tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17833751673864866542023-11-16T10:39:57.707-05:00Quirk FilmsOfficial blog of Montreal-based filmmaker Maude Michaud.
Includes news, upcoming events, screenings, upcoming projects, etc.!Maude Michaudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14724697805706745827noreply@blogger.comBlogger123125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1783375167386486654.post-58609950740574707962015-04-09T16:14:00.002-04:002015-04-09T16:16:51.521-04:00Le blog est mort, vive le blog! <div class="MsoNormal">
<i>Translation:<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"> (The blog
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"> As you guys
have probably guessed by the 9 months of silence since my last post, I kinda gave
up on updating the blog for many reasons:</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"> 1-</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">Making a feature film all by myself
+ trying to find distribution + distributing it on the fest circuit (again, all
by myself) + seeking reviews, interviews, setting up Skype Q&As, etc. – all that
in addition to working a full-time, 40 hr/week job = a crazy busy Maude! </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"> 2-</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">Since I already post all my reviews,
interviews, screenings: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1) on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/maudemichaud" target="_blank">my Facebook</a>,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2) <a href="https://twitter.com/quirkfilms" target="_blank">on Twitter</a>, 3) on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/homeiswherethehurtis" target="_blank"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dys-</i> Facebook page</a>, 4) on the <a href="http://Dys- website" target="_blank"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dys- </i>website</a>, and 5) sometimes<a href="https://instagram.com/maude_michaud/" target="_blank"> on Instagram</a>, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the idea of re-posting the
same information <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">again</i> on the blog
quickly became mind-numbingly redundant (for me and everyone flooded by the
same update from multiple sources) and a bit jarring. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> 3-</span></span> <span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">I really missed blogging. By blogging,
I don’t mean the way I was doing it (“YAY, (film) will screen at (festival)!”),
I mean the "taking the time to articulate my thoughts before sharing them with
the world" kind of blogging. Since this is not what I was doing, I didn’t feel I could suddenly
switch everything around, nor had the time to do so with everything that was
going on. </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">All that to
say that, after much pondering - most of it triggered by the guilt of the lack of
updates - I’m officially putting an end to the current incarnation of this blog.
You will still be able to find all the fun info about what’s happening on my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/maudemichaud" target="_blank">Facebook</a> (anything
important is public, so you just have to ‘follow’ me), plus hey! It’s easier and
faster to interact on there!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And there’s
also <a href="https://twitter.com/quirkfilms" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span lang="EN-CA"> But wait!
Don’t unsubscribe/delete this page from your blog lists just yet! </span></b></span></h3>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"> Like a
phoenix, this page will rise from its ashes as I do intend on making it what it should have
been all along (and what it was for a brief period): an actual blog.
What will it be about exactly? I’m still figuring that out (and I'm always open to suggestions, so feel free to send them to me by commenting!) Once I do figure it out, a massive
re-design and proper archiving of the current cluttered mess will happen. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"><b>And then, the
blog will live again!</b></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"> </span></h3>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">Until then,
I want to thank you for reading me and for sticking by me for all this time! I’ve
come a long way since <a href="http://maudemichaud.blogspot.ca/2010/01/hello-2010.html" target="_blank">that first post in 2010</a>. Did I take over the world? Not
yet, but I’m slowly getting there. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
feels like I’ve finally turned a page and begun a new chapter in my life. And I
have every single one of you to thank for that. None of it would have been
possible without your continued support, so imagine me reaching out of my
screen and hugging each of you individually because that's what I want to do right now! </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">Thank you
again from the bottom of my twisted little heart and see you again very soon with some new content that I hope you'll enjoy! As always, you can always leave me a comment if there’s
something you’d like me to talk about. :) </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">Love and
bloody kisses,</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">M.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">xoxo </span></div>
Maude Michaudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14724697805706745827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1783375167386486654.post-21503552240354915682014-07-01T09:30:00.000-04:002014-07-01T09:30:00.050-04:00An update on the last six months (and counting)<div style="text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> *dusts off cobwebs*</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It's been a while, huh? The <i>Dys-</i> post-production takes most of the blame and a family health emergency coupled with what I like to refer to as "the great crash of 2013" didn't help. But, I kept my head out of the water and I'm now back in full throttle! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">So let's catch up a bit, shall we? </span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Cutting Room Floor podcast</span></span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Remember that <a href="http://maudemichaud.blogspot.ca/2013/10/upcoming-podcast-with-casey-ryan.html" target="_blank">Casey Ryan podcast I told you about?</a> Well, if you missed it, you can listen to it <a href="http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/audioPop.jsp?episodeId=787702&cmd=apop" target="_blank">HERE</a>. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Shawna Shea Independent Short Film Festival </b></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I was honoured to have <i>Red</i> screen as part of the official selection of the </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Shawna Shea Independent Short Film Festival in the female horror filmmakers block. The screening took place on November 23rd 2013 at the Somerville Theatre, in Somerville, Massachussetts. Thanks to Skip Shea and Izzy Lee for programming the film! </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ShawnaSheaIndieShortFilmFest" target="_blank">Check out the film fest page on Facebook. </a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Lists, lists, lists!</b></span></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">What better way to begin the new year than being included on some super rad lists! I am honoured to be included on: </span></span><br />
<a href="http://indiehorrormaven.blogspot.ca/2013/12/35-hard-working-women-of-indie-horror.html?zx=65798a8d5a449515" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Char Hardin's 35 Hardest Working Women of Indie Horror </span></span></a><br />
<a href="http://blog.itsfitz.co/post/56321068171/top-women-in-horror-the-official-twitter-list-2013" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">That FITZ's Top Women of Horror Official Twitter List 2013</span></span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Scribes' <a href="https://twitter.com/The_Scribes/directors-women-genre/members" target="_blank">Director. Women. Genre Twitter List</a> and <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/ScribeVentures/hollywomen-directors/" target="_blank">Hollywomen Directors Pinterest Board </a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thank you to all of you! I'm blowing kisses your way! </span></span><br />
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Scream Queen Film Fest in Tokyo! </span></span></span></b></div>
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Mai Nakanishi is simply amazing! Not only was she kind enough to program <i>Hollywood</i> <i>Skin</i> in Tokyo - thus making one of my dreams of having my film play in Japan come true! - she then took it on tour in Nagoya (still in Japan) in February of this year and will be playing it again in Nagano in late August! Stay tuned for the updates! </span></span></span><br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/ScreamQueenFilmfestTokyo" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Scream Queen Film Fest on Facebook. </span></span></span></a><br />
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>World of Death</i> compilation </span></span></span></b></div>
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I'm also really excited to announce that two of my shorts, <i>Toothpicks</i> (formely <i>T is for Toothpick</i>) and <i>Snuff</i>, have been included on the <i>World of Death </i>compilation! The collection, which includes over 200 short films from 25 different countries, will be distributed as a DVD and Blu-Ray box set and on VOD in addition to being submitted to various festivals and conventions. On May 31st, a small sample of the WOD films, including mine, screened at the Thrillema in Halifax, Nova Scotia! This also marked my first Atlantic Canada screening! W00t! :D</span></span></span>
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Stay tuned for more WOD-related news and info and, in the meantime, check out the project's social media pages: </span></span></span><br />
<a href="http://www.worldofdeathfilm.com/" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Official website</span></span></span></a><br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/worldofdeathfilm" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Facebook </span></span></span></a><br />
<a href="https://twitter.com/WOD_Film" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Twitter</span></span></span></a><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Which, of course, brings us to <i>Dys- </i>which I'm happy to report is now 100% completed with a confirmed World Premiere coming up very, very soon! But, that's a whole other topic, which I'll be posting about soon. ;) </span></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Until then, stay wicked! </span></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">M. xo </span></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span>Maude Michaudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14724697805706745827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1783375167386486654.post-76454826519674957892013-12-29T23:23:00.001-05:002013-12-29T23:24:41.170-05:00Best wishes for the holidays!!! I hope you had fantastic holidays!<br />
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I certainly did and I wanted to take a few minutes to wish you all my very best wishes for 2014! May all your dreams come true and may life bless you and your loved ones with health, happiness and everything you wish for. :)<br />
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I wanted to make a 2013 Year in Review, but I realized that 95% of my time was spent on one thing:<br />
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So instead, I decided to take the time to once again, thank you from the bottom of my heart for your constant support. I have so many things to share with you all, but let's wait a bit and kick in the new year with them, shall we?<br />
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See you all very soon and please be safe when celebrating.<br />
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Love,<br />
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Maude Michaudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14724697805706745827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1783375167386486654.post-54578635709685064052013-10-09T18:41:00.002-04:002013-10-09T18:41:34.227-04:00Upcoming podcast with Casey Ryan!I'm delighted to be invited as a guest for a 4th time on Casey Ryan's podcast <a href="http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=81947&cmd=tc" target="_blank">The Cutting Room Floor</a>! October is "Massacre Month" which, you probably guessed, means he is focusing on indie horror.<br />
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What will I be talking about? Only one way to find out! Tune in on Friday at 10pm (EST) <a href="http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=81947&cmd=tc" target="_blank">HERE for a live stream of the show!</a> There will also be a live chat, so feel free to send me questions on there, I'll try to answer them on the air. :)<br />
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And, for those who missed them, here's the mini Casey Ryan archive:<br />
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<a href="http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/audioPop.jsp?episodeId=472637&cmd=apop#.UlXZjspfBxM.blogger">Audio Recording: 'EP.81 - Maude Michaud 2' From 'Cutting Room Floor'</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/audioPop.jsp?episodeId=539451&cmd=apop#.UlXbB74_sI0.blogger">Audio Recording: 'EP. 135 - Maude Michaud Vol. III' From 'Cutting Room Floor'</a>
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Alas, #1 is nowhere to be found :(<br />
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See you all on Friday! Maude Michaudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14724697805706745827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1783375167386486654.post-22818938988827175522013-10-07T20:38:00.002-04:002013-10-07T20:42:14.109-04:00HOLLYWOOD SKIN in Tokyo!Yes, yes, you read right! (and yes, I'm still pinching myself!) <i>Hollywood Skin </i>will be playing in Tokyo, Japan as part of the <a href="http://screamqueen2013.wix.com/screamqueenfftokyo#!filmsprogram-b/csa" target="_blank">ScreamQueen Film Fest!</a><br />
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The film is part of <a href="http://screamqueen2013.wix.com/screamqueenfftokyo#!filmsprogram-b/csa" target="_blank">Program B</a> - scheduled for Sunday October 27th at the Uplink Factory - and the program also includes two of my favorite shorts of recent years, Karen Lam's <i>The Meeting</i> and Doug Mallette's <i>Beautiful As You Are.</i> Needless to say, I wish I could go!!! <br />
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I am beyond thrilled and honoured to be included in such a rad festival in the country with the cinematic history that had the biggest influence on me and my work. Many thanks to the <a href="http://www.viscerafilmfestival.com/" target="_blank">Viscera Film Festival</a> Tour Department who helped make this possible and to the amazing Mai Nakanishi who organized the event! <br />
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Check out the film if you can and give this kickass event some love!<br />
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Here's the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ScreamQueenFilmfestTokyo" target="_blank">Facebook page</a> and the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/234161136734849/" target="_blank">FB event</a>. :)<br />
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P.S.: Yes, I'm totally fangirl-geeking out about seeing the film description in Japanese.<br />
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Maude Michaudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14724697805706745827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1783375167386486654.post-57368532507382334712013-08-15T10:00:00.000-04:002013-08-15T10:00:04.814-04:00RED at Mascara & PopcornI'm glad to announce that, after screening two of my shorts in 2011, including the lesser known <a href="http://www.quirkfilms.ca/complex-model.php" target="_blank"><i>Complex Model</i></a>, and helping me fundraise <i>Dys-</i> with a retrospective of my shorts in 2012, I'll be back at the <a href="http://www.mascaraandpopcorn.com/" target="_blank">Mascara and Popcorn festival</a> in my hometown with <i>Red</i> which will be in the official short competition!<br />
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The film screens tomorrow night, starting at 6:30 PM at Théâtre Ste-Catherine:<br />
264 Sainte-Catherine Street East, Montreal. I'm beyond honored to be playing alongside dear friends and fellow filmmakers Andrew Shearer, Lori Bowen, Jovanka Vuckovic, Mae Catt and Izzy Lee among others! :)<br />
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Check out this <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsXth0xNcGU" target="_blank">awesome festival trailer</a> and try to spot <i>Red</i>!<br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P75QJe1iMCs" target="_blank">Here's an interview with yours truly from the press conference!</a> :) <br />
<br />Maude Michaudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14724697805706745827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1783375167386486654.post-75695657157354888032013-08-15T09:40:00.002-04:002013-08-15T09:42:33.075-04:00Dys- Day #4: A teaser and a horror iconFirst off, I apologize for again going on hiatus for the <i>Dys- Day</i> posts. The last month has kept me fairly busy with a trip to L.A., the Viscera Film Festival and the Fantasia film festival.<br />
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BUT, busy is good as it also means I got a lot more work done on <i>Dys-</i>, which in turn means that I'm one step closer to being done!<br />
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One of the main thing I worked on, which I've kept under wrap pretty much until shooting day, was the shooting of two extra scenes for the film starring horror cult icon Lynn Lowry! Yes, working with her made me as ecstatic as you can imagine! :D<br />
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Me directing Lynn</div>
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The second big thing that kept me busy was the first <i>Dys-</i> promo teaser-trailer which premiered at the Viscera film festival before being release online a few days later.<br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCqIfJ3KhnA" target="_blank">Check it out HERE! :D </a></div>
<br />It has already received some positive buzz from two awesome gentlemen, Mike Snoonian (<a href="http://www.allthingshorroronline.net/2013/07/teaser-trailer-for-dys-now-up-and-it.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>) and Justin Hamelin (<a href="http://mmwihm.wordpress.com/2013/08/13/home-is-where-the-hurt-is-michauds-dys-is-near/" target="_blank">HERE</a>). Thanks for the constant support, guys!<br />
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Char Hardin was also kind enough to give us a shout out and play the teaser trailer on the air (around the 01:20:00 mark), which you can listen to <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/charred_remains/2013/07/19/charred-remains-crowd-funding" target="_blank">right HERE</a>.<br />
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Thanks everyone for the constant support! YAY!! :D Can't wait to unleash <i>Dys-</i> upon you all! <br />
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Maude Michaudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14724697805706745827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1783375167386486654.post-73452414563916285202013-07-04T17:07:00.000-04:002013-07-04T17:11:06.918-04:00DYS- Day #3: There's always something that is a little more demanding... <div class="MsoNormal">
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For the third installment of <i>Dys- </i>Day, I'll be answering <a href="https://twitter.com/vmanproducer" target="_blank">V-Man</a>'s question: "I know filmaking and the filmaking process is your passion but are there
parts of the filmaking process that you like or dislike more than the
others?"<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"> </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">This is a
tricky question to answer and, even if I love every aspect of filmmaking, I
must admit that I do find the whole producing/financing aspect to be draining
and time-consuming. And I absolutely HATE negotiating. Now, don’t get me wrong,
I do love producing, but constantly having to switch “hats” between thinking
like a producer (business) and like a director (creative) can become quite
overwhelming.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the flip side,
producing is also great because that when you’re actively planning your film
and setting things in motion to get started shooting. I did produce a few of my
friends’ projects and it’s always easier (and more fun!) to produce when you’re
not the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>filmmaker as well.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">I’m someone
who is crazy organized and I actually love scheduling, planning,
problem-solving, etc. But, my creative side is the complete opposite: a
post-apocalyptic, chaotic wasteland! On <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dys-</i>,
I was super lucky to have an awesome production team that really helped relieve
some of the burden and allowed me to put all my energy and focus on the
creative side of things.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">I wouldn’t
say that I’m a control freak, but I always find it really hard to let go of
this role, even if I have a love/hate relationship with it. I’ve had a few experiences
in the past when someone else was supposed to take on the producer role, only
to drop out or only do half of what they signed up for. In all those cases, I
had to step in at the last second and fix everything which meant that this is
where all my energy went instead of being focused on directing and it ended up
hurting the shorts. Because of this, I’ve always been wary about relying entirely
on someone else to produce. I kept repeating the following motto: “If you want
something done well and done your way, do it yourself.” </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">However, I
am hopeful and I’m ready to keep my mind open for the future.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My 100% positive experience on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dys-</i> taught me to trust other people and
it helped me grow as a filmmaker. I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to
completely let go of the business and logistics side of filmmaking, but I’m
definitely hoping that one day I’ll find a like-minded producer to work with and
who can help me push my own limits as a filmmaker. </span><br />
<br />
<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">Don't forget! Y</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">ou can always ask me your question(s) or
suggest a topic by commenting! :)</span> </span></div>
Maude Michaudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14724697805706745827noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1783375167386486654.post-11897064470919368752013-06-27T14:49:00.004-04:002013-06-27T14:49:53.084-04:00DYS- Day #2: Financing. Producing. Shooting. Post. Everything. (part 2)<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">I know, I know, the <i>Dys</i>-
Day posts were supposed to be weekly occurrences... but I was pulling an
editing marathon so it’s a good reason for the delay, no? </span><br />
<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"> </span><br />
<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">To pick it up where I left
off in the first <a href="http://maudemichaud.blogspot.ca/2013/04/dys-day-1-financing-producing-shooting.html" target="_blank"><i>Dys</i>- Day post</a>, whatever your financing situation is, it’s gonna
end up having an impact on the rest of your production. There’s an old saying that
goes along the lines of: “No matter what your budget is, you never have enough
money.” So it’s always good to keep this in mind from the start. The chances
that you’ll get exactly the amount of money you need for your project are
unlikely, so be creative and work within your limitations from the get-go! </span><br />
<u><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"><br /></span></u>
<u><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">Producing</span></u><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">: <a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1783375167386486654" name="_GoBack"></a>Given the
limited budget, I ended up producing the film with the help of a great
supervising producer who had previously produced/directed a 35mm feature film
on a really small budget, so he was really helpful and instrumental in helping
me find ways to work within the limiting budget without sacrificing quality. We
were assisted by a completely dedicated production manager who somehow manage
to make everything work and kept the production on track throughout shooting. </span><br />
<br />
<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">A lot of aspects worked in
our favor: we had access to the main location for free; secondary locations
were found through networking and were, for the most part, also given to us for
free; my mom and grandma supplied home-made catering which got rave reviews
from the crew who would often go for a second serving. Despite the limited
budget, we were able to pay everyone a daily wage which, even if it wasn’t a
lot, contributed to making their contribution feel valued. Plus, I got to work
with a lot of long-time collaborators who had worked for free on a lot of my
shorts, so it felt great to finally be able to pay them for a project. </span><br />
<br />
<u><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">Shooting</span></u><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">: We had two main shooting
limitations: first, we only had a limited number of shooting days for budgetary
reasons and shooting dates were limited by how many days off work (my day job)
I managed to get and the dates during which the lead actress would be in town.
Fortunately, we had unlimited access to the main location and the rest of the
cast and crew was incredibly flexible and worked around our insane 14 days
shooting schedule. Aside from a few miscalculations in pre-production which lead
to a 20-hour shooting day with special effects (i.e.: you can really stop
otherwise it will mess up continuity), balanced out by a 4-hour shooting day the
following week, everything else was smooth-sailing during the production and I am
forever grateful for that! </span><br />
<u><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"></span></u><br />
<u><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"><br /></span></u>
<u><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">Post</span></u><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">: The production is the long part
that is often filled with joy, wonder and frustration. Since I’m about halfway
through this process, I can’t say too much except that, just like the rest of
the film, editing is going very well! We now have a first rough cut that clocks
in at 135 minutes for an 80-page script. It’s still too long, but hey, better
too much content than not enough! That cut still needs to be refined and then will
come the exciting next few steps: sound editing, scoring, sound mixing and
color correction! </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">Now, it’s hard to answer
the “everything” part of the original question as I could probably write 500 pages
on the whole experience! I tried to summarize and I hope I did a semi-good job
of answering <a href="http://maudemichaud.blogspot.ca/2013/04/dys-day-1-financing-producing-shooting.html" target="_blank">your question, Lori</a>! If not (or if you want more specific details),
remember that you can ask me your question(s) or suggest a topic by commenting!</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">And yes, I promise a regular,
weekly <i>Dys</i>- Day post from now on. :)</span><br />
Maude Michaudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14724697805706745827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1783375167386486654.post-11796808794148157732013-06-10T16:40:00.002-04:002013-06-10T16:40:50.828-04:00DYS- teaser to premiere at the Viscera Film Festival! Yes, ladies and gentlemen, you read right! The <i>Dys-</i> teaser will premiere on July 13th during the Viscera Film Festival at the legendary (and gorgeous!) Grauman Egyptian Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard in L.A.!<br />
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I will be making the trip to sunny California and will be attending the festival (among other really exciting activities), so make sure you stop by to say "hi", check out the teaser and cheer the best new horror shorts by women filmmakers! It's an event not to be missed! <a href="http://www.viscerafilmfestival.com/" target="_blank">Check out this page for all the info. </a><br />
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Excited to see the first images of the film, but can't make it to L.A.? Fear not as the teaser will be released online a few days after the premiere. Keep your eyes on<a href="https://www.facebook.com/homeiswherethehurtis" target="_blank"> the film's FB page</a> for all the updates!<br />
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<br />Saying I'm excited is an understatement! :)<br />
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If you're wondering, yes, the film will also have a trailer, which will be released later this year. Maude Michaudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14724697805706745827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1783375167386486654.post-72893680905544783272013-06-04T11:34:00.000-04:002013-06-04T11:34:18.997-04:00THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart! Today, as I was doing my usual round of checking my social site, I had the pleasure of finding out that this blog has accumulated more than 10 000 views! Honestly, I am... speechless!<br />
<br />I have no idea if that's a lot or not in today's cyberworld, but it sure as hell means everything to me that you stuck by me during the 3 years I've been writing it and that you cared enough about my random babbling, promoting, etc to share the posts and keep coming back!<br />
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Thank you from the bottom of my heart! I love every single one of you and here's to 10 000 more views! Maude Michaudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14724697805706745827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1783375167386486654.post-25391688829788719772013-05-29T15:56:00.000-04:002013-05-29T15:56:38.415-04:00We're Canadian horror filmmakers, hear us roar! A few months after the <i>Blood in the Snow Canadian Horror Film Festival</i> (a very fitting name!) <a href="http://www.maudemichaud.blogspot.ca/search/label/Blood%20in%20the%20Snow%20Canadian%20Film%20Festival" target="_blank">I posted about last December</a>, I'm proud to say that <i>Red</i> will return to Ontario this weekend as part of the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/493209104069858/534108409979927/?notif_t=plan_mall_activity" target="_blank"><i>Little Nightmares Canadian Horror Short Film Festival</i></a>!<br />
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This time around, it will be happening in Hamilton and the focus will be on shorts. Fans of bite-size scares, make sure to not miss this event as it features some of the finest, most creative shorts I've seen in recent years. And well, if you still haven't seen <i>Red</i>, don't miss the occasion to see it on the big screen! :)<br />
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And check out their totally rad poster: <br />
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<br />Again, I'm proud and honored to be featured alongside such talented filmmakers! Thank you Darrell Marsh for including me and for organizing the event! <br />
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Check out <a href="http://horrorinthehammer.blogspot.ca/2013/05/little-nightmares-canadian-horror.html" target="_blank">this blog post by festival co-presenter</a>, Horror in the Hammer, for the trailers of all the programmed films! <br />
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<br />Maude Michaudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14724697805706745827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1783375167386486654.post-55916229575760382232013-04-19T14:11:00.000-04:002013-04-19T14:13:13.213-04:00DYS- Day #1: Financing. Producing. Shooting. Post. Everything. (part 1)<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">For this
first installment of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dys-</i> Day, I’ll
be answering my friend and fellow filmmaker <a href="http://www.kimyoofilms.com/" target="_blank">Lori Bowen</a> who gave me the
following challenge: “<i>I’d love to read as much as you want to tell about the
film – financing, producing, shooting, post. Everything. No filmmaking journey
is ever alike and no filmmaking journey is ever boring</i>.” </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">Lori, indeed, it is never boring and I’m
convinced this whole series of posts will help cover most of the filmmaking
journey of this particular project. I’ll use your four keywords as a starting point because I
feel they represent the foundation of any film project. Financing. Producing.
