tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75430748738097295512024-02-22T01:30:34.346-08:00Beauty Day: A Documentary By Jay CheelSeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09239419573189159293noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543074873809729551.post-84485150132685874022011-04-04T10:47:00.000-07:002011-04-04T10:49:07.128-07:00Beauty Day Clip: Ralph and Robert<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/21866354?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=969696" width="600" height="338" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br />Time for a clip! We recently had our world premiere at the <a href="http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/film_screenings/11938">Museum of Modern Art</a> in New York City (which went great) and we're now coming up on screenings at the <a href="http://www.phillycinefest.org/film-details.cfm?id=9712">Philadelphia CineFest</a> and our official Canadian Premiere at <a href="http://www.hotdocs.ca/">Hot Docs</a> at the end of April (ticket purchasing info is available at the end of this post). Last month I posted the <a href="http://www.thedocumentaryblog.com/index.php/2011/02/22/beauty-day-trailer/">official trailer</a> for the film but with these festivals just around the corner (and our Canadian theatrical release not too long after that) I thought it might be a good idea to start posting some clips from the film so people can get an idea of what they're in for. This week I've decided to give you a look at two of the main characters, Ralph (aka Cap'n Video) and Robert; two best friends who love making art! Check it out embedded at the top of this post!<br /><br />For those in the Toronto area, <a href="http://www.hotdocs.ca/film/title/beauty_day"><strong>Hot Docs screening</strong></a> info is as follows:<br /><br /><strong>Fri, Apr 29 6:45 PM, Isabel Bader Theatre</strong> <a href="http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?pid=6986409"><strong>BUY TICKETS</strong></a><br /><br /><strong>Wed, May 4 7:30 PM, Rooftop Screening Venue</strong> <a href="http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?pid=6986810"><strong>BUY TICKETS</strong></a><br /><br /><strong>Sat, May 7 4:15 PM, Isabel Bader Theatre</strong> <a href="http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?pid=6986543"><strong>BUY TICKETS</strong></a><br /><br />For those in Philadelphia, the <a href="http://www.phillycinefest.org/film-details.cfm?id=9712"><strong>CineFest screenings</strong></a> are as follows:<br /><br /><strong>Tuesday, April 12, 4:00 PM, The Painted Bride</strong> <a href="http://www.phillycinefest.org/film-details.cfm?id=9712"><strong>BUY TICKETS</strong></a><br /><br /><strong>Wednesday, April 13, 9:00 PM, The Painted Bride</strong> <a href="http://www.phillycinefest.org/film-details.cfm?id=9712"><strong>BUY TICKETS</strong></a>Jay C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13233694375011131880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543074873809729551.post-46870740746058594562011-03-28T09:22:00.000-07:002011-03-28T09:26:06.459-07:00The Cap'n Interviews Jay and Roman<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/21513697?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=969696" width="600" height="338" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br />Me and Roman sit down with Cap'n Video for an in-depth discussion about Beauty Day.Jay C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13233694375011131880noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543074873809729551.post-38906209283571387092011-03-08T21:04:00.000-08:002011-03-08T21:07:38.529-08:00March 9th 2010 - March 9th 2011. A Year of Movie Watching.I've just finished compiling my list of films I've watch since March 9th of last year (no idea why I chose that date in particular). Thought I would share it on this blog as some of the films I took in probably had some sort of effect -- both conscious and unconscious -- on the editing process of Beauty Day. I wonder which ones?<br /><br />Bigger Than Life (Ray, 1956) 3.5/4<br />Greenzone (Greengrass, 2010) 2.5/4<br />The Thin Blue Line (Morris, 1988) 4/4<br />The Philosopher Kings (Shen, 2009) 3/4<br />Stroszek (Herzog, 1977) 4/4<br />The White Stripes: Under the Great White Northern Lights (Malloy, 2009) 3/4<br />Napoleon Dynamite (Hess, 2004) 3/4<br />Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever (West, 2009) 2.5/4<br />Away We Go (Mendes, 2009) 3/4<br />Mean Girls (Waters, 2004) 3/4<br /><br />The Eagle Has Landed (Sturges, 1976) 3.5/4<br />Capturing Reality (Ferrari, 2008) 3.5/4<br />Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (Black, 2005) 3.5/4<br />Whip It (Barrymore, 2009) 3/4<br />Toy Story 2 (Lasseter, 1999) 4/4<br />Hot Tub Time Machine (Pink, 2010) 2/4<br />Baby Mama (McCullers, 2008) 2/4<br />Clash of the Titans (Davis, 1981) 3/4<br />The Men Who Stare at Goats (Heslov, 2009) 3/4<br />A Serious Man (Coen, 2009) 4/4<br /><br />Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (Herzog, 2009) 4/4<br />Excellent Cadavers (Turco, 2005) 3/4<br />Date Night (Levy, 2010) 2/4<br />Kick Ass (Vaughn, 2010) 2.5/4<br />Private Parts (Thomas, 1997) 3/4<br />Vivre Sa Vie (Godard, 1962) 3/4<br />Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (Dunn, 2010) 3/4<br />And Everything is Going Fine (Soderbergh, 2010) 3/4<br />Gasland (Fox, 2010) 3.5/4<br />The Invention of Dr.Nakamats (Schroder, 2010) 4/4<br /><br />Arsy-Versy (Remo, 2010) 4/4<br />The People vs. George Lucas (Philippe, 2010) 1.5/4<br />Candyman: The David Klein Story (Botes, 2010) 2.5/4<br />The Lord of the Rings (Bakshi, 1978) 3.5/4<br />Star Wars (Lucas, 1977) 4/4<br />David Wants to Fly (Sieveking, 2010) 3/4<br />The Empire Strikes Back (Kershner, 1980) 4/4<br />Return of the Jedi (Marquand, 1983) 3.5/4<br />Into Eternity (Madsen, 2009) 4/4<br />Casino Jack and the United States of Money (Gibney, 2010) 2/4<br /><br />Teenage Paparazzo (Grenier, 2010) 3/4<br />Fire and Ice (Bakshi, 1983) 3.5/4<br />Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn (Whiteman, 2009) 3/4<br />Secrets of the Tribe (Padiha, 2009) 3/4<br />Iron Man 2 (Favreau, 2010) 1.5/4<br />The Story of Furious Pete (Tsioutsioulas, 2010) 1.5/4<br />Regretters (Lindeen, 2010) 4/4<br />The Karate Kid (Avildsen, 1984) 3/4<br />Stagecoach (Ford, 1939) 4/4<br />Walkabout (Roeg, 1971) 3/4<br /><br />Robin Hood (Scott, 2010) 2.5/4<br />The Edge (Tamahori, 1997) 4/4<br />The Magnificent Seven (Sturges, 1960) 4/4<br />A Reason to Live, A Reason to Die (Valeri, 1972) 2.5/4<br />The Deep (Yates, 1977) 3.5/4<br />Superman III (Lester, 1983) 3/4<br />Day of the Dolphin (Nichols, 1973) 3/4<br />Django (Corbucci, 1966) 4/4<br />MacGruber (Taccone, 2010) 1.5/4<br />A Nightmare on Elm Street (Bayer, 2010) 1.5/4<br /><br />City of the Living Dead (Fulci, 1980) 3.5/4<br />Starship Troopers (Verhoeven, 1997) 4/4<br />Alice in Wonderland (Burton, 2010) 2.5/4<br />The New York Ripper (Fulci, 1982) 3/4<br />Conquest (Fulci, 1983) 3/4<br />Four of the Apocalypse (Fulci, 1975) 3.5/4<br />Prince of Persia (Newell, 2010) 1.5/4<br />House of 1000 Corpses (Zombie, 2003) 2.5/4<br />War of the Worlds (Spielberg, 2005) 3.5/4<br />The Beyond (Fulci, 1981) 3.5/4<br /><br />Where Eagles Dare (Hutton, 1968) 4/4<br />Mystery Train (Jarmusch, 1989) 3.5/4<br />Scanners (Cronenberg, 1981) 3.5/4<br />Super Snooper aka Super Fuzz (Corbucci, 1980) 3/4<br />The Fall (Singh, 2006) 3/4<br />The Saragossa Manuscript (Has, 1965) 3.5/4<br />Get Him to the Greek (Stoller, 2010) 3/4<br />The A-Team (Carnahan, 2010) 3.5/4<br />Darkman (Raimi, 1990) 4/4<br />Spawn of the Slithis (Traxler, 1978) 2.5/4<br /><br />Shutter Island (Scorsese, 2010) 4/4<br />Toy Story 3 (Unkrich, 2010) 3.5/4<br />Close-Up (Kiarostami, 1990) 4/4<br />Death Race 2000 (Bartel, 1975) 3/4<br />Shock (Bava, 1977) 3/4<br />The Book of Eli (Hughes, 2010) 2.5/4<br />An Education (Scherfig, 2009) 2.5/4 <br />Who Can Kill a Child? (Serrador, 1976) 4/4<br />Soul Power (Hinte, 2008) 3.5/4<br />Loose Change 9/11: An American Coup (Avery, 2009) 2.5/4<br /><br />Tell Them Anything You Want (Bangs & Jonez, 2009) 4/4<br />The White Ribbon (Haneke, 2009) 3/4<br />The Betrayal - Nerakhoon (Kuras & Phrasavath, 2008) 4/4<br />God's Country (Malle, 1986) 4/4<br />Unbreakable (Shyamalan, 2000) 4/4<br />Predator (McTiernan, 1987) 4/4<br />Predator 2 (Hopkins, 1990) 3.5/4<br />Greenberg (Baumbach, 2010) 3/4<br />Red Desert (Antonioni, 1964) 3/4<br />Jonah Hex (Hayward, 2010) 0.5/4<br /><br />The Hit (Frears, 1984) 4/4<br />Inception (Nolan, 2010) 4/4<br />Countdown to Zero (Walker, 2010) 2.5/4<br />A Hard Name (Zweig, 2009) 4/4<br />Vinyl (Zweig, 2000) 4/4<br />I, Curmudgeon (Zweig, 2004) 3/4<br />Loveable (Zweig, 2007) 3.5/4<br />Mother (Bong, 2009) 3.5/4<br />Lucky (Blitz, 2010) 3/4<br />Cleanflix (James & Ligairi, 2009) 3/4<br /><br />Black Narcissus (Powell & Pressburger, 1947) 3.5/4<br />Louie Bluie (Zwigoff, 1985) 4/4<br />Twilight (Hardwicke, 2008) 1/4<br />Sisters (DePalma, 1973) 3.5/4<br />The Unforseen (Dunn, 2007) 3/4<br />Cruising (Friedkin, 1980) 4/4<br />Transylvania 6-5000 (De Luca, 1985) 3/4<br />The Lady Vanishes (Hitchcock, 1938) 4/4<br />The Passion of Joan of Arc (Dreyer, 1928) 4/4<br />Salt (Noyce, 2010) 2.5/4<br /><br />Dinner for Schmucks (Roach, 2010) 2.5/4<br />Twilight: Eclipse (Slade, 2010) 2/4<br />Steamboat Bill, Jr. (Reisner, 1928) 4/4<br />Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993) 4/4<br />Africa Addio (Jacopetti & Prosperi, 1966) 3/4<br />Night Train to Munich (Reed, 1940) 3.5/4<br />Henson's Place (Conrad, 1984) 3/4<br />The Wicker Man (LaBute, 2006) 2/4<br />Panic in Year Zero! (Milland, 1962) 3/4<br />Lock Up (Flynn, 1989) 3/4<br /><br />12th & Delaware (Ewing & Grady, 2010) 3/4<br />Marooned (Sturges, 1969) 3/4<br />Billion Dollar Brain (Russell, 1967) 3/4<br />Cropsey (Brancaccio & Zeman, 2009) 3.5/4<br />Johnny Handsome (Hill, 1989) 2.5/4<br />Until the Light Takes Us (Aites & Ewell, 2008) 3/4<br />And the Pursuit of Happiness (Malle, 1986) 4/4<br />The Expendables (Stallone, 2010) 4/4<br />Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (Wright, 2010) 1.5/4 <br />Piranha (Dante, 1978) 3/4<br /><br />Piranha 2: The Spawning (Cameron, 1981) 2/4<br />Piranha 3D (Aja, 2010) 4/4<br />Despicable Me (Coffin & Renaud, 2010) 2.5/4<br />Centurion (Marshall, 2010) 2.5/4<br />DeLorean (Hegedus & Pennebaker, 1981) 3/4<br />Hero (Yimou, 2002) 2.5/4<br />If God is Willing and Da Creek Don't Rise (Lee, 2010) 4/4<br />Speed Racer (Wachowski, 2008) 4/4<br />Manda Bala (Kohn, 2007) 4/4<br />The Deadly Duo (Chang, 1971) 3/4<br /><br />[REC] 2 (Balaguero & Plaza, 2009) 3.5/4<br />Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (Scrhader, 2005) 1/4<br />The Exorcist III (Blatty, 1990) 3.5/4<br />The Good, The Bad, The Weird (Kim, 2008) 3.5/4<br />Choke Canyon (Bail, 1986) 2.5/4<br />The Last Exorcism (Stamm, 2010) 3.5/4<br />Daybreak Express (Pennebaker, 1953) 4/4<br />Town Bloody Hall (Hegedus & Pennebaker, 1979) 3/4<br />Al Franken: God Spoke (Doob & Hegedus, 2006) 2.5/4<br />Opening in Moscow (Pennebaker, 1959) 3/4<br /><br />Chiefs (Leacock & Parmentel, 1968) 3.5/4<br />Lady Terminator (Djalil, 1988) 3.5/4<br />Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo (Beesley, 2009) 4/4<br />Virgins From Hell (Anwari, 1987) 4/4<br />Machete (Maniquis & Rodriguez, 2010) 3.5/4<br />The American (Corbijn, 2010) 3/4<br />I'm Still Here (Affleck, 2010) 3.5/4<br />The Edge (Uchitel, 2010) 2/4<br />Black Swan (Aronofsky, 2010) 4/4<br />Jack Goes Boating (Hoffman, 2010) 2/4<br /><br />The Illusionist (Chomet, 2010) 3/4<br />Armadillo (Metz, 2010) 3.5/4<br />It's Kind of a Funny Story (Boden & Fleck, 2010) 1/4<br />Let Me In (Reeves, 2010) 4/4<br />SUPER (Gunn, 2010) 3.5/4<br />Machete Maidens Unleashed! (Hartley, 2010) 3/4<br />Tabloid (Morris, 2010) 4/4<br />Boxing Gym (Wiseman, 2010) 4/4<br />Stake Land (Mickle, 2010) 2.5/4<br />Three (Tykwer, 2010) 3/4<br /><br />Vanishing on 7th Street (Anderson, 2010) 2.5/4<br />Cave of Forgotten Dreams (Herzog, 2010) 3.5/4<br />John Carpenter's The Ward (Carpenter, 2010) 2/4<br />Cool It (Timoner, 2010) 3/4<br />Never Let Me Go (Romanek, 2010) 3.5/4<br />Tears of Gaza (Lokkeberg, 2010) 3.5/4<br />Our Day Will Come (Gavras, 2010) 3.5/4<br />I Saw the Devil (Kim, 2010) 4/4<br />Bad Faith (Petri, 2010) 2/4<br />Starcrash (Cozzi, 1978) 3.5/4<br /><br />Chasing Ghosts (Ruchti, 2007) 3/4<br />What Just Happened? (Levinson, 2008) 3/4<br />Alucarda (Moctezuma, 1978) 2.5/4<br />Catfish (Joost & Schulman, 2010) 3/4<br />Daybreakers (Spierig, 2009) 2.5/4<br />A Married Couple (King, 1969) 4/4<br />The Social Network (Fincher, 2010) 4/4<br />Se7en (Fincher, 1995) 4/4<br />Defendor (Stebbings, 2009) 3/4<br />Vigilante (Lustig, 1983) 3/4<br /><br />Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare (Fasano, 1987) 2.5/4<br />Convention (Schnack, 2009) 4/4<br />The Crow (Proyas, 1994) 3/4<br />The Slumber Party Massacre (Jones, 1982) 3/4<br />The Slumber Party Massacre 2 (Brock, 1987) 3/4<br />The Haunting (Wise, 1963) 4/4<br />Vacancy (Antal, 2007) 3.5/4<br />House (Miner, 1987) 3.5/4<br />Leviathan (Cosmatos, 1989) 3.5/4<br />Horror Hospital (Balch, 1973) 3.5/4<br /><br />The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Sharman, 1975) 3.5/4<br />Joy Ride (Dahl, 2001) 3/4<br />Primal Rage (Rambaldi, 1988) 2.5/4<br />House (Obayashi, 1977) 4/4<br />Frozen (Green, 2010) 3.5/4<br />Back to the Future (Zemeckis, 1985) 4/4<br />Zombie Nightmare (Bravman, 1986) 2.5/4<br />Red (Schwentke, 2010) 1.5/4<br />Back to the Future II (Zemeckis, 1989) 4/4<br />Back to the Future III (Zemeckis, 1990) 3.5/4<br /><br />An American Werewolf in London (Landis, 1981) 4/4<br />The Changeling (Medak, 1980) 3/4<br />Cannibal Girls (Reitman, 1973) 3/4<br />The Mask (Roffman, 1961) 2.5/4<br />Pin: A Plastic Nightmare (Stern, 1988) 3.5/4<br />Pieces (Simon, 1982) 3.5/4<br />The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia (Nitzberg, 2009) 3/4<br />Separado! (Goch & Rhys, 2010) 3/4<br />Somewhere (Coppola, 2010) 4/4<br />Four Lions (Morris, 2010) 3.5/4<br /><br />Ride, Rise, Roar (Curtis, 2010) 4/4<br />Balangay (Sanchez & Fardig, 2010) 0/4<br />Homeless (Johnsen, 2010) 3/4<br />At the Edge of Russia (Marczak, 2010) 2.5/4<br />Waste Land (Walker, 2010) 4/4<br />Sometimes It's Gonna Hurt (Korine & Dunlap, 1983) 4/4<br />Hamper McBee: Raw Mash (Korine & Dunlap, 1978) 3/4<br />Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow (Fiennes, 2010) 3.5/4<br />Happy People: A Year in the Taiga (Vasyukov, 2010) 4/4<br />American: The Bill Hicks