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Noise
(1:54 min) 2002
by Mary Ann Charney

Focus: Super 8 Filmmaking & Hand Processing

What is that RINGING SOUND? Throught a series stylized shadowplays, Noise is a crash course in telecommunications etiquette and the importance of deep listening.

Peter
(1:16 min) 2002
by Jessica Earnshaw

Focus: Super 8 Filmmaking & Hand Processing

A classic GIFTS genre. An experimental mixmedia metaphysical exploration of Dude running through woods. A must see!

Circles
(4:00 min) 2002
by Kristin Peebles, Olaf Clausen, Michael Lycett

Focus: Visual Effects and Animation

An abstract view of life, represented by shapes.

The Fear of It All
(3:00 min) 2000
by Mark Johnson

Focus: Super 8 Filmmaking & Hand Processing

A film about the fact that we all have within us the ability to fly...but due to the negativity in our lives, we choose not to use our wings. Black & white super 8 with scratch effects.

Screened at the Dawson City Short Film Festival, Yukon and nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Film at EyeLens 2001.

Split
(3:50 min) 2000
by Dustin Keith Shaffer, Adam Lockwood, Michelle McFarland

Focus: Visual Effects and Animation

A man who is fed up with everyday regular life leaves the city to pursue his destiny in filmmaking.

Screened at the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival. Nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Digital Video Effects / Visual Effects and Animation at EyeLens 2001.

Head Smadge
(6:30 min) 2000
by Damon Chouinard, James Sharp, Colette Rombough, Josli Rockafella, Jesse Thompson, Evan Allen, Niall MacNeil-Richardson, Asami Morita

Focus: Visual Effects and Animation

Through the chaos and confusion of life, may we discover the light that unites us all.

Winner of Award for Best Animation at the National Student Film & Video Festival in Regina, SK and the Award for Outstanding Achievement in Digital Video Effects / Visual Effects and Animation at EyeLens 2001. Also screened at the Victoria Independent Film & Video Festival.

Perspective
(4:00 min) 2000
by Kelsey Shawna Winchester, Mike Dawson, Dannie Parent, Adrian David Letourneau

Focus: Dramatic Video Production

A bank robbery shown from three points of view.

Nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Drama at EyeLens 2001. Screened at the Toronto International Teen Movie Festival and the Vancouver Island Film, Video & New Media Festival.

On Stay'n Calm
(4:43 min) 2000
by Ms. Moustache

Focus: Super 8 Filmmaking & Hand Processing

An attempt to show the influence of audio on perception.

Winner of Award for Oustanding Achievement in Experimental at EyeLens 2001. Screened at Images Festival in Toronto and the Victoria Independent Film Festival.

Naked Rusty
(5:11 min) 2000
by Lisa Jackson, Steve Daniels

Focus: Super 8 Filmmaking & Hand Processing

This black & white film filled with arresting images explores industrial and natural rhythms set to a striking original soundtrack.

Nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography at EyeLens 2001. Screened at Victoria Independent Film Festival and the International Student Film Festival in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Yo-Yo
(2:30 min) 1998
by Remy Campbell

Focus: Super 8 Filmmaking & Hand Processing

Recipe for luminous refration; mix one part spinning toy, a dash of scratched emulsion and a wacky sense of direction.

Awarded Best Film at EyeLens 1999. Screened at Images Festival in Toronto, ON, Cascadia Festival of Moving Images, Victoria Independent Film Festival, Vancouver Underground Film Festival.

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