Wednesday, April 06 2005 @ 05:44 PM CDT
Film Push for South Delta
 Red Ant helps launch a digital cinema initiative for young people in South Delta. DIGITAL CINEMA PUSH. Red Ant has wanted to connect with aspiring film makers since the business moved to South Delta last year,The idea was to attract key people working in the industry to come and share their wisdom and storytelling skills with our local people here, and then launch our people into full time film schools, or directly into industry work. The part time school is one way to bring people together to work on a project. Red Ant hopes to follow the classes with once a month forum to discuss film making and possible collaborations. The South Delta Arts Council is already discussing collaboration on an upcoming short film festival. Applications are available at www.dcpush.com A taste of film school By Dan O'Connor South Delta Leader newsroom@southdeltaleader.com Mar 18 2005 Seven years ago in at a Blockbuster Video, film-makers Garnet Campbell and Grant Gladish were app roached by Brian Fuller, a store employee. Fuller observed both men writing on notepads and examining different movie covers. The two were research film clips for a personal film project. Fuller introduced himself and assisted the two with their research, admitting his own interest in film-making. He told Campbell and Gladish he felt they were "living the dream," and was impressed to see their passion for film-making. A friendship formed be tween the three men and Fuller assisted the two on a regular basis. As he learned more about the industry, Fuller decided to pursue television as a career. Today he helps produce Fashion TV out of Toronto. Now the tables have turned, so to speak, as Fuller's story helped inspire Campbell and Gladish to create Digital Cinema Push for South Delta (dcPUSH), a 10-week movie-making course designed to bring the talent out of hiding in South Delta starting in early May. Campbell and Gladish are targetting students between the ages of 18 and 25 for the 10 to 12 available slots. Students accepted will get a chance to learn the theory and practice of film-making in an atmosphere different from a big institution. "We're trying to set ourselves apart from a film school," said Campbell. Both believe that 10 weeks of training is enough time for somebody to decide if film school is right for them. "Our program prevents kids from going out and spending a lot of money on a hunch," said Gladish. Students who complete the course will recieve a certificate of completion and a DVD of their final project: A five-minute originally created piece that will be shown to their family and friends at the end of the course. "We're offering a lot of condensed knowledge for an excellent value," said Campbell who specializes in documentary film making. A recent journey for him was to a maximum security prison in Guatemala to create Through the Gates of Hell a documentary film about the incredible prison break that took place there five years ago. Gladish has produced, directed and edited for a Greater Vancouver studio and has acted in such productions as X-Files, Highlander and Rumble in the Bronx. The two consider themselves mentors and not teachers, and consider dcPUSH a training ground and not a school. The two will receive teaching assistance from many people they know through the industry including Brian Fuller. Applications are available at www.dcpush.com and registration is due by April 25. The course kicks off in early May. For more informaton, contact Campbell at 604-727-0509 |
