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Wednesday, May 16, 2012 Caledonia Courier
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Featuring the spirit of the local people Silver screen creations near completion Ruth Lloyd Caledonia Courier
scrap the idea, they ended up completing the project and still have a film nearly seven minTeacher Andy Sundahl’s Visual Meutes in length. dia Arts and Tech students are nearing the Fort St. James Midget Stars day of their big premier. 2011/12 (title in progress) The Fort St. James Secondary School By Mathew Deveau and Justin students have been working on short Sanghera films exploring the general theme of “My The pair of hockey enthusiFort St. James” and on May 25, they will asts created an action-packed be showing their work at a gala premier at film showing some of their last the high school. season of hockey. Eleven different production groups The pair were two memare putting the final edits and finishing bers of the Midget Stars hockey touches on their films, some struggling team, which this past season, to cut down all the lengthy footage they made it all the way to the prohad gathered in the previous weeks. vincial championship game in The film projects were initiated Nakusup. through discussions on tourism awareComplete with all the hockness ideas for the community. ey glory of bad hair and pickup Consultant Joanne Malo has been trucks, bad language and closehelping Sundahl to guide the class ups from ice level, the film is through the process, with her extensive a brief insight into the world of background in both film and television, midget-level hockey. and many of the students are now not far My Fort St. James (working away from the final product. title) The Courier previewed two of the By Rahneisha French and student films last week, and will continKaylee MacDonald of Nerd ue to preview the films next week, lead- Clockwise from top left: Josh den Engelsen (right) and Randal Stark, Justin Sanghera (left) and Mathew Herd Productions ing up to the premier on Friday, May 25Deveau, Paige Vezina (left) and Celina Rahko, and Kaylee MacDonald (left) and Rahneisha French. The most “tourism-oriented” from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.. Caledonia Courier Photos of the student films so far, this The group interviewed 15 different people for their piece, and Here are this week’s previews: short was inspired by another according to Sundahl, they were doing some breakthrough work film Sundahl had shown the class in which a man was singing Our Fort St. James (working title) with the new wireless microphones, light setups and camera about a town in Ontario, with shots from throughout the town. By Josh den Engelsen, Randal Stark, and Dakota Johnny Inspired by YouTube reaction videos, specifically the popular equipment. The pair then took the idea and filmed shots of Fort St. James, program “Kids React” in which young people are filmed giving Casey Memories some of the landmark buildings and their favourite spots in the their honest reactions to viral videos they see online, this film By Celina Rahko and Paige Vezina community. Instead of creating new footage for a film about the life of showcases the reactions of people in the high school. Lil’ Jimmies and Suspenders both are featured as two of the But instead of reacting to viral videos, each interviewee reacts Casey Rahko, who passed away last year, this film used a combi- girls’ favourites, and there are some shots driving through the to specific questions the filmmakers asked them. From “do you nation of old photos and some home video. community. The film was an idea the two girls came up with because to enjoy living in Fort St. James” to “If you could be the mayor for The pair wanted to convey the community they see as full one week in Fort St. James, what would you change” the ques- them, Casey was such an important part of what they saw as “My of “nice people” and a place where “everyone knows you,” said tions could provide some interesting insight into what members Fort St. James.” Rahneisha. They wanted to get across the idea of the community Paige described them as the “Three Musketeers.” of the high school community think about life in the Fort. The as a big neighbourhood, where everywhere you go you know The film is a bit of a photographic tour of Casey’s life, from people. filmmakers also showed interviewees photographs of some political figures and tested if they could identify them. They said it baby photos, it gives a bit of a timeline of Casey’s young life, While they were disappointed they couldn’t promote the beauwas interesting to see, and some did not recognize Prime Minister including home video clips, and prom photos. ty of the area in the summer, they still managed to find enough While there were times the girls thought they might have to material to create a short film, just under four minutes in length. Stephen Harper and many were stumped by Christie Clark.
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