Shooting. Post. You can’t really be more thorough that that (except maybe by
adding marketing and scriptwriting), but for the sake of this first foray into
the topic, let’s stick to these as they are the elements that will have the
biggest impact in determining what the finished film ends up being (and looks
like). Furthermore, they are all interrelated and will influence once another:
how much financing you get will determine some of the producing decisions and
will impact shooting time and or means, which in turn will also impact post. You
can’t think of them individually without acknowledging how they impact the rest
of the production.</span></div>
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<u><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">Financing</span></u><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">: Aside from a bit of money that was
raised through crowdfunding (thank you, contributors!), most of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dys-</i> budget was self-financed with a
third of the amount coming from an investor. I could have gone other, more
traditional routes of financing (i.e. government funding), but I didn’t feel
like putting the project on hold “in case” I find more financing. I had already
waited long enough to make a feature, I really wanted to get the project off
the ground and take advantage of the momentum I had. Plus, I was fortunate
enough to have a decently paying day job that allowed me to save money to make
my big dream come true. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some people go
backpacking through Europe/take a six months trip around the world; I made my
first feature and I couldn’t be happier. Because yes, filmmaking is also a
spiritual journey. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">From the
start, I knew it was hard for a first feature to get funded, so I wrote the
script with budgetary limitations in mind. One of my film teachers always used
to say that, when faced with limitations, we should use them to force ourselves
to be creative. This is exactly what I did and I can’t agree more! First thing
I knew, my initial idea took a turn for the unexpected and I hit a creative
zone that I don’t think I would have been able to access without being aware of
the budgetary limitations I was likely to face. In the end, I couldn’t be
happier with the script and I would not change a thing to the story, the
content or the way it unfolds, even if someone offered me twice the budget I
had! </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">As for
producing, shooting and post – I’ll cover those in future posts! :) </span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"></span></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"> </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">Thanks Lori
for the inspiring topic! And remember, you can ask me your question(s) or
suggest a topic by commenting! </span></div>
Maude Michaudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14724697805706745827noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1783375167386486654.post-64707803265430682412013-04-11T16:22:00.001-04:002013-04-11T16:23:34.842-04:00Introducing DYS- day!<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">Hey
everyone! </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">Long time
no talk! As you can imagine, editing has been taking up most of my free time during
the past few months. I spent most of February and March finalizing a ‘Making of’
featurette I edited for the upcoming DVD release of my friend Eric Falardeau’s
debut feature film, the disturbingly awesome <i><a href="http://thanatomorphosefilm.com/" target="_blank">Thanatomorphose</a></i>, before finally
diving head first into <i>Dys-</i>! </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">After a few
days of intensive editing (thank you long weekends!) and thanks to my usual
squirrel speed, I’m now two scenes away from the 50% mark. Yup, my first cut is
<i>almost </i>50% done and I can hardly believe it. Things are going so smoothly and so
easily falling into place, it’s almost too good to be true! *knocks on wood* Not
only are the images are gorgeous, the acting is impeccable and the editing is
almost effortless! </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">To
celebrate this exciting milestone and to keep fueling my motivation and
excitement, I’m kickstarting a series of weekly posts about <i>Dys-</i>. These posts
will cover everything from the behind the scenes to how I met my wonderful cast
and crew. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">I want <b>YOU
</b>to be involved in the process by either asking me a question about the film or
telling me what you’d like me to write about! If you tell me what you want to
know, I’ll make sure to cover it at some point during the coming weeks! Don't be shy, I don't bite hard... ;) </span></div>
Maude Michaudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14724697805706745827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1783375167386486654.post-75284502610635995462013-03-06T09:24:00.001-05:002013-03-06T09:25:20.406-05:00First look at DYS-!Yup, it is with great pleasure that I can finally share with you the first images from my upcoming feature film debut, <i>Dys-</i>!<br />
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For those who missed it on Facebook, <a href="http://www.planetetheria.com/first-stills-from-maude-michauds-horror-feature-dys/" target="_blank">Planet Etheria scored the exclusivity to the first stills!</a> You can check them out by clicking the link. What do you think of them? Make sure you click the thumbnails to see the photo in full. <br />
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The pics can also be found on the official Facebook page. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/homeiswherethehurtis" target="_blank">If you haven't liked it yet, what are you waiting for?</a> All the fun is there! :)<br />
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Also in <i>Dys- </i>news, expect a weekly <i>Dys-</i> related post right here on this blog as I begin post-production! More information coming soon... <br />
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And last, but not least, our friend Mike Snoonian over at All Things Horror profiled the film as one of five indie projects to look out for! <a href="http://www.allthingshorroronline.net/2013/02/checking-in-on-five-independent.html" target="_blank">Check it out here!</a> Thanks Mike! You made my day as usual. :D<br />
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<br />Maude Michaudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14724697805706745827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1783375167386486654.post-69939860375864118692013-02-28T11:54:00.000-05:002013-02-28T11:54:10.922-05:00Two upcoming screenings for RED! Yup, that's the short that keeps on travelling! Will it gather more play than <i>Hollywood Skin</i>? Only time will tell...<br />
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I'm delighted to announce that <i>Red</i> will be screened as part of these two upcoming events:<br />
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<b><a href="http://cinedelphia.com/" target="_blank">Cinedelphia Film Festival</a></b><br />
April 14th, 9:30PM at PhilaMOCA (12th St. & Sping Garden, Philadelphia)<br />
Massive thank you to Matt Garrett for programming the film in a program with some many other great shorts by some of my friends and fellow filmmakers! <br />
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and <br />
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<b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/LittleNightmaresCanadianHorrorShortsFestival" target="_blank">Little Nightmares Canadian Horror Shorts Festival</a></b><br />
June 1st, 7PM at the Staircase Theatre in Hamilton, Ontario<br />
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Massive thank you to Darrell Marsh for programming the film! :)<br />
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<br />Maude Michaudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14724697805706745827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1783375167386486654.post-70577855875640136572013-02-13T10:59:00.000-05:002013-02-13T10:59:20.057-05:00I heart Andrew ShearerWhy?<br />
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He is a totally kickass filmmaker who's also prolific as hell! (He made 15 shorts last year.)<br />
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He's
the head honcho of Gonzoriffic Films which focuses on fem-positive DIY
cinema. (Really, they're the Riot Grrrls of indie filmmaking!) <br />
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He's the first person who programmed <i>Snuff </i>during
the first Women in Horror Month, back in February 2010. (It was the
first time I was contacted by someone wanting to play one of my shorts -
as opposed to me submitting them.)<br />
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And he just had me as a guest on his <a href="http://athenscms.com/oa/podcastgen1.3/index.php?p=episode&name=2013-02-13_021413_cinema_file.mp3" target="_blank">Cinema File Podcast</a> and we recorded one of the most wicked, amazing discussions EVER!<br />
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Really.<br />
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And
yes, it was the first time we were 'speaking'. You'll see it's quite
hard to believe; we sound like old friends who have known each other
forever! <br />
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<a href="http://athenscms.com/oa/podcastgen1.3/index.php?p=episode&name=2013-02-13_021413_cinema_file.mp3" target="_blank"> Give it a listen to hear us talk and geek out about filmmaking and the filmmakers we love. </a><br />
