| Behind the
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Santa's Slay |
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Wes "Long Lens" Doyle prepares to shoot some explosions, while the
chopper with a belly-mount camera hovers overhead.
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"Wrong-way" Wes is set for the skidoo chase. |
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| Two cameras setup on a camera car, ready to
shoot the chase scene. |
We had to truck in hundreds of loads of snow to make Wetaskiwin ready for
this chase. |
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Into the West |
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Camera Tree ready for a herd of 2000 buffalo to come stampeding past. |
Not all high angles are from a chopper.
This is called a ladder-pod. |
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| Wes settling into the chopper, ready to get
shots for the opening title sequence and inserts of a medicine wheel. |
The Tyler middle mount has a big
counterweighted arm with gyros to stabilize the camera |
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Twelve days of Christmas Eve |
Into the West |
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| Wes was DP on this 2nd unit shoot which
involved a 16mm camera on the helmet of this skydiver. |
Damon Moreau was up on the crane to film
this burning house while Wes was filming safely on the ground. |
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more Into the West |
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| Derek Fyfe was first assistant cameraman on
this sequence where they find gold in the river. |
A tricky dolly shot to set up. |
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| Bouncing a 12,000 watt HMI in a 6x6
grifflon to make moonlight fill the farmyard |
The resulting moonlight was beautiful |
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The Brick |
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| Brett Manyluk running with his Steadicam
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Brett and Amanda setting up Wes's film
camera on his EZFX Jib |
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Christmas
Blessing |
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| Setting the dolly track for a long walk and
talk |
Wes and his assistant Donovan Fraser |
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| Neil Patrick Harris as Wes Doyle |
Wes Doyle as Neil Patrick Harris |
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Making it snow in July. Huge cotton baton sheets on the lawn were then
over sprayed with fake snow. |
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For The Love of a
Child |
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Making a 1950's Japanese typhoon in Edmonton involved lots of water towers
and wind machines.
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Looking Glass |
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| Wes works with director Harley Hay to set a
shot |
No it isn't a communicator, it's a
light meter. |
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Moondance
Alexander |
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Wes proving you can put a Panaflex on a Jimmy Jib, if you are
careful and experienced. |
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Hank Williams
First Nation |
(for the show opening) |
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Editor Bridget Durnford with director Aaron Sorensen |
Teniel
Whiskeyjack |
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The show's cast |
Sheldon
Elter, Gordon Tootoosis and
Teniel Whiskeyjack |
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The Brick |
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The wonders of green screen for The Brick Awards Show. Captain Jack
( marvelously portrayed by Mark Meer ) in studio and out to sea. |
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Nickelback |
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Wes filming on stage with Nickelback for their concert DVD - Nickelback
at Home |
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