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Lady Grinning Soul

Chris Frampton — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 11:15:43 +0000

Through a ritual of cleansing, makeup and grooming, a transgendered woman sheds her masculine identity and transforms before our eyes.

Lady Grinning Soul on YouTube
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The Cuber: A Macro Documentary

Chris Frampton — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 23:26:22 +0000

Eric Limeback is an 18 year old speedcuber from Toronto. He’s ranked second in Canada for solving the 3×3 Rubik’s Cube, and first for solving the 3×3 cube blindfolded.

The world of competitive Rubik’s Cube solving is as quirky as it is intense. This short macrodocumentary focuses on Eric’s methodology for both regular and blindfold solving.

Don’t believe the blindfold solve is real? Stay to the end of the credits for bonus content.

The Cuber on YouTube
The Cuber on Vimeo

What if advertising stopped working?

Chris Frampton — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:36:26 +0000

Advertising is changing, even if advertisers aren’t. How do you help people share brands, products and ideas without advertising? Do you learn to lie better? Or do you simply stop lying? Ask yourself without advertising, what’s left of your product or service?

This short commercial wonders what the world would be like if traditional advertising stopped working. Here’s a hint — it would look a lot like the world we’re living in right now.

My Dark Elf army is the greatest power for evil!

Chris Frampton — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:22:27 +0000

A short film about a lonely security guard and his lovingly painted army of lead fantasy miniatures.

“My dark elf army is the greatest power for evil in the lower mainland of British Columbia” is for anyone who grew up in the suburbs in the 1980s, played Dungeons & Dragons, thought knowing martial arts would get them chicks, or still lives in their parents’ basement.

MDEAITGPFEITLMOBC was mentioned on Time Magazine’s Nerdworld blog. Stay to the end for the crack-up reel.

Pikto is a cocoon for photographers

Chris Frampton — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:16:46 +0000

PIKTO is located in Toronto’s historic Distillery District and incorporates a professional digital pro lab with state of the art postproduction workstations, pro studio rental, photography workshops for amateurs and pros alike, stunning custom photobook production, giclee, lambda and piezography printing, a gallery, framing services, and a cafe/retail store staffed by friendly and knowledgeable photo enthusiasts.

PIKTO provides an inviting environment where professional and serious image-makers have easy access to top-of-the-line tools for image creation. At the same time providing a great atmosphere to learn and interact with like-minded professionals, with the ultimate objective of continually evolving and improving the end product of their creative vision.

Staff and owners talk about Pikto’s services and vision, and showcase some of the artwork currently in the Pikto gallery, including work by “Raging Bull” and “Manhattan” unit photographer Brian Hamill.

Beatbox Street Poetry: Darcy Corbett

Chris Frampton — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:05:56 +0000

Darcy Corbett is a poet and spoken word artist.

He and I shot a couple of quick takes of him performing one of his poems and beatboxing on Bloor Street near Dufferin Street in Toronto.

This short video is a quadtych — a set of 4 images or works that are meant to be considered together. With the exception of the lower right frame in which Darcy performs the poem, each of the other three frames are clips of Darcy beatboxing which are mixed together to create the music track.