I made my first short film, SPOTTING LAYTON, when I was 30, in 1994. Things have changed a lot. Montreal is no longer the slumping metropolis it was. I’m no longer a tormented and frustrated artist (or maybe not in the same way.) But perhaps the biggest change is in how technology has changed the process.
We used to meet and talk and create face to face. Since then, we’ve all honed our craft and worked on our issues. So we often find it easier and more convenient to work on our own, preparing our stuff and sending it by e-mail when ready, and then conferencing by Skype or ichat. Technology has thundered forward. Space is no limitation anymore. My studio is in Montreal, Paris, Dubai, LA, South America ....
Case in point: Jacob and I, in different parts of Montreal, are working with Jesko, in Berlin, on the story and choreography. Jesko is in and out of Montreal. He and I meet here often (we've also hung out and worked together in Koln, San Fransisco, Turin and Paris.) But he lives in Europe now. However, when we use ichat, we could be in the same room. It’s fantastic. Attached: Jacob and Jesko on my screen.
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