1st AD x 1st AD: Penny Charter & Sorcha Vasey
DGC Ontario Assistant Directors Caucus Rep and frequent Guillermo del Toro collaborator Penny Charter sits down with Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 2nd Unit 1st AD Sorcha Vasey.
Members MAKING WAVES: SOUHA USMAN
Souha Usman is an active member of our Diversity & Inclusion Committee, a DGC Ontario training instructor, and a certified Life Coach, Breathwork Teacher and Racial Equity Facilitator. We chat with Souha about inspiring mindfulness and self-care within the industry.
DGC Ontario Creatives On the Wild World of AppleTV+’s Jane
Stunning Kenyan savannahs, tropical Costa Rican jungles, and breathtaking Albertan mountains: get a behind-the-scenes look at AppleTV+'s educational adventure series Jane!
Set PA Claire Desmarais On Inclusivity, ASL, And Working With Marlee Matlin
"Film production is such a niche vocabulary, and there are lots of ASL signs that we didn't even know yet. Even with the whole team from CODA there, we still had to figure out a lot of signs for film production vocabulary along the way."
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR X ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Jason Washington & Jack Boem
The Boys S3 dropped earlier this month, and with each new episode wilder than the last, the online buzz hasn't stopped. In the first instalment of our AD x AD series, DGC Ontario Membership Chair and fellow 1st AD Jason Washington sits down with The Boys' longtime 1st AD Jack Boem to chat about his career, working on massive, action-heavy projects, what makes a great Assistant Director, and more.
SXSW HIT SLASH/BACK: 1ST AD AND LOCATION MANAGER ON MAKING A FILM AT THE TOP OF THE WORLD
DGC Ontario Production Slash/Back recently premiered at South By Southwest to rave reviews. Directed by Director Member Nyla Innuksuk and set and shot on location in Nunavut, Slash/Back is the story of Maika (Tasiana Shirley) and her ragtag friends, who discover an alien invasion in their tiny arctic town of Pangnirtung. Utilizing their makeshift weapons and horror movie knowledge, it's up to them to save the day - the aliens are about to realize you don't mess with girls from Pang.
Jeremy Podeswa, Helen Shaver And Andrew Shea On Bringing Station Eleven To Life
DGC Ontario Production Station Eleven, based on the novel by Canadian writer Emily St. John Mandel, has received critical acclaim for its moving sense of hopefulness and humanity in the face of a devastating disease, as we follow survivors attempting to rebuild and reimagine the world anew while holding on to the best of what's been lost.
