It’s been a while since I’ve last updated, so here is what’s been going on lately: A lot of photography, a lot of storyboarding (I’ve drawn up to 800 storyboards for Ark) and a lot of writing (finished Dead Night draft 2, started on a secret murder-comedy script which I’ll explain in a future post).

Last week I was tasked with conducting a photoshoot for all of NEWSTALK 1010’s regular weekday hosts. It was a fun shoot and my first professional shoot of such. Once I have touched up some of the images I will post them online.

I’ve uploaded a new set of photographs taken over the past two and a half months: A number of which were taken during a recent camping trip (the trip prompted me to sit on the dock at night for extended periods of time capturing long exposures of the night sky). You can check out some of them below and in my photography section.

To see all and more images, go to my photography section!

Additionally I’ve been writing out another movie idea I like to call God-Like and I’ve been busy planning my upcoming summer wedding, taking place on August 18! It’s going to be wild!

Terry Jones of Monty Python fame drops by to chat with John Moore about the Python legacy, the late Dr. Robert Buckman and his health tips initiative. Watch the end for the Pythonesque effect! © 2012.

John Moore talks with financial expert and TV host Gail Vaz-Oxlade about her new book and saving tips. © 2012.

Lenore Skanazy, famous for ‘free-range children’ drops by to chat with John Moore about her new TV show, Bubble Wrap Kids. © 2012.

A tongue-and-cheek project for the holiday season at work: I produced a series of action figure-themed commercials for he core hosts. Watch them below!

John Tory the action figure takes on Middle Management Man. © 2011.

Jerry Agar the action figure takes on the Union Boss Man. © 2011.

Jim Richards the action figure defends the neighbourhood from the Crazy Conservative. © 2011.

John Moore the action figure pacifies the Taxman. © 2011.

Ryan Doyle and John Downs the action figures fight Evil Occupy Protesters. © 2011.

Audio production by NEWSTALK 1010’s Imaging Producer, Chris Kant. © 2011.

Ryan Doyle and John Downs take a ride in the Cash Cab with host Adam Growe, to answer the ultimate question: Who on the Friendly Fire is the smartest? With help from Andre Proulx. Cash Cab is a Registered Trademark of Discovery Channel Canada. Video shooting and editing by Andrew Dunlop. © 2011

Friendly Fire with Ryan Doyle and John Downs, weekdays from 7pm-10pm on NEWSTALK 1010. This was a quick introduction featurette I shot with Ryan and John the other night. Scripted by John. © 2011.

After 13 months of writing I’ve finally completed the first draft of my horror screenplay “Dead Night”! It wasn’t exactly a year of hard writing: the time frame is more a result of a busy 2011 with work and other film projects.

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The story follows Marika, a young woman and her ex-boyfriend, Toby, as they travel immense distances to avoid an apocalyptic nightmare overrun by flesh-eating corpses and ravenous cannibals.

It sounds a lot like a zombie story though I was attempting to avoid that cliché; except while explaining the premise, as it’s much easier to just say, “I’m writing a zombie script” rather than “I’m writing a script about romantic redemption that just so happens to take place during social collapse and an outbreak of odd eating habits.”

Does getting bitten turn you? Or exposure to some kind of radiation? I’m not sure and I’ve done a good job at keeping that and any speculation whatsoever entirely out of the script. Inexplicable behaviour and events, that are not too outrageous, are often more frightening than circumstances or situations the audience/reader can deduce on their own.

It also takes place in the dark — that’s right — no sun for nearly a year. Dead Night.

Jim Richards moderates a debate on-air between Brendan Caldwell, CEO of Caldwell Investment Management Ltd. and protestor and Marxist Farshad Azadian, on the eve of Occupy Toronto. © 2011.

Jim Richards interviews Dennis Rodman, former NBA Player, via remote. With video assistance from Paul Gatt. Note: The echo or reverb when Jim is speaking is caused by an audio feedback on Rodman’s end of the connection as Jim’s audio was queued by cellphone. © 2011.

September 7 - October 6 was extremely busy at work with the onslaught of the provincial election. Liberals won. Conservatives cried. I finally got some sleep.

For work I constructed a microsite that you can see here. While the microsite uses and manipulates already-available styling on Newstalk1010.com, it looks much more slick.

I also built an electoral district map that allows you to expand/collapse voting regions:

I was pretty satisfied with the look of the microsite and hope to use some elements in a re-skinning of Newstalk1010.com.