In addition to other scenes, most of the opening sequence was shot today. A lot of the actors were involved so the old adage of “hurry up and wait” applied as they waited for the dolly shot to be set up. Tennyson D’Onofrio (Son) had a tennis ball to toss around. He participated in the…
DetailsDay 1 of shooting! The Art Department headed by Joelle Lawton arrived at our depot location at 7:00 am, the crew and some of the actors arrived at 8:00 am, and all but a few of the remaining actors arrived at 9:00 am. We wrapped up shooting at 10:30 pm – a long first day,…
DetailsSince a bus plays a critical role in our short film, it was almost the first thing that Scott (director) and Dave (producer) lined up when they arrived in Grande Prairie on June 25th. Not only did they find one that we’d be able to use for the week of shooting, but it wasn’t going…
DetailsDay 1 was all about expecting the unexpected. The schedule had shown Day 1 would be spent in a second-floor classroom learning camera and gear. Then the guys decided it made more sense to take the interns out to the gear than haul the gear up to the classroom. While dressed for an air-conditioned classroom,…
DetailsDirector Scott Belyea and Producer Dave Rice from Vancouver have been here for 2 weeks prepping for it. Michael Bourree has been working with them finding locations. The other guys from Vancouver – Scooter Corkle, Blair Dykes, Matt Reed, and Ryan Skeete – arrived today along with a 5-ton truck full of gear. We have a fantastic…
DetailsEvery June I go to Toronto for the Worldwide Short Film Festival to pick films for next year’s fest, but this year’s trip was extra special because Scott Belyea and Scooter Corkle were there with their film Children of the Dark which screened in the The Night Shift program Saturday at 11:30 pm. It was…
DetailsScott Belyea, Scooter Corkle, and Michael Bourree have done an amazing job again this year leading the Youth Filmmaking Challenge workshops which showcase the filmmaking talents of the junior high and high school students who participated. In only 2½ days, they created these films which we premiered in the Best of the Fest film package.…
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Shoot for Reel is a 2-week filmmaking internship training program that we’re offering July 9-20 in collaboration with Grande Prairie Regional College. Ten interns will assist in the shooting and editing of a short film under the direction of award-winning Vancouver filmmaker Scott Belyea who grew up in Grande Prairie. The interns will learn how…
DetailsThe best way to get a sense of what a film is like is by watching the trailer. While almost all feature films have a trailer, most short films don’t, but the following shorts in our program do, so here they are in alphabetical order. As can be seen, there is a wide variety in…
DetailsFor a pdf of our 56-page program, click here. For a printable pdf of our schedule, click here.