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John's super 8 film (photo below)

- Christmas Toy Lights Me -

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Christmas Toy Lights Me (John Porter, 2006, super 8, colour, silent, 3.5 minutes)

A one-shot Camera Dance, and a self-portrait, using only the light from a miniature, Christmas village, toy display in the foreground, and 10-second time-exposures on each frame. Shot at home in 12 hours, over-night, 3 days before its premiere screening,
for which it was commissioned.

Also, John shot two rolls simultaneously, in two cameras side-by-side on tripods.
Each roll is a subtly different "version" of the film. "Two originals are cheaper and easier
to make, and better quality, than one original and one print!"
They can also be shown together as double-projection, possibly in 3D.

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Premiere - Friday, February 17, 2006

at the 4th annual Super 8 Circus
super 8 films made for the screening by Brian Cram, Mariah Mills,
Chris Jodoin, Leehe Lev, Joel Barnes, Cris Rossel, David Eng, Jo Dickins,
Andrea Whyte, Andrei Tanasescu, Andrew MacDougall, Maggie McDonald,
John Greyson, Koom Kankesan, Stephanie Kern, Tuca Labihari, Justin Lovell,
Rick Palidwor, Andrew Chiang, Jennifer Newcombe, Shireen Seno, John Porter

with live musical accompaniment by jazz band GUH

Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave., Toronto

commissioned by the 5th University of Toronto Film & Video Festival (Feb.14-18)

Thanks to the festival for providing all film stock, to Exclusive Film Lab for processing all films at cost price, and to Rick Palidwor for organizing this great programme every year.

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