Fredericton Vote MOB

It's been a while since my last update. But, here is the latest to come out from iniT Productions, co-edited by Kris Rogers:

"On April 16th, Fredericton took to the streets to wake the electorate!

ON MAY 2nd - VOTE!

A major thanks goes out to everyone who helped make the Fredericton Vote MOB the success it was. Thanks again to Rick Mercer for being the driving force in this Vote MOB movement across Canada!"

Fredericton Vote Mob from KARR Productions on Vimeo.

Year Ender to be released in TWO parts

Because I have a lot of the Year Ender done and I would really like people to see it.. and well, because we've actually gone past the end of the (2010) year... I have decided to release the Year Ender in two parts.

Looking back at the video, I can't believe how crazy some of these bangers are. Expect some great footage from Steele London, Austin Murray, Kurtis Shea, Chris Ralph, Lukas Butts, Chris Walsh, .. I could go on forever, uhm, Dylan Ratti, and of course my wonderful coworker, Kyle Albright, among others.

Expect the first part to be released some time over the next week and a half.

Some more Skateboarding

Shot some more skateboarding over the past couple of weeks:::

Here's a shot of Austin Murray this past weekend at a new spot in Fredericton::::




Here is the Movember edition of the Old Man Ramp Jam, affectionately titled The Old Man Mustache Jam. Make sure to check out my friend Luke's Movember celebration at the Garrison District. I'll post a link to it below this video:::::

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Click here for more info on the Movember Celebration!

Video Central

I've been up to a lot of video editing lately. I actually just got done shooting a video for a music video class last week that I started editing over the weekend. The concept is a bit different than most music videos in the sense that we are editing around a piece of classical music (Biber's Mystery Senatas to be exact), only to have the sound stripped of it entirely. The video will then be projected on a big screen behind two women who will be performing the pieces LIVE. The show isn't until February 2011, but I will have some shots up from behind the scenes in no time.

In the meantime, here are some information videos I shot for East Side's 2011 season::::

JC Talks Snowboards::::::::::


AND

Brenton Lays out Layaway:::::::::

Kurtis Shea goes to Oromocto

Here's a vid I did a little while ago at the Oromocto Skate Park. It's East Side rider Kurtis Shea rippin Oromocto park a new one, in the dark for the most part. Peep this vid for a lesson on how to shred proper::::

Oromocto 2010 Year Ender on it's way!

Last year, I released Oromocto Skate Park's Year Ender and it has accumulated more hits than I could ever had imagined. This summer I spent a lot more time filming, and unfortunately, made the switch to HD after compiling a lot of footage on MiniDV (aka SD). I have looked through over 36,000 clips and have over 1,500 clips to choose from for this year's Year Ender. I know I have been lagging behind on this release, but I have to say, it'll be worth the wait. I have run into some bumps along the way as far as space and time are concerned, but I can say confidently, that the 2010 Year Ender will be out by mid-to-late-November and will feature the likes of local rippers;

Brendan Meehan, TJ Leighton, Justin Martin, Kyle Albright, BK, Kurtis Shea, as well as some visitors to the park like Tyler Riddle, and Foo Ling Chao, otherwise known as Thrasher.

Here is a trailer I put together a couple weeks back to appease any anxiety anyone was feeling about seeing their footage. I will be releasing another teaser soon:::::::



And here's 2009's Year Ender::::::


Make sure to subscribe to the Oromocto Skate Park Channel::::::::::::

New East Side Video - Old Man Ramp Jam

Shot a video downtown last weekend at East Side's mini ramp 'round back behind the shop. Here's some of the tricks that went down. Gotta say.. I love that Pong checks his phone before he goes for gold..

Oh No Theodore - The Lighthouse Sessions

The Lighthouse Sessions consist of 3 songs from Oh No, Theodore!'s debut Self-titled album; they are:

"Bloody Hands"
"Senescence Song"
and "Fit for Your Toes"

The video shoot went down in Fredericton, NB on top of the lighthouse on Regent St. We paid a nominal fee, and were aloud to shoot for an hour. However, we only required a second take on two songs, and got out of there fairly quickly considering all of the bands equipment, and my video equipment.

Here are some screens of the videos. Click any of the pictures to see all the videos in one place on my Behance Portfolio page. Or click here.





Thanks very much to Ali Samuel and Jon Pollack on assistant camera, as well as Zach Long on sound. The Lighthouse Sessions were produced in part by Oh No Theodore and myself, and the videos were edited solely by me, Rodney Mann.

I hope you enjoyed the videos. Please pass them along. This band deserves as much recognition as they can get. They have done a lot in the 6 months they have been around, including becoming finalists in The Harvest Jazz and Blues Rising Star Competition, and being featured as a Show-to-See at this summer's Sunseeker Festival by CBC contributor Marc "Bones" Leblanc of Indy Pop Night fame.

http://myspace.com/OhNoTheodore for more amazing songs. More videos to come soon. Very soon.

