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How long have you been at this? When was Nevermore Filmworks created? Alex: I have been filming bands since the summer of 2004, but before that I was taking photos of bands for my now dead website mycrappycamera.com Nevermore Filmworks has been around longer, it was formed in December 2004. Originally it was the name that me and another film student I knew would use to make horror films, but we parted ways and he went off and created Sandbox Empire and I carried on with Nevermore Filmworks. What drives you to keep it going? Alex: Music and film are my two strongest passions in life and being able to combine the two is a great experience. I really like capturing the moments from a live show that no one else would have had the chance to see. For instance This Is Hell played a house show here in Toronto before they were signed to Trustkill where they did a cover of The Beastie Boys "(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party)" and I think it was really cool how intimate that show was. The whole house started jumping and singing along with them, and I have it captured on video for others to see. As far as the nitty gritty of creating videos for the bands to use, what sort of editing do you do? Alex: I cut a song straight out of the set. I try not to alter anything because I want the footage to be a pure representation of the set. I also try to keep clips of the on stage banter or addresses to the audience because I feel that this is one of the key points of the show, the interaction. I compress the footage for best viewing on the web or burn a DVD for the band. |
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What have been some of your recently shot videos? Alex: The most recent bands I have shot were Oh The Humanity and No Other Way. I haven't had the chance to edit those yet. Actually I'm still working on a tour DVD for Oh The Humanity. Do you focus on the live show or do you add other footage? Alex: I really try to preserve the show just as it was. I do shoot the pit and the crowd as well as the bands because they are all important parts of the experience. It's boring to watch a band jump around on a stage while you have no idea how many people are actually watching them, but if you have people stage diving, jumping to the front trying to sing along, or if kids are tearing up a pit it gets a lot more interesting. Like I said before interaction between band and crowd is key. |
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Would you be into making music videos? Alex: Definitely. I have been trying to get into making music videos, and I have been in pre-production with 3 or 4 bands for them. Unfortunately the bands broke up before we had a chance to do anything. Have you got anything in the works we should know about? Alex: Well there is the Oh The Humanity 3 Day Tour DVD I'm working on right now. The most interesting project I'm working on right now is Thumbs Out. It's a documentary on the upcoming race across Canada I will be participating in where your only means of transportation can only be hitch-hiking. Ten teams of two will be in the race, each team will be documenting their experiences on video, and at the end of the race the footage will be collected and we will be editing it into a feature film. We are hoping to have it done in time for Hot Docs next year. For more information visit www.thumbsoutcanada.com. |
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