Story (Harlock & Thomas, 2009) 3/4<br /><br />Another Green World (Roberts, 2010) 3.5/4<br />Vistor Q (Miike, 2001) 1/4<br />Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things (Clark, 1973) 2/4<br />Night of the Hunter (Laughton, 1955) 3.5/4<br />The Three Musketeers (Lester, 1973) 3/4<br />Paths of Glory (Kubrick, 1957) 4/4<br />Head (Rafelson, 1968) 3/4<br />The Complete Metropolis (Lang, 1927) 4/4<br />Winter's Bone (Granik, 2010) 3/4<br />Valhalla Rising (Refn, 2009) 2/4<br /><br />The Four Musketeers (Lester, 1974) 3.5/4<br />Psychomania (Sharp, 1973) 3/4<br />Pandorum (Alvart, 2009) 3.5/4<br />Five Easy Pieces (Rafelson, 1970) 4/4<br />Highlander (Mulcahy, 1986) 3/4<br />Cronos (Del Toro, 1993) 3.5/4<br />The Thin Red Line (Malick, 1998) 4/4<br />Restrepo (Hetherington & Junger, 2010) 2.5/4<br />The Last Boy Scout (Scott, 1991) 3/4<br />The Last Picture Show (Bogdanovich, 1971) 4/4<br /><br />Vampire's Kiss (Bierman, 1988) 3/4<br />Rare Exports (Helander, 2010) 2.5/4<br />Exit Through the Gift Shop (Banksy, 2010) 4/4<br />Tron Legacy (Kosinski, 2010) 2.5/4<br />Santa Clause The Movie (Szwarc, 1985) 3/4<br />Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Peal (Verbinski, 2003) 3/4<br />Phantom of the Paradise (DePalma, 1974) 3/4<br />The Town (Affleck, 2010) 3.5/4<br />The Oath (Poitras, 2010) 3.5/4<br />Diva (Beineix, 1981) 3/4<br /><br />How to Train Your Dragon (DeBlois & Sanders, 2010) 4/4<br />Last Train Home (Fan, 2009) 4/4<br />Monsters (Edwards, 2010) 4/4<br />The Fighter (Russell, 2010) 3.5/4<br />Animal Kingdom (Michod, 2010) 3.5/4<br />Sweetgrass (Taylor, 2009) 4/4<br />Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Oplev, 2009) 3/4<br />High on Crack Street: Lost Lives in Lowell (DeLeo & Farrell, 1995) 3.5/4<br />The Red Shoes (Powell & Pressburger, 1948) 4/4<br />Fubar II (Dowse, 2010) 3/4<br /><br />Frontrunners (Suh, 2008) 3/4<br />Beautiful Losers (Rose & Leonard, 2008) 3/4<br />The Garden (Kennedy, 2008) 4/4<br />A Woman Under the Influence (Cassavetes, 1974) 4/4<br />The Black Pirate (Parker, 1926) 4/4<br />Desperado (Rodriguez, 1995) 4/4<br />I Knew it Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale (Shepard, 2009) 3/4<br />Cyrus (Duplass, 2010) 3/4<br />Beer League (Sebastiano, 2006) 2/4<br />Alien (Scott, 1979) 4/4<br /><br />The Naked Kiss (Fuller, 1964) 3.5/4<br />Talhotblond (Schroeder, 2009) 2.5/4<br />Freakonomics (2010) 2.5/4<br />The Green Hornet (Gondry, 2011) 2/4<br />Aliens (Cameron, 1986) 4/4<br />Buried (Cortes, 2010) 3/4<br />Don't You Forget About Me (Austin, 2009) 1/4<br />Forty Guns (Fuller, 1957) 3.5/4<br />Il Mercenario (Corbucci, 1968) 3.5/4<br />F for Fake (Welles, 1973) 4/4<br /><br />The Visitor (Pardisi, 1979) 3/4<br />No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson (James, 2010) 3/4<br />The One Armed Executioner (Suarez, 1983) 2.5/4<br />Nostalgia for the Light (Guzman, 2010) 3.5/4<br />The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On (Hara, 1987) 4/4<br />Muhammed and Larry (Kaplan & Maysles, 2010) 4/4<br />Enter the Void (Noe 2010) 2/4<br />The King's Speech (Hooper, 2010) 3/4<br />Seven Samurai (Kurosawa, 1954) 4/4<br />Green Zone (Greengrass, 2010) 2.5/4<br /><br />Clash of the Titans (Leterrier, 2010) 1.5/4<br />The Human Centipede (Six, 2009) 3/4<br />Splice (Natali, 2010) 3/4<br />Knight & Day (Mangold, 2010) 2.5/4<br />Karate Kid (Zwart, 2010) 3/4<br />The Last Airbender (Shyamalan, 2010) 2.5/4<br />Predators (Antal, 2010) 3/4<br />The Other Guys (McKay, 2010) 3/4<br />Jackass 3D (Tremaine, 2010) 4/4<br />Due Date (Phillips, 2010) 2.5/4<br /><br />Unstoppable (Scott, 2010) 3.5/4<br />Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (Yates, 2010) 2/4<br />127 Hours (Boyle, 2010) 3.5/4<br />True Grit (Coen, 2010) 3.5/4<br />Tango & Cash (Konchalovskiy, 1989) 3.5/4<br />Fall From Grace (Jones, 2007) 2/4<br />Bloodsport (Arnold, 1988) 3/4<br />Nightmares in Red, White and Blue: The Evolution of the American Horror Film (Monument, 2009) 2.5/4<br />The Magnificent Ambersons (Welles, 1942) 3.5/4<br />The Rock (Bay, 1996) 3/4<br /><br />Crimson Tide (Scott, 1995) 4/4<br />Bad Boys (Bay, 1995) 3/4<br />Blue Valentine (Cianfrance, 2010) 4/4<br />Dial M for Murder (Hitchcock, 1954) 4/4<br />I Confess (Hitchcock, 1953) 3/4<br />Uncle Buck (Hughes, 1989) 3/4<br />Lifeboat (Hitchcock, 1944) 3.5/4<br />Foreign Correspondant (Hitchcock, 1940) 4/4<br />The Wrong Man (Hitchcock, 1956) 3/4<br />Pleasantville (Ross, 1998) 3.5/4<br /><br />Dogtooth (Lanthimos, 2009) 3/4<br />Suspicion (Hitchcock, 1941) 2.5/4<br />Beverly Hills Cop (Brest, 1984) 3.5/4<br />Beverly Hills Cop 2 (Scott, 1987) 3/4<br />Mr. Nobody (Van Dormael, 2009) 0.5/4<br />X2: X-Men United (Singer, 2003) 3/4<br />Broadcast News (Brooks, 1987) 3.5/4<br />Shoot to Kill (Spottiswoode, 1988) 3/4<br />Cabin Boy (Resnick, 1994) 3.5/4<br />Drive Angry (Lussier, 2011) 2.5/4<br /><br />Inside Job (Ferguson, 2010) 3/4<br />The Thorn in the Heart (Gondry, 2009) 3.5/4<br />United 93 (Greengrass, 2006) 4/4<br />Family Plot (Hitchcock, 1976) 3.5/4<br />The Cable Guy (Stiller, 1996) 3.5/4<br />Last Action Hero (McTiernan, 1993) 3.5/4<br />Watchmen (Snyder, 2009) 3/4<br />The Man Who Knew Too Much (Hitchcock, 1956) 3.5/4<br />Frenzy (Hitchcock, 1972) 3/4<br />Chinatown (Polanski, 1974) 4/4<br /><br />Satan's Blood (Puerto, 1978) 2.5/4<br />Rango (Verbinski, 2011) 4/4<br />Goodbye CP (Hara, 1972) 3/4<br />G.I. Joe: The Movie (Jurwich, 1987) 4/4<br />Vampire Circus (Young, 1972) 3.5/4<br /><br />365Jay C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13233694375011131880noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543074873809729551.post-31236708745835708732011-02-26T18:37:00.000-08:002011-02-26T18:39:43.891-08:00Beauty Day Trailer<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/20169506?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=969696" width="601" height="338" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br />I have to say that cutting 90 minutes down to 2:45 was a nightmare, but I think the end result is was worth it. Stay tuned for more clips, images and other goodies in the near future.Jay C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13233694375011131880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543074873809729551.post-64939197615516289382011-02-14T20:14:00.000-08:002011-02-14T20:42:25.747-08:00Beauty Day to Premiere at MoMA in NYC This MarchSome exciting news! Beauty Day has been officially selected to screen as a part of The Museum of Modern Art's <a href="http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/films/1160">Canadian Front</a> programming next month. Each year MoMA showcases eight Canadian films as an "annual survey of notable recent films from both English- and French-speaking Canada." This year there are two docs; our own Beauty Day and Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie. Have a look at their synopsis of our film:<br /><br /><blockquote>Before the body-threatening antics of Jackass came crashing into public consciousness, there was Ontario’s Ralph Zavadil, aka Cap'n Video, who cascaded off roofs into snowbanks, jumped off ladders into half-empty swimming pools, and drank eggs through his nostrils. Beauty Day is a rambunctious documentary about this irrepressible pioneer of local-access cable shenanigans who entertained and outraged viewers in the small city of St. Catharines—until a special Easter Show, featuring a fat rabbit and adorable puppies (none of which were hurt), got him kicked off the air for good. With a nod to Werner Herzog, Cheel follows the life and times of Cap'n Video and finds that the Cap'n is still quite a firecracker.</blockquote><br /><br />I'm not too sure of the details but I assume tickets will be available for purchase in the near future via the <a href="http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/films/1160">MoMA website</a>. Until then, here are the screening dates:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/film_screenings/11938">Sunday, March 20, 2011, 5:30 p.m., Theater 1, T1</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/film_screenings/11939">Monday, March 21, 2011, 4:00 p.m., Theater 3, mezzanine, Education and Research Building</a><br /><br />If you're in the NYC area, be sure to attend!Jay C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13233694375011131880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543074873809729551.post-72231633809516784612011-01-26T13:27:00.000-08:002011-01-28T20:42:00.156-08:00Beauty Day Original Score by Ohad Benchetrit and Justin SmallWell we're getting close to the end on this thing. It's pretty crazy to think that it was three years ago this month that I originally contacted Ralph via email and proposed an interview with him for what was supposed to be a short film. Now we're almost finished post production on what will be my first feature length documentary. It's been a fun (and occasionally stressful) ride that has garnered many surprises and a lot of great news. Over the next month I plan to share some details on the current state of the film and how/when you might be able to see it. We'll also be sharing some clips and stills to give you an idea of what to expect. Until then, I can let you (yes, you) know that Beauty Day will feature an original score written and performed by Ohad Benchetrit (<a href="http://www.domakesaythink.com/">Do Make Say Think</a>, <a href="http://www.brokensocialscene.ca/">Broken Social Scene</a>, <a href="http://www.arts-crafts.ca/releases_spotlight.php?search=AC042">Years</a>) and Justin Small (<a href="http://www.domakesaythink.com/">Do Make Say Think</a>, <a href="http://cstrecords.com/lullabye-arkestra/">Lullabye Arkestra</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">). It has been a lot of fun listening to the great stuff these guys have been coming up with and watching it add to the film's overall identity. I can't wait to share it with everyone. Until then, have a listen to some of their work:</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGmq8BrzoKA"><b>Years - The Major Lift</b></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><iframe title="YouTube video player" class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/aGmq8BrzoKA" frameborder="0"></iframe></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPPRpUKCubE"><b>Do Make Say Think - Do</b></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><iframe title="YouTube video player" class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/DPPRpUKCubE" frameborder="0"></iframe></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></span></div>Jay C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13233694375011131880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543074873809729551.post-83305932487398048862010-10-18T20:59:00.000-07:002010-10-18T21:42:27.533-07:00Time For an Update!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.thedocumentaryblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/RalphCU.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 360px;" src="http://www.thedocumentaryblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/RalphCU.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It's been quite some time since I've updated this blog but it's certainly not due to a lack of news surrounding Beauty Day. In fact, there's been plenty of news as of late and I figured it might be time to share a few updates with whoever might be interested in reading!</div><div><br /></div><div>First off, Jackass 3D came out this weekend and I loved it! It just made me more excited to finally have a chance to watch Beauty Day with an audience and introduce the uninitiated to Ralph, aka Cap'n Video, aka the ORIGINAL Jackass. Luckily we're lucky enough to have been picked up for distribution by the amazing Canadian company <a href="http://www.filmswelike.com/">filmswelike</a>, co-founded by award-winning documentary filmmaker <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0542951/">Ron Mann</a> and Toronto film and music promoter <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1765620/">Gary Topp</a>. I'm very excited to find ourselves in a roster with other great films like <a href="http://www.filmswelike.com/films/anvil/">Anvil! The Story of Anvil</a>, <a href="http://abelraisescain.com/">Abel Raises Cain</a>, <a href="http://www.filmswelike.com/films/dig/">Dig!</a>, <a href="http://www.filmswelike.com/films/incident/">Incident and Loch Ness</a> and <a href="http://www.filmswelike.com/films/cannibalgirls/">Cannibal Girls</a>!! While we don't have a release date as of yet, I can definitely say that Beauty Day will hit theatres and DVD (in Canada) sometime in 2011. Hopefully we'll have some more details in the near future (including a trailer).</div><div><br /></div><div>I've also realized that I never really posted anything about my partnership with <a href="http://primitive.net/index.html">Primitive Entertainment</a>. We've been lucky enough to have a bunch of great support from the talented and wonderful folks at Primitive, a Toronto based documentary production company specializing in feature documentaries and television series. In fact, in 2009 I was lucky enough to catch their awesome doc on the great lakes, Waterlife, and had originally contacted director <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0573047/">Kevin McMahon</a> (a partner in Primitive along with <a href="http://primitive.net/partners.html#gpm1_2">Michael McMahon</a> and <a href="http://primitive.net/partners.html#gpm1_3">Kristina McLaughlin</a>) to send him <a href="http://www.thedocumentaryblog.com/index.php/2009/05/11/hot-docs-2009-review-waterlife/">my review</a> of his film (and ask him to check out an early promo video of Beauty Day). From then on we've had a great time finishing the film and I hope to continue to work with them on future projects.</div><div><br /></div><div>Stay tuned for future updates!!</div><div><br /></div>Jay C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13233694375011131880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543074873809729551.post-43337359495477645432010-01-09T11:51:00.000-08:002010-01-09T13:05:11.460-08:00Inspired By: This American Life<object width="600" height="473"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8iqb54Bp3MU&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8iqb54Bp3MU&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="600" height="473"></embed></object><br /><br />One thing I love about the television version of This American Life is it's a lot of bang for your buck. They manage to squeeze so many interesting stories into each episode without ever leaving the audience overwhelmed. The series is like the ultimate storytelling mix tape. You depend upon the good taste of the producers as they present these interesting stories in a cinematic format that utilizes top notch visuals and music. It's great stuff. If you haven't caught the show, it's currently available on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/This-American-Life-Season-One/dp/B000UEDFLM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1263070385&sr=8-1">DVD</a>. Also, of course, the <a href="http://thislife.org/Default.aspx">radio show</a> has been going strong for quite some time now. Visit <a href="http://thislife.org/Default.aspx">www.thislife.org</a> for more information.<br /><br />Assembling the narrative structure of Beauty Day will likely be the most challenging task of the filmmaking process. It's always helpful to revisit a show like This American Life to get a sense of the possibilities of storytelling and draw inspiration from what they've done with their TV format and how they take full advantage of the visual/audio real estate. This leads me to a great series of videos features Ira Glass talking about storytelling. An insightful and inspirational tool during this stage of the editing process. Check them out below:<br /><br /><object width="600" height="473"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/n7KQ4vkiNUk&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/n7KQ4vkiNUk&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="600" height="473"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="600" height="473"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3qmtwa1yZRM&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3qmtwa1yZRM&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="600" height="473"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="600" height="473"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-hidvElQ0xE&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-hidvElQ0xE&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="600" height="473"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="600" height="473"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9blgOboiGMQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9blgOboiGMQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="600" height="473"></embed></object>Jay C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00164170697228574467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543074873809729551.post-73226595371008815522009-12-13T12:05:00.000-08:002009-12-13T13:14:37.068-08:00Inspired By: The Wrestler, Rocky Balboa<object class="centered" width="600" height="361"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6fL9nCuE640&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6fL9nCuE640&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="600" height="361"></embed></object><br /><br />I've been doing a lot of thinking recently about non-fiction films that fall under certain dramatic genre conventions. The most recent examples, The Cove and Man on Wire, have found great success by aligning their stories with a sort of espionage/thriller presentation. It seems to me that although documentaries provide a opportunity for non-traditional story telling, the films that seem to stand out as true accomplishments are those that naturally follow a classic narrative format. How many times have you seen a documentary that's blown you away simply because the story was like 'something out of a real movie'! <br /><br />Early on I'd thought that Beauty Day could also fall under certain genre conventions. In my eyes, the story feels like a sports drama, even though Ralph isn't a sports athlete. I've always been citing films like The Wrestler and Rocky Balboa in reference to Beauty Day, and it's definitely been a helpful reference point while sorting through all of the possible directions the film can go in the early editing stages. Having said all of that, the film is first and foremost a character piece and the 'plot' exists only as a thread to hang the individual characters stories on. <br /><br /><object class="centered" width="600" height="361"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/r3wuXyOUKJw&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/r3wuXyOUKJw&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="600" height="361"></embed></object>Jay C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00164170697228574467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543074873809729551.post-19854306877064461652009-12-11T13:16:00.000-08:002009-12-11T13:18:54.593-08:00Electric Bike/Chair Dolly CamDuring the shooting of Beauty Day, Robert rigged up a sweet dolly by attaching a trailer with a chair stuck to it on to the back of his electric bicycle. I made use of it to get some sweet shots of Ralph on his electric skateboard. Check it out:<br /><br /><object width="600" height="338"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8069293&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8069293&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="600" height="338"></embed></object>Jay C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00164170697228574467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543074873809729551.post-6390751454132190972009-11-15T10:53:00.001-08:002009-11-21T12:01:16.193-08:00Inspired By: Werner HerzogAlthough there are many filmmakers that I draw inspiration from, Beauty Day does have a few films to thank for some generous guidance throughout the production/editing process. The most obvious inspirations are definitely worn on the films sleeve; Errol Morris' Vernon, Florida/Gates of Heaven and Chris Smith's 'American Movie'. There are, however, some that might not be so apparent. Werner Herzog is one of my favourite filmmakers and it's no surprise that his work has also informed some aspects of this film, both in spirit and in style. <br /><br />This past week I decided to revisit some favourite films of mine to gather some motivation/inspiration. After revisiting The Thin Blue Line and Goodfellas, I decided to sit down with Herzog's non-fiction, sci-fi fever dream 'Fata Morgana'. It proved to be a beneficial experience as one of the sequences ended up stirring my imagination and sent me rushing for my Mac. This would prove to be a minor, somewhat superficial inspiration, but a great starting point for what I think will be a promising sequence in my own film. The scene: <br /><br /><object width="600" height="361"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZIIa9Hy8waA&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZIIa9Hy8waA&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="600" height="361"></embed></object><br /><br />When Ralph first started discussing ideas for his 20th birthday special, I had one request to ask of him; total chaos. I wanted his skits to be tumultuous; total bedlam and as visceral as possible. I immediately drew from Herzog's filmography and his ability to put the viewer in the middle of chaos, giving you a sense that even the camera man is in danger. His wide angle, roaming handheld camera heightens the sense of pure disorder. This immediately came to mind:<br /><br /><object width="600" height="361"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Yu8L1J9GvOU&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Yu8L1J9GvOU&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="600" height="361"></embed></object><br /><br />Another great scene from the same film, along with a still from Beauty Day:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.thedocumentaryblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/bd_fireworksshot.