lefoot Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Hey Canadian soccer fanatics, I made this short documentary around Canada's lead-up and appearance at the 1986 World Cup. It was intended for the Berlinale, or Berlin International Film Festival, as they had a section called Shoot Films, Shoot Goals. The idea was to have filmmakers from around the world make shorts about soccer etc. All formats, open story structure etc. Anyways, I just threw it up on Youtube. Its 5 minutes long. Check it! http://www.youtube.com/user/halfvolley I think that should work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancouver Fan Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Nicely done. Always enjoy looking back at that era of Canadian soccer to see what is possible. Thanks a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefoot Posted January 31, 2007 Author Share Posted January 31, 2007 Thanks. This was done quite quickly, and was just a little piece that tries to encapsulate a bit of Canadian soccer history, with at least some style thrown in. Glad you are down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sstackho Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbailey62 Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Well done. Nice style and great graphics! db Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefoot Posted February 1, 2007 Author Share Posted February 1, 2007 Yeah I kind of sat on this because I didn't get shortlisted for the fest, so I was kind of choked. Film fests prefer more cultural pieces, not so graphic etc. Anyways...thanks for checking it! r Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Ault Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 quote:Originally posted by lefoot Yeah I kind of sat on this because I didn't get shortlisted for the fest, so I was kind of choked. Film fests prefer more cultural pieces, not so graphic etc. Anyways...thanks for checking it! r very nice - I'd like to add it CanadaKicks if that's ok? Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N-A Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 That was great. A good watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefoot Posted February 1, 2007 Author Share Posted February 1, 2007 Yeah for sure add it to Canada Kicks. If you would like I can send you a proper Mpeg that you can just put up on the site. Through yousentit.com or something similar. Youtube turns everything into flash, hence its a littttle grainy...but that adds to the charm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefoot Posted February 1, 2007 Author Share Posted February 1, 2007 Maybe I should send it to the CSA site and to sportsnet...perhaps they would like to broadcast it or throw it online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soju Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 Yeah great titles and graphics lefoot, good short! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhat Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 Did you have anything to do with the TSN documentary, "The Journey"? Because the characters (Wilson, Lenarduzzi, Waiters) were wearing the same clothes as in the documentary, as well as parapharasing similar lines. Still a great watch, I hope every player in Canada's fold gets to see it and see what's possible ... and emulate it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefoot Posted February 4, 2007 Author Share Posted February 4, 2007 Nope I haven't heard of that TSN doc in fact. I should check it out, as I do think its a great story in terms of Canadian culture, history etc. I am a big fan of that Cosmos doc by the way. It has a certain aesthetic appeal and energy. And a nice way to recreate the era. I think if i had a larger budget then you get into things like Soundtrack, fashion, all the influences and elements of the mid 80s that defined that era, and the teams journey through to Mexico. There is a certain romanticism to it I think! Not to sound cheesy etc. I would like to do something simlar about players in Europe, again digging into more than the soccer, but getting into the idea of a sort of cultural shift. Hanging in Berlin and London in the pubs and clubs, trying to understand the socialization that would be involved in attempting to become a Canadian soccer professional. And to be essentially ignored in your own country for it! I mean in terms of larger day to day media coverage etc. Must be trip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefoot Posted February 4, 2007 Author Share Posted February 4, 2007 Anyone who wants to see an amazing soccer-related film should really check out the film "Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait". I have a copy, and its amazing. Check out this link, and read up on it. Its best if you speak a bit of French, but either way the aesthetic is amazing! http://www.edfilmfest.org.uk/movies/show/zidane__a_21st_century_portrait/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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