem by...

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 06:39:44 -0400

For Those Lost, Just Not Forgotten is a short film poem by director Cole Webley that I came across on the Applied Arts Wire. Just a minute long moving moment reminding you of abstract power of the human face and all the depth and sadness it can convey. Take a breath. Give it your time.

"Tony: I was preoccupied with writing at a young age as well, and throughout my life, but didn’t..."

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 23:20:31 -0400

““Tony: I was preoccupied with writing at a young age as well, and throughout my life, but didn’t publish anything until I was 37. I think writing is a slow build. Something you do while life is happening not before or instead of. It’s not easy. Most people drop it. And some of them are more talented than the ones that persist. I’m lucky in that I was fixed on writing long before I thought of publishing, so that, when I write, even now, it feels like I am returning to something I never want to finish, publish or not. I find it amusing that people talk about a writer’s solitude, and it’s true you take those opportunities, but writing is often done while your world is still crashing through the door to stop you. Although that distraction is nothing compared to procrastination. Discipline is another characteristic people associate with writers, and maybe some have it, but I feel I have its opposite — my mind is messy, lost most of the time, I have never managed my time — I go in headlong runs down steep hills or sit around doing nothing for, what seems at times, like months. That may be because I write in my head mostly. You keep a part of your mind writing all the time. My wife knows when this is happening because I stare a lot and take frequent trips to the fridge returning empty handed. I am writing a new book, but mostly screenplays these days. My inspiration comes from many different places. My life, my past. Things I see. People. Sometimes tiny random “events.” I notice and remember without knowing why. It’s the habit of hearing and seeing a story all the time. I like that you say you are lead by your characters. I often overhear mine; I can hear them talk but am not sure what they are saying or if it even has anything to do with the story. It’s a nice moment in the head. When you feel they can do nothing and still be who they are.””

- http://arts.nationalpost.com/2012/06/18/the-trillium-conversations-tony-burgess-and-monia-mazigh/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

DJ SoCalled’s latest is an inspirational, one-to-grow-on,...

Sat, 05 Nov 2011 11:19:57 -0400

DJ SoCalled’s latest is an inspirational, one-to-grow-on, the-more-you-know video but like, through the eye of like a park-lounging afternoon-drinking maniac, hipster uncle, with cool records and arts-and-crafty inclinations. It’s damn happy, nice craft, catchy tune, mad kid friendly, totally weird. Got some, almost Guillermo Del Toro vibe going on in those kid designs too. Get this sucker on Saturday morning cartoon rotation! My friend Todd from The Workhorsery press shared this on Facebook. Which is why Todd is awesome.

National Geographic busts out the kinetic typography to explain...

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 12:08:11 -0400

National Geographic busts out the kinetic typography to explain population. Staggering stats. It’s about balance.

cb cebulski on getting into comics

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 03:54:29 -0400

cb cebulski on getting into comics:

lots of practical thoughts here on keeping it pro

Rapper Fresh Talks collabs with Kevin Sorbo in new track: Never...

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 16:23:20 -0400

Rapper Fresh Talks collabs with Kevin Sorbo in new track: Never Sleep Outside! Hercules got rap yo!

Ghosts with Shit Jobs is a new sci-fi feature “doc”...

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:52:51 -0400

Ghosts with Shit Jobs is a new sci-fi feature “doc” about surviving a post-economic crash America. It’s written by Jim Munroe and edited and co-directed by my production partner and good friend Tate Young. I also have a cameo as an office-drone of the future playing the air-harpischord…

My lovely Liz worked on this Penguin spot for the Toronto Zoo...

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:21:21 -0400

My lovely Liz worked on this Penguin spot for the Toronto Zoo and it just won an award. Paper!

Eyes in The Sky

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:31:00 -0400

Eyes in The Sky:

New comic! Part of a short story collection I’m bringing to Fan Expo called A Nail in the Heart. Drawn by Frank Fiorentino, I righteous dude I met at the Kazoo comics fest in Guelph. For me it’s a twist on The Hills Have Eyes, and a first pitch for Creepy comics. But with the updated look of the protagonists, Frank’s dubbed it a new genre: Creepster. Next up: The Haunted PBR!

A wicked sweet adaptation of the Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman;...

