I was reviewing some of my films and decided it was time to get them online. Long overdue really.
First up is a short called Georgie & the Golden Egg:
This was shot in 2003 as a quickie project. All invited filmmakers to the LA Short Film Fest were asked to make a short film for an informal contest they were running. Your film needed to be 5 minutes max and include the following:
-an egg
and
-the phrase "Life is short"
We only had about a week to write, shoot and edit but I'd already done enough 48 hour film projects that it felt like reams of time. So I put a call into a troupe of actors and filmmakers I often work with and we all met up one weekend to make this thing happen.
We shot this in Vancouver and I have to say, working with these guys was always some of the greatest fun I had making films. I now live in Montreal and I miss the excitement and energy we shared during these projects. Here's a quick rundown on the core team I usually worked with:
Louie Chirillo provided the fantastic narration to this and other films of mine...as well as the great performance.
Matt Johnson another amazing actor and writer who could always be counted on to help pull together the impossible
Dik Yazedjian was our tireless cinematographer who's worked closely with me on countless projects
Skye Matheson with her sharp instincts and great comedic timing
Jennifer Silvertand, my beautiful wife who is also an exceptional set decorator for every one of my films
And Patrick Redding, Georgie's editor. This was the first time I'd worked with Patrick on a film and I'm only sad that we haven't done another film since. Interestingly, he's the one guy from this whole team that also moved to Montreal. Patrick is in fact the reason I came to work at Ubisoft Montreal.
I'm going to post more of the films we did. Some I'll give more background and commentary. Georgie was one of those fun ones that felt a bit like a scene from a Mickey Rooney film..."We don't need a theatre! We can make it right here!" So not a lot of background info on it. Just something to enjoy.
