Jai's Laboratory

• Why do I get the feeling like I just failed a job interview I didn't know I was having?? #
• M83, is there anything you CAN'T make better?? "Rocket Skates [M83 Rmx]" by Deftones: http://tinysong.com/styQ #musicmonday #
• RT @God_Damn_Batman: Look, Poison Ivy. What you THINK is poisonous lipstick is actually just Mono. Knock it off. (J:God, I love you Batman.) #
• Best song off the new album, IMHO. (What is it with rock today?) "Rocket Skates" by Deftones : http://tinysong.com/rsVz #musicmonday #
• I <3 it when a project I believe in so much gets a lot of awesome press. Check out the site that Jai built: http://www.thegodslake.com #
• "In Keeping Secrets Of Silent Earth: 3" by Coheed & Cambria : http://tinysong.com/iJdF #musicmonday #nowplaying #
• "What do you do when you realize someone is WAY out of your league? Move up in to a higher league & play ball." #
• Check this out! Brand-New MY MIC SOUNDS NICE teaser http://youtu.be/s_X7ZTnUcnI (the story of women in HipHop) #important #StrongWomen #
• Why Yes… this may be the coolest cover for a video game ever. I am speechless. http://bit.ly/aXXJrl #
• Goddamned Monday. http://bit.ly/b9DMCG #
• I hope this is coming to Canada, and I hope it comes out as awesome as it looks. I loves me some sci-fi Nazi-killin'! http://bit.ly/9zliLc #
• 2 Batmans? why, that's double the fists in the faces of crime! Well, you've got my goddamned vote! http://bit.ly/caFxLG #ComicGeek #Batman #
• RT @JennileeMurray: Smash Cut got a mention on Entourage by the director last night! Yay! @sashagrey @drunkenmaster2 YAY JENN! #FTW #
• The heart doesn't know any better. So, I'm listening to "God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys: http://tinysong.com/i7CA #hopelessromantic #
• Aren't muses a joy? #
• "Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets. " ~Arthur Miller #
• RT @BoingBoing: David Ng (see:genius) on how to get funding so 300 students make Chewbacca sounds in a lecture hall. http://bit.ly/ba8X5e #
• A day @ wreck beach with good friends. I can't ask for more. Wait. Yes I can. http://twitpic.com/2j4ysd #FTW #
• I lied… it's my Ecuadorian friend Theo's birthday & we're partying at Wreck Beach. Today just got better. #Fun #Win #WishYouWereHere #
• RT @georgiastraight: http://bit.ly/9FuhwB Yeah, let's make others think like us by making their lives miserable. 'cause that always works. #
• SUMMERTIME!!! http://tinysong.com/3xY The only way this day could get better is if I had a beautiful woman to come home to & cook for. #
• Check out my latest project that launched yesterday: http//:www.thegodslake.com #
• "Coffee And Tv" by Blur : http://tinysong.com/6IoI #nowplaying #
• *sigh* can 1940's fashion come back for women, please? #MyOwnTakeOnTheWhitePicketDream #
• Seems like the perfect day for a trip to the beach with friends from Mexico, and then a house party. What say you? #FuckYeah #DayOff #
• coffee… coffee… coffee… coffee… coffee… coffee… coffee… coffee… coffee… coffee… coffee… coffee… oh, there you are. #
• RT @SarahKSilverman: "Hi fellas! Just so u know, hair gel, fake tans& gym-muscles are a turnoff to women of substance. xo" I <3 Sarah #
• This happens far too often. I need a better lock on my door. http://bit.ly/9qUHH8 #
• mmmmm….. coding, coffee, and consequences. The theme for the week. #
• "I had come to regard him as a loner with no real past and a future so vague there was no sense talking about it." – H.S.T. #
• Hmmm…. tempted to start my typography project again, but in a new vein. It seems I have found a muse. #
• Yup. Just what I needed. A blueberry and nectarine smoothie. Now, about that sunbeam… #
• My body hates me today. Maybe it's time for a nap in the sun and then a blueberry & nectarine smoothie. #

