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A Music Video - Sammi Morelli - Warning Signs
A music video produced for one of our own. The artist, Sammi Morelli, is a student in our Broadcast Performing Arts program. The concept for this video was film noir.
Directed by VFP student, Yovanka Chiara. Produced by: Fernanda Gutierrez. Director of Photography: Christopher Higham. Editor: Brandy Becker.
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Actor-Director Workshop - Washington Connection
A unique partnership... Columbia Academy Video & Film Production students regularly partner with Mark Brandon's Acting Studio actors to perform and shoot original dramatic scenes. It's a great opportunity for students from both schools to come together to hone their acting and filmmaking skills.
This original scene, written by Mark Brandon, features: Sam Barnes, Veronica Harper, Doug Dack, and Greg Zach. It was directed by Columbia Academy VFP student, Julia Bettencourt. Produced by: Erin Roberts. Edited by: Shauna Stock. Director of Photography: Gord Peters.
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Belly Dancing - Instructional
A slide show of a corporate video shoot for a Belly Dancing instructional video. Producer-Director was Said Khallaf who also designed and decorated the set. The dancer was Zelia.
On the crew: VFP students Bassem Chabou, Adrian Flaming, Lindsey Furlonger and Joshua Wicks.
Still shots by Stan Yoshida.
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Blue Flamingo
Another short film in the series from VFP students Jeffrey Yaworski & Brian Shaw with (Sanna Whone).
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Commercial: 'Cannonball'
A :30 commercial shot and edited by Jesse Gittens.
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Commercial: 'Intel iMacs'
Columbia Academy VFP students produced this :30 spec commercial for the new Intel iMac computers. We sent the commercial to Apple and they liked it so much that they offered to post it on their educational website! The commercial was directed by Sohrab Sandhu with the entire VFP class involved in the process AND the CA post production class wrote and produced the original music. A truly collaborative effort.
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Commercial: 'PSA for BC Children's Hospital'
Columbia Academy VFP students produced this 30-second public service announcement tv commercial on behalf of the BC Children's Hospital and their campaign for bicycle helmet safety awareness.
The two day location shoot, directed by VFP student, Brendan Bailey, gave students valuable training and experience, plus - every student received television production credits to add to their resumes. The PSA has aired numerous times on several Vancouver television stations.
An interesting side note, there are only two shots in the commercial - each done in one continuous handheld shot - and each requiring a great deal of rehearsal and collaboration between the cast and crew.
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Commercial: PSA for Children's Wish Foundation
A very worthy project produced by our Fast Track Video & Film Production program students to raise awareness of the Canadian Children's Wish Foundation.
Directed by: Angela Stearns. Producer: Fernanda Gutierrez. DOP: Leonardo Miranda. Editor: Adam Dent. Boy: Gabriel Caballero Voice-over: Ted Jenner.
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Commercial: PSA for Rotary Club Vancouver-Arbutus
Another worthwhile project. This public service announcement for the Rotary Club Vancouver-Arbutus may soon be picked up for use by many Rotary Club chapters throughout North America.
Directed by: Ryan Dyck. Producer: Fernanda Gutierrez. DOP: Henrique Araujo. Editor: ??. Voiced by VFP student, Colin Stoddard.
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Corporate: Canadian Hemochromatosis Society
An awareness video produced by students of Columbia Academy's Video & Film Production program for the Canadian Hemochromatosis Society. Hemochromatosis is a serious blood disorder that often goes undiagnosed. The video was distributed to medical professionals across Canada through hospitals, clinics, and doctor's offices in order to foster a better understanding of the condition and to encourage testing. Directed by VFP student, Jonathan Leduc, who also created the graphics and animation. (Please note: this a large file (15 MB) and will require a longer time to download.)
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Dark Smudge, A
A unique short film series, developed by and starring VFP grads Jeffrey Yaworksi and Brian Shaw, inspired by Robert Rodriguez's and Quentin Tarantino's cutting edge interpretation of Frank Miller's "Sin City". Also featuring VFP grad Sanna Whone as "The Woman".
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Divercity - Adrenaline Profile
A feature profile on Adrenaline Tattoo & Piercing in Vancouver, shot by VFP students for the student-produced tv series, Divercity. Broadcast Performing Arts student, Reshmi Nair, was the host.
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Divercity - BC Fashion Week
A story on the newly created BC Fashion Week (BCFW). The Columbia Academy VFP crew was on location at the fashion show for several days and had great behind the scenes access. They were granted full media passes for the event.
