Tall Buildings - Welcome to Cardboard City

Mike Southworth a friend of mine gave me a call and asked if I would be into building a set for a video. "Sure", I said not knowing what I was getting myself into. The idea was to build a cardboard City on top of a cardboard life size Grand piano. My main job was to build the Grand Piano and put some buildings together and help establish a look for this project.

Another environmentally friendly project! 

Had some used 4X4's laying around to use for the legs. It did not matter what shape they were in since they would be wrapped in cardboard. I was on my way to Rona to buy some plywood for the top of the piano but stopped at my neighbour's house to see if he had some ... Yes he did ... recycled and Free. Mike scored a keyboard that never got picked up from the repair shop that was going to the garbage. Most of the Cardboard was picked up from the alley and I had some moving boxes that were given to me.

Trying to figure out how to make the piano???

Finally the basic shape for the Grand soon to be Cardboard Piano

It took a full 2days to get to this point but as you can see a Cardboard Life size Piano sit in front of us.

The 2 main building in the video - with lights

Mike's amazing bridge - with some of buildings I made around it.

I was there for the first part of the project while Mike and Hilary with help from some friends chugged along. After many days and hours of cardboard addicted work, in-between tours and summer the video is finished. Enjoy!!!

Hilary Grist - Tall Buildings (Official Music Video)

The Making of 'Tall Buildings' by Hilary Grist

Buy on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/imaginings/id384516084

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Directed, filmed and edited by Mike Southworth for Collide Entertainment. http://www.collideentertainment.com

Set construction and design by Adam Thomas, http://adamprojects.blogspot.ca/  Mike Southworth and Hilary Grist

Additional building construction by Cory Lake, Adri Lake, Tim Cyr, Dawn Pemberton, Kathy Fitzpatrick, Alison Maira, Mike Zobac, James Scholl, Steph Jackson, Ryan Grist, Charmaine De Los Reyes.

Clothing by Motel http://www.motelrocks.com/shop/ Clothing supplied by Brooke Roth at Skout Lighting by Toby Gorman, Mital Gorman and Mike Southworth

Additional styling by Dani Barnes http://danibarnes.blogspot.com/

Funded in part by the generosity of 100.5 The Peak, Music BC and The Jim Pattison Broadcast Group

Our house - bathroom

When we moved in here this bathroom looks 10X's better (in the before pic) then it actually was. It smelled, it was not functional ... there were bi-folding closet doors for the door to the bathroom I guess because the cabinet was too big for a door to open.

Before

  So I thought one day ... I'll just rip up the tile and give the floor a quick sand and be done with it. but no ... the floor was in amazing shape halfway through but then the entire other half was completely rotten. I could remove the flooring with just a puddy knife. Not good. But I was able to find some cheap hardwood that was sold in 4ft chunks. Now we have a floor that I know what is under it.

After

A Table Design

I was asked to build some tables for Nan-chu Resturant in Richmond. http://www.gyokingroup.com/
Made from plywood and 2X3's. The pictures are a bit blurry.

Ayurveda - Stationary

Had the pleasure to work with Dr. Susan Barr at Ayurveda - Pacific Institute For Holistic Living. Amazing lady and an excellent practitioner.I helped her with a couple of original designs on some stationary.

Taking Emi's Pulse

  Flyer / Postcard:

Front

Back

Brochure:

Front

Back

Letter Head:

G-Men Ramen Restaurant

This is a restaurant my wife Emi (with baby in belly) and I designed and built. February 14th - March 12, 2009.

The Counter

We wanted to keep costs as low as possible so we decided to just dress up the existing counter. The idea was to make a Yatai a Japanese noodle stand.

Before

After

Window treatment

The owner wanted the windows to be covered. These were very big windows to cover. We used plywood with 1"X4" frame around with tinny windows in each covered by beach wood. I think like the rest of the restaurant has a Japan meets the West Coast feel.

From the out side ... The Entrance

The Idea here was to put a Japan feel by adding a Vintage Honda Cub (Left side) and Tokyo Tower (Right side) in the windows on the sides of the entrance.

Right side: We build a stage for the Honda Cub. and hung the open sign on an angle and added a big light above. That says Ramen.

Left Side: A mini Tokyo Tower stationed on a floating shelf in the window. With other vintage looking toys from Japan.

From Inside: Entrance

Since there are two doors we were asked to stop the flow and make an entrance that customers could wait to be seated.

Before

After

The Entrance - This is what you see when you open the front doors

 Other Pictures from different angles

Emi (6month pregnant) and owner Eiji

Adam working

Owner Eiji (closest), Chef Takaru (hidden) and Owner Minoru (in back)

 

Gmen - Business Cards

Asked to make individual business cards for each of the 3 main kitchen staff and 3 main front of house service staff at Gmen Ramen.
Here is what they look like.

OscarsStream - Music Project

This is a musical project that I finished before my Daughter was born. They are songs that I wrote while being in many other musical projects. read more on my Oscars Stream website: www.oscarsstream.com

Experiencing Experience

by Oscars Stream
 Genre: Electronic/Rock
Released: Jan 16 2009  © 2009 Adam Thomas
Written, Produced, Recorded: Adam C.O. Thomas
Mixed, Mastered: Mike Southworth
Album Art: Adam C.O. Thomas

Have a listen

 

Buy the Album

I released this album and then had kids. I have not been active in music for awhile now but wanted to share this album with you. I wanted to let you decide how much you want to pay for it and maybe I can buy a couple of diapers or some healthy fruit for my kids. So after you have a a listen to the album which is above and you want to buy it click on the "Donate" button below and you will be directed to the download page after your payment has been processed.

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