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FauxPop begins work on `Power of Grayskull'
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Ready to roll
Crowd -sourcing on the Kickstarter website has already
begun for the next FauxPop project, which will focus on He -
Man, She -Ra and their cultural impact on the world. This is
the second "Definitive History" film that FauxPop has taken
on. (Courtesy photo)
By Denny Scott
The Citizen
FauxPop Media, a collaborative
production company based in
Goderich, is starting its newest
project, Power of Grayskull: The
Definitive History of He -Man and
the Masters of the Universe.
The production company,
alongside filmmaker Robert
McCallum, is crowd -sourcing this
project through the Kickstarter
website. The movie is the second in
the company's "Definitive History"
line after Turtle Power: The
Definitive History of The Ninja
Turtles was released two years ago.
A Kickstarter campaign launched
on Tuesday and, as of print time, had
already found 37 backers and raised
more than 10 per cent of its $25,000
goal.
The film will look at the history of
He -Man and She -Ra (the two
protagonists from the two television
shows in the He -Man universe), their
universe and the impact the shows
and related merchandise had on the
world.
FauxPop's roster includes Randall
Lobb of Goderich and Matt Hussey,
originally from the Belgrave area.
McCallum, who recently released
his own film, Nintendo Quest, has
dozens of credits to his name for
other projects. He says he is excited
to be a part of the He -Man project,
stating he has a rich history with
He -Man and She -Ra as they
helped him to find his identify as a
child.
"Spider -Man gets a lot of credit for
[the saying] with great power, comes
great responsibility," McCallum said
in an interview with The Citizen,
"but He -Man taught me the ability to
control and the need for restraint
with any kind of power... As
someone with a slightly tumultuous
childhood, having a hero say, `I have
the power' over and over, it became
an empowering mantra that gave me
hope during the toughest times."
Conference planning continues
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"The lunches are great... Keith is this
wise, community -building
extraordinary individual so it's great
to talk with him and we share so
much."
During one of those lunches,
Smith said that Roulston coined the
term `Rural talking to Rural' when
talking about how isolated rural
communities are in term of looking
for solutions to common problems.
Being able to communicate with
each other and share those
experiences formed the backbone of
the event, according to Smith.
"R2R is interesting in a number of
ways because it will showcase
initiatives that we aren't aware of,"
he said. "It will inspire people to
network and talk with each other and
share solutions to problems that
people may have not even faced yet."
In short order, a committee
comprised of a cross-section of the
region was struck, according to
Smith.
The committee includes Huron
Business Development Corporation
economic development manager
Paul Nichol, Huron County Cultural
Development Officer Rick
Sickinger, Feast for Good owner
Amy Zoethout, Blyth Business
Improvement Area (BIA) Chair Rick
Elliott, North Huron Economic
Development Officer Connie
Goodall and Wayne Caldwell and Al
Lauzon of the University of Guelph.
Heather Mair, an associate
professor with the University of
Waterloo who studies tourism has
also recently started working with
the group, Smith said. Also on the
committee was late Blyth Legion
member Andy Lubbers.
"The creation of the committee
and the people involved has been a
very organic process," Smith said.
"A rock hit the water during that
lunch with Keith and the ripples
have gone from there."
Smith said that what started as an
idea at lunch has grown to include
the county, North Huron Township
and local service clubs, but that it
has also gone on to another level,
especially with the inclusion of
Lauzon and Mair.
Lauzon, who worked on the State
of Rural Canada 2015, is bringing a
national rural lens to the work being
tackled by the committee.
"That has really opened us up to a
national stage," Smith said. "It's
allowed for some great networking
opportunities."
One such networking opportunity
is Smith connecting with Bojan
Furst, Manager of Knowledge
Mobilization for Memorial
University.
"He created Yaffle, a special
program for Memorial University of
Newfoundland," Smith explained.
Yaffle takes questions and,
through the software and
connections of those behind it,
connects experts in their fields
through the university who will be
able to answer those questions.
Smith said the questions aren't
limited to academia, pointing out a
project that could have had
repercussions on major fishing
operations that was averted thanks to
a question that was asked by a
fisherman through the program.
"That kind of connecting, of
taking a question or a problem or an
opportunity and matching it with
people who will be able to answer it
or come up with a solution is what
R2R is about," Smith said, adding
that he wants to connect delegates in
the months before the event so they
come to the conference ready to
discuss issues with each other
through the aforementioned panels
and discussion events.
For more information about R2R,
visit www.ruralcreativity.org
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Lobb said that, like his other
projects, the show's impact on pop
culture is what drove him to be
involved with it. He also said that
Huron County native Isaac Elliott -
Fisher, the cinematographer and
third partner in the "Definitive
History" film series, was a long-time
fan of He -Man, adding more drive to
the project.
Both Lobb and McCallum say that
FauxPop's new space in Goderich at
the former East Street Station is a
great place to work as it housed the
shooting and production of the
trailer for the Kickstarter campaign
which stars Huron East Councillor
Nathan Marshall's son Cohen.
Lobb said that hardly any casting
was necessary as Cohen fit the bill
for the trailer perfectly.
McCallum said that Nathan and
his wife's love of He -Man and She -
Ra was great to have on -set. He also
said that Cohen brought "a bit of an
X -factor" that made the trailer work
well.
Both FauxPop and McCallum
have other projects in the works
alongside the Kickstarter campaign.
Lobb's future projects might
includes "any pop culture franchise
that people like", however
specifically projects involving
Conan the Barbarian, the video game
Shenmue and William Stout are in
the works.
McCallum is currently working on
Missing Mom, a documentary about
his journey, along with his brother, to
find their mother after being
estranged for 25 years.
For more information on the
project or to help fund it, visit
www.kickstarter.com/projects/defini
tivefilms/power-of-grayskull
Getting the right flavour
Some like it hot, some prefer honey garlic. Whatever you
like on your wings, the Belgrave Kinsmen are happy to help
out, providing a wide range of flavour sauces during their
wing nights. On Friday, the group hosted a wing night at the
Belgrave Community Centre. Shown dressing their wings
are Paige (front), Devyn (hidden) and Miranda Willie. (Denny
Scott photo)
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