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In Passing

admin — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 06:22:22 +0000

Performed by Ariane Mahrÿke Lemire, from her 2011 album Wrecked Tangles and Love Knots. Shooting this video in one day was a logistical challenge in planning and executing shots of the couple in the city scenes. Shrinking them down to tiny size was hard too. Ariane and I spent days scrounging materials and constructing the little cardboard town, which could have looked spectacular in flames, but we opted for potato-flake snow to better match the music.

Director/ Editor: Greg Gillespie
Her: Carline Lemire Steel
Him: Dan Leto
Makeup: Mary Kiem
Props: Lovingly wrangled by Ariane Mahrÿke Lemire and Greg Gillespie
Thanks: Kyle Bell, Cineworks Independent Filmmakers Society

Across 23rd Street

admin — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 05:00:24 +0000

The first single from Deon Blyan’s album “Turning to Wave” is all about encountering the mighty and elusive Chelsea Hotel, which has been home to many prolific writers and musicians. Fortunately for us, we had the chance to film in Manhattan for the day, checking out the rock and roll landmarks of Greenwich Village and the hotel itself. My first, and definitely not my last, visit to New York City.

Produced and Recorded by: James Murdoch
Key grip: Jenna Twerdun.
Guest appearance in video by Jody Glenham.
Guest appearance on audio by F&M, Ryan & Becky Anderson singing background vocals.

Brooklyn

admin — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 05:29:45 +0000

From Deon Blyan’s album “Turning to Wave”, a track about how time flies in such an incredible city. Hassids, hipsters, flea markets and stoops. But that is only the first day. Brooklyn, we shall return…

Produced and Recorded by: James Murdoch
Key grip: Jenna Twerdun

Dusty Roads and Broken Hearts

admin — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 05:51:44 +0000

This is the latest video by The Lonely Heart Show from the album “Hope In Shadows”, dealing with the personal pain with long distance relationships. There were so many people involved including Jesse Hutch, Aisling Grace and Morrismore Productions.

It needs to be mentioned that we appreciate the good people at the Wallflower Diner who allowed us to cry all over their bar and jukebox.

It also needs to be said that some of the vibe of this video was inspired this music video for Dead Sound– of my favorites from the underrated Raveonettes.

Little Love Hymn

admin — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 07:19:38 +0000

A Little Love Hymn by F&M is the first from their new album, “Sincerely, F&M” (2010 Shameless Records Canada). It is an intimate, understated performance piece shot in the beautiful Church of our Lord when the band was in Victoria, BC for the western leg of their Canadian tour.

This Is It Video

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:34:22 +0000

The video for This Is It by The Wheat Pool is the first single from their sophomore album, Hauntario.
The production was a couple quick shoots to catch the band when they were passing through Vancouver and trashing a friend’s apartment while he was at work (with his permission). Unfortunately our budget didn’t allow for smashing guitars or burning down the apartment. Until that day comes, we can always dream.

Loners’ Lullabye Video

admin — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 10:49:14 +0000

Loners’ Lullabye is the first video for the Lonely Heart Show’s new album, Hope in Shadows. LHS songwriter and vocalist evokes the sense of sleepily drowning in a sea of loneliness. This video was shot on the beaches and in the alleyways and apartments of Vancouver in the late spring of 2010.

Lefty Video

admin — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:42:01 +0000

A video produced, directed and shot for The Wheat Pool, a Canadiana band from Edmonton. We were going for something inspired by Blue Rodeo’s Hasn’t Hit Me Yet that incorporated band members and friends, that also maintained the integrity of the song’s lyrics about death and loss. Hope you like it.

Bored Game Short Film

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:45:56 +0000

In a dystopian city riddled with government surveillance and anti-social propaganda, the corporate masses perform their mundane daily routines in isolation. Resisting the culture of privacy and paranoia, a lonely office worker secretly takes steps to obtain an illicit multi-player board game. A short film producded by Cris Fehr, Jason Swanepoel and Daniel Zwiercan and myself. I was involved in the primary art direction, cinematography, props, embedded graphics, credit slides and DVD packaging. My favorite scene is below and be sure to watch the whole film on youtube.

Below are a few shots of some of the graphics, credits and DVD covers.

Shaftebury West Coast Moments

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:48:55 +0000

West Coast Moments was an award-winning entry for Shaftebury’s Golden Shaft Contest to create a 30-second commercial capturing the fun and casual essence of the brand. All concept development, directing, shooting and editing were shared between Van Eyk Olivier (breakfreeproductions.com) and myself.

The commercial won 3rd Place overall out of 111 entries and was a crowd favorite at the awards screening. And we won one of those gameshow-sized giant foamboard cheques. If you ever wondered, they make for an awkward bank visit.