documentary feature
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SALVAGE
salvage documentary – One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. These words could not be more true in the latest film by Amy C. Elliott Salvage. This documentary delves deep into the many sides and stories of the local dump in Yellowknife Canada, capital of the Northwest Territories.
The town dump is the city’s most popular and notorious man made attraction, mined by a colorful community of thrifty locals. While some folks classify themselves as “fair-weather dumpers” others are tenacious enough to actually make a living “prospecting” the dump. Some even find food, heat sources and a nice new jacket!
Salvage SXSW Premiere
The dump is a treasure trove of odds and ends. Filled with discarded objects of the original owners are now up for grabs. First come, first served. Salvage was produced over a ten year period and shot by the director. The film is edited by Sabrina Zanella-Foresi a veteran of many PBS American Experience, Independent Lens and Frontline titles. Once the editing stage was completed Amy enlisted the services of Coll Anderson of C.A. Sound in Bearsville. Wanting to keep the finishing stage local Anderson contacted Chad Smith at Massive Clouds in Kingston to work on color correction. “I have worked on a number of projects with Coll and it’s a good fit” says Smith. “Since we are close by it makes it convenient for all of us to collaborate”. We were all very excited that during the finishing stages Amy found out she had gotten into SXSW. The film has its world premiere on Friday March 8 2019 in Austin TX
Color correction for documentary film is always a challenge. However the rewards can look really great. All color correction done with DaVinci Resolve and the video archival remastering done here at Massive Clouds.
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