• BWAHAHAHAHA!!! http://youtu.be/__Co6GAaXFw #
• *sigh* Sometimes, I dream about a world where we rode giant fuzzy bumble bees to and from work like horses. #
• I think this is my favorite StarWars:ESB poster I've ever seen. I would frame this thing in glass. Beautiful! http://bit.ly/9HN3TP #
• I'll take 3 packs! One for display, one for saving for my kids to try, and one for me to eat. http://bit.ly/9mtzg0 #WIN #ghostbusters #
• WOW… now THIS takes me back. (can't belive how hard it was to find!) Offspring – "self esteem" http://dai.ly/aD7RSX #music #nostalgia #
• RT @God_Damn_Batman: I have two recurring nightmares. 1. My parents' murder. 2. Being trapped in Arkham, forced to watch Jersey Shore. #WIN #
• Had a girlfriend who did this, & was shocked when she found out I didn't do the same. http://bit.ly/a58kQv #ew #kissingTips (via @Oatmeal) #
• All kinds of people around me are having a crappy day. Let this image set the balance back on the side of awesome. http://bit.ly/bg312w #
• "Even Cowgirls Get The Blues" by The Gaslight Anthem is easing me in to Thursday : http://tinysong.com/kdLp #nowplaying #
• Oh Coffee, how I love thee. You let me do many stupid things much faster. #
• Heck yeah! Z2H is in the VancouerSun. Check out the article on our project. http://bit.ly/bCg8qF #Stoked #Z2H #FanExpo #
• Inception was 10/10 I wasn't confused once, but I DID see 3 couples walk out of after getting fed-up. Guess they didn't go deep enough. #ha #
• Going to see Inception @ the Scotia tonight. Late Show starts at 10:40. anyone want to come? DM me. #
• My future kids are TOTALLY getting awesome costumes like this. http://bit.ly/b0alLl #win #
• RT @Oatmeal: Why working at home is both awesome and horrible http://bit.ly/9JUJRW #
• "when nothing goes right, go left" #
• I think @sarahsim might've inspired me. I'm going to pick up a nice Pino Auxerrois on the way home and drink it on the patio. #WineWednesday #
• WHEW! Car is fixed! All new brakes, allignment, new master cylander & new discs. Thought it would be over 2K, ended up being barely over 1K! #
• "Let's unwrite these pages and fill them with our own words. / Let's swing life away." http://tinysong.com/e2kn #
• Supercute cryptozoology posters! I'll take one of each, please and thankyou. http://bit.ly/byaL6Y #
• "Today I'm here to kick ass and chew bubble gum, and I'm aaaaaall out of bubblegum." #WIN #CodeMachine #ProjectLynchPin #MovieQuotes #
• RIP Satoshi Kon. We'll all miss you; your brilliance will live on in your work. I hope you've found peace. http://bit.ly/ac0jqi #
• The perfect kiss: an infographic http://bit.ly/b8fLT #STW #
• Ok, that's 12 hours of solid work today. Time to go home and get some rest for tomorrow. Goodnight, everyone! #ILoveMyWork #
• Ok, that's 12 hours of solid work today… time to go home and get some rest for tomorrow. Goodnight, everyone! #ILoveMyWork #
• 8:30. alone in the office, working late. Another hour and then I should be able to knock off for the day. #
• Yo, DEA, y'all be trippin' balls up in this piece! Rekanize! http://tinyurl.com/2868umq (via @sarahsim & @BoingBoing) #Desperation #Fail #
• The most horrible / hilarious thing you'll see before 1pm http://bit.ly/alXlgp #
• I kinda wish there was a way I could eat PB&J swirl out of a 6-gallon pickle bucket in a park and not be gawked at. #LifeIsComplicated #
• Thanks to @sarahsim for some fantastic new music! "Citizen Cope – Let The Drummer Kick" ♫ http://blip.fm/~v9xel #
• I caught myself daydreaming to Fireflies [Etubbs And Trillbass Remix] by Owl City http://tinysong.com/uqC8 #
• Every now and then, I can still smell the wind off The Côte d'Azur. #MissingFrance #
• #Tunes4Tuesday "Reflections" by Atmosphere: http://tinysong.com/qER #
• Today's breakfast shake was brought to you by the words #fail , and #badbadbad , also the number 0 #
• "Make the most of what comes, and the least of what goes." (via @sarahsim) I <3 it when the words I need come from complete strangers. #
• I'm not a FallOut fan, but tell me having this above your mantle wouldn't scare off any invading aliens in 2 shakes. http://bit.ly/bstDgE #
• I couldn't agree more. http://bit.ly/dt5ieM #
• Pee-Wee goes to Sturgis. Hilarity ensues. "Papercut, lemon juice. That's all I'm sayin'! GIMMIE ANOTHER WATER! "http://bit.ly/clBUzT #FTW #
• Wow…. http://youtu.be/EwaNRWMN-F4 #hatemakesmesick #NYCesspool #
• Morning Wisdom: “Never too late, never too old & never too sick to start again from scratch” – Bikram Choudhury (via @sarahsim) #
• #FML #
• Brunch @ TheReef with friends is awesome! "Jamaican jerk salmon eggs benny" #FTW http://twitpic.com/2gwmgf #

• #FollowFriday : @AaronBell @blandcouver @nickvegas @God_Damn_Batman #
• My new favorite music video / song. Cee-Lo Green FTW. Freakin' lyrical genius, I say. http://youtu.be/CAV0XrbEwNc #
• Yo Japanese guy, Imma let you finish, but David Bowie was the greatest contact juggler of all time. OF ALL TIME! http://youtu.be/CtztrcGkCBw #
• Is it possible to fall for someone in 140 characters or less? #
• MK12 knocks it out of the park, yet again. Telephoneme is… awesome. http://bit.ly/c1TcZw #
• Afternoon coffee = "Quad, small vanilla latté". Like many things in life, it's not the size of the cup, but the power of the juice inside. #
• Tomorrow: Design 3D+AE animations for an AR project, and then a boat-ride with co-workers to Granville Island to drink on a patio. #FTW #
• "The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost." G.K. Chesterton #
• Zombie walk this weekend. "What do we want? BRAAINS! When do we want it? BRAAAAIIINS!" Be there or be square. #Zombie #FTW #
• FINALLY! Kenny Powers is Fuckin' BACK! http://bit.ly/9Mt1Ez (This is just for you @djjosephmartin) #
• Best GB Tattoo of all time? I think so. http://bit.ly/9MO55X #Ghostbusters #Tattoo #VenkmanIsMyHomeboy #
• "Roll out the cannon, Boys. Steal us some wine. Puff Tijuana Smalls & shake hands with beef!" #lyrics #primus #ftw #weekendPlans #
• PETA uses sex to guilt people outta cannibalism. Not gonna work on me. I still love a good rump roast. http://bit.ly/dhp6mQ #blandcouver #
• Best comedy ever. No question. http://bit.ly/bOAury #
• Woah! This makes me ALMOST able to stomach The Biebz. Trust me @JakeGraydon … this is messed up. http://bit.ly/a7paog #
• My Twifficiency score is 52%. Whats yours? http://twifficiency.com/ #
• Check it out! Exclusive interview at comic alliance with Stan Lee on the digital future of comics. http://bit.ly/96jwrW #Comics #EXCELSIOR #
• "This isn't Strawberry! It's RAAAAWBERRY!" (NSFW language) http://bit.ly/aqKJyf #
• This kid is the best thing ever. (wait until the bass kicks in) http://youtu.be/VSaNc6swJOg #
• Fantastic font discovery of the day! http://bit.ly/a8kVsd (especially for @aaronbell) #font #FTW #
• BWAHAHAHAH!! RT @BoingBoing: "Jesus, would you look at those." http://bit.ly/adXcW3 #mondayWIN #FTW #MyLordAndSavior #
• RT @seanhagen: #RollingStone publishes something actually awesome: "A Big Fat Thanks To Record Execs" http://bit.ly/d9Yl2m #FTW #
• RT @georgiastraight: B.C. forest fires prompt another air quality advisory for Metro Vancouver http://bit.ly/d4fD2Y #Wheezy4Sheezy #
• Double Rainbow vs 2001: a space odyssey (all the way) http://youtu.be/ozhR9fxe1oU #
• last tweet via @toddsmithdesign #
• I was pissed about the BS animal campaign, but this is WAY worse. So pathetic. Telus rips off Old Spice commercials: http://bit.ly/a1YaU7 #
• http://twitpic.com/2ertlf wait… No… Drinks at Havana on the drive with @sis1620 FTW! #

