Chris1989

2 hours ago, Normand Hamel said:

Yeah, it makes them pull their hairs!

😂

I love taking visitors to Marché Jean-Talon, they always get completely overwhelmed and never know where to start.

Marché Jean-Talon never fails to impress people from out of town 😁

Thanks everyone!

Obviously tourists love Vieux-Montréal but I think the Plateau is the neighbourhood that surprises them the most. Spent a year collecting footage for this one enjoy!

Looks great! Will it be green glass?

11 minutes ago, Normand Hamel said:

Very interesting video @Chris1989 but as is often the case with your work the background music is a little too loud and somewhat covers the narration. The consequence is that my poor brain is struggling at times to process the two simultaneously.😳

Damn that's disappointing.. some of the dialogue is from decades old recordings and Zoom calls so there's fluttering noises that I can't fix, but everyone who was shown the video before release said they were able to understand so I'm perplexed 😕  let me know if it continues, and also try listening through different methods (earphones for example). On iPhone, I've noticed the music is barely heard and the voices come through almost too loud. 

With Halloween fast approaching, it felt appropriate to make a video about Harry Houdini and his little-known connection to Montreal

One spot tourists can't seem to avoid is Tommy Café, it has such a reputation for being the best place to take pictures and with so much footage available, I made a quick little video

This one was a lot of fun to edit.. the love/hate thing people have for it is fascinating. Where do you fall on it? 

11 hours ago, FrodoMTL said:

Salut! First post here. Been following this thread for a few months now. I just stumbled across this Facebook post, showing possibly the first Alstom Metropolis leaving its NY plant enroute to Montreal 😀

Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10216268740345384&set=gm.3610275542350579

 

 

I'm not religious at all, but it remains a spectacular structure that Montrealers should know more about (I also included someone who got to visit the top of the dome and show what the renovations will add to the building)

I'd always wanted to make an epic video about this amazing Montreal landmark:

Seeing as though 2020 has axed large gatherings altogether, a reminder of what going to a concert in Montreal is like:

It's amazing how many Ontarians know about it and always make a stop when they're in Montreal. They fill up jugs to bring home with them, similarly to how to pack their trunks with bagels and smoked meat 😂

Love it or hate it? Based on a Gibeau family recipe from the 1920s, the Orange Julep has become an iconic Montreal landmark, serving their trademark drink since 1932.

Some tourists explore the Botanical Gardens for the first time.

Fun fact: the Chinese Garden is the largest outside of China

One of my favourite spots in the city, editing this video was absolute torture, I have such a craving now.

Didn't they put out a press release saying this was supposed to begin in January 2020, then was delayed to March and finally June of course because of COVID? And now they're announcing they're starting demolition September 2020? I can't see how this project is going to open as they predict anymore...

18 hours ago, steve_36 said:

Amazing video. And great timing as we needed that after several weeks of Montreal bashing by......montrealers !  We needed to see people admiring our architecture, our resilience, our winter and part of our way of life. And for  a moment, Montreal seemed more beautiful in the winter than in the summer !

The best line in this clip: A guy, at 9:52, saying ''It made me think about my own attitude towards winter and how as we get older, we just complain a lot''. So true !

Great work.

Thank you so much! Surprisingly, based on the comments I'm seeing, the video seems to have made people want to visit during winter rather than scaring them away lol

Based on suggestions from others, I will post and group all the videos I create in this topic.

I wanted to make unique videos that showcase the city through authentic experiences captured by visitors for two reasons: to make Montrealers realize how special their city is (and to go out and discover it themselves) but also to attract new visitors who may have never considered visiting Montreal before.

If you like what you see, please share it with friends and on social media!

Here is my newest, visiting Eva B on Saint-Laurent: