http://mudsongs.org Phillip Cairns has been freelancing in the film industry in St. John's, Newfoundland, since 2006 when he directed his first film short, "I Want It All." He works as a sound recordist, an assistant editor, a closed captioning guy --- a little bit of everything. He is a member of NIFCO (the Newfoundland Independent Filmmakers Co-Operative) and he spells his name with two Ls, not one. He also likes this quote from filmmaker, Michel Gondry: "If an idea is good, it's on the verge of being stupid." (Phillip has plenty of stupid ideas, so this gives him hope for his next film.) Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:03:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm working and taking a vacation at the same time, but mostly I'm on vacation until the end of July, maybe a little longer if I can pull it off. Big news for my reader(s): I plan to redesign the site. The appearance won't change much, but all my world renowned ... http://mudsongs.org/2008/07/23/currently/ March 4th to 7th, 2008 ● I create captions using ProCap for a documentary about painter Jean-Claude Roy. It's on-the-job training through NIFCO. February 25th to 27th, 2008 ● I transfer raw HD footage to DVD for a documentary produced by Morag. December 9th, 2007 ● I compile a DVD of 1930s avant-garde film shorts ... http://mudsongs.org/2008/01/22/resume-miscellaneous/ February 2nd and 3rd, 2008 ● I’m the sound recordist on One of Us Cannot Be Right, directed by Jacqueline Hynes. (2-day NIFCO shoot.) December 1st, 2007 ● I'm the sound recordist on a NIFCO first-time film called Working Idle by Chirs LeDrew. November 24th to 25th, 2007 ● I work as the boom operator ... http://mudsongs.org/2008/01/22/resume-sound-work/ March 17th to 21st, 2008 ● The easiest assistant editor duties I've had so far, digitizing footage for a piece about the Nobel Women's Intiative, produced by Gerry Rogers. It's my first time using Final Cut Pro and I love it. The Avid method of digitizing is a pain in the ... http://mudsongs.org/2008/01/22/resume-post-production-work/ August 21st to 25th, 2007 ● I work as the 3rd AD for Heartless Disappearance Into Labrador Seas, a short film written by Lois Brown and directed by Justin Simms. I also jump in as boom operator, background actor and stunt driver. (6-day shoot; I'm on for the first 4.) June 18th ... http://mudsongs.org/2008/01/22/resume-ad-work/ http://mudsongs.org/2008/01/21/temporary-stuff/