NewsREEL – iDream Films attending MIPCOM 2007

iDream Films is officially attending MIPCOM, the World’s Audio Visual Content Market held in Cannes, France next month, October 8-12 2007.

MIPCOM 2007 | Cannes, France

“MIPCOM is the global content event for co-producing, buying, selling, financing and distributing entertainment content across all platforms. It provides the key decision-makers in the TV, film, digital and audiovisual content, production and distribution industry with the only market conference and networking forum to discover future trends and trade content rights on a global level.”

MIPCOM is the ideal venue to introduce 11|oneone Film’s Production Slate for the 2008 year. I look forward to the networking, conferences and the immersive environment of the top film and broadcast market in the world.

Shawna Cox, Creative Director

11|oneone Films | iDream Films

 

EventREEL – Baja 1000 Legends Party | Long Beach, CA

On the plane yet again!

With a Canadian Contingency at my side, we will be attending the “40 Years to Glory”event, celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Baja 1000 at the Long Beach Convention Center this Thursday.

40 Years to Glory

“On September 27, 2007, the elegant Long Beach Performing Arts Center complex in downtown Long Beach, Calif. will host “40 Years to Glory,” a gala designed to be the largest, most memorable night in the sport’s history. Created as a once-in-a-lifetime celebration of the race’s unmatched legacy and to honor the running of November’s 40th Anniversary Baja 1000, SCORE International’s Sal Fish and Baja historian Marty Fiolka have teamed up to present a very, very special evening.”

 

 

 

EventREEL – 111 miles/hr off-road | Desert Slip & Slide

I fell in love this weekend… with a place called Joshua Tree, California.

How could one girl resist? Some high speed desert testing and then topped of with a home-made Slip and Slide and a Mexican jacuzzi? THAT is Desert Style and just WAY too much fun.

What started out as a late night pickup at the LAX airport by Darren Skilton and crew member Will, with the 2008 Dakar Prototype Race Vehicle in tow, ended us on the end of Joshua Tree National Park at 2AM and on Tommy’s doorstep at ‘Hi Sky Ranch’. Early morning testing with Dakar Driver, Mike Peterson only hours away…

And hours later, we were crewed up and Darren’s Dakar car was barreling 111 miles and hour across the desert. Yes, you read correctly – the GPS is God and that’s what is said… And, yes, I finally got buckled up and rode co-driver as Darