BODY CAMS FOR FREMANTLE TARGET STAFF
Times must be pretty bad in Fremantle when retail staff are forced to start wearing body cameras to protect them from abusive and violent behaviour. Such is the case at TARGET in Fremantle, where a sign at the door alerts customers that they might be filmed while shopping.
There has been community concerns about some large shops using facial recognition technology, but that does not appear to be the case here.
Respect and support our traders, or we’ll end up with more shops closing!
Roel Loopers
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VERY FREO URBAN SPORT
When I came home to Arundel Court I saw these young men playing soccer on the roof of the carpark. They were doing a video, so I thought this is a nice street photo of urban Freo.
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VISIT FREO NONSENSE AN EMBARRASSMENT!
More nonsense this morning on Facebook from the This is Fremantle VISIT FREMANTLE marketing people.
“Start your journey in the West End, then stroll to the Fishing Boat Harbour for fresh seafood restaurants, buzzing cafes & an internationally acclaimed brewery”
But the footage of the video that comes with the text has nothing about the Fishing Boat Harbour. It actually starts at Gesha cafe, which is in the East End of Fremantle. There are also no pictures of the historic High Street, or anything I could detect as being in the West End.
Who is producing this shit? Someone in Singapore who has never been to Fremantle? It’s embarrassing!
Roel Loopers
SUICIDE ART IS NOT FOR CHILDREN
The Fremantle Arts Centre acted swiftly on a complaint by the Liberal Member for Tangney Ben Morton and has put an attendent in front of the controversial suicide exhibit he wrote about in the West Australian today.
There were already signs warning that the video created by artist Roxby Smith is not suitable for children, and barriers now make visitors even more aware that part of the show is challenging.
I commented about this when I reviewed the entire new shows at the FAC a couple of weeks ago.
While I believe art should be challenging instead of being mere decorative, I personally find the suicide video, where an animation of a woman shoots herself in the head multiple times in different street locations, tasteless and not at all helpful to having a serious discussion about mental health and all the reasons why people feel they have no option but to take their own life.
I reluctantly show some screen shots of the video so that those who can’t get to the FAC know what I am talking about.
This is definitely not a video children should be viewing so keep them away from it!
Roel Loopers
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SHOW YOUR LOVE FOR FREO VIDEO PRIZE
The City of Fremantle is calling on budding film makers, storytellers and lovers of all things Freo to share their unique ‘Fremantle story’ in a short video for a chance to share in a $7,000 prize pool.
Fremantle Mayor Brad Pettitt said the competition, run online through the City’s Fremantle story website (www.fremantlestory.com.au), was a way to showcase the many different aspects of Freo through the eyes of locals, visitors and anyone else with an interest and passion for Freo.
“Freo represents many different things to so many people so I’m really looking forward to seeing some quality entries, unique perspectives and perhaps a bit of humour,” said Mayor Pettitt.
“Freo has always had a lot to offer but the current transformation is really exciting and many people would be surprised at just how many new and different things the port city has to offer. I’m sure the videos will capture and highlight some of these hidden gems as well as the favourites we all know and love.”
There are two chances to win, people’s choice and the major prize. The winners of each category will take home $2,250 cash and five $250 vouchers to spend at each of Fremantle Markets, National Hotel Fremantle, MANY 6160, Fishing Boat Harbour Trader Group and Bathers Beach House
The people’s choice award will be selected by a tally of likes and comments on the #MyFreoStory videos and the major prize for most creative and original storytelling will be selected by a panel of City of Fremantle judges.
#MyFreoStory video launch
To launch the competition Fremantle story has released its own short film, featuring aspiring film maker and hometown hero ‘Dusty’. The epic port city video features Dusty’s favourite places in Freo as well as details about the competition.
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About the #MyFreoStory competition
1. Shoot a 30-90 second story that is unique to Fremantle using any camera, in any film genre or style.
2. Upload your video masterpiece before 18 April on fremantlestory.com.au/myfreostory.
3. Vote for your favourite #MyFreoStory video by liking, commenting and sharing on Fremantle story YouTube channel.
For full details, terms and conditions visit http://www.fremantlestory.com.au/MyFreoStory
Competition closes 5.00 pm 18 April 2016
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FASCINATING MUSIC ART SHOW AT FREMANTLE ARTS CENTRE
There is a very interesting musical art exhibition by Ragnar Kjartannson at the Fremantle Arts Centre that is well worth seeing. It is probably not for impatient or cynical people as it is slow, a bit irreverent, surreal and quirky. The show is part of the Perth International Arts Festival and another part of the show is shown at the John Curtin Art Gallery at Curtin University.
The big gallery shows large screens with the massive snowy landscape of the Rocky Mountains and people playing instruments in different locations. But they are playing together and it is a fascinating experience.
Another gallery shows a video of three young women singing on a round bed. They are like Sirens or Mermaids. The wide angle camera just drives around them as they perform, also showing the interior of the Carnegy Museum of Pittsburg. Very intriguing!
And for me it was meditation time at the third gallery where a large screen shows a split image. My first impressions was that it was a mirror image until I realised they are two different videos of a location under a bridge. It is very very slow, and hence relaxing and one could sit in that dark gallery for hours.
This is a very different show and for an acquired taste only, but I highly recommend it!
Roel Loopers
DOES SKIN COLOUR MATTER ART SHOW
Fremantle artist Tania Ferrier in collaboration with Laura Mitchell, Leslie Morgan and others, like Freo photographer James Kerr, is showing TALKBACK at the Heathcote Museum&Gallery in Applecross from August 23 to September 21.
“TALK BACK” is the video collage central to the exhibition featuring the interview of 33 Australians and 33 Americans talking about history, the present and aspiration.
The artists and participants aim is to open up dialogue on the subject of race,integrating ideas around blackness, whiteness, identity, belonging and looking at generational change in these views.
A residency concurrent to the exhibition at Heathcote invites viewers to participate in a response through video interview and contribution to the text based and light box works that guide the viewer through the gallery.
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FREMANTLE WIND FARM PUSHES ON
The people behind the proposed Fremantle Wind farm are tenacious and not willing to give up, although Fremantle Ports has rejected the idea of a wind farm at Rouse Head and the North Mole.
Want to know what it’s all about? Come to the launch of the very short video, created with the help of crowd funding, at the Maritime Museum on Saturday July 26 from 2.30 to 4.30 pm. It’s free!
Roel Loopers
FOOTY YOURSELF IN FREMANTLE
This is a great three-minute video on people watching the Fremantle Dockers grand final on the big screens on the Cappuccino Strip. You might see yourself there! CLICK HERE.
It was filmed and edited by Dorian Gray and Lauren Beldi and the soundtrack music is Viva la Vida by Coldplay
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