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<br />And yes, I'm my overexcited, bubbly, rambly self. But I know you all like it. ;) Maude Michaudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14724697805706745827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1783375167386486654.post-74685007870420893752013-02-12T09:54:00.002-05:002013-02-12T09:55:50.611-05:00Want more of yours truly? I was honored to find out this morning that I'm mentionned in a blog article about women in horror, along with friends, colleagues and other great ladies I admire! <a href="http://coryfilm.wordpress.com/2013/02/08/shaping-horror-women-writers-and-filmmakers-updated-and-expanded/" target="_blank">Check it out! </a><br />
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Furthermore, it's with great delight that last night I participated in the <a href="http://www.dollsofdespair.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Dolls of Despair</a> podcast, along with Viscera colleagues Lia Scott Price and Michele 'Izzy' Galgana who joined us at the halfway mark. We talked about MOHA, the new service from the Viscera Organization I'm helming, as well as filmmaking in general, art as therapy and using horror as a way to deal with negative emotions. And <i>Dys-, </i>of course.<br />
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We also gave a few shoutout, mainly to my lovely leading lady Shannon Lark and my kickass special F/X artist, Seb from InVitro F/X.<br />
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Give it a listen below (or <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/fearcast/2013/02/12/fcn-presents-dolls-of-despair-women-in-horror-month" target="_blank">click this link</a>). <br />
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Maude Michaudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14724697805706745827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1783375167386486654.post-88789124200558428852013-02-10T19:06:00.002-05:002013-06-11T11:56:59.584-04:00Miss hearing my voice? If the answer is yes, you'll be happy to know that February is pretty much podcast month for me!<br />
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It started on February 1st with <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/the-phantom-zone-radio-show/2013/02/02/the-flow-a-celebration-of-women-in-horror?fb_action_ids=10152467164985158&fb_action_types=blogtalk%3Alisten&fb_source=timeline_og&action_object_map={%2210152467164985158%22%3A416324168445095}&action_type_map={%2210152467164985158%22%3A%22blogtalk%3Alisten%22}&action_ref_map=[]" target="_blank">The Flow - A Celebration of Women in Horror</a> hosted by Char Hardin, Nikki Meow and Kacie Hansen and featuring a bunch of awesome, kick-ass women working in the horror industry! You can listen to it here (or by clicking the link above):<br />
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Then, I had a lovely chat with John Ginder during which we caught up (it's been a year since our last podcast), talked about Dys-, women in horror month and geeked out about Twin Peaks! Seriously, our half hour TP geeking out was so intense that he made a separate audio file for it. <a href="http://valor23.blogspot.ca/2013/02/maude-michaud-montreal-whirlwhind.html" target="_blank">You can give it a listen on John's blog.</a><br />
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Last but not least, I was featured as filmmaker of the week on the <a href="http://viscerafilmfest.tumblr.com/post/41719463102/maude-michaud-film-red-synopsis-dan-has-a" target="_blank">Viscera Festival's social networks.</a> This included an exclusive clip of me (from last year's red carpet) during which I talk about MOHA, the new service offered by the Viscera Organization for which I'm director of operations.<br />
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Check it out! <a href="http://youtu.be/7KTkixkNdq0" target="_blank">http://youtu.be/7KTkixkNdq0 </a><br />
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Tomorrow, I've been invited to the <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/fearcast/2013/02/12/fcn-presents-dolls-of-despair-women-in-horror-month" target="_blank">Dolls of Despair's podcast. Tune in starting at 9pm EST</a>! :) Maude Michaudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14724697805706745827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1783375167386486654.post-50342334730403547392013-02-05T16:10:00.002-05:002013-02-05T16:41:51.676-05:00A few thoughts on HOLLYWOOD SKIN, WiHM, feminism and horror movies<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">First off,
HAPPY WOMEN IN HORROR MONTH everyone! </span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">As I’m
slowly settling back into my old routine (and waiting for hours of footage to be
transcoded so I can start editing <a href="http://www.homeiswherethehurtis.com/" target="_blank"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dys-</i></a>),
I’m taking some time to reflect on the past few years and how they’ve had an
influence on who I am as a person and what I do. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">When I
first thought of the idea for what would become the <a href="http://bloodybreasts-documentary.tk/" target="_blank"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bloody Breasts </i>documentary webseries</a>, I didn’t see myself as being
political or feminist; I was simply making the films I wanted to
make. However, I was fascinated by the work of women horror filmmakers and I did
want to fight for equality and for women to have more recognition, especially
in the film industry. Yet, this negative, “anti-women and demeaning” stigma
seemed to be the only thing people would focus on when talking about the horror
genre – case in point, a classmate once told me that I was the embodiment of everything
was wrong with women today because I was making horror movies. This is in part
why I began my project: I really wanted to show how empowering horror could be
for women filmmakers and how the horror genre was a valid medium to tackle
important issues. And of course I also wanted to help straighten up misconceptions
about gender and horror so that no other woman would be told she was “wrong” (by
other feminists’ standards) for doing something that is (in)directly helping empower
other women. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">See, there
are different kinds and degrees of feminism that are as varied and unique as
there are feminists. For some, the basic idea of gender equality is the essence
of feminism; for others, someone needs to have a clear political agenda and
dabble in activism in order to call herself a feminist. This is really a
question of perception and I’m not there to say who’s right and who’s wrong; I
wrote an entire thesis on the topic and I know it’s easy to get lost in these
muddy waters. What I feel is important in the end is the result: are women
empowered and/or is it helping women in general. If one of the answers is yes,
I think this is pretty fucking awesome. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">I, myself,
involuntarily made a feminist horror film. I say ‘involuntarily’ because I was
not consciously trying to make a feminist film (according to the aforementioned
description); I simply wanted to tackle a topic that was important for me as a
woman. Now, if we fast forward three years after its first screening – <a href="http://www.quirkfilms.ca/hollywood-skin.php" target="_blank"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hollywood Skin</i></a> premiered during the
first ever Women in Horror Month – it has played in over 20 festivals around
the world. Even if I sometimes wish people would give the same kind of attention
to my most recent projects, I’m still extremely proud of this project because I
know it has helped women. You have no idea how many women (and men!) came up to
talk to me after screenings, thanking me for making the film and telling how
touched they were by it. Not only did I feel empowered making the film, the
film itself also helped other women in general and that, for me, is the best
reason to be making movies. It’s one thing to make; it’s another to make art
that resonates with people. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">Of course,
I could not have reached that big of an audience if it wasn’t for the first <a href="http://www.womeninhorrormonth.com/" target="_blank">Womenin Horror Recognition Month</a> which was created in 2010 to help promote women
working in the horror industry and to shed some light on the idea of feminism being
closely linked to horror. (After all, which other genre allows you to tackle
virtually any theme you want in a way that will reach audiences and trigger a
visceral reaction?) Not only did it help promote the film in parts of the world
I would have never dreamed of, it also helped me feel like I was part of a
community that welcomed me with open arms. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">Is the
Women in Horror Recognition Month important? Abso-fucking-lutely! Why? Because
it helps women around the globe, whether they’re filmmakers, writers, visual
artists, etc, get their work out there and, most importantly, it helps inspire
other women to pick up a camera/pen/whatever and to start creating/expressing their
ideas. And it’s not just about women, it’s about gender equality. It’s about
telling the guys “hey, we exist and we want to work with you”, NOT we want to
push you aside. If one day we don’t need to have a WiHM anymore, great, that
will be an awesome world to live in. But, that is not yet the case, so let’s
keep supporting one another and inspire more women to take an active role in
the industry. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">This is the
4<sup>th</sup> year in a row that there is a WiHM and it is no coincidence that
it is picking up steam every year with more events and more discovered
filmmakers; it’s confirming that it is achieving its goal and filling a void.