• http://twitpic.com/2eelha Friday celebrations for project launches are awesome. #NotATypicalDay #
• I am in love with this Art Deco bike. http://bit.ly/bPfENq #DOwant #
• Bioshock Infinite? http://bit.ly/8ZNPZP #HellYes I would play this until I looked like this: http://bit.ly/clCcsG Maybe I shouldn't play… #
• Math. Just say no. http://bit.ly/d9oHoT #
• 484 people online at once right now in my chat client. Friday mornings must be THE time to make plans! #MyPeeps #AdiumRocks #FridayFTW #
• #FollowFriday @seanhagan @danteshepherd @jessebrown @nickvegas @z2hstaff #
• listening to The Jackson 5 makes everything a bit better: http://tinysong.com/6IcJ #nowplaying #
• RT @BoingBoing: Are you fucking kidding me? Beacon, NY, enforces archaic law outlawing pinball, closes retro arcade http://bit.ly/9QUAbM #
• YES!! We need one in Vancouver! Anyone want to help me organize it? (imagine a hundred people, in Robson Sq!) http://youtu.be/IFDo1aOIQ_c #
• What do you do when on a paddle board, and see 2 Great White Sharks following you? Tape it, ofcourse! http://bit.ly/dnwi9w #
• The link in the last twet C/O @seanhagen. Thanks, Sean! #
• Personally, I'll oppose this until it goes away. Fuck you GoogleZon. Fuck you. : http://bit.ly/a6zXqh #
• FUCK and NO. http://bit.ly/cOMP7B #
• mmmmmmmmmmm…… slurpee. #
• "minds are made to be blown" -R.Crumb #quotes #awesome #wordstoliveby #FTW #
• Really, UK? Really? Thank the stars that people had enough common sense to take that crap down. #1984 #orwellwasright http://bit.ly/dpHh88 #
• sorry for the last tweet. the coffee hasn't reached my fingers yet this morning. I'm sure you got the Neverending Story reference just fine. #
• Video of The Nothing! (they look like strong hands, don)http://bit.ly/9ywhau #
• Got new earrings at The Fall. Smaller CBRs + smaller beads + great customer service = 1 happy guy. Check them out. http://bit.ly/cyigSr #
• Sure, crush my dreams, Internet. You jerk. "Jenny Whiteboard" is a troll? #hopa #jennywhiteboard http://bit.ly/bxK84O #
• Every time I even think of bitching about my life, I try to imagine doing this… and then I feel awesome. True Story. http://bit.ly/chzECV #
• I can't get her a new job, but she's gorgeous, witty, and brilliant. I would say she is a 9.9/10 if I ever saw one. #<3 http://bit.ly/c0dZws #
• I'm not a woman, but that last retweet from Sarah Silverman was pretty awesome…. and true for an unfortunate # of the women I know. #
• Poor, poor bastard. Rule #1 Never Rock-climb when hungover. (via BoingBoing) http://bit.ly/9AukTz #
• RT @JesseBrown: Why Farmville is "a troubling specimen of human tragedy": http://bit.ly/blmAZK (podcast) #
• Need some Walking Dead Zombie make-up to start your week? Sure you do. http://bit.ly/9iAlLC #
• Having a great meal at @theKeg. Lobster that rivals Mexico. Try it next time you have the chance. Mmmmm… giant mutant shrimps. #omnomnom #

No shit? Finally, A post about Cannes! I know, I know, it’s only… what… 3 months late? Well screw you, man. Some things come first. Like, I was busy working on my zombie apocalypse shelter. Those chainsaws won’t pre-fuel themselves y’know! (and possibly slaving for hours over a hot oven trying to make a good souflé)

Now, I guess the best place to begin the tale is to say that there is no way on this pale blue dot, can I pack all of the awesomeness of this trip in to one blog post. I mean, I damn well COULD, but no one would read it… so I’m going to break it down in to a couple posts over the span of a couple weeks.

The first thing I want to state is that the Cannes Film Festival is NOTHING like I thought it would be. I somehow expected throngs of famous people with armed guards, secret parties, limos everywhere, and movies playing non-stop. Now, most of that, I got. What was even better was the camaraderie, the inclusiveness, and the sheer fun that came along with it all. The short version of what I was there for is this:I was part of a program called Real Ideas Studio. I had heard about them when I was in VFS, and when the opportunity called, I had to answer.

So, having never even left the west coast of North America before, it took a bit of work to get ready to leave. I had 3 weeks to get my passport together, and get luggage, and a tux, and all kinds of crap.  I flew from YVR to Nice, France via Chicago, Zurich, and Munich (on the return). From Nice, I took a bus in to Cannes for about a half an hour, and Holy-Marge-mother-of-Bart, was the trip worth it!

I think I’ve chatted your ear off enough for now, so I’ll end with a video. I’ll tell more of the story, and share some pictures in the next post.

[ but first, a bit of back-story ]

The purpose of the Real Ideas Studio program is to let people who have a passion for film, and telling stories well, make a short-film in the Documentary style. I worked solely on 2 of them, and the other 2 were a group effort between myself, Jakob Konrad (EU), and Mike Rigly(USA). Here is “Ludo”, which won for Distinguished Documentary.

Ludo – Credits
• Director – Sofia Mostafa
• Director of Photography – Brian Ernst
• Editor – Nicholas Ramirez
• Producer – Louis Hamwey
• Motion Graphics – Jai Field