2012 “Within
Living Memory” / “Walking with Spirits”
In
research stage. Researcher/ Writer: Elaine Pain
Exploration
of family roots leading back to Newfoundland
In
the late 1700s. Idea of assumptions and where they led.
2007 “Thinking of
You” video – 30 sec.
A
postcard from rural Saskatchewan, the images are gleaned from works
by
Elaine Pain and combined with her thoughts on the importance of the
Saskatchewan Filmpool Co-operative.
2007 “
Next Year Country” – video – approx. 10-20 min.
In Post Production Director/Videographer: Elaine Pain
Video/ Audio Editor: Darryl Miller
When future meets present
optimism dies
2000
"Bewildered" - Video 7 min. 30 sec.
Director/ Script writer/Videographer: Elaine Pain
Video/Sound Editor: Darryl Miller
In
the end they put grandma into a Home. It was best.
They said all the right things. It wasn't what she wanted to hear.
1996 "Thin
Ice" - Video to Film. 14 min.
MFA Thesis : University of British Columbia
Investigation into the qualities of the wind within the
Prairie landscape
Sound design and execution: Darryl Miller
Nominated:
Saskatchewan Showcase, 1996
Best Direction,
Best Overall Sound
Award: Best Experimental
1995 “Fading
Away” - 16mm. 30 min.
Producer/Director/Editor: Elaine Pain
Cinematography: Ron Jacobs
Additional Cinematography: Elaine Pain
Location Sound/ Sound Editor: Darryl Miller
Music: Darryl Miller
A docu-drama explores the disintegration of a rural way
of life through personal family memories with emphasis on
environmental change and impact.
Nominated:
Saskatchewan Showcase, 1995
Best
Documentary, Best Cinematography
1995 "Walking
on Water" - Computer assisted Video 3
min. 30 sec.
Investigation of
painterly qualities of computer to enhance
images of
birds and water.
1992 “Serenity”
- 16mm. 7 min. 30 sec.
A state or quality of
being tranquil, dignified or
quiet. Combines
images of cormorants, Hoo-Doo
formations and Japanese
gardens through 16mm and Super
8 live
action, and slides.
1990 “A
Letter From Violet” - 16mm. 5 min. 10 sec.
A sensitive portrayal of the early history of the women’s
suffrage movement in
Saskatchewan. The film takes the
form of a fictional letter from Violet McNaughton.
( Part of Five Feminist Minutes: Studio D. NFB)
1989 “Edge of
Extinction” - 16mm. 5 min. 30 sec.
Combines
rotoscope images of whooping cranes with
slides and
photographs. Includes line drawings, re-photography
and multiple
exposures.
“Gone the way of
the whooping crane.
Once a symbol of
certain extinction,
today a sign of
hope”.
A haunting
animation whose images blend hypnotically
with the
inventive sound to form a powerful and hopeful
statement on
survival.
Nominated:
Golden Sheaf Awards, 1989
Award:
Best Animation: Saskatchewan Showcase,
1988 "Deadication"
16 mm. 5min.
Combines animation, stills, slides, Super 8 live
action footage
blown up to 16mm, 16mm found footage,
re-photography,
multiple exposure.
An animated montage of images of life and death. The film is a
poetic critique of
human excess, constructed from footage
gathered at popular
ice fishing lakes. The film concentrates its
attention on the
fish left rotting on the ice through the inept
stupidity of
irresponsible fishermen. These grizzly images are
interwoven with
common symbols of life and death - fire, water,
skulls and bones -
to become a microcosmic metaphor for the
environmental
abuses taking place world wide.
1987
“Magic Kingdom Shrine”:
Video Installation
The
glorification of Mickey Mouse - an experimentation in
repetition, disintegration of image, and iconography.
Produced for: Art History 301
Re-installed for: Anniversary Celebration University of
Regina -
College of Fine Arts
1984 “Morning
Light” - 16mm. 6 min.
Silhouette animation
and multiple exposure.
French and English
text.
A
children’s story about a small sun finding a home.
1981 “Boundaries”
- 16mm. 2 min. 12 sec.
Cut out and multiple exposure animation.
Exploration and
formation of boundaries through the use of
geometric shapes.
Award:
Athens, Ohio Film Festival
1980 “Fly
My Spirits” - 16mm. 3 min.
Cut out and multiple
exposure animation. Poem by Elaine Pain.
A lyrical exploration
of stylized birds.
Permanent Collection of Cinemateque Quebecoise
1978 “Sandswitch”
- 16mm. (blow up Super 8) 2 min.
Sand animation
A playful
film of transforming mandalas.
