This will be a short entry. These days I'm pretty consumed with the web site I'm building for a client, and trying to get my taxes together for the end of the month (gotta love finding all those receipts!). Anyway, I just wanted to post a still from the Rentz documentary. This is Susan Murray. She is an art collector and very well respected lobbyist. It was a pleasure to interview her in her office. As you can tell by the still, there was a Rentz sculpture on the table that I kept in the foreground of the frame. I also shot a portion of the interview in a closer head and shoulders frame. The lighting was very natural and flattering. All in all I am very happy with the footage.



Well, I hope you enjoy this sneak peek at the Rentz doc. I saw a great doc called "The Lost Boys of Sudan" last week but I'll write the review for it later. Right now it's time to finally turn off the computer and call it a night.

MidnightHerring.net is one month old! Thank you to everyone who gave me feedback and tips. I've tweaked a few things based on your comments. Some of you really know your grammar. Good on ya. Also, we're now officially listed on Google. Yes, search Google for "Midnight Herring Productions" and we are number one!... sure, we're also the *only* production company with that name but still - number ONE!

The past few weeks have been eventful. I had my birthday and visited friends and family. I also started putting the footage we have for the Rentz doc on my computer. I'm starting to play around with it and see what we may need in future interviews. Our next interview is tentatively scheduled for next week. We've also started thinking about how we want to film the actual artwork. It's important to myself and the producer that the art is allowed to take centre stage; that we give adequate time for the viewer to really see the details. I think a turn table in front of a simple white backdrop may be the answer. It's going to take some tests. More on that later.

Otherwise, the web page I'm working on is nearing completion. I'm having a lot of fun putting together colour schemes and textures. The original web site was fairly large but I've condensed the whole thing into five main pages. We want children to feel as welcome to the site as adults, so I put the emphasis on images rather than words. Of course there will be changes and small adjustments before the site is published, but I'm confident to have it up by the middle of the month.

I will need spare time at the end of April to attend Hot Docs. Finally, the festival I most eagerly anticipate is coming back for another doc-filled week! I just received the screening schedule in the mail and it looks impressive. I'm always surprised by what films I end up loving and what films I regret using tickets on. You can't always tell by twenty word blurbs what films to watch, but seeing something unexpected is the real fun of any film festival. I will write reviews for all the films I see during Hot Docs. Yes, that is a warning.