Rats, cannibals, dismembered arms and overflowing human organs. Oddly, I’m not referring to a regular Saturday night at Hannibal Lectors. Over the last four months, while many enjoyed the sunny weather, the warm beaches and the amazing summer festivals, students and alumni from across 9 different disciplines at VFS came together to bring to life the twisted genius of H.P [...]

It appears the minimal word route seemed to have been a successful method in portraying the excitement of our first day of production. The pictures posted hopefully gave you a good idea not only of how lively June 8th was but also what our little film is going to look like. This time, as I walk you through Production Day [...]

I’m sure by now you’ve established that I tend to be fairly wordy when I write these blog entries. On numerous occasions I’ve tried to keep the word count to a minimum, but it hasn’t met with much success. Thus, when it came time to talk about June 8th and 9th, the shooting days for The Rats in the Walls, [...]

I’m not sure if you’re aware, but finding a straightjackets isn’t as easy as purchasing a pair of skinny jeans or Crocs. Shocking, I know. Despite all the questionable fashion choices available to us, you can’t just walk into your neighbourhood Gap and ask for a white number with leather straps in a medium. I haven’t checked Old Navy, but [...]

As the weeks pass by like tumble weeds in the mid-west, the production of our little film petered on its way facing the ups and downs with the courage of a tin soldier. We’ve cast the majority of actors, have our location to shoot and storyboards should be making their special appearance any time now. However, the film is only [...]

Remember that time your friends took you to a dark room, painted your face black and white and asked you not to move so they could take pictures? No? Because, oddly enough, I do. It actually occurred on Wednesday afternoon between the hours of 5 and 6pm.  Perhaps, I’m getting ahead of myself. Let me jump back to the beginning.

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It was your typical Wednesday afternoon. The monotony of the work week had reached its epitome much quicker than usual. This was likely because of the mounds of school work that I knew still awaited me. As I sat in Classroom 2 finishing a marketing plan and reveling in the upcoming Easter long weekend, Entertainment Business Management department head Jessica [...]