Oh No, Theodore! is
Jeremy McLaughlin
Kyle Albright
Lucas Bailey
Alethia Dinkins
Aaron Bravener
Gemma Marr
and Jake Spencer

Downtown Sesh

Hey all, check out the video I shot downtown with Cralph, BK, Justin Martin, Derak the Bort, and Austin Murray. Austin actually wrote the song used in this video and it's great so make sure you let him know by posting comments on it.

Without further ado, here' s the video::::::::::::::::::

Oh Shit, Theodore!

Well, Sunday didn't go as planned because of an unforeseen sickness that crept up on lead singer, Jeremy McLauglin, robbing him of his voice. We have tentatively scheduled the shoot for Wednesday this week, so assuming Jeremy has kicked the sickness known as Dos Flu, we will be shooting some video that will be released both sooner, and later.

In unrelated news, I've recently been hired on at East Side Board Supply based out of Fredericton, NB to do some multimedia work. In the coming weeks and months keep a close eye on http://eastsideboardsupply.ca for all new rider profiles, product features, as well as sales and other things. If you haven't done so, join up on the ESBS Facebook group and keep up to date with what's going on in the shop, and on the street. You can get there by clicking here

Music Video News

I will be teaming up with Oh No, Theodore! to create a couple music videos for their newly released self-titled full-length CD. The videos will be shot at some little known spots around Fredericton, New Brunswick.

Oh No, Theodore have a pile of shows coming up around Atlantic Canada, so check them out at their MySpace http://myspace.com/ohnotheodore. Here is what their schedule is looking like for the next little bit:



Here's a little write-up about the band::::
Oh No Theodore! began in March of 2010 when singer/songwriter Jeremy McLaughlin took his folkie, toned-down solo performance to the next level by inviting musician friends to join him on stage and in the studio.

The move transformed Oh, No Theodore! from a single entity into a miniature orchestra full of passion and intensity.
In addition to McLaughlin’s acoustic guitar and lead vocals, the band also reverberates with the talents of cellist Lukas Bailey, lead guitarist Kyle Albright, keyboard and vocalist Gemma Marr, drummer Aaron Bravener, and violinist Alethea Dinkins.
From the moment Oh no, Theodore! first began, they have been tirelessly rehearsing, gigging and recording to get their name thrown into the delicious Maritime musical batter.

Though still in its infancy, the band has already secured spots opening for the likes of ECMA award nominated artists The Sleepless Nights, Alert The Medic, and Andy Brown. Their debut EP, entitled How To Move Without Your Shoes, was named indie album of the week by CHSR during the early weeks of June.
Meanwhile, the band has also found time to record and release an entire full-length, self-titled album.

The hardworking, motivated individuals of Oh no, Theodore! plan to take great strides over the next few years, with hope of touring Canada in the near future, and Europe later on down the road.
In the meantime, keep updated by following them on twitter (www.twitter.com/ohnotheodore), myspace (www.myspace.com/ohnotheodore) and CBC Radio 3 (http://radio3.cbc.ca/#/bands/Oh-no-Theodore).

Some Catching up to do

Hello loyal blog readers. I know you're there, because I see your hits on my statcounter. Listen I've been busy, but busy doing things that I, for some reason, haven't posted to this blog, despite having posted them on other blogs.

Here are two skate videos I have put together in the last week. I will post some other stuff soon :)

East Side goes to Bathurst


TJ Leighton - For Your Consideration

New OSP Video / News about OSP's Video Skate Camp

I just finished up a new Oromocto Skate Park video, I tried something different this time, opting to make use primarily of slow-motion captures I shot testing out what the new HDR FX1000 is capable of. I had been tampering around with frame rates and seeing what I could get, but when I was able to find the Slow-Motion feature, I was hooked.

I also bumped Saturation levels and white balanced to the bottom of a shoe where a piece of paper wasn't present. I hope this video works for you as much as it's working for me. Also, song is Apocalyptica -Path. Enjoy:::::



For more information on the Video Skate Camp check out the following link:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=139444592750682

El Lucha Update!

To all of those El Lucha Diablo fans! There is news that concerns YOU!

The cast and crew have met over the last couple weeks to finish up shooting some loose ends and some more random goods. The rough edit should be done within the next week or so and will be available online for a short period of time before we send it off to several film festivals for screenings, I'll let you know which ones it plays at once it plays)

Get pumped! Some more tom foolery is on it's way!

Sorry clicking the image to the right doesn't open the new edit. That would be impossible where I haven't edited it yet.

Oromocto Skate Park opens / The Resurgence of It's Rodney, Mann

Oromocto Skate Park has opened it's doors for 2010 and has launched a Blog to help coordinate what will be going down this summer!

Check it out @ http://OromoctoSkatePark.blogspot.com

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More blog updates coming soon. I promise. In the mean time, check out the video Kyle and I put together of the new layout for Oromocto Skate Park:::::

48 Hour Film Fest Success!

It has been a long time since I updated. Let's just blame that on school. Yeah seems like a good scape goat.

Things I haven't posted on my blog that I probably should have by now:

Last Sunday, March 21, the Second Annual 48 Hour Film Festival had it's awards Gala. There was a great turn out to support local film talent. Adam Pozer, Christina Arsenault and I decided that we would submit a film this year to have some fun and put off class work. We took on Mackenzie Gordon and Michael Holmes-Lauder and ended up submitting a film called El Lucha Diablo Loco, a comedy about an evil genius hires a film crew to follow him around while he searches for meaning in his life and an understanding about his estranged father.


More on the Gala::::::

The night started out with some thank yous, and got into the awards quickly. After the first round of awards went through without hearing anything about our submission, it was time to watch the third place film before the first intermission. When I heard the guitar strum and the words "Buenos Dias, Bitches" I couldn't believe it. There were so many great entries there was no way I could have predicted placing third. But there were more surprises to come.

Once I got back in from an intermission, the first award up was Best Editor, which I was sure was going to Risk Locker. Imagine my surprise when I heard my name called. I gracefully messed up my thank you speech by quickly thanking everyone twice and heading back to my seat. (It was a shared win where Christina Arsenault and I edited the piece together.)

Three awards and an intermission later, our actor, Michael Holmes-Lauder took home Best Actor - Congratulations to him! - So all in all, El Lucha Diablo loco took home three awards, the highest count of the night, and I am still speechless. If anyone else involved in the festival ends up reading this, congratulations on putting together some great films.

Without further ado, here is our submission, El Lucha Diablo Loco:::::::

Rodney's Bi-Daily Link Dump - Number 1ne

So welcome to the first ever Link Dump. I have been spending too much time surfing the internet and drinking coffee instead of updating my blog. Since I generally have a lot to say, it strikes me as odd that I haven't remembered to write any of it down for the blog.

Either way, in a vain effort to entertain people and also to share the funny things I find with everybody instead of sending out numerous emails and private messages a day with no subject line, and a link to a funny cat picture I found; I have decided to introduce Rodney's Link Dump!! The title says bi-daily, but I will deny having ever said that, so moving on. Here are a couple of funny things I came across today:

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This was a fun find. While I agree that these are a great start, I feel that maybe they should introduce a new figurine: Disapproving Grandmother when she Finds out that Baggy isn't Filled with Spices for Dinner.

Here's dos linkage:
http://www.holytaco.com/6-actions-figures-adults-can-relate




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Here is a great group of photos. The title of the page is called 'Captured at the Right Moment' yet I feel like I might have called it 8 or 10 Sweet pictures Among 40 or 50 Alright and Awkward Pictures.

Dos Linkage:
http://www.bigpicture.in/wonderful-moments-captured-taken-at-right-time/




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VIDEOS:


Animals vs Dominos.
Yep, that pretty much sums it up. Hilarious ending!

http://www.wimp.com/animalsdominoes/


Burj Dubai Base Jump

You may have seen the Fazza Air one where their base jump was sanctioned, but this one is legit and really intense!

ATTN: Mac Users

Part of my work at UNB is to record something called Mac Therapy. Now don't be fooled by the name, we don't break down into tears about how our Macs have changed our lives. It's actually a one hour, informal gathering given to inform, support and educate Mac users about their Macintosh computers and the software they use.

The meetings take place every second Friday in Marshal D'Avray Hall, room 237, in the CPIT computer lab. Topics vary from new and useful software to the latest hardware and OS updates.

The meetings are taped and put online every time we meet, and you can even find archived sessions online at http://www.unb.ca/mac. So if you miss a class, or are in another province, check this link out and see what you can find!

The fine camera work, and snazzy transitions are all done my yours truly, so sit back, flip open your MacBook Pro and enjoy. This week's topic is GroupWise, which is a browser supported calendaring/collaboration software that is widely used by UNB clients.

Past subjects include Apple Script coding (which is the easiest code I've ever seen), an introduction to the new Snow Leopard OS, Mac accessibility features, and much more. Check out the website and see for yourself!

YouTube is just great!

So, I came across a video on YouTube of a local kid skateboarding around Fredericton. I'm posting the video underneath, but what is interesting with this video is that the woman in the purple coat watching him is actually my mother! I've never seen anyone I knew in the background of a YouTube video before without having some sort of relationship with the filmer, poster, or subjects, so I thought this was pretty cool!

Oromocto Skate Park Commercials - Commercial One

I've decided it's time to chronicle all of the videos made at the skate park this summer.

These videos were put together with tons of help from a lot of the kids at the park, but some names that come to mind, and many thanks to them;

Mat Hinchey
Mat Dana
Kyle Albright
Tj Leighton, and so many more..

Here's Commercial One from the Oromocto Skate Park from Summer, 2009.