We are proud to announce the upcoming Virginia Indie Film Festival presented by the VA Film Office, Virginia Production Alliance, RVA Magazine and RVA TV! Its this weekend at the Bryd Theatre.
Shaun Irving had an idea to turn a delivery van into a giant camera. A few years later, he bought an old truck off eBay, drilled a hole in the side, got some military surplus lenses, bought light-sensitive photographic paper and set off to document Richmond. Director & Producer Kathryn Johnson sits to talk with us about her short documentary piece showing this weekend…
We are proud to announce the upcoming Virginia Indie Film Festival presented by the VA Film Office, Virginia Production Alliance, RVA Magazine and RVA TV! Its this weekend at the Bryd Theatre.
Shaun Irving had an idea to turn a delivery van into a giant camera. A few years later, he bought an old truck off eBay, drilled a hole in the side, got some military surplus lenses, bought light-sensitive photographic paper and set off to document Richmond. Director & Producer Kathryn Johnson sits to talk with us about her short documentary piece showing this weekend…
What led you to collaborate with Shaun and why’d you want to document his photography career?
I knew I wanted to document something wonderful. A producer at VCU-TV/HD heard of the world’s largest traveling camera and she offered me the piece. It felt like Christmas, so I took her gift to me and got the ball rolling as quickly as I could. I’ve always been interested in sincere art, and that’s what Shaun brings to the table. He was a dream to work with; very well spoken, completely passionate about his work, and he was entirely supportive of my crew and our ideas. I’d follow the camera truck almost anywhere.
Is Local Life a continuing show featuring other local artists and who’s all behind the effort?
Before VCU-TV/HD was eliminated due to budgetary constraints the Local Life shorts featured all sorts of individuals and events unique to Richmond. This town is filled with so many interesting things; I know there would be no shortage of content if Local Life could continue. I asked VCU-TV/HD for a letter of recommendation in hopes of finding a job after the documentary was completed, but I was turned down for being a student producer who was “too independent,” so maybe I’ll continue Local Life in some capacity on my own.
How do you value the importance of film festivals like the Virginia Independent Film Festival?
I find the VIFF and other film festivals like it to play a crucial role in the survival of the independent filmmaker. With Richmond recently being named one of the top ten towns in the country for filmmakers to live and work it’s obvious that both the Virginia Film Office and the Virginia Production Alliance have been working overtime. I am eternally grateful.
www.kcjohnson.info/local-life-camera-truck
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Local Life: Camera Truck
14min
Shaun Irving had an idea to turn a delivery van into a giant camera. A few years later he bought an old truck and set out to document Richmond with the world’s largest traveling camera.
Director: Kathryn Johnson
Producer: Kathryn Johnson
Editor: John Dombroski
Starring: Shaun Irving
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE TRAILER
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FEBRUARY 26 & 27
BYRD THEATRE
2908 West Cary Street
Richmond, VA
The Virginia Film Office and the Virginia Production Alliance present the 2011 Virginia Indie Film Festival, a two day festival of independently produced documentaries, short films and features from Virginia filmmakers.
Saturday Feb. 26th
1pm-4pm 3 Docs-$7
4pm-6pm 6 Shorts-$7
Sunday Feb. 27th
4:30pm-8:30pm 3 Features-$7
2-Day Festival Pass-$14
Students with ID-session tickets for only $2!
The subjects of these films range from zombies to baseball and take place in settings as far away as the Himalayas or as close to home as a camera truck in Richmond, VA.
All films screened are eligible for Audience Choice awards and filmmakers will participate in Q&A sessions after their films.
