Entries from June 2007 ↓
June 7th, 2007 — Irene as Editor, video blogs
I shot and edited this video of our “Cure Your Holiday Blues” party held at the Gladstone Hotel in Toronto, Dec 18, 2006. Part of the fun and games included a blues verse-writing contest, where guests submitted lyrics after getting a brief lesson in writing for the 12 bar blues from Paul Quarrington. This video shows the band PorkBelly Futures singing the winning verses on stage.
Featuring Paul Quarrington, Rebecca Campbell, Paul Reddick.
Party hosted by BookShorts.com, StrangeDuck.com and porkbellys.com.
Congrats to Joey Bechta who was the #1 lyrics prize winner.
June 7th, 2007 — Comedy Writing/Directing, Irene as Director, Irene as Writer
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Based on the memoir by Patrick Watson, “This Hour Has Seven Decades” packs 50 years of Patrick’s broadcasting tips and 70 years of an extraordinary life into 5 funny minutes.The film premiered at the World Wide Short Film Festival, which, by the way, is a great festival, and had its Atlantic Premiere at the St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival, another great festival.
Dir / Writer: Irene Duma
Animation: Darryl Gold
Producer: Judith Keenan / BookShorts
Starring: Patrick Watson and Dave Healy
Music: Whitney Smith
Based on the book “This Hour Has Seven Decades” by Patrick Watson
Published by: McArthur & Company
Genre: Comedy/ Mockumentary
Release: June 2005 Worldwide Short Film Festival
June 3rd, 2007 — Comedy Writing/Directing, Irene as Director, Irene as Editor, Irene as Writer
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Archetype #41: The Expectant Mother: Freaked Out Edition.
Average age: 38. Natural habitat: State of high anxiety.
Overheard: “Kevin, you CAN NOT wear anti-perspirant — the metal in it can seep out of your armpit and into our baby’s brain!”
This film in the Archetypes trilogy, premiered at the “One Minute Film And Video Festival” in Toronto.
Narrated and scripted in the style of school propaganda films of the 1950s, Archetypes animated films, produced by BookShorts.com present minutely observed, caustic commentary with brilliant artwork, so the Archetypes happily but lovingly eviscerate the denizens of the contemporary urban world.
Dir / Writer / Animator: Irene Duma
Based on the Book Archetypes by Mireille Silcoff with illustrations by Kagan McLeod
Pub: McClelland and Stewart
Genre: Humour / Animated Comedy
[tags] funny video, animation, literacy [/tags]
June 3rd, 2007 — Comedy Writing/Directing, Irene as Director, Irene as Editor, Irene as Writer
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Average age: 40.
Natural habitat: on a trip to Bhutan to sample yak butter tea.
Overheard: “You won’t find me in the sort of joint (the Moodie will often use words like “joint”) where it’s two bites of pastel-coloured s— (the Moodie is also fond of profanity) on a plate where some kitchen ponce has made a Jackson Pollock out of coulis!”
Dir / Writer / Animator: Irene Duma
Based on the Book Archetypes by Mireille Silcoff with illustrations by Kagan McLeod
Pub: McClelland and Stewart
Genre: Humour / Animated Comedy
Release: October 2006
June 3rd, 2007 — Irene as Editor, video blogs
I shot and edited this video of our “Cure Your Holiday Blues” party held at the Gladstone Hotel in Toronto, Dec 18, 2006. Part of the fun and games included a blues verse writing contest, where guests submitted lyrics after getting a brief lesson in writing for the blues from Paul Quarrington. This video shows the band PorkBelly Futures singing the winning verses on stage much to the delight of the audience.
Featuring Paul Quarrington, Rebecca Caldwell, Paul Reddick.
Party hosted by BookShorts.com, StrangeDuck.com and porkbellys.com.
Congrats to Joey Bechta who was the #1 lyrics prize winner.
June 3rd, 2007 — Comedy Writing/Directing, Irene as Director, Irene as Writer
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Average age: 38.
Natural habitat: Back office, skateboard/snowboard shop.
Overheard: NOBODY thinks you’re too old, honey. If it makes you feel better, you can say its research for the store.You can buy the book from Chapters Indigo.ca or visit BookShorts.com for more information about adapting books to screen.
I animated these 1 minute films in Macromedia Flash.
Dir / Writer / Animator: Irene Duma
Based on the Book Archetypes by Mireille Silcoff with illustrations by Kagan McLeod
Pub: McClelland and Stewart
Genre: Humour / Animated Comedy
Release: October 2006
June 3rd, 2007 — Irene as Editor
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This is a BookShorts.com feature and companion to “The Upside of Down” film.
Editor/ Storyeditor: Irene Duma”
Camera: Allyson Reid
June 3rd, 2007 — Irene as Director
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Author and former Marine Officer Nathaniel Fick retells a harrowing moment from his book “One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer.”Director: Irene Duma
Writer: Bruce Pirrie
Producer: Judith Keenan /
BookShorts
Editor: Astig Melemetdjian
Sound Design: Steven Sauve
Publishers: Houghton Mifflin / Thomas Allen[tags] marines, war in Iraq, afghanistan, nathaniel fick [/tags]
June 3rd, 2007 — Irene as Editor, video blogs
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1st film in the BookShorts.com videoblog series.
Editor/ Storyeditor: Irene Duma
Camera: Allyson Reid