{"id":8079,"title":"John Weiksnar","kind":"bio","url":"https://www.videohistoryproject.org/john-weiksnar","version":"81dfcadb2077dd2359a81b96ed222358eaeb4aa9c7747542aeb08edd8593aaf8","modified":"2011-06-18T00:01:09+00:00","credits":[],"authorKeys":[],"subjects":["bio"],"metadata":[{"label":"First name","value":"John","url":null},{"label":"Last name","value":"Weiksnar","url":null}],"citations":{"page":"\u0022John Weiksnar.\u0022 Video History Project, Experimental Television Center, 2011. https://www.videohistoryproject.org/john-weiksnar.","publication":null,"risUrl":"https://www.videohistoryproject.org/citation/8079.ris"},"links":[],"sections":[{"name":"body","source":"VHP record body","generated":false,"characters":1346},{"name":"summary","source":"existing VHP generated summary","generated":true,"characters":522}],"content":{"section":"body","source":"VHP record body","generated":false,"text":"John P. Weiksnar (b. 1966, Buffalo) has been producing documentary and short-form independent videos since 1989 and completely online, digitally since 1997. Works include: \u0022A WNY Wildlife Enigma: Procyon notor\u0022 (1996) a whimsical look at a legendary creature allegedly inhabiting the Onondaga Escarpment; \u0022Buffalo Jokers\u0022 (1997) the first documentary on local stand-up comedians, all three nationally acclaimed, and their home life after settling in WNY; and \u0022TRAZOW :: math \u003E metal \u003E moir\u00E9\u0022 (2003) showcasing the cooperation among thinkers, artisans, and local businesses that made an Art on Wheels kinetic sculpture a reality. His present work, \u0022HEAVE HO - an over-the-top arcaneology of the Niagara Gorge,\u0022 upends convention with a clich\u00E9-free peek at what else has managed to land below the brink. Beyond barrels, bridges and bodies, the documentary reaches 21st-C. audiences via a survey of the gorge carpet with a direct, aesthetic richness. It\u0027s a special access, widescreen take on what remains a largely overlooked stretch of terrain due north of the American Falls. Artifacts range in size from shirt pins to a thousand tons . . . with the quirkiest archaeology in between. The documentary consists of new, HD footage; original and computer enhanced images; rare, archival film footage; and live-action interviews, both on and off site.","offset":0,"nextOffset":null,"totalCharacters":1346,"complete":true},"rightsUrl":"https://www.videohistoryproject.org/terms-service"}