Film Crew

Note: Lois Siegel taught film production, and photography at John Abbott College and Concordia University (Montreal) and English at Ohio University, Athens, Ohio.
Once upon a time, the people listed above with a *
were students in her classes or
attended her John Abbott College Film Club, Montreal, Quebec
As well, several films are included by her students at the
University of Ottawa, Video Production Classes
(towards the bottom of the page).


Steve Campanelli* and Glen MacPherson*

Paul Batchelor



Storyboard Artist
Ottawa

Neil Blevins *
Film Animator
Pixar Animation Studios
Emeryville, California


Neil Blevins

Before Neil Blevins moved to Marina Del Rey, in 1999, he had always lived in Pointe Claire, Quebec, Canada.  He was 26-years-old and he left Canada, possibly for good, to work in the film industry in California.



He first worked for Blur Studios in Venice.
Blur's work:  "Hellraiser 4," shots for "Deep Rising," the "hell" sequence for South Park, the movie, several episodes of the cartoon "Johnny Quest," and tons of commercials.

Then Neil landed a job at Pixar and has never looked back. 
He became a technical director on "The Incredibles," directed by Brad Bird,
 who also directed "The Iron Giant."
"The Incredibles is an action-adventure, comedy about a family of superheroes.

© Photo by Lois Siegel

Pierre Brault *
Ottawa, Ontario
Actor

Steve Campanelli *
Camera and Steadicam Operator
Thousand Oaks, California

Oscar Nomination for The Changeling
Camera Operator of the Year
2009

Steadicam and Camera Operator on "Invictus"
in South Africa with Clint (2009)

How Nelson Mandela joined forces with the captain
 of South Africa's rugby team to help unite their country

Gran Torino

Photo by Anthony Michael Rivetti
(L-R) Director CLINT EASTWOOD, camera operator STEVE CAMPANELLI, 1st Assistant Camera BILL COE, and actor BEE VANG on the set of Warner Bros. Pictures' and Village Roadshow Pictures' drama 'Gran Torino.' The film stars Clint Eastwood and is distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.

Tania (Steve's wife), Clint Eastwood and Steve
"Million Dollar Baby"

Andrew Deskin*
Production Designer
Port Moody, B.C.


 

Originally from Montreal, Andrew Deskin has resided in and around Vancouver since 1997. After graduating from Montreal’s Concordia University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Cinema, Andy began his film career as a props man on David Cronenberg’s "Rabid."

Some of his Production Design credits include the Emmy award-winning film "A Storm in Summer,"  directed by Robert Wise (West Side Story, The Sound of Music); The Stick Up, directed by Rowdy Herrington (Striking Distance, Roadhouse); and Stephen King’s Riding the Bullet, directed by Mick Garris (The Stand, The Shining, Masters of Horror).

He designed the television series  "Cold Squad" which ran for eight years, and in 1996, he was Art Director on the Gemini-award winning miniseries "The Arrow."

He won a Gemini© award for Production Design on "Lost in the Barrens" (MOW, 1990), as well as Blizzard awards for "For the Moment" (Feature, 1992), starring Russell Crowe, and "For Those Who Hunt the Wounded Down" (MOW, 1996). Most recently he was nominated for a LEO award for "When a Man Falls in the Forest" (Feature, 2006) starring Sharon Stone.

Christian Duguay *
Film Director
Montreal, Quebec



In 1996, Christian Duguay directed the much-acclaimed miniseries "Million Dollar Babies,"
a Canadian-American co-productions about the Dionne quintuplets, starring Beau Bridges and Kate Nelligan.  The series aired on CBC and won him a Gemini Best Director Award.

His television miniseries "Joan of Arc," CBS 1999
 was nominated for 12 Emmy Awards and four Golden Globes,
 including in both instances nominations for Best Miniseries and Best Director.

When not working on films, Christian also directs award-winning commercials,
 including spots for Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola, Chrysler, General Motors,
 McDonalds, the Yellow Pages and Labatt Blue Dry.

Formula One racing champion Jacques Villeneuve has announced the story of his father, Quebec racing hero Gilles Villeneuve, will be filmed by Toronto-based Capri Films. Shooting locations: Quebec and Italy.

Gilles Villeneuve died in a car crash in 1982 during the Formula One qualifying season. The film will begin 15 years later when son Jacques is preparing to race in Jerez, Portugal, the day he won the Formula One championship.

 Christian Duguay will direct.

Hunt Hoe *
Film Director
Montreal, Quebec


© Photo by Lois Siegel

2008: From a tropical island in Thailand to the island of Montreal then Montserrat in the Caribbean, a philandering chef’s search of the Zen of cooking
leads to the secret of love & divine mysteries... 

1st Bite

©Photo  by Lois Siegel
 

 Will Inrig's short, animated film
 "The Depose of Bolskivoi Hovhannes" won the
Adobe Prize for High School Animation

This is his first animated film and tells the story of a humble shepherd
on a wind-swept heath in Armenia, whose sheep begin to conspire against him.

Inrig gained significant attention last summer with his debut feature documentary film
 "The Exceptional Jivatma Valettas" that chronicles his very eccentric next-door neighbours.
 The film premiered at the Library and Archives Canada.

He is currently working on another feature documentary
 "The Fantastic Ballet of the Mind and Its Master," exploring the inner fantasies of the autistic mind.

The film is inspired by his younger brother who has been diagnosed with severe autism.
Inrig is working with the National Film Board of Canada through
 the assistance of Oscar-winning producer Adam Symansky.
Acting as the film’s executive producer is renowned Canadian filmmaker
 and Order of Canada recipient Allan King ("Warrendale," "A Married Couple").
 

Inrig's first dramatic feature about an enigmatic alien landing in northern Ontario,
 is also being supported by the National Film Board of Canada


 

 "The Depose of Bolskivoi Hovhannes" was made as part of
Canterbury High School's Media Arts Program 

YouTube

Director: Will Inrig
Camera: Gordon Bailey

Barry Julien*
Comedian
 Writer
 The Colbert Report
New York City
Montreal
Emmy Award 2008
 "Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special

3 Angels Power Film Production Inc.
Jeanne d'Arc, Gladys *, and Mona Lisa Karam
Cornwall, Ontario

Three siblings, each born in a different country:
Kuwait, Lebanon, Canada

Gladys is the host, director and producer
Jeanne is in charge of music
 Mona Lisa is the art director, stylist and camera person on location

Equestrian Martial Arts
Chris Kovach

Equestrian martial arts is the study and practice
of any and all aspects of fighting and defending
from horseback with hand-held weapons as well as archery

Glen MacPherson *
Director of Photography 
L.A., California

Glen MacPherson CSC ASC is a Director of Photography based in Los Angeles.

He's a member of the International Camera Guild locals 600 & 669.
 Glen is currently working on
 "16 Blocks" with Richard Donner and Bruce Willis.

American Cinematographer
2010

January 2008
Volume 89, Number 1
Interview with Glen MacPherson

Rambo Directed by Sylvester Stallone Glen in Thailand on "Rambo" set
Final Destination 4 Bayou New Orleans 3D

A 20th Century Chocolate Cake
Glen MacPherson (Assistant Camera), Lois Siegel (Director), Peter Benison (Cinematographer)

 Mark David Perry *
Screenwriter
Montreal, Quebec

© Photo by Lois Siegel

Mark has written documentaries, commercials, advertising and marketing videos,
 television movies and feature films.

His most recent screenplay is "The House Sitter,"
starring Tori Spelling.


© Photo by Lois Siegel
Tori Spelling

He has also written multiple episodes of the Canada/France co-production
 "Jacques Cousteau's Ocean Tales" and numerous episodes of
 the YTV/Nickelodeon hit television series
 "Are You Afraid of the Dark?"

Art Life Productions is a company committed to generating arts events,
 programs and initiatives that cause a new vision for the future of art in our communities.



Art Life Productions

Karen Sadler has fifteen years of creative and executive experience
 in advertising, music, film and artist development.

She first worked in commercial music video production
 and had a company for 9 years in NYC
 finding and developing directors, representing, producing, executive producing.
She did a lot of hip-hop videos, some alternative, rock, and pop.  

February 2006
Lois Siegel was invited by Karen Sadler, founder of ArtLife Productions,
 a company committed to generating arts events, programs and initiatives
 creating a new vision for the future of art in communities.


©Photo by Lois Siegel

Ottawa filmmaker Lois Siegel appeared as a guest speaker
 at Douglas Anderson High School of the Arts, Jacksonville, Florida.
  For three days, she taught film animation (drawing on film, flipbooks)
 and spoke about filmmaking and photography.

 
©Photo by Lois Siegel

Douglas Anderson is an award-winning institution on Florida's North Atlantic coast
 focusing on film, music, theatre and the visual arts.


©Photo by Karen Sadler, ArtLife Productions

Photos

Action Film Workshops

Cowboy Project

J. Allen Suddeth teaches at NYU and at Rutgers in the acting programs.
He also flies all over the country to stage fights in major theaters
 in Denver, Baltimore, D.C., Seattle and elsewhere.

London, England

 Allen has worked professionally for the past 30 years based in the New York area.
He is ranked as one of ten recognized Fight Masters in the U.S.
 by the Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD).
Allen has taught for 10 years at the SAFD National, Advanced, and Teacher Training Workshops.
He is the author of Fight Directing for the Theater, published by Heinemann Press.

Steve Surjik directed the hit series "Kids in the Hall" and then made his feature debut
 in Hollywood with "Wayne's World 2," starring Michael Myers.
For television, he has directed the award-winning "Little Criminals and the Emmy-nominated "Weapons of Mass Distraction," starring Ben Kingsley and Gabriel Byrne. 
He also directed episodes for "X Files" "Da Vinci's Inquest," "Road to Avonlea," and Flashpoint.

Director
Director of Photography
Montreal, Quebec

An experimental risk-taking director of photography, Andre shot Denis Villeneuve's two features "Maelstrom" (2000) and "Un 32 Aout sur terre" (1998). Quebec's current auteur-du-chou
 also directed a segment for Roger Frappier's 1996 anthology film, "Cosmos." Andre's other cinematography credits include Jean-Philippe Duval's "Matron et mar" (1999) Arto Paragamian's "Because Why" (1993), and Marc Andre Fornier's surrealistic autobiographical
 "La Comtesse in Baton Rouge" (1995). Produced by the indie company Jeux d'Ombres,
 Andre's first try at a feature, "Zigrail," tracks a fictional Andre, played by another Andre (Charlebois), as he races around Europe in search of his pregnant girlfriend and ultimately himself.
"Une Crabe dans la tête" is Turpin’s second feature.

Prix Jutra
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
André Turpin - Incendies

  Daniel Villeneuve *
Director of Photography 
Montreal, Quebec

© Photo by Lois Siegel

Rick Vincent *
CEO + Creative Director
Kutoka Interactive
Montreal, Quebec

Makers of CD-ROM software for children covering several subjects,
 in English, French and other languages.

New York Festivals Announces Grand Winners of the
 2007 Interactive New Media Advertising Awards

Top honors for Best Application was awarded to Kutoka Interactive of Montreal, Canada
 for their educational CD-ROM "Didi & Ditto: The Wolf King."
The colorful learning package targeting first-grade children uses games
 and hands-on activities to promote literacy, problem solving and other skills
 which make up the first-grade curriculum.


© Photo by Lois Siegel

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