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 13:19:56 -0400

A wicked sweet adaptation of the Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman; done by a group of Toronto kids at a film camp cosponsored by Type Books. What’s not to love about that? I like how they made the whole story which set in England to mixed-race Toronto. Cause why not? They also made a werewolf a werecat so as you see, these things balance out perfectly fine when the story’s there.

Courtesy of Torontoist.

Recently directed this trailer for Third Floor, a new Play by my...

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 09:32:00 -0400

Recently directed this trailer for Third Floor, a new Play by my friend Jason Hall (@halljas) that’s premiering at Summerworks this year. Theatrical trailers are only slightly more obscure than book trailers, but they make sense for getting the word out. You can get a taste for the dialogue, the performances. The trick is you can’t really show the actual on-stage action— because you don’t give the whole thing away, or simply because there is something lost in just straight trying to tape an on-stage production. Or like in our case, because the stage isn’t even built yet. So what do you do?

We went with recording some of the more enigmatic dialogue of the play, scenes that captures the tone and the essence, and then matched it with our thriller-ish shots of condo interiors, which was quite a challenge when you don’t want to show the actors exactly.

Third Floor itself is set entirely in the hallway of a condominium. It’s a liminal space, claustrophobic, always not quite home, not quite away. And as a location I think has a great sort of psychological aspect— floating through hallways like traveling through your mind, surrounded by locked doors. Which will open? And will you like what you find on the other side?You’ll see it in videos like Karmacoma which in turn seems to lifted it’s weirdness from the Shining. Trent Reznor lifts it for his spin-off project How to Destroy Angels. But check your urban thrillers your horror. You’ll find that floating hallway shot in every one.

Well this looks stunning.

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 23:26:40 -0400

Well this looks stunning.

Made in Toronto 4: Eclectic Revival. Steampunk lighting guy in...

Tue, 31 May 2011 11:30:06 -0400

Made in Toronto 4: Eclectic Revival. Steampunk lighting guy in the Junction!

Peter was amazing to talk to. The store was packed with fascinating detail in every direction.

New Whazamo video, this one called the art of story. The concept...

Thu, 19 May 2011 10:15:59 -0400

New Whazamo video, this one called the art of story. The concept was to do a behind the scenes of the Whazamo! Comics project that I’m curating over at Open: Book Toronto. I commissioned 9 artists to create an original comic story about their favourite book. The behind the scenes documentary was meant to tie-in and help promote the comics. The actual story however turned out to be something quite different, a very personal exploration of the relationship each of the cartoonists had to their chosen book. It became a kind of character portrait of 4 different people. I was really impressed with how open they were during the interview process; perhaps the books were part of the key; as they gave them a very specific topic to open up about, as they did in each of their own comics on the subject. I guess I’m just happy how it turned out; driven by character rather than the kind of intellectual chewing gum that might accompany a conversation about the differences between comics and books.

Choir! Choir! Choir! sing Sloan! Sloan! Sloan! in this...

Thu, 12 May 2011 09:26:33 -0400

Choir! Choir! Choir! sing Sloan! Sloan! Sloan! in this beautifully shot video. This is what Canadian Rapture looks like.

Attention Artists! Do Something. Do Anything!

Wed, 11 May 2011 15:38:22 -0400

Attention Artists! Do Something. Do Anything!

This Toronto Comic Arts Festival is pretty much the best video...

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 11:28:30 -0400

This Toronto Comic Arts Festival is pretty much the best video I’ve ever seen done on Canadian cartoonists. A simple concept ties the whole thing together, asking each artist to talk about their favourite pencil. What comes out is a nuanced, nostalgic, dedication to the craft of cartooning, created by choice of tool and the idiosyncrasy of the artist’s hand. A tip of the fedora to Christopher Hutsul and everyone who put this together.

This ‘portrait’ of the inventor of the digital...

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 15:37:19 -0400

This ‘portrait’ of the inventor of the digital camera is very well composed. Tight little story; great direction and a few shooting tricks that fit perfectly well to the subject matter. At some point I’m going to have to stop stealing all my favs from devour.com but if they keep serving up little docs like this that won’t be a problem. See the rest of the series here: http://vimeo.com/davidfriedman