About Sarah Gignac
Filmmaking 101 Part 4 – The Pre-Production Dance Of Insanity
When working on a creative project like this, I become so emotionally invested that it’s hard to be objective. Good news flies me to the stars. Bad news sinks me to the bottom of the ocean. To spare you from the boring details on how each of these events warmed or broke my heart, I’ve decided to make a list. Just the facts, nice and tidy.
Filmmaking 101 Part 3 – A Lesson In Passion and Partnerships
A thought on passion. It is such an important part of diving into creative projects. Why else would you commit to something that will take up your time and your energy (and probably your money and sanity) with a low chance of any reward? We had three people who were passionate about making this film. Fantastic.
But while passion is important, it’s only part of what you need.
Filmmaking 101 Part 2 — The Script
Filmmaking 101 is a series of articles following film newbie Sarah Gignac as she produces her first short film, Curtains. Creating something — whether it be art, music, literature, a new company, a product that you want to sell on the interweb … Read more →
Filmmaking 101 Part 1 – So You Wanna Make a Movie
Curtains is the story of four women in their 50s and 60s (Mae, Charlotte, Patty and Delores) who come together one stormy evening to play poker, share stories of their days as circus performers, and remember a dear friend. Through their conversation over an ordinary poker game we learn of their extraordinary lives.
Disaster Cookies
Day One Moved into a new apartment. Day Seven Wanted cookies. Investigated cupboards. Shocked to find we didn't have any cookies. Day Eight Thought about making cookies. Investigated fridge. Shocked to find we didn't have any … Read more →
You Can Go Home Again…But Don’t Expect to Do Any Writing
Our writer looks back over her favourite moments from her trip back home — and while the shenanigans may be typical for our writer, they are definitely not typical.
Dare We Compare?
Halifax has Sidney Crosby and Victoria doesn’t, but there are other amazing but less well-noted differences between these two iconic Canadian cities.
When is a Cat Not a Cat?
Some animals have the oddest alter egos. When I was a kid my grandparents had a cat that thought it was a raccoon. See, we had this family of raccoons living in our backyard, and they would come to our back door and we would feed them crusts of … Read more →
My West Coast Moment
I'm having a moment. Please bear with me. (Note that six words into this post I had to stop to figure out if it's "bear" or "bare" or a third mystery spelling of which I'm unaware. I googled "please bear with me" and found whole blogs dedicated to … Read more →
A Wildly Funny (and Totally True) Thing Happened on the Way to Yoga
Jeepers, what a crazy few months! I have so many heartwarming, intellectually stimulating, morally reassuring and devilishly funny stories to share. You see, after my last post on September 19th (where I wrapped up my road trip) I had the best of … Read more →
