Goo - Gui - Gu

by Kelly McGregor

Watching the 'creative director' at Starbucks this morning I couldn't help but notice how the three espresso shots going into my triple-grande-nonfat-latte (the only way I can function before 8am) stuck together, until absolving into gooey goodness in a cup.

The Thursday evening class thus far has proved interesting, in particular learning how different people view the creative process, and observing how our different group personalities are going to mesh over our time working together. Being in a class setting at all is so different from the studio setting I am accustomed to working in, then add in my resistance to using digital design tools until production is under way and you have a formula that doesn't mesh well with the surrounding GUI users. But in the end collaboration is the key and we will all learn to work together to create a final piece we are each happy with.

The GRFF project is interesting. Last night I spent some time discussing with a friend why the GRFF marketing team would decide to portray a pseudo-glamazon image, and we both agreed it doesn't make sense for the theme of the festival. The KW/Cambridge affluent residents are increasingly involved in the local art scene, as evidenced by the sold-out plays I have been grovelling to get tickets to recently. The university student audience is increasingly aware of local and independent talent, as evidenced by my many friends and enemies who sell out show after show at the Starlight, Gig Theater or Boathouse - and the ever increasing resistance to corporate culture. Add in the festival leader's vision of a film festival "for the people" and it seems increasingly that he is, unfortunately, moving in the same direction as the TIFF team followed to get where they are today. So perhaps our GRFF project can take on a less Hollywood-oriented perspective, and grasp onto reality.

But I digress. Digesting a bottle of wine after class may not have been the best idea, but many GU-related jokes were made and are being followed up on with a GU-photoshoot this afternoon. Just to clear up the lack of information on the internet as to what this stuff actually looks like.