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Hot off the Tweet

Keira — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:16:51 +0000

"...I don’t understand why the courts are so resistant to social media. It's true – print and other mediums are old technology. But I love how Twiiter, FB et al are dubbed “new” media. No. Its just media. This is it. It’s not new anymore. You don’t call a child in Grade 2 a newborn baby anymore, do you? This is the 21st Century. It's time for the courts to catch up. In jargon at least." [Post about Canada's Chief Justice pitting my two fields of law + media against each other by stating law courts must learn to deal with the concept of including Twitter and FB in reporting.]

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Ghost writers, ghost town? The lost arts.

Keira — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:01:59 +0000

"...Choose your creativity adventure. We are genetically modified girls living in a genetically modified world. Are we making creative aspects using less than creative means, and realizing only a limited aspect of our own creativity?" [Lamenting post about the automatic arts of photography, music and *gasp* possibly writing?]

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The medium is the message? If you stay that long…

Keira — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 05:09:31 +0000

"...The story of Billy Bishop is a great one. But transferring a story does not mean a straight transfer of elements when transferring to a different medium." [Post about how I walked out of my first movie - a musical transported, not translated, to cinema.]

The medium is the message? If you stay that long… is a post from: paperback writer - where the wild things grow.

Code Red Flags – Raindance Canada Saturday Film School

Keira — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 02:38:40 +0000

"...You want to make it any country, you gotta know the language. And filmmaking is a world of its own. But it’s more of a code than a language, a verbal secret handshake. What does it really mean when someone asks, “Its on a European budget?” Here’s how to crack the code." [Finishing overview of Raindance Canada's Saturday Film School w Elliot Grove, and the elements of budget, casting, lighting and camera angles.]

Code Red Flags – Raindance Canada Saturday Film School is a post from: paperback writer - where the wild things grow.

The Kooks kick off

Keira — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 02:02:26 +0000

"...While The Kooks are best known for boppy bits like "Matchbox" and "Naive", their slower jams were surprisingly the best of their live set. "Sway" has that rising bridge that just screams for singalong screams. And the crowd gives their sway, soul and heart even without Pritchard claiming he needs it." [Review of The Kooks gig w/ The Postelles @ Sound Academy, Toronto, Canada - 23 November 2011]

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Twins: a film of similarities – Raindance Canada Saturday Film School

Keira — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 05:01:22 +0000

"...First off, Raindance Canada’s course is not for newbies, students or amateurs. Of course, that doesn’t stop all of them from attending. Grove’s fascinating charisma, however, doesn’t allow you to think of yourself as a newbie, student or amateur. He offered real life insight and practical advice on the art of filmmaking." [Overview of Raindance Canada's Saturday Film School w Elliot Grove, and how screenwriting compares to writing a book.]

Twins: a film of similarities – Raindance Canada Saturday Film School is a post from: paperback writer - where the wild things grow.

Cold War Kids play in the sun

Keira — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:53:38 +0000

"...Their set jumped from tribal beated and falsetto yelps in “Welcome to the Occupation” to slow jam “Every Man I Fall For”. This may have halted any rising energy in any other set, but the crowd showed no slow down in its sing-a-long. Most of the slow songs had Willett on the piano, and what crowd doesn’t love a piano man singing us a song?" [Review of Cold War Kids gig w/support Act Young Man @ Phoenix, Toronto, Canada - 4 November 2011.]

Cold War Kids play in the sun is a post from: paperback writer - where the wild things grow.

Fall in love with Chromeo

Keira — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:21:52 +0000

"...Chromeo pulls off their live set with the right balance of slick, sleek and smooooth. The only imbalance was P-thugg’s Sonny to Dave1’s Cher. Dave1 with his foppish dark curls and shades overshadowed P-Thugg’s push buttons, but it still was just right. When Dave1 enthused the crowd to clap, we clapped. When Dave1 charmed the crowd to scream, we screamed. And P-Thugg punctuated each command with a synthed, ‘oh yeah!’" [Review of Chromeo's gig @ Sound Academy w/ supports Mayer Hawthorne & The County, and Breakbot - 2 November 2011, Toronto, Canada.]

Fall in love with Chromeo is a post from: paperback writer - where the wild things grow.

The only thing scarier than real life is The Powerhouse of Terror

Keira — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:52:03 +0000

"...It’s a real psyche ward, with real people popping out of and skulking around dark corners, complete with a real coffin to simulate being buried alive for visitors...My friend was wrong – you don’t have a scare limit. The anticipation and anxiety of the other houses keep building and feeding off each other." [Review of Powerhouse of Terror Charity Haunt - 3 Haunted Houses @ Power House Recreation Centre, Humber College, Kipling, Canada - Thursday, 13 October to Monday, 31 October 2011 (except Tue, Wed and Thurs)]

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Searching for my ego…

Keira — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 04:04:46 +0000

"...In an age where faces were replaced by books, and now books are replaced by Facebook, cries of privacy are louder than ever...I recently checked the ‘back end’ of my Google Analytics to see what drives traffic to my website/blog." [Post about the ego-crashing search terms that lead ppl to my blog.]

Searching for my ego… is a post from: paperback writer - where the wild things grow.