Continuing on the journey, we delved deeper with the class into the story making process. Much of story is about making meaning of our lives and the world we around us. It isn't easy to take a specific event, such as a youth traversing a...
Exciting news! Kate and I have managed to secure funding from a couple sources to purchase small video kits for our student teams. First we got one thousand dollars in cold hard no-strings attached cash from Awesome Calgary. And I have to say we rocked...
Being faced with a class of thirty teenage girls is a terrifying prospect for someone who only grew up with a brother. As it turns out, the story of my life, a handful of my homemade videos, and a decent knowledge of Harry Potter gave...
Here's a little known event about a group of trustees who have pooled their money to give $1000 to the best pitch on how to use it for a better Calgary....
Mat Wilkins, a young performer and composer, demonstrates the spirit of the day at TEDxCalgary by showing what you do when your equipment goes "off the tracks". Here is what we captured that day....
You've worked hard planning your event inspiring participants with ideas worth sharing like John Brown, an architect who shares stories about the beauty and elegance of slow homes. Don't just bring in your camcorder in at the last minute. Get HSP to help you creatively...
I'm not a professional editor for big house productions, but I make a living shooting live events, producing mini documentaries, and doing some creative work. For this type of work, Final Cut Express actually satisfied enough of my needs (albeit painfully). Hearing the next version...
Yes, it was very strange to be on the other side of the camera, but I learned a number of valuable lessons. First, I now understand how other people feel when they are being recorded ("Just relax" doesn't help!). Second, I, too, forgot I had...
You've heard of TED Talks. Well now we're bringing TEDx Talks to Calgary. Our organizing theme is around those people who are operating on the boundaries of convention attempting to build a better society. The image (introduced to us by Jon Perkins) we are using to...
I met Heather MacIntosh through a friend and found her ideas to be refreshing in the political sphere. Her campaign manager had floated the idea of a Mac vs. PC ad given her name MacIntosh and the main competitor was a Progressive Conservative (PC). So...