That's right, the original tribute to Canada 150, Dominion Day, is -finally- back up on YouTube in the ProCan archive channel!
Thanks so much for your patience, I had a lot going on with grad school and moving and retrieving the files and sitting down to put subtitles back on (they may not be synced properly when this posts, but I will go back and fix them as needed when I am able). Enjoy!
It’s midnight in Newfoundland, so get your first look at the Complete Dominion Day Episode now! This will be reblogged again tomorrow morning for everyone else in the eastern half of Canada who went to bed at a reasonable time ;)
After 2-3 years of hard work, we are proud to present our Canada 150 Confederation Drama! Thank you so much to our cast, crew, fan artists, and all of you.
Dominion Day, renamed Canada Day in 1982, is the celebration of the day Canada officially became a country. Confederation was only one piece in the history of this country and was by no means its only "beginning". In Canada, we celebrate Confederation in a similar sense as American Independence Day on the fourth of July, though we did not gain 'complete' independence from Britain until the 20th century. Even today, the Queen remains our sovereign and we continue to exist as a constitutional monarchy under the British crown.
Confederation was an agreement between four provinces to unite into one nation, and to encourage the addition of more provinces. Every province and territory that exists today joined Confederation at certain points in their history from 1867 to 1999, and were often compelled out of desperation, grand promises, or opportunistic purchases of land. This is the story of how it began, the problems it arose out of, and foreshadows some of the problems it would create.
For many, the 150th remains a day of celebration, a milestone, some of its problems long since forgotten or solved. For others, the 150th is a reminder of deep systemic problems that remain unsolved and unaddressed that particularly erases the histories of indigenous peoples and other groups. However you choose to observe or not observe Canada Day this year, we hope you enjoy the product of all of our hard work on this mini-drama.
Special thanks to Hidekaz Himaruya and ctcsherry for the use of their characters and concepts.
The Dominion Day Episode is FINALLY finished. I had it all uploaded earlier today and was halfway through subtitling when I discovered... ONE line was missing and I had to re-edit and save and upload the whole thing all over again! The subtitles are done and hopefully the file i saved from the first upload will work alright on the final once it has finished uploading (again).
I tried to get as many of the suggested edits in as I could- there’s still issues with panning and volume I was not able to fix due to time and the fact I have other responsibilities I actually get paid for, but I’m extremely proud of all the hard work everyone put in and excited to FINALLY see this come to fruition after like 2-3 years.
So hold onto your hats, guys, hope to see your lovely comments on and after Canada Day. :) It was a great ride and I will miss being your faithful administrator.
I just wanted to share this for fun because I thought it was really cute. When I was drawing the art for the dominion episode, it was Mother's Day and my grandma payed us a visit. She saw my drawings and thought Ontario was "cute". She liked it so much I sent it to her. We invited her over for supper today and I noticed that she had my art as her background pic! I was really happy ^^
Awww, that’s adorable :’D Thanks for sharing~ Your grandma has great taste!!
Hey everyone! This is your absolute final reminder that if you are planning on getting your fan art submissions in for the Dominion Day End Credits, please submit them here or by email to [email protected] by Midnight Pacific Time TONIGHT! Late submissions will not be accepted. Please include the name you would like to be credited by.