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St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
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Some shoots are unique. This was our "crew bus" and hotel as we sailed from
island to island filming.
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Shooting a tourism film can have it's hardships. Sometimes we didn't
have time to stop for a Rum and Coke! |
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| The camera gear ready for a day's shooting.
We shipped all the gear down by Fedex. Expensive but assured. |
Frankly, some clients are just easier to work for than others.
Krista was a slave driver. |
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| Brett was worried I might slip off the
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Krista, Wes and his Arri 16SR. Yes, we shot FILM |
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| Chatting with the pilot as we get ready to
shoot aerials. |
Wes didn't even take his fedora along ! |
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Christmas in Wonderland
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Panavision Genesis - a digital version of a Panaflex |
Rigging up the camera car ready for a tow
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| A scaffold was needed to get the crane high
enough to look down on a chase scene above the water park |
The crane also came in handy shooting the
final sequence of the movie on Europa Boulevard |
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The Backgrounder |
Joelle -
Music Video |
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| Wes and Crystal Kadatz in Banff, while
shooting around the province with Harley Hay. Good times. |
Joelle sits on a painters backdrop,
surrounded by frames that will have images put in them in post. |
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Not So Cruel Today
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| The set, designed and built by
Bretta
Gerecke, was constructed of paper machete, and back-lit by Wes |
Even the wardrobe was made of paper. |
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Cat's Cradle
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| Wes and Cara Albo performing on stage at
the Dow Centre in Ft. Saskatchewan |
Julie Phillips was both the B-camera
assistant and played the dead wife. Double dipping the hard way. |
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Caution: May
Contain Nuts |
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| Parody is the name of the game, in this
case it's Indiana Jones. Remember the boulder in the tunnel? |
The amazing Sheldon Elter played Indiana
Jones, in search of the prize that comes with his coffee. |
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| Setting up a night scene for "Drinking and
Driving" |
Wes, Ostop Toreshenko, Terry Simms and
Prudence Olenik all worked with Joe Flaherty on SCTV |
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Making an outdoor Indian market on the third floor of the Mercer Building.
James Higuchi as Ghandi. |
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Interior for night exterior - war zone. Is Brett wearing hearing
protection to block out Crystal? |
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Dana Andersen as a Nazi creep. |
Matt Alden Dykes as Ronald McDonald |
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The Island |
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Trevor Anderson wrote and starred in this short film that is making a
splash at festivals around the world. We shot on Cold Lake, and then
Kim Clegg animated a tropical island around him as he walks. |
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The Force |
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| Leslie Nielsen was host. We shot him green
screen with the Red camera and then built a virtual set. |
True stories of the RCMP. In this
case, it's about an officer who gets killed after stopping a truck. |
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| Wes works with director Ken Jubenvill to set a
shot |
Detectives scour the scene the next
morning. Real Cops. |
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| Wes films the bad guys view of the police
dog attack. |
The take down. We used a real swat team for
this. |
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When Calls
the Heart |
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Making it rain with water towers - on a rainy day! John Spooner
loved getting soaked. |
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| Wes with a Panaflex in the school house. |
No it isn't real sun coming through those
windows. |
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The Kois |
A
Gun, a Cigar and a Bottle of Scotch |
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| David Bates jumps up on stage with the all
girl band. |
Wes as a classic silhouette |
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Freezer Burn |
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Wes with the Panavision Genesis camera |
Wes proving he is still strong
enough to hand-hold. Hey Dean, is that a battery in your hand?
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You'll understand when you see the movie |
Dan Powers took these pictures.
Thanks Dan. |
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Looking Glass |
Catching the Chameleon |
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Wes being cool again. |
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