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It’s early 2023 and the contract with the WGA and producers of film/tv expires in May. This, according to the word on the street, means an inevitable writers strike, along with the DGA and AFTRA. Of course, WGC writers, being in a sister union, will support strike action. Well then. …
We have been on a steep learning curve since August 2020, finding ways to continue filming safely during a pandemic. Working in both mainstream tv and independent film productions, we have been on the front lines keeping cast and crew safe at all stages of prepping and shooting projects. What …
Just as we began to approach our inaugural production season for WHITE RAVEN PICTURES, the film industry came to a grinding halt. Our production calendar is shifting in blocks of several weeks at a time, as we hit the pause button. With our first short film “I’m Sorry I Love …
It’s a new year and after jumping into the deep end working in Vancouver, I’m coming up for air. Briefly. I have all new ideas about the process of film making, building on the ones I was inspired by last year on independent productions and ‘mainstream’ union productions.This year, I …
The BC film industry is booming and not in small part due to its cluster of video effects and animation studios, like industry leader Image Engine. Recognized in the industry for its CGI creations—the organization was behind Game of Thrones dragon Drogon’s iconic attack on the loot train in the show’s latest season—Image …
Shading TV, film drama with green content can drive sustainability: producers, activists. Ian Loslo at Keep It Green Recycling, in Port Coquitlam, B.C., Sept. 20, 2018. DARRYL DYCK/THE GLOBE AND MAIL Kyle West is one of Hollywood’s biggest stars. He’s destined for a complicated relationship with a woman whose mission …
The BC film and tv industry is greening things up, and we don’t just mean using green screens! With the filmmaking industry growing the way it is in BC, production companies are meeting the challenge of working in more environmentally sustainable ways. The issues surrounding the greening of filmmaking, both …
It has been said that “teamwork makes the dream work” and in filmmaking I have experienced this to be more so than in other industries, in part because a production team is there to literally make someone’s creative dream come to life. Recently, I worked on an independent film set which …
Big excitement for a small town in BC, as Ladysmith plays host to film shoot for Paramount Pictures’ Sonic The Hedgehog! While many locals have been hired to help crew the shoot, others stand by in hopes of seeing their favourite A-list stars, Jim Carrey and James Marsden. The shoot …
Vancouver Island has its own film studio! Great tax incentives, trained crew, and now our own studio, Vancouver Island is fast becoming a valuable contributor to the film industry in BC. Learn more about Vancouver Island Film Studio.