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7. Dockside Green Story: "Natural Growth", Victoria BC
2 years ago
Natural Growth: The Story of Dockside Green

This documentary tells the story of a unique development in Victoria, BC. While other developments meet the minimum standards of sustainability, Dockside uses this as a first principle. It follows a 'triple bottom line' approach, where equal weight is given to ecology, economics and society. Occupying water front property near Victoria's downtown core, it has become the pride of the city and receives visitors from around the world.

Future projects include an extended version of the documentary, where a broader approach will place Dockside into the context of Victoria's evolving relationship with sustainability.

Natural Growth: The Story of Dockside Green was produced/shot by Christopher Ruffell and written/directed by Jordan Harbour. An Aclara Promotions Production.

To view the video and read more, please visit:
aclarapromotions.com/aclarapress/projects/projects-showcase/dockside-green-video/

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  • Just Victoria 2 years ago
    This is amazing Christopher. You have so much talent. Great work...
  • Aclara Promotions plus 2 years ago
    It was a project that Jordan Harbour and I shared - thank you for your kind words Victoria.
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  • Jackson Jackson 2 years ago
    A truly visionary model for smart growth and community development.
  • Aclara Promotions plus 2 years ago
    Fantastic real-life concepts aren't they - glad we were able to be able to highlight Selkirk and Dockside Green as models for current and future development.
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  • Aidan Knight 2 years ago
    Nice motion on the camera work. I really enjoyed the fluidity and the colours look super dense and nice. That's the Lumix?

    One thing I would comment on, the audio. It was a little gainy here and there, but everything sounded nice and clear overall. Great work, looks nice.
  • Aclara Promotions plus 2 years ago
    The lumix provided a nice image, I did do colour correction and an overall pass of colour grading, so, debatable where the notable qualities come from. However, the raw image impressed us though - many shots were fine as-is. The location audio was a bit hot, agreed. Next time there'll be a dedicated audio tech on set incorporated into the budget. :)
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  • Charles Lowthian plus 2 years ago
    Nice bokeh. What grip equipment did you use for the motion shots/pans? And for audio? Still have not used the GH1 yet :( Great work Christopher.
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  • Steve Weiss plus 2 years ago
    Nicely done Docu style piece.
  • Aclara Promotions plus 2 years ago
    Thanks Steve, glad you agree that it works.
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  • Jeff Carpenter 2 years ago
    very nice! I was wondering how did the dolly moves in there...?
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  • Nice Chris.
  • Aclara Promotions plus 2 years ago
    Thank you - we're glad you like it, cheers.
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  • Michael Farrell 2 years ago
    Great job Chris, very nice work.
  • Aclara Promotions plus 2 years ago
    Thanks Michael, glad you got to check it out.
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  • Mohammed Nazim Elmi 2 years ago
    Wonderful job with your GH1. Which lens did you use? How many GH1 did you use?
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  • Cynthia Holladay 2 years ago
    Nicely done - congratulations
  • Aclara Promotions plus 2 years ago
    Thank you Cynthia, cheers.
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  • hopstudio (jacek) plus 2 years ago
    Nice, very nice. Thanks for sharing. Just quick question - what program did you use for edit it?
  • Aclara Promotions plus 2 years ago
    Final Cut Studio was used - the footage from the camera transcoded into ProRes HQ and edited & graded in that codec. The graphics were all made in After Effects. Cheers!
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  • Nice job Christopher. Simple and well done. Thank you for sharing.
  • Aclara Promotions plus 2 years ago
    Thanks Eduardo, glad you enjoyed it.
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  • The Funky Monkey plus 2 years ago
    Very neat, sharp and professional!
  • Aclara Promotions plus 2 years ago
    Thrilled you think so Funky Monkey!
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  • Arlyn Richardson 2 years ago
    Very good Christopher. Great camera work and pacing.
  • Aclara Promotions plus 2 years ago
    Thanks for the specifics Arlyn, we appreciate it - cheers!
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  • Christian Nitteberg plus 2 years ago
    Great work. This really proves what the GH1 is capable of with some good quality lenses and some skills. One thing, the dolly moves seems very jerky, Why is that? Because you slowed it down? Was it like that before slowdown? That was a little annoying. I also think there was too much moving around with the camera on some of the interviews. But hey I think its really good work!
  • Aclara Promotions plus 2 years ago
    Thanks for watching Christian. An indislider pro was used for the 'dolly' movements; it has a lot of play in the bushings and wasn't greased up correctly which added the occasional jerky movement. I agree and stand by the Director in terms of the edit being dictated by what's in the shot, rather than the shot itself. The GH1 is a nice taste of the future of the DSMC market (digital still motion camera) and what things are to come! This is just the beginning... just imagine!
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  • FAST CUT FILMS plus 2 years ago
    Your work and doing it with the GH1 is inspirational. Beautifully done. I especially admire your lower third graphics treatment.
  • Aclara Promotions plus 2 years ago
    I'm glad you noticed the graphics too, thank you.
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  • Kevin DeOliveira 1 year ago
    very cool. Love the message.
  • Aclara Promotions plus 1 year ago
    Thanks Kevin!
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  • Art Dell 1 year ago
    Beautifully done, Christopher. Very inspiring - both in the production and the message.
    One question: you said the stock lens used was 18-180mm. The one I got with my GH1 is a 14-140mm lens. Do you know if they've changed the stock lens or was it a typo?
  • Aclara Promotions plus 1 year ago
    Thanks Art - that must be a typo, thanks for the heads up! Cheers!
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