Long live WiHM! </span><br />
<br />
<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">P.S.: Of course, even more wonderful things can be said about the Viscera Organization/Viscera Film Festival, which also is the genesis of the women in horror movement (and the reason I came up with the idea for my thesis). But, since it's February, I wanted to give some love to WiHM, which now operates as part of the Viscera org. It's all part of the same big, happy family anyway! </span></div>
Maude Michaudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14724697805706745827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1783375167386486654.post-9314184835514890972013-02-05T09:45:00.001-05:002013-02-05T09:45:45.475-05:00HOLLYWOOD SKIN in Philly! Yup, it's that time of the year again (WiHM) and I'm delighted to announce that <i>Hollywood Skin</i> will be playing as part of the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/307975835970691/?ref=22" target="_blank">Philly Loves Women in Horror event</a>! Massive thanks to Ashlee Blackwell for programming the short! <br />
<br />
The event is taking place this coming Thursday, February 7th, at 7:30pm at The Rotunda (4014 Walnut street, Philadelphia). All donation will go to the Lil' Filmmaker organization, a non-profit media and performing arts organization for youth and teens. <br />
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<br />
<br />
So, you can do two good deeds at once by encouraging women horror filmmakers AND donating to an organization that directly helps teens. <br />
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Spread the word! <br />
<br />Maude Michaudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14724697805706745827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1783375167386486654.post-77059746291560010472013-01-30T11:59:00.001-05:002013-01-30T12:00:38.458-05:00Pinch me, is this really my life?! <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">So… I just
finished shooting my first feature film and I really don’t know where to start
to explain how it feels.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">When I was
14, I remember asking my parents for a family meeting during which I did my own
version of a “coming out” which sounded a bit like: “Mom, dad, I decided what I
want to do with my life. I want to be a filmmaker.” They were shocked at first,
but I was fortunate enough that they were (and have been ever since - my mom
just took care of the catering for the entire length of the film shoot while my
dad was driving people around and picking up gear and equipment when needed. I
truly have the best parents in the world.) extremely supportive of me. Fast
forward two years later when I made my first short film (I was 16) and shortly
after had my first film festival experience. Then film school began and with it
came the dream of one day making a feature film.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">I nursed
that dream for many, many years, constantly coming up with ideas for projects
that would never happen. For the past 6 years, I kept thinking, “next year will
be the year I make my first feature”, but somehow, like most New Year
resolutions, things didn’t pan out. Then, something magical happened. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">I’m still
having a bit of trouble rationalizing the series of events that lead me to
where I am today. Some of it has to do with me finally embracing the cinematic
genre I always loved (as opposed to trying to conform to whatever was popular).
Some of it has to do with being at the right place at the right time, mostly
thanks to my thesis project (the <a href="http://bloodybreasts-documentary.tk/" target="_blank">BloodyBreasts webseries</a>). Some of it has to do with finally understanding how the
indie biz works. And a lot of it has to do with meeting the right people who
supported, encouraged and inspired me. Then, the final push came from watching
two little gems of independent cinema, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ludlow
</i>(directed by Stacie Ponder) and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dead
Hooker in a Trunk</i> (directed by Jen and Sylvia Soska) which gave me the
ultimate kick in the butt in the form of “if they did this successfully with no
budget, so can I!” </span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">And so the
adventure began. In 2010, to be precise. Making my first feature became my #1
life goal. In 2011, I wrote the script. In 2012, I started a crowd funding
campaign, gathered the cast and crew, and began pre-production. The wheels were
in motion and there was no turning back. Sure, it took me longer than expected
to get the film made, but in retrospect, I’m glad it did as it allowed me to
gather the PERFECT cast and crew for the project; a lot of whom I didn’t know (or
had just met) back in 2010. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">And now,
here I am. I just completed principal photography in 14 days (which felt like
only 4 days went by). This is a dream that has been in the making for more than
12 years, so part of me feared or expected something to go wrong (after all,
this is a project with a minimal budget…), but it didn’t. Apart from a delayed
flight and a few artistic disagreements, everything went smoothly from day 1. You
know what? This was the best experience of my life. It felt like coming home.
It gave me a sense of purpose and was the culmination of all the efforts I had
put in my shorts. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">I’m on my
way to achieving the biggest dream of my life and let me tell you, this feels
fucking amazing (and a bit intoxicating). </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">I truly
cannot wait to unleash<a href="http://homeiswherethehurtis.com/" target="_blank"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dys-</i></a> upon you
all! Now, moving on to the editing stage… Bring it on, 2013 and a sincere THANK
YOU from the bottom of my twisted little heart to those who have stuck by me
for all these years and have been there for me when I needed it most. You know
who you are. I couldn’t have done it without you. <3></3></span></div>
Maude Michaudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14724697805706745827noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1783375167386486654.post-84970978927430681282013-01-04T15:29:00.001-05:002013-01-28T17:04:16.056-05:00Poster art for DYS-! I'm proud to give you a little peek at the amazing poster art for <i>Dys-</i>, my first feature film!<br />
I say a "little peek" as the credits, top billing, etc hasn't been added yet.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdXdNIMdmUzHfN7F6jNYNDNamWwfWZJ_5ZzW6Ne33JwG3GGRMHqfimLylXzya_3wZccc8gIFIGe7fREs3IbX7-Ssvm0y3u0tgG0sknShGh0tQEqDycik6uG6FJ4uf4Rl5vdhZmx9PmXefq/s1600/Promo_poster_FB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdXdNIMdmUzHfN7F6jNYNDNamWwfWZJ_5ZzW6Ne33JwG3GGRMHqfimLylXzya_3wZccc8gIFIGe7fREs3IbX7-Ssvm0y3u0tgG0sknShGh0tQEqDycik6uG6FJ4uf4Rl5vdhZmx9PmXefq/s400/Promo_poster_FB.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>
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What do you think? <br />
<br />
The artwork is by the sickeningly talented <a href="http://irenelangholm.deviantart.com/" target="_blank">Irene Langholm. Check out her other stuff and drop her a line</a> if you like what she's doing/hire her! :D<br />
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<br />Maude Michaudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14724697805706745827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1783375167386486654.post-85938514988132381632013-01-02T23:17:00.001-05:002013-01-02T23:17:16.412-05:002012: Year in Review (part 4)<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"><u>October:</u> Ok
wait. October was actually the quietest month of the year! (I know, I know, I
said the same thing for August…) It was rather… uneventful aside from the fact
that my day job contract got renewed for a year (yay!). I continued promoting
my films, scored a few more festival plays for Red, worked on the collaborative
script and locked down my crew for Dys-. Oh and it was Halloween – aka my
favorite day of the year – so, as usual, I got all dressed up to party and do
