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Sissies or Saints?
Posted by robin in Uncategorized on 11. Dec, 2011 | No Comments
I read this: http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2011/12/10/christie-blatchford-toronto-city-of-sissies/, today and I got genuinely enraged. It has taken me a signifigant amount or breathing, distraction and rationalization to get over it. I think this is the last step in the healing process. I think… If you don’t feel like reading it (and I strongly encourage not reading it) the gist [...]
The Quick and the Dead
Posted by robin in Uncategorized on 10. Dec, 2011 | No Comments
There are so many ideas floating inside my head, I have to just go and do something, like Amy Rutherford, an old schoolmate of mine, who just went ahead and shot this: Hats off to those who do not overcomplicate the matter and just go out and make stuff. I am writing something today that [...]
One Day at a Time
Posted by robin in Uncategorized on 10. Apr, 2011 | No Comments
I had the privilege of participating in my first twenty-four hour film festival, the “Toronto Film Challenge”. What an excellent experience. It was so wonderful to create without any of the pressure to do something “good” or “correct”. All that mattered was that we told a story. To me that is one of the finest [...]
The Gulf War
Posted by robin in Uncategorized on 20. Jun, 2010 | No Comments
It has been a month and a half now since I finished my short film, Waken. I am so happy with how the film turned out and I have high hopes about where it may lead me. In the meantime, I am in what I will call The Gulf. The space that exists between one [...]
Yo Adrian!
Posted by robin in Uncategorized on 31. Mar, 2010 | No Comments
Ooh! I feel like a punching bag. It happens sometimes. I have these feelings inside of me that did not make their way in to my scene today, and their remnants feel like my stomach was invaded by a foot. I am not a big fan of moments like these. My coach might call it [...]
Rallying for the People
Posted by robin in Uncategorized on 28. Mar, 2010 | 1 Comment
A tweet from a tennis player inspired to write here today. He stated that, “Animation is taking over.” I wonder about that. Animation is a medium that is about puppetry essentially. The story-tellers operate from behind the scenes to deliver their story to the audience, and the results are often breathtaking. Anyone who has seen [...]
The Secret of My(?) Success
Posted by robin in Uncategorized on 25. Mar, 2010 | No Comments
I just watched the excellent french gangster flick titled “Un Prophete” (A Prophet), and I had something very important highlighted for me: beneath effortless simplicity lies unimaginable complexity. This film wove together an improbable and electrifying story into a tale that had the inevitability and ease of a sunset. But all the while I was [...]
Oscar, The Grouch
Posted by robin in Uncategorized on 08. Mar, 2010 | No Comments
I had a long debrief with my wife this morning about the 82nd Academy Awards last night. I came to the conclusion that with very few exceptions, there was not much enthusiasm about the awards this year. There was nary a winner that broke down in tears, or was so overcome that something really outrageous [...]
A Snail’s Pace
Posted by robin in Uncategorized on 02. Mar, 2010 | 1 Comment
I’ve been listening to a lot of podcasts about filmakers lately and it has been very inspiring. Not only because there are so many wicked people in the world, creating amazing works of art, but also because I don’t feel half as lazy as I used to. You see, writing a script is one of [...]
The Glamour, The Glory
Posted by robin in Uncategorized on 11. Dec, 2009 | No Comments
A little something to expose the auditioning life.