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SAN FRANCISCO -- If you haven't noticed, CubbyVision, the Cubby Creatures' cable
access
show, has received a face-lift, so to speak. The show, which airs on channel
29
every third Saturday of the month, used to be hosted by San Francisco native
Huck Forest, the premiere practitioner of Lo Chang, a "martial art" he
developed which consists of only one move: the Fist of Fire. The new format
of the show now includes no host, no reference to Huck Forest, consists
solely of independently produced clips by local film and video makers, is
referred to as CLIPSHOW, and is compiled, produced and edited by Cubby
Creators Becky Haycox and Jake Torrens. Why the change to the new format? CLIPSHOW coproducer Becky Haycox says "CLIPSHOW began as a stop-gap measure to keep our cable time slot." Apparently the greater Cubby collective was having problems producing the show and, sources say, there was even a meeting to discuss if they should discontinue the show. When asked why they were thinking about discontinuing the show, Cubby Creature bassist Brian Weaver replied, "Well, it was just taking a lot of time and none of us really knew what we were doing and we didn't really have any equipment to film and edit." According to Haycox, CLIPSHOW has "generated some interest" in the local filmmaker community, and therefore they have continued with the new format. Haycox reports, "Filmmakers have been amazingly supportive," and, "A lot of my maker friends are glad to have an 'automatic venue'." As far as what has happened to Huck Forest, Haycox says that he "...Was experiencing an identity crisis...and last we saw him he was entering into a dysfunctional relationship with Max Shiller." Shiller is a Cubby friend and director of the experimental video project "Waiting for Goodman," the first part of which had its Pacific Rim debut on CubbyVision's second episode. As far as the future of CubbyVision goes, Weaver revealed that he's "...Pretty open to whatever. For now, though, it seems we'll just be sticking with the CLIPSHOW format." Regarding the future of this preferred format, Haycox says, "Hopefully we can expand the format by creating theme shows and/or challenging makers to create original work with a specific focus." |