Sunday
08Nov2009

Loose Canon Playaz

                                                

LCP has  got STOKE making a video for them. Assembling a series of stunts and interviews from the key players, were putting together a comprehensive study of the crazy MOFU of local extremism subculture.

Thursday
29Oct2009

Script for "Bliss" : Short Film with no Dialouge

INT. MODERN APARTMENT- NIGHT

SARA (25) sits on the couch meticulously writing on a piece

of paper in a NOTEBOOK.

Sara puts the PEN to her lips. Behind her, TONY (25) speedily

puts SHOES and a WATER BOTTLE in a backpack. He picks up his

bag and his phone vibrates. Tony looks to see that Sara is

not watching him, then answers it.

INSERT TEXT: Hurry up babe!

Tony smiles and rolls his eyes.

Tony passes Sara on the couch and goes to the door. As he

gets his shoes on he calls to Sara. She comes into frame with

Tony's hockey stick. They kiss.

Sara waits for Tony to leave then, once she sure s he's safe.

She picks up her phone.

EXT. MODERN APARTMENT- NIGHT

TONY, wearing his backpack walks out of the front door of his

building.

INT. MODERN APARTMENT- NIGHT

Sara, still studying her paper on the couch, hears the door.

She stands and checks herself in a mirror. She answers it.

TYLER (23) enters the room

INT. OLD APARTMENT- NIGHT

A DOOR. A sultry woman, EMILY (25) enters frame and opens the

door revealing Tony on the other side. He smiles and gives

her a powerful look.

INT. MODERN APARTMENT- NIGHT

Tyler walks into the room with Sara. Sara stays distant.

Tyler spots a GUITAR in the room. He picks it up and starts

strumming. Sara looks at him. Tyler is trying hard. His face

stares at the ground. Sara walks closer, seeking stimulus.

INT. OLD APARTMENT- NIGHT

Tony pushes Emily back against a wall. She raises her arms

above her hear. Lust. Tony pauses, looking into Emily.

Then takes action. Kissing her neck, her arms fall around his

broad shoulders. They drop to the floor.

2

INT. MODERN APARTMENT- NIGHT

Tyler and Sara sit on the couch. Tyler is gently instructing

Sara how to play a D chord from behind her. He looks at Sara,

wanting. He pushes her hair away and kisses her neck. She

doesn't respond. He does it again.

INSERT: A picture of Sara and Tony.

Sara drops her gaze and gives in. She turns around and puts

her hands around Tyler's shoulders.

CUT TO:

INT. OLD APARTMENT- NIGHT

Tony kisses Sara goodbye and puts on his shirt. Walks out of

frame. Then comes back for another kiss.

He takes out his phone.

INT. MODERN APARTMENT- NIGHT

Sara and Tyler under the covers. Wild and passionate, they

move lively under the sheets.

Sara's phone vibrates.

INSERT TEXT: Almost home.

Sara is not looking at her phone.

EXT. STREET- NIGHT

The car trunk opens and Tony grabs his back pack.

INT. MODERN APARTMENT- NIGHT

Sara lays on the bed sweating, she glances toward her phone

and her eyes widen with fear.

Sara hastens Tyler out of the Apartment, he's still not fully

dressed.

EXT. MODERN APARTMENT- NIGHT

Tony and Tyler pass each other. Tyler pretending to answer a

phone call to avoid Tony's gaze.

3

INT. MODERN APARTMENT- NIGHT

Tony walks into the apartment. Sara is the same as when he

left. They peck each other. Tyler continues to the kitchen

sink, getting a glass and running the tap. He becomes nervous

and touches his lips, wondering if Sara tasted Emily.

Emily on the couch looks agitated. She touches her lips

wondering if Tony tasted Tyler.

FADE OUT

 

Monday
31Aug2009

New Music Producers come to Stoke

The Loose Canon Playaz called me up to follow them around the city. That's all they said they wanted. It sounded perfect.  

We rocked Vancouver,  meeting ladies and drinking beers by the beach, and finished up by going to a studio to cut tracks for The Loose Canon's upcoming album called "Loony Bin."

Funny thing is, these guys really are Loose Canons; all day long they prove themselves by freestyin in the street and unloading their stickers onto busses and stop signs. They eye up shoppers on the street, making bets about who might have disposable cash, and then roll on the unsuspecting pedestrians and sell a CD hand to hand.  It's like they embody a punk rock version of grass roots marketing by approaching every person they see and just not giving a fuck.  We even rolled on a couple of pretty young girls from Arizona and blatantly hit on them in front of their father. Funny thing is, he was laughing too. Strangely, by the end of the day, after all the hustling of young girls for quick money, I came to see that even though The Loose Canon Playaz are spontaneous, in-your-face rappers, somehow they actually have a lot of heart.

And then I heard their music.

At first listen I found it hard to comprehend because it's full of motley references to date rape, and discharge (the gross kind). But after about seven tracks I was laughing out loud. It takes a while to understand the music because their lyrics are so ostentatious. And then, slowly, you listen to them and start thinking about how fun it is to be disrespectful. The sensation you are left with is simple and genuine comedy. In today's society it can be a futile task to strive for originality, and The Loose Canon Playaz know it. So they don't try to be original, they just are. 

(The vid should be available to view sometime in Oct '09 along with their new album).

Friday
05Jun2009

Project: Girls on the Beach..............................................IN PROGRESS

 

Stu Gallacher and Kyle McCachen rock the eclectic scene down by the water. Their mission is to make sense of all the weirdo's and learn how to become a stars of the sand. It's not easy because there are stupid jocks with short-shorts everywhere and even though potential models are abundant, they can only be approached with extreme caution.

Thursday
04Jun2009

Project: STOKEd on a Lake...............................Starting, Aug 1-3, 2009

Were bringing the freshest artists to the water to talk about our collective ambitions and our cultural effect on society. Then we're going to party with pro wakeboarders and celebrate the existence of bikini's... to make the world a better place. 

Thursday
04Jun2009

Project: Making a Beat.......................................Starting July 4, 2009

Vincent Pishton is a hip-hop producer. STOKEshow makes movies and films hot artists. Mix em' together and what you got is a film of some hot girls making a song with a dope producer. The project begins in July, 2009

Thursday
04Jun2009

PROJECT: HOTSHOTS Photography- Ongoing

STOKEshow started with photography and ever since it's been a favorite activity. Always on the look-out for new locations, new models, and new concepts to shoot. Some of the latest works include the I'm On a BOAT shoot and The Girl on the Corner Without Pants shoot

THE GIRL ON THE CORNER WITHOUT PANTS:                          and                          I'M ON A BOAT: