The passenger ferry routes of the Pacific Northwest are featured in an ambient showcase of Diarmuid Conway’s images and Chris Gestrin’s soundtrack.
INSIDE PASSAGE is available courtesy of Vimeo-On-Demand.
The 70 minute program includes the companion documentary INSIDE THE SOUNDTRACK, featuring additional sequences and band performances. The documentary follows composer Chris Gestrin as he records sound along Pacific Northwest ferry routes, then incorporates these recordings into the music created and performed for the film. Cinematographer Diarmuid Conway revisits locations from the original filming, and captures the related aesthetic discussion in the studio. Producer Jeff Carter directed and edited this documentary, and served as co-editor (with Conway) for the INSIDE PASSAGE film.
A discussion with Jeff Carter regarding the process and technical considerations involved with the making this film appeared in the online zine Zero For Conduct.
An excerpt from the documentary INSIDE THE SOUNDTRACK features Chris Gestrin and band recording the INSIDE PASSAGE soundtrack.
An outtake sequence.
A second collection of outtakes from the collected footage and music recordings for Inside Passage.
The filmmakers discuss the project.
project components
INSIDE PASSAGE 24 minutes HD 2008 INSIDE THE SOUNDTRACK 48 minutes DV 2010 WINDY DECK 4 minutes HD 2010 MAGIC HOUR 2 minutes HD 2010 OTHER BOAT 6 minutes HD 2010
screenings
Vancouver International Film Festival October 2008 Local Sightings Seattle, Washington October 2008 Beloit International Film Festival February 2009 Antimatter Victoria, BC October 2009
INSIDE PASSAGE
images Diarmuid Conway
sound Chris Gestrin
producer Jeff Carter
produced with the assistance of The Canada Council for the Arts and the Cineworks Production Fund
featuring William Evans Shannon MacFarlane David Hay
music composed and produced by Chris Gestrin
recorded at The Factory, Vancouver, British Columbia
recording engineer Sheldon Zaharko
piano - Chris Gestrin guitar - Ron Samworth horns - Jon Bentley bass - Andre LaChance percussion - Joel Fountain
Steinway Concert Grand provided by Tom Lee Music
audio mix DBC Sound Vancouver re-recording engineer Gash Ariana
Super-8 to HD transfer Flying Spot Seattle, Washington
title sequence Flick Harrison
color correction and mastering Finale Editworks Vancouver, British Columbia
thanks to: David Rimmer David Robbins Craig Trudeau Jurgen Berwald Bojan Bodruzic Jean Denis Rouette Jean Luc Perron Flick Harrison Tod Duym Chris Eastwood, Film Central
INSIDE THE SOUNDTRACK
direction / edit Jeff Carter
camera Diarmuid Conway
featuring Chris Gestrin and band
filmed on location in the southern Gulf Islands, British Columbia and Factory Recording Studio, Vancouver
Inside Passage copyright Ocular Tip Media 2008