Filmmaking :: Sylkie

When Mermaid left Lonsdale for the Drive.

• June 2003
• 5 minutes musical documentary
• Responsibilities: Producer/Writer/Camera/Editing
• Soundtrack: Be Good Tanyas: " Ship Out To Sea" from "Chinatown"

Context

• Jo Anne Platt.
• Commercial Drive.
• Her parents back East didn't know about her new place on Semlin Dr. Or her bellydance class.

Crew

• Jo Anne and I borrowed Neil's camera.
• She took most of the neighborhood footage.
• Clark - as usual - provided the G4

Story Notes

• " Ship Out To Sea" from "Chinatown" was playing over and over in our heads.
• One thread was Jo Ann, her present life, nest and cats.
• The other was the hood.

Production Notes

• Chemtrail footage
• Total fun shooting the Drive on Saturday mornings

Editing Notes

• Always easy to work with the music already chosen and laid.
• We first selected 2 songs, then settled on a single one for the entire story.

Sound Notes

• Again, the music helped carve the story.