the time warp, again!</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"><u>November/December:</u> I'm lumping these two months together as this is the time of the year when the <i>Dys-</i> pre-production really took over my life. Still, I somehow managed to find the time to hop on the train to Toronto for the first ever <a href="http://fright-nights.ca/" target="_blank">Blood in the Snow Canadian Film Festival</a> during which <i>Red</i> was screened. I met a bunch of awesome fellow Canucks, gathered a few reviews of my short and got to hang out with Andrea my non-sister brain twin. It might have seen like a bad idea to run away from everything when I still had so many things to do for the film, but this little weekend getaway turned out to be just what I needed to recharge my batteries! </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"> After that, well, there was my birthday, then the holidays - which comes with the mandatory family dinners/late-night gift giving/running around being stressed and not getting enough sleep. As if that wasn't enough, a few unfortunate circumstances forced me to do a lot of introspective thinking while I was trying to wrap up pre-production. But those who know me know that it takes more than that to throw me down and, like a phoenix, I picked myself up, grew as a person and channeled everything back into what I do best. </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">Even though the year has been very good for me professionally, 2012 has also been a total bitch for certain things on a more personal level. However, I'm a firm believer that everything happens for a reason and I see all this as a preparation; as a test for what's to come. And it helped me learn more about myself. A LOT. And now, here we are in 2013 as I'm about to embark on the biggest adventure of my life so far. You know what? Bring it on, I'm more than ready for it! </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">I wish you all the best for this new year - I have a good feeling about this one! ;) May your craziest dreams come true and I'll see you on the other side of <a href="http://www.homeiswherethehurtis.com/" target="_blank"><i>Dys-</i></a>! </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">Here's to 2013! </span><br />
<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">Love,</span><br />
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this part is so awesome I considered breaking it down even more so that each
month would have its own post. Are you ready? Here we go…</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"><u>July</u>:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh dear July, what would my year have been
like without you?!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So many great things happened;
I’ll try to only summarize the essential. At the beginning of the month, I flew
to L.A. for the <a href="http://www.viscerafilmfestival.com/" target="_blank">Viscera Film Festival</a>/MOHA launch. I was finally reunited with
Shannon Lark, Heidi Honeycutt and Lori Bowen in addition to meeting the rest of
the fantabulous staff who has since become “my Viscera family”. Staying at
Shannon’s place, I got a taste of the L.A. life: waking up, swimming, working,
swimming again, working, hitting the town, etc. I also found a great friend in
Jamie Jenkins with whom I immediately bonded (we were both staying at Shannon’s)
and finally met some of the people I’d been communicating with for years,
including fellow filmmaker Dave Reda. Of course, the Viscera Film Festival was
nothing short of spectacular (YAY, red carpet!) and to say I had a blast is an understatement. Oh
and I got to talk in front of 400 people at the legendary Egyptian theatre.
Yes, I’m still pinching myself. During this event, I also (finally) met Theron
Neel, a film writer I had been wanting to send <i>Red </i>to for review, but never got
around to (I did send it when I got back home and he ended up writing an
in-depth <a href="http://www.planetfury.com/content/maude-michaud-films" target="_blank">piece about all of my shorts</a>!). We became fast friends and I found a
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">And then,
sadly I had to fly back home (I hate, hate, HATE leaving a place that feels more
like home than home). Lucky for me, I got back to Montreal just in time for the
<a href="http://fantasiafestival.com/" target="_blank">Fantasia Film Festival</a> where I met a slew of other amazing people (Derek from
DedFest) and hung out with fellow film freaks (Matt Garrett, Heather Buckley I
miss you both!), having philosophical discussions about horror on a bar terrace
until the wee hours of the morning. Oh I also reviewed films for Planet Fury
and was promoting my short <i>T is for Toothpick </i>which was playing as part of the
fest. Then, Izzy who I had briefly met last year in Boston and during Fantasia,
crashed at my place for a few days during the festival. Somehow, this magically
led to a beautiful friendship that I cherish more than anything! She has since
become my kickass partner in crime and it will take way more than the distance
between Boston and Montreal to stop us! Looking back, July really was the
magical month during which significant friendships formed and during which I
got to spend most of my time with some of my favorite people in the world! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And then came August.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"><u>August</u>:
Overall it was a pretty quiet month, which is good as I really needed time to
focus and recuperate after the OMGawesomeness that was July! This included:
enjoying the end of the Fantasia film festival, wrapping up a few Fantasia
reviews for <a href="http://www.planetfury.com/" target="_blank">Planet Fury</a>, beginning pre-production on <i>Dys</i>-, and beginning my
first ever writing collaboration! Remember Theron Neel whom I met in L.A.?
Well, we kept in touch and started writing each other frequently, mostly
because he was working on a<a href="http://www.planetfury.com/content/maude-michaud-interview" target="_blank"> piece about me</a> and <a href="http://www.planetfury.com/content/maude-michaud-films" target="_blank">my films</a>.</span> </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"> Then, at some point
during a phone conversation, I had a crazy idea: how about we try to write
something together? I had never co-written something before, mostly because I
never met anyone who was into the same kind of things I was into, but I figured
why not give it a try. After all, it’s the first time I meet someone with whom
I have so much in common! I pitched him a script idea I’ve wanted to develop
for a while and he loved it! And so our collaboration began…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are no words to express how
mind-blowing it is to be working with someone who seems to be anticipating your
every thought and who always finds a way to complement your ideas! When I read
the first scene he wrote (you know, that crucial “this is when I’ll find out
whether this will work or not” sample scene?) I literally cried tears of
happiness. He understood exactly what I wanted and helped bring that little
something that was missing to the story.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>And really, I can’t begin to express how excited I am about the script
we’re crafting together! This truly is a collaboration made in heaven! I won’t
say anything more about the project except that this will be a dark comedy and
this is one of my pet projects I’ve been wanting to write for a while, but for
which I always felt there was a little something missing. It seems like I found
it when I found the perfect writing partner! </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"><u>September</u>: In
September, I drove down to Boston to attend the first ever <a href="http://www.etheriafilmfestival.com/" target="_blank">Etheria FilmFestiva</a>l on Viscera duty and got to hang out with Izzy (yay!), Kayley and
André, as well as with my good friend Chris and Mike from <a href="http://www.allthingshorroronline.net/" target="_blank">All Things Horror.</a> I
also met up with Theron again who flew in all the way from Texas for the fest
and for what ended up being the most intense/productive writing weekend of my
life! The progress we made on the script is simply mind-blowing (this
script/film is gonna kick ass!) On my way back home, I stopped by Salem (one of
my favorite cities) with the girls (Izzy and Kayley) for a day of trekking
through cemeteries and visiting cheap tourist traps. Really, the best way to
experience Salem is with two fellow horror freaks! Unfortunately, because all
good things have an end, I had to come back home, but at least, I was rejuvenated
and more motivated than ever! </span></div>
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