Oct 25, 2010

Morocco & Spain by Mike Matas

I'm a huge fan of constructing my own travel edits, so it was without hesitation that I latched on to this really clever and unique edit by Mike Matas. Shooting several thousand photos on a trip through Morocco and Spain, Mike combined them to create a vivid and fast-paced slideshow of the experience. The texture and depth is impressive. You'll probably find yourself grasping for some lengthier shots, but the technique is undeniably well-executed. Well done Mr. Matas!


Buick to the Future Snapshots


I was going through some of my old photo CDs and came across some of the snapshots that I took when trying to come up with a poster for my first Buick to the Future short. I remember we did this at the end of the afternoon after the footage had just been shot. It's the kind of campy project that I seem to enjoy even more as nostalgia improves it. You can check out the Buick to the Future shorts here.

Oct 23, 2010

Alberta Sunrise

I shot this on Friday morning coming into work. It's true a web company can be almost anywhere! The contrast between our location and the creative work we do is always a topic of conversation for visitors. It's like we're in the middle of nowhere, a modern office just minutes outside of the city.

When I pictured the types of video jobs I might do after film school I never imagined my day to day setting looking quite like this. The novelty of the prairies, and of being surrounded by open landscape for that matter, is quite literally a breath of fresh air.