Producer/Host/Editor was VFP student Brendan Bailey.
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Divercity - Electronic Arts
A segment from a VFP student produced tv show called "Divercity".
This story was featured on episode #3, produced entirely by students with the assistance and cooperation of the world-famous gaming software company, Electronic Arts. Hosted by VFP student, Brendan Bailey.
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Documentary: RAK the World
"5 Minutes to Change Your World" was a documentary film contest in which teams had seven days to create a 5-7 minute doc. The docs had to show the impact of the topic on the filmmaker's community and show a possible solution(s) or how it transformed their world. Genie Kolinkovsky and a number of CA VFP students completed and submitted their short doc, 'RAK The World', about a group of school children using Random Acts of Kindness (RAK) to help make the world a better place. CA Sound Design students wrote the original music and did the post sound. Out of 13 teams competing, our CA students finished third.
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Electronic Press Kit - Nothern Alliance
A short sample from an Electronic Press Kit (EPK) produced by VFP student, Anson Red Crane for Northern Alliance, a hip-hop act.
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Music Video Slideshow: Numb
A slide show of stills of VFP students creating a special effects shot of a mirror breaking during a recent music video shoot. Director Sanna Whone says, "It was a very difficult shot. We had only one specially treated shatterproof mirror and it had to break on cue with the music. Strangely enough, it wouldn't break at all on the first four tries. We got it on the fifth take, though, and the shot looks amazing."
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Music Video: Feel You There
"Feel You There" is an original song, written by brothers Brendan and Carmen Bailey.
Brendan (who sings and co-stars in the video was also the Director and Editor) is a graduate of the VFP program. Carmen (who plays drums in the video) is a graduate of the Recording & Sound Design program at CA.
The song was recorded in the studios of the Recording division and the music video was shot & edited in the Video & Film division.
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Music Video: Novastatik
VFP students completed production on the first music video for the hot Vancouver, BC band, Novastatik. The video was shot over four days and nights on location in Vancouver and in the CA production studio. The video was crewed entirely by CA's VFP program students. CA Sound Design students did dialogue replacement and created foley on the opening scenes. Novastatik is: Ty March, lead vocals; Mike Lackner, guitar, vocals; Jezza Butler, bass, vocals; and Justin Gendreau, drums. Jennifer Stewart plays the love interest in the video.
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Music Video: Numb
A music video interpretation of the Linkin Park song, Numb, produced and directed by VFP student, Sanna Whone. The lead male actor was VFP student, Jeffrey Yaworski. Shot and edited by VFP student, Brian Shaw.
The video contains a number of challenging shots, including a special effects mirror shot in which Jeff Yaworski sings to himself and smashes the mirror in frustration (see the Numb music video slideshow below for a description of that shot). There's also a very cool underwater shot which required a lot of dedication and determination from Jeff Yaworksi and cinematographer Brian Shaw to pull off.
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Music Video: Sayde Davis
A music video, Worth More, produced for Vancouver-based singer-songwriter, Sayde Davis by the students of Columbia Academy's Video & Film Production program. Directed by VFP student, Amber Ferguson.
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Paragliding Feature
A feature on the growing popularity of the sport of paragliding. VFP student Producer/Editor Patrick King is an avid paraglider himself.
The owner of the paragliding business was so happy with the story that he has now hired Patrick to create a corporate video for him.
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Short Film: Demon
An original short film based on a Russian folk tale. Writer/Director: Genie Kolinkovsky. Line Producer: Sandra Vigil Fonseca. Production Designer: Geoff Scott. DOP: Gord Peters. 2nd Unit DOP: Bryce Larkin. Editor: Ed Weaver. Music written & performed by: Ed Weaver & Doug Schober. Starring: Katya Morenets and Ray Boulay. Post Production Sound: Jeremy Butler and CA Post Production students.
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Short Film: Sight Unseen
An original short film written & produced by: Yovanka Chiara. Directed by Erin Roberts. DOP: Keith Horner. Editor: Shauna Stock. Post Production sound by Jeremy Butler & CA Post Production students. Music by: Rory McGregor. Starring: Florence Ordesh & Joshua Garcia.
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Short Film: The First Kiss
"The First Kiss" is a touching short film, written and directed by Casablanca, Morocco-born VFP student Said Khallaf.
DOP for the film was Bassem Chabou. VFP student Patrick King was the male star.
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Short Film: The Silent Room
"The Silent Room" is a beautiful short film about loneliness based on Syrian Folk Art written, directed, and edited by VFP student Bassem Chabou. The film was accepted and screened at the Vancouver International Student Film Festival - one of only ten student films selected.
Bassem has graduated and returned to his native Syria and is working as an Assistant Director for television.
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Tsubo Shoes - Corporate
VFP student Patrick King produced, directed, and edited this stylish corporate video to promote Tsubo Shoes. The video was used at a major trade show in Las Vegas.
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TV Series - Backstage Pass - Episode #1: Honeybox
Columbia Academy Video & Film Production students produced a seven-episode television series, Backstage Pass. Each half-hour episode profiled an up-and-coming local musical artist with interviews and live performances. Shot with eight cameras and utilizing mobile production studios from Shaw Television, the shows were a phenomenal learning experience for our students.
CA Video & Film Production students did the shooting, lighting, and editing. CA Recording & Sound Design students recorded the bands live using Pro Tools and completed the mix for television.
This episode (short clip), number 1 of 7, hosted by CA Broadcast Perrforming Arts student, Maggie Cox, featured popular Vancouver band, Honeybox. Recorded live-to-tape at the Backstage Lounge, Granville Island, Vancouver, BC. Directed by VFP student, Mike Haigh.
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TV Series - Backstage Pass - Episode #2: Bobby Slack
Columbia Academy Video & Film Production students produced a seven-episode television series, Backstage Pass. Each half-hour episode profiled an up-and-coming local musical artist with interviews and live performances. Shot with eight cameras and utilizing mobile production studios from Shaw Television, the shows were a phenomenal learning experience for our students.
CA Video & Film Production students did the shooting, lighting, and editing. CA Recording & Sound Design students recorded the bands live using Pro Tools and completed the mix for television.
This episode (short clip), number 2 of 7, hosted by CA Broadcast Perrforming arts student, Amber Milliard. featured popular Vancouver singer-songwriter, Bobby Slack. Recorded live-to-tape at the Backstage Lounge, Granville Island, Vancouver, BC.
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TV Series - Backstage Pass - Episode #3: Sekoya
This Backstage Pass episode (short clip), number 3 of 7, featured popular Vancouver band, Sekoya. Recorded live-to-tape at the Roundhouse Performance Theatre, Vancouver, BC. Directed by VFP Instructor, Gord Peters.
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TV Series - Backstage Pass - Episode #4: Tiffany Poirier
This Backstage Pass episode (short clip), number 4 of 7, featured Vancouver singer-songwriter, Tiffany Poirier. Recorded live-to-tape at the Roundhouse Performance Theatre, Vancouver, BC. Directed by VFP Chief Instructor, Deborah Angrave.
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TV Series - Backstage Pass - Episode #5: Ryan McMahon & The Dirty Five
This Backstage Pass episode (short clip), number 5 of 7, featured popular Vancouver band, Ryan McMahon & The Dirty Five. Recorded live-to-tape at the Roundhouse Performance Theatre, Vancouver, BC. Directed by VFP Instructor, Gord Peters.
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TV Series - Backstage Pass - Episode #6: Kia Kadiri
This Backstage Pass episode (short clip), number 6 of 7, featured popular Vancouver artist, Kia Kadiri. Recorded live-to-tape at the Roundhouse Performance Theatre, Vancouver, BC. Directed by VFP Chief Instructor, Deborah Angrave.
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TV Series - Backstage Pass - Episode #7: Jack Connolly
This final Backstage Pass episode (short clip), number 7 of 7, featured popular Vancouver singer-songwriter, Jack Connolly. Recorded live-to-tape at the Roundhouse Performance Theatre, Vancouver, BC. Directed by VFP Instructor, Gord Peters.
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Umbrella Cubby - Corporate
A corporate video produced by VFP student Rod King for Varsad, the inventors of a new product, "Umbrella Cubby".
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Van Django Performance Video
Van Django is a group of four talented musicians inspired by the music of Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grapelli's 1930's gypsy jazz group Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France. The song is called, Chanson de Cowboy. This video was produced by the Video & Film Production program students of Columbia Academy, Vancouver, BC.
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VFP students in action on location
A slide show of stills taken as the students & staff of VFP worked on shooting a thirty second PSA on behalf of the BC Children's Hospital. The purpose of the PSA was to remind parents to ensure that their children always wear their bicycle helmets when riding to prevent serious head injuries. All VFP students & staff, along with VFP and Recording grad Vu Anh Ngoc Nguyen, went on location for the two day shoot.
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