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 255px;" src="http://www.thedocumentaryblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/bd_fireworksshot.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><object width="600" height="361"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VDD_Kt8zswM&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VDD_Kt8zswM&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="600" height="361"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">UPDATE:</span> It seems as though YouTube has pulled my uploaded Even Dwarves Started Small clips due to copyright infringement. LAME.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">SECOND UPDATE:</span> The clips are currently back on line. I've disputed the copyright infringement, but I don't know how long it will last. Down with the man.Jay C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00164170697228574467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543074873809729551.post-39563350958369285992009-11-15T10:05:00.000-08:002009-11-15T10:24:53.489-08:00Approaching the End Of Production<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.thedocumentaryblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/bd_skateboardpic_small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 284px;" src="http://www.thedocumentaryblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/bd_skateboardpic_small.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />First off, I can't believe it's already mid-November. Second, I can't believe we're almost done filming Beauty Day! You -- as in the two of you reading this -- may have noticed a lack of updates around here. Well, if it's not sheer laziness that keeps me from posting it's the fact that I've been trying to spend all my 'working' hours shooting or editing the film. As some of you may know, we're now working with Primitive Entertainment out of Toronto, so I've also been keeping busy cutting together promo videos and writing a synopsis for potential broadcasters/distributors. I must say that I'm very excited at the potential of this project and I am extremely confident in the film itself. This thing is going to be really fun to watch. What more could I ask for?<br /><br />I'm actually pretty shocked at how smoothly the shoot has gone. No real problems along the way (outside of Ralph's hernia and Roman's emergency wisdom tooth removal) and the footage has all turned out great. It's been really fun documenting Ralph's 20th Birthday Special of the Cap'n Video Show. He and his friend Robert Buick have worked together on some really fun skits that should bring back some memories for those of us who watched the original show 15 years ago. <br /><br />So what do we have left? Well...a final interview with Ralph, some additional b-roll footage and the presentation of the new Cap'n Video show to the local cable station. Outside of that, it will be the odd pick up shot that I might need in the editing stages. Speaking of which, I hope to be editing full time for the next few months starting in December. Should be quite the challenge. Stay tuned for more updates!Jay C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00164170697228574467noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543074873809729551.post-41851370889140078742009-08-07T09:51:00.001-07:002009-08-07T10:12:57.951-07:00Some New Beauty Day Stills<img class="centered" src="http://www.thedocumentaryblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/bd_blogstill2.jpg" alt="" /><br /><br />It's been a while since I've updated the blog, so I figured I'd throw up some new Beauty Day stills for everyone to check out. We've been keeping pretty busy shooting throughout the last month and we've got about another month to go. Time is certainly flying by though. Before we know it, the film will be totally shot and I'll be spending my days and nights piecing things together while listening to American Gladiator Season One DVD commentaries for inspiration. Until then, have a look at some of these shots from the film and stay tuned for more posts!<br /><br /><img class="centered" src="http://www.thedocumentaryblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/bd_blogstill1.jpg" alt="" /><br /><br /><img class="centered" src="http://www.thedocumentaryblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/bd_blogstill4.jpg" alt="" /><br /><br /><img class="centered" src="http://www.thedocumentaryblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/bd_blogstill3.jpg" alt="" />Jay C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00164170697228574467noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543074873809729551.post-25051285661414830612009-07-21T10:57:00.000-07:002009-07-21T11:05:43.066-07:00Obsessed & ScientificSo now that I've got this Vimeo Plus account, I figured I'd take advantage of it and upload some of my previous work. Over the weekend, I decided to go back to my third year film school documentary short 'Obsessed & Scientific' and finally try and put it up online in one giant file. I wasn't able to get a full HD version online -- not that it would've looked that great anyways -- but I did succeed in not having to split the film up into two parts. So for anyone interested, you can check out the film below. I was pretty happy with the final product at the time, but looking back at it now I think it's something I'd like to revisit in the future. <br /><br /><object class="centered" width="600" height="345"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5691198&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5691198&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="600" height="345"></embed></object>Jay C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00164170697228574467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543074873809729551.post-48971428659963154062009-07-01T11:52:00.000-07:002009-07-01T12:06:30.852-07:00Inspired By: Bruce McDonald<object class="centered" width="600" height="361"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ezre4_FgJMQ&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ezre4_FgJMQ&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="600" height="361"></embed></object><br /><br />Here's another great Canadian filmmaker that has managed to bring some great genre pictures to the table over the years. His most recent film, Pontypool, is a low key/high suspense take on the zombie film set entirely within the confines of a small-town Ontario radio station. One of many truly great Canadian horror films.<br /><br />Bruce McDonald's Hard Core Logo received a fair amount of attention after Quentin Tarantino took it under his wing and released it through his now defunct 'Rolling Thunder Pictures' distribution company. I think I remember hearing that the film's lead, Hugh Dillon, actually auditioned for Tarantino for a part in Jackie Brown. I think. I could have my facts mixed up there. Either way, Hard Core Logo is an awesome road film/rockumentary that wears it's Canadiana on its sleeve, tracking the ups and downs of fictional punk band Hard Core Logo on their last Canadian tour. It's frenetically paced and features a cut and paste visual collage of imagery that compliments the soundtrack and do-it-yourself themes perfectly. What does it have to do with Beauty Day? Well, not much directly. However, we are looking at including a Canadian road trip aspect to the film and I think what McDonald accomplished with Hard Core Logo is a great place to look at for some inspiration. If you're looking for some great Canadian filmmaking, be sure to go through Bruce McDonald's filmography as soon as you can.<br /><br /><object class="centered" width="600" height="361"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yu45BxFCRRM&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yu45BxFCRRM&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="600" height="361"></embed></object>Jay C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00164170697228574467noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543074873809729551.post-59345466127917365302009-06-18T21:55:00.000-07:002009-06-19T21:05:39.395-07:00Inspired By: Strange Brew<object class="centered" width="600" height="361"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ctj4SGoAGCg&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ctj4SGoAGCg&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="600" height="361"></embed></object><br /><br />There are few films that manage to successfully inject copious amounts of Canadiana without a sense of desperate, self-conscious over compensation. Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas' Strange Brew is one of those films. I don't know what it is, but I can totally give this film a pass on its hockey, beer and donut references while at the same time roll my eyes at other films guilty of the same cultural pandering (Bon Cop, Bad Cop and Men With Brooms). Canadian films shouldn't feel obligated to force hockey, donuts and beer into the mix. Unfortunately, it seems as though you're more likely to get financial support from the government if you clumsily inject whatever Canadian cultural references you can. BUT...there are many films that successfully thrive on Canadiana. Bruce MacDonald's Hardcore Logo comes to mind, along with a few other films that I'll be mentioning in future 'Inspired By' posts. I've realized that the blame shouldn't be placed on the hockey, donuts and beer but rather the films themselves. A bad movie is a bad movie, curling or no curling. Strange Brew works not because of the donuts, but rather what surrounds the donuts; the beer and the hockey. Oh, and <a href="http://www.metacafe.com/watch/393131/mel_blanc_voice_of_bugs_bunny/">Mel Blanc</a> (among many other things of course).<br /><br />Beauty Day is first and foremost a comedy. A non-fiction Canadian comedy that features lots of beer, a sweet van and hopefully a shit ton of donuts. Maybe I'll even work in an intermission at some point. Needless to say, Strange Brew has been on all of our minds at one time or another throughout this shoot.Jay C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00164170697228574467noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543074873809729551.post-77048110586427642332009-06-16T17:08:00.001-07:002009-06-16T18:56:41.277-07:00Tuesday, June 16: Equipment Pick Up, Face Casting<img class="centered" src="http://www.thedocumentaryblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/bd_facecast.jpg" alt="" /><br /><br />So today was supposed to be the day where we filmed Ralph buying back a bunch of his old video equipment he had previously sold to a local production company. We made the drive to Welland and entered the building only to find a couple of confused people who had no idea what we were doing there. Our contact was late, so we figured we'd wait outside and he would take us up and show us around. After waiting a few minutes, the woman we'd previously talked to about the shoot came outside and said she called our contact and he claimed to know nothing about our shoot. Needless to say, this was all a bit confusing. We told her what our intentions were but she still seemed unsure about the whole thing. <br /><br />Eventually, our contact's car pulled up. Ralph introduced us and the guy claimed to have no idea about our shoot. At this point it was clear there was some sort of miscommunication. Alright, so no big deal. If he really has an issue with us shooting inside of the office, we'll just shoot Ralph taking the equipment out of the building and loading it into his car. Problem sloved! The guy responds to this idea with a dead stare followed by a very cold 'I'd rather you didn't'. Then, an awkward 'I don't even know if he'll be buying it.', as though he isn't sure whether or not he's even willing to sell back the equipment. At this point, I start thinking 'Well what the fuck does he think we set up this appointment for?' Ralph insists that he is interested in purchasing the equipment and wants to take a look, so I tell the dude that we don't have to film if he doesn't want us to. We'll just head up and look at the equipment and Ralph can make him an offer. Again, in a stand-offish fashion, he ends up making myself and Roman wait outside while they head into the building to check out the gear! WTF? I totally understand if there was a miscommunication and he isn't comfortable with the shoot, but really? You're going to make us wait outside? And this is a guy who's running video production business! I would think somebody who might have experience shooting productions -- even if it's weddings -- might be a little more understanding and have a little more tact dealing with a fellow 'filmmaker'. I guess we won't be hitting them up for post-production services. Not that we were ever considering it. <br /><br /><img class="centered" src="http://www.thedocumentaryblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/bd_facecast2.jpg" alt="" /><br /><br />Luckily, Ralph ended up securing the equipment and we got out of there. The day wasn't a total wash though. We ended up driving out to the Sherkston area to visit Robert Buick, a friend/business partner of Ralph's and a great glass artist. It was a fun time. We shot Ralph getting a face cast for a future glass piece, which we hope to document right down to the final product. We'll definitely be heading back out there in the very near future.Jay C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00164170697228574467noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543074873809729551.post-77171060506411693572009-06-14T09:35:00.000-07:002009-06-16T18:46:15.021-07:00Saturday, June 13: Go Karting Shoot #1So yesterday me and Roman drove out to the wonderful city of Hamilton to film Ralph taking part in some serious go karting action. I haven't had much experience with karting outside of a lap or two at the local -- now defunct -- <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/prudhommeslanding/">prudhommes landing</a> 'amusement park'. I quickly realized this style of racing was quite a few steps above what I had in mind. People actually had racing suits! Pretty awesome indeed.