Livin' That Freelance Life!
Livin' That Freelance Life!
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 …
Last year I submitted an earlier version of “I’m Sorry I Love You” to a film festival for feedback.Today I got something back from them. #metoo #NowWhat #ImSorryILoveYou #WhiteRavenPicturesThank you, @reelheartfilmfestival !❤️
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 …
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 …
I have watched other production managers who approached this role as strictly a ‘bean counter’ and hard line disciplinarian of cast and crew. I have studied management styles in various industries for years and been in that leadership role periodically. Currently, I am at work …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …