A pair of up and coming filmmakers will be focusing their lenses in Richmond over the weekend as part of a competition to shoot, produce and finish a film in a total of eight days.
The event is aptly called Crazy8s 2014 and the countdown starts today (Feb. 14).
Each of the six teams involved receives $1,000 and a production support package that includes an HD camera, sound recording equipment, a lighting and grip package, production insurance, location permits, on-line editing, a professional sound mix, plus much more thanks to sponsors and supporters.
Director Maéva Thibeault and producer Jon Warne are involved with the film Body Language which is shooting locally. The duo have been spending a lot of time in local funeral homes lately prior to the shoot and will be working with Dallas Harvey from Vancouver Makeup Effects to make their young actress look suitably corpse-like.
Also filming here is Ryan Atimoyoo and his team. Their film, called Sacrifice, will, in the words of co-producer Lindy Parker-Vega, have them figure out ".. how to burn a house down without actually lighting any of our locations on fire."
The finished films will premiere at a Gala Screening at The Centre (777 Homer St) on March 1.