<br /><br />So the day was overcast, which was nice considering how much trouble I recently had shooting in extreme sunlight. My Ikan monitor basically goes blank when blasted with direct sunlight. This time I had a little more control over the camera situation, although we were somewhat limited in regards to where we could actually film from. You know, safety reasons and what not. Either way, I got some awesome footage of Ralph doing some laps against some formidable opponents. Below are a couple of screen grabs from the footage I've currently dropped into my timeline. Check it out:<br /><br /><img class="centered" src="http://www.thedocumentaryblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/bd_gokart1.jpg" alt="" /><br /><br /><img class="centered" src="http://www.thedocumentaryblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/bd_gokart2.jpg" alt="" /><br /><br />I'm pretty excited that there seems to be a heavy racing element working its way into the film. It's a culture that fits perfectly, both aesthetically and thematically, with everything. Should be really cool. It's also worth mentioning that we'll be returning to the track to shoot some 'on the car' footage. Ralph is planning to build us a small camera mount for the front and back of the car so we can get some on board P.O.V. shots to build an actual race sequence. I'll be using the minute Sanyo FH1 for this, as the HVX is both too heavy and too expensive. There will be an image difference, but I don't mind a quality drop for a 'stunt camera'. Should be interesting!Jay C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00164170697228574467noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543074873809729551.post-39042623254500653482009-06-12T21:23:00.000-07:002009-06-12T21:26:00.142-07:00The Cap'n<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJDWh_bNRL5pzqj7m_3Y42f0c8RWaLRWQnSMOEnKS1nNtovApRs-r502M7Iq6GQ5KrXN9fcndG8-uIjzgpsXyIjsmHKG1B1kO5yIy5lXOW00ACXWN3dJAHbBviUG3zvwudM0WkhiiCz6wG/s1600-h/CapnVideo1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 312px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJDWh_bNRL5pzqj7m_3Y42f0c8RWaLRWQnSMOEnKS1nNtovApRs-r502M7Iq6GQ5KrXN9fcndG8-uIjzgpsXyIjsmHKG1B1kO5yIy5lXOW00ACXWN3dJAHbBviUG3zvwudM0WkhiiCz6wG/s400/CapnVideo1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346663360691087298" /></a>Jay C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00164170697228574467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543074873809729551.post-34091851662975607762009-06-12T12:01:00.000-07:002009-06-12T21:40:44.691-07:00Inspired by: David Gordon Green<span style="font-style:italic;">'Inspired By' is a regular post about the many films, filmmakers, books and tv shows that have directly -- or indirectly -- inspired Beauty Day.</span><br /><br />It isn't just non-fiction films that inspire other non-fiction films. I can't say the work of David Gordon Green is a direct influence on this particular project, but there is an element of that rural, blue-collar 'Southern Gothic' turned 'Canadian Gothic' atmosphere. I've always loved his sense of geography and use of landscapes, and Tim Orr's cinematography always manages to capture what seems to be an everlasting magic hour. I'm hoping to be able to achieve a similar sense of time and place in Beauty Day.<br /><br /><object class="centered" width="600" height="361"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5BRo6TUNe20&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5BRo6TUNe20&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="600" height="361"></embed></object>Jay C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00164170697228574467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543074873809729551.post-49261054200996579812009-06-12T09:26:00.000-07:002009-06-12T09:37:37.832-07:00The Cap'n Video Show - Chevy V8 Juice<object class="centered" width="600" height="338"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5117164&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5117164&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="600" height="338"></embed></object><br /><br />Here's a great clip from The Cap'n Video Show (this version actually taken from the newly produced pilot from 2001) that perfectly represents Ralph's creative chaos!Jay C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00164170697228574467noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543074873809729551.post-86927148705048714002009-06-11T10:24:00.000-07:002009-06-12T21:40:58.112-07:00Inspired by: American Movie<span style="font-style:italic;">'Inspired By' is a regular post about the many films, filmmakers, books and tv shows that have directly -- or indirectly -- inspired Beauty Day.</span><br /><br />So one thing I'd like to try and do regularly on this blog is highlight films, tv shows, books or music that have inspired (or are currently inspiring) Beauty Day in some form or another. It could be in regards to similar thematic elements, technical aspects, aesthetics or even just overall tone. Today I'll start with one of the more obvious selections; . Here's the trailer: <br /><br /><object class="centered" width="600" height="361"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zMFZOu8rDUQ&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zMFZOu8rDUQ&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="600" height="361"></embed></object><br /><br />If I could capture even 1/100th of the humour, sincerity and passion expressed in this film, I would be quite proud and very happy. There are a few elements of American Movie that have informed Beauty Day; the meditation on the importance of personal and artistic expression, the blue collar work ethics and the plight of the struggling artist. The film presents a solid story that's both consistently hilarious and inspiring with memorable characters that are likable, yet complex. Something I'd love to be able to achieve with Beauty Day.Jay C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00164170697228574467noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543074873809729551.post-62651336578621585262009-06-10T08:24:00.000-07:002009-06-10T16:43:09.138-07:00The Official Beauty Day Production BlogBefore there was Tom Green...before there was Jackass...there was Ralph Zavadil. His cable access television show, The Cap'n Video Show, ran from 1990 to 1995, creating a small but loyal cult following. Each week, Ralph performed a series of idiotic and occasionally dangerous stunts, challenging the sensibilities of a small Southern Ontario audience for 5 seasons. With the advent of the internet and reality television only years away, his unique brand of gross-out stunt comedy was truly ahead of its time.<br /><br />All it took was a broken neck for him to get noticed. <br /><br />Hello, and welcome to the official production blog for Beauty Day, a feature documentary film directed by Jay Cheel. Here you'll find all of the current information, shooting updates and ramblings related to the project, along with some discussion about the various influences and inspirations behind the project. <br /><br />Stay tuned!Jay C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00164170697228574467noreply@blogger.com2