Tag: actor

  • Martin and the Crossroad’s Studios

    Sometimes a room or building has a special vibe or feel when you walk into it and this feeling comes to me whenever I walk into a music studio or TV studio.

    Shaw TV's Studio set for Martin at the Crossroads
    Studio set for Martin at the Crossroads

    The feel and smell of creativity? A tech meets art space? Or is it the ozone in the air from the equipment that calms and excites all at the same time?

    All I know is that this studio set made some magic for me while filming the bi-weekly instalments of Martin at the Crossroads. I also appreciate the staff and volunteers that worked the controls and cameras that help create the magic. Without them, it is just a room with a lot of very expensive toys.

    I spent many years in studios like this for both TV production of my shows and in recording studios to voice what I can best remember of as hundreds of times. Some major studios, some eked out in what seemed to be a bedroom closet.

    garden studio
    garden studio

    The summer studio for my show was a treat. The swimming pool that never got swam in but lent its reflection to the warmth and feel of The Crossroads with Martin Anthony. Guests were always most comfortable sitting under the mulberry trees as the sun slowly set in the west during the one-hour program. On one occasion, a huge mulberry dropped on my guest. The guest picked it up from his lap, looked at it for a moment, and then popped it into his mouth. Mulberry memories for sure!

    All in all, they were quite memorable moments for the task that a studio brings to the art at hand. To share words, images and ideas with the world.

    – Martin Anthony

  • A story began just as access was ending

    A story began just as access was ending

    A story began just as access was ending and I did not know it was coming. At the time I was happy when I had the chance to do my show on Shaw Access. I got 12* episodes in before it ended. SHAW did a major shake-up in their access channels and it pretty much ended then. This video was the introduction for the show. As usual, non scripted, raw and… just me. Within the first few days it had over 1,200 views on Facebook:
    https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1366301660149263

    Although the show ended as did the way ShawTV produced its access channel, I have for you a link to my shows on SHAW’s YouTube Channel:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99wv5IWWmC0&list=PL20EhecUEwZt4d4AMawamgfIL8RxGbwuU

  • Episode 10 – Film and Soul

    Episode 10 is where film and soul meet.

    The first part of the show is about the Campbell River film industry and how the North Island College program is preparing the region. The second part of the episode is an interview with singer Dawn Pemberton.

  • Episode 9 – Ballet Victoria

    Episode 9 – Ballet Victoria

    Well the show is here! Dracula as performed by Ballet Victoria.

    The show is on air on air this week on ShawTV Channel 4 on the North Island. No worries though if you are not a Shaw subscriber or are not in the region, I have posted the show here for your viewing!

  • Episode 8 – New Year Take Out 2018

    Episode 8 New Year Take Out 2018

    Well… 2018 is well underway, no turning back. But how do we make it through the busy day? Take out of course! In the Comox Valley, there are some daily rituals and they have to be followed in order, or do they? The show is on air this week on ShawTV Channel 4 in the North Vancouver Island region. It can also be found right here!

    I made sure that I was in ‘character’ by having a just woke up look with my hair. Seriously, we make every effort to get the realism happening here at ‘the crossroads’! So take out something for yourself! 😉

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