i made sure to chat often with visiting filmmakers, talking to them about filmmaking and especially where to get the best ramen in the city (it's motomachi on denman, btw).
i really enjoyed moderating the documentary panel and two Q&A sessions except for the fact that the microphone died for all three speaking opportunities. maybe it's a sign that i should be speaking louder. yeah, that's it.
there were really only 2 stressful moments:
- we didn't have the proper audio cable for a particular format and had to pull up the mackie mixer that was powering the microphones as an intermediary device.
- the hdcam deck inexplicably didn't want to turn back on. luckily we discovered this 5 hours before the deck would actually need to be in use. we brought in a new power cable and then as we were standing around, it suddenly turned back on.
but i'd have to say the most rewarding part was being in a position to sincerely thank the filmmakers for their work and to encourage them to make more films knowing how discouraging it can be most of the time.
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in other news:
- the condo still hasn't sold
- i need to do some serious video editing in the next little while
- B and i are going to portland the weekend of Nov 21
- the craigslist couch i bought only a month ago is being turfed. the legs just aren't supportive enough and only one of us can sit on it at any given time.
- today we bought the retro couch from nood
- my dad is in taiwan visiting my mom for 2 weeks
- i've started 2 new knitting projects
- my new favourite drink is the whiskey sour
- we tried this new chinese wonton noodle place on broadway near cambie and it was OK.
