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AHA MEDIA attended The Miss Guide’s “Walking the Ruins: Fragments of Vancouver
April Smith and Peter Davies of AHA MEDIA on behalf of W2 Community Media Arts http://www.creativetechnology.org attended the “Walking the Ruins: Fragments of Vancouver with commentary by The Miss Guides made up of a art collective of Natalie Doonan, Katharine Somody and Sean George .
AHA MEDIA found the walk a delightful blend of a historical tour and a theatrical performance. It was like taking part of a National Film Board of Canada documentary but in real time and experience 🙂
A unique blend of historical tour and street theatre, this one hour walk will make you experience Vancouver as though for the first time. Using the city as their stage, The Miss Guides will lead you through the gritty underbelly of a city teeming with secrets.
From glamour to grime, Walking the Ruins explores four surprising urban sites, drawing unexpected connections between the forgotten past and overlooked present.
Audiences are limited to 12 adults, and groups meet on the Northwest corner of Granville and Hastings Streets, in front of Sinclair Centre, rain or shine ( bring an umbrella )
Walking the Ruins runs July 9 – August 1: Thursdays + Fridays at 7pm; Saturdays at 2pm.
Tickets $20 ( includes entry to Harbour Center’s The Lookout, valued at $13) available through: http://www.themissguides.com
or http://www.tickettonight.ca or 604.684.2787
Intro to the Miss Guides Walk in Vancouver
In this video, April films http://www.themissguides.com give intro commentary during their performative and historical walk in Vancouver
Going up in elevator at Harbour Centre as part of Miss Guides Walk
In this video, April films http://www.themissguides.com give commentary during their Performative and historical walk while going up in the elevator in Harbour Centre.
Going Down in Elevator in Harbour Centre as part of Miss Guides Walk
In this video, April films http://www.themissguides.com give commentary during their Performative and historical walk while going down in the elevator in Harbour Centre.
These videos were 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 these videos, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter.
Stephen Hill and April Smith were doing experimental aerial videography through kite flying for Fearless City Mobile and W2 at Crab Park on Canada Day
Stephen Hill and April Smith were doing experimental aerial videography through kite flying for
Fearless City Mobile http://www.fearlesscity.ca/mobile
W2 Community Media Arts http://www.creativetechnology.org
Stephen Hill’s first test of Nokia N95 in kite holder during Canada Day Celebrations at Crab Park to begin to experiment with aerial videography through Kite Flying
In this video, April Smith films Stephen Hill doing a test flight with the Nokia N95 in the Kite holder to see if the Kite can bear the weight of the cameraphone ( The Nokia N95 was NOT recording during this time)
April Smith films a second cam documentation of Nokia N95 recording and doing experimental aerial videography with a Kite during Canada Day Celebrations at Crab Park
This video is a second cam documentation by April Smith with another camera of the Kite holding the Nokia N95 as it RECORDS during the short flights off the ground
Stephen Hill puts the Nokia N95 into Kite holder to RECORD while doing experimental aerial videography through kite flying at Crab Park on Canada Day in Vancouver
April Smith’s Nokia N95 while RECORDING, gets placed into the kite holder by Stephen Hill at Crab Park during Canada Day Celebration.
One can see the unique perspectives of the Nokia N95’s recording during the short flights with the Kite off the ground at Crab Park!!!
This is a very wonderful way to experiment creative and technological ways of filmmaking 🙂
April Smith of AHA MEDIA films “Maria in the Shower” do their rendition of Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” at Crab Park in Vancouver on Canada Day
In this video, April Smith of AHA MEDIA films the band “Maria in the Shower” perform the hypnotic and very recognizable sounds of Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” at Crab Park in Vancouver on Canada Day!
In this video, April Smith of AHA MEDIA films Jack Garton and the rest of the band “Maria in the Shower” perform a lively, crowd pleasing rendition of Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” at Crab Park in Vancouver complete with Jack doing the moon walk as they performed an amazing set on Canada Day!
In this video, April Smith of AHA MEDIA speaks with Jack Garton and Martin Reisle of “Maria in the Shower” at Crab Park in Vancouver after they performed an amazing set on Canada Day
Ken of AHA MEDIA reports on electrocution of a tenant at Arco Hotel in Vancouver Downtown Eastside ( DTES )
In this video, Ken Glofcheskie of AHA MEDIA reports on how a tenant got electrocuted while climbing the fire escape at the rear of the Arco Hotel.
There was an unfortunate incident at the Arco Hotel on Pender St. recently that saw a tenant electrocuted while climbing the fire escape at the rear of the building. According to reliable sources the tenant lives on the fourth floor of the Arco and was attempting to scale the fire escape when he grabbed a live wire and was electrocuted.
The tenant received serious injuries and is currently in hospital in a coma. The hand that came into contact with the wire had two fingers completely burned off and the rest of his hand was blackened to the bone according to witnesses at the scene. In all probability this person will lose his hand. As well, the tenant received life threatening injuries to the groin area as the current arced through his body to the waist high metal railing on the fire escape.
Witnesses also say that he was in contact with the wire for almost twenty seconds as his hand froze shut on the wire once he came into contact with the electrical current which also caused his stomach to blow wide open as his whole body erupted into flames!!
While BC Hydro appears to insulated the wire of cause of problems with a protective barrier, there is still a live wire that runs close to the fire escape that remains unprotected.
The Arco, which is managed by ATIRA Property Management, have in the past received recommendations from both the previous and current managers to provide security camera coverage for the fire escape area as there has been an ongoing problem with misuse of the fire escape by tenants either sneaking in guests after hours or avoiding use of the front door for whatever reasons.
Although it can not be said with certainty that a camera would have prevented this tragedy, with a desk staff monitoring the cameras there would have been at least the opportunity to have seen this person scaling the fire escape and immediate preventive measures could have been taken.
Hopefully this will motivate ATIRA to provide such coverage in an attempt to prevent such further senseless and serious injury. The Arco is a BC Housing building recently purchased in the well publicized buying spree in the run up to the recent provincial election.
Arlene and her work at the Garden on East Hastings between Main and Columbia in Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)
In this video, April of AHA MEDIA speaks with Arlene, a volunter gardener who helps lend a hand to tending the garden on East Hastings between Main and Columbia in Vancouver Downtown Eastside ( DTES). Arlene says it’s very rewarding! 🙂
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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