https://vimeo.com/28218554 This is quite possibly the most important video I have cut together to date. Not because I shot it. In fact, I've taken liberally from Yann Arthus-Bertrand's HOME, BBC's Journey of Man, and Ronald Wright's Short History of Progress. It's important not because the ideas are...
After spending a couple days with Caylan, I got a glimpse into what life is like in a wheelchair. This short video shares that experience. HSP will take the time to investigate, explore and reveal the stories that need telling....
I forgot about this short piece I did for TEDxCalgary last year. The city in which you are born is the one you know the least. It’s just home with its familiar cityscape, favorite locales and friends you’ve grown to know. What is common becomes...
My eyes were opened to the challenges faced by people with severe spinal cord injuries. I spent some time with Caylan over a few days and discovered something about what it means to have spirit. Find out more at caylanboysefoundation.ca. ...
Editing is my favourite part of the process. Hours of footage to log, hours of footage you wish you had, and out of all that you hope beyond hope that a story begins to take shape. There are problems with boring interviewees, camera shake over the...
What happens when you bring together a script, amateur actors, camera, and music? Well it's chaos, but the result was something fun and cheeky showing just how many stereotypes seniors can break. Shouldn't our elders be worth much, much more in our society?...
Video is not just about capturing what happens, but it is also about inviting participation and conversation and having their voice heard. In this video, a collaboration with a musician sparked a call for civic engagement among the youth at the federal election....
Here's a piece about Momentum's financial literacy program. We traveled all the way to Claresholm, Alberta to shoot this. :-) What was so revealing for me though was how important financial literacy is for low-income people as well as high-income....
It's hard for me to gauge where the students are at because I can only be there for a short time and not see their progress in between classes. Kate, however, told me a couple stories that delighted me. Apparently, there was a fire alarm...
When I was in grade eight I was typing my school reports on an electric typewriter. If you typed two letters too quickly, the typebars would get jammed. For these two grade eight classes, being a front of a computer was as natural as texting....