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AHA MEDIA’s Political Parody and Satire Videos on BC Election in the Vancouver Downtown Eastside ( DTES)
AHA MEDIA created the following Political Parody and Satire videos to demonstrate the voting process in the Vancouver Downtown Eastside ( DTES ) on May 12, 2009 for BC Election.
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Parody Video 1 – BC Election – May 12, 2009 – Hendrik Beune Going to Vote with a Jar of Pickles
In this video, Hendrik Beune, Director of AHAMEDIA dressed up as a Grim Reaper and satires Gordon Campbell as he goes out to vote even though he feels he’s in a pickle in thinking that voting will change the lives of the Vancouver Downtown Eastside. Through his acting he hopes to demonstrate how some Vancouver Downtown Eastside residents feel powerless given the choices of our political candidate’s election solutions to solve the issues.
This was filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a Nokia N95 mobile cameraphone. April is passionate and skilled in making Nokia films by exploring mobile media production through the camera lens of a cellphone. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter.
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Parody Video 2 – BC Election May 12, 2009, Hendrik Beune casts his vote
In this video, Hendrik Beune satires the voting process and Gordon Campbell for the BC Election May 12, 2009 at Ray Cam Community Centre in Strathcona much to the mixed reaction by the polling clerks
This was filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a Nokia N95 mobile cameraphone. April is passionate and skilled in making Nokia films by exploring mobile media production through the camera lens of a cellphone. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter.
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Parody Video 3 – BC Election May 12, 2009- Hendrik Beune thinks the votes are like a Whoopee Cushion
In this video, Hendrik Beune, Director of AHA MEDIA activates a whoopee cushion to demonstrate his feelings on how he thinks the votes are counted in the BC Election and how he thinks that Gordon Campbell and the BC Liberals shouldn’t win.
This was filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a Nokia N95 mobile cameraphone. April is passionate and skilled in making Nokia films by exploring mobile media production through the camera lens of a cellphone. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter.
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Parody Video 4 – BC Election May 12, 2009,Vancouver Downtown Eastside Reaction to Gordon Campbell
In this video, May 12, 2009, Al Tkatch, Co-founder of AHA MEDIA and also of the music duo Rockafellas announces that BC Election results. A bitter woman yelled out Who cares while Hendrik Beune, Director of AHA MEDIA dressed up as a parody ofGordon Campbell as a Grim Reaper lookalike entertained the laughing Vancouver Downtown Eastside crowd with his antics.
This was filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a Nokia N95 mobile cameraphone. April is passionate and skilled in making Nokia films by exploring mobile media production through the camera lens of a cellphone. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter.
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Here’s to another four years of our current BC Government!
AHA MEDIA meets Mike Athanassakis, Photo/Electronics Manager of London Drugs of Brentwood Mall in Burnaby, B.C.
AHA MEDIA was delighted to meet Mike Athanassakis, Photo/Electronics Manager of London Drugs in Brentwood Mall in Burnaby, B.C. 🙂
As AHA MEDIA, strives to become better in Mobile Media Production, we are looking for ways to acquire and upgrade to new gear.
We were very glad to be treated so well by Mike Athanassakis who was extremely knowledgeable, patient and encouraging to us while helping to answer our questions about new professional cameras!
In this day and age, where it’s a recession happening, wonderful customer service and friendly advice are what really counts and AHA MEDIA appreciates it coming from Mike Athanassakis, Photo/Electronics Manager of London Drugs in Brentwood Mall in Burnaby 🙂
Due to the excellent treatment from Mike Athanassakis, we’ve told our friends and colleagues about his outstanding customer service and knowledge. AHA MEDIA has also tweeted about Mike on twitter! 🙂
Several members of AHA MEDIA also work with other Media groups in the Vancouver Downtown Eastside including:
DTES CAN – Downtown Eastside Community Arts Network
Fearless Media http://www.fearlesscity.ca/mobile
W2 Community Arts Network http://www.creativetechnology.org
From left to right, Panasonic DMC-G1, Nikon D60, Canon TL1, Pentax K-M
AHA MEDIA highly recommends Mike Athanassakis, Photo/Electronics Manager of London Drugs in Brentwood Mall in Burnaby, B.C. 🙂
AHA MEDIA thanks Mike Athanassakis for his thoughtful ideas and time spent with us!
We appreciate it! 🙂
It is especially interesting to note that London Drugs will be moving into the new Woodwards building at the corner of Abbott and Hastings in the Vancouver Downtown Eastside.
AHA MEDIA is looking forward to London Drugs being in our local neighborhood! 🙂
Lunar Occultation of Venus – Early Morning Wednesday April 22, 2009
Here is a photo of a Lunar Occulation of the planet Venus this early morning Tuesday April 21, 2009. This was taken in Richmond, B.C. by Al Tkatch , one of the co-founders of AHA MEDIA.
Lunar Occultation of Venus
An occultation is an event that occurs when one object is hidden by another object that passes between it and the observer. The word is used in astronomy to describe when an object in the foreground occults (covers up) objects in the background. A slim crescent Moon will occult Venus on the morning of April 22nd, 2009. .
Any time a bright planet and a thin crescent Moon are paired it makes a beautiful sight and worth taking a look if you are up before dawn. 🙂
Hello world! Our Very First Post online! :)
Welcome to WordPress.com. This is your first post….
Today on Canada’s Remembrance Day 2008… AHA Media is born on WordPress today!
We at AHA MEDIA have never done this before – going online on our very own site that is ! 🙂
We’re a group of Downtown Eastside residents that have been learning about technology from the Fearless City Mobile Project. We are trying to bridge the digital divide!
We were inspired to form a little group of media makers called AHA MEDIA and we hope to continue doing:
Mobile media production,
Social media event reporting,
Citizen journalism
Project documenation/Archiving
We want to become an active supporting member of all our communities with our new media handheld devices especially with Nokia cameraphones.
We want to give an alternative focus to media representation of the Vancouver Downtown Eastside – we at AHA MEDIA live and work in this area and we hope this site will be a news resource for people to see and hear about us.
We will include personal stories from neighborhood residents and our community engagement/outreach about our growing and changing area to the rest of the world – both online and offline 🙂
Through this site, AHA MEDIA is learning to use social media to help our neighborhood’s social justice, housing and economic issues.
We are excited about learning, growing and working with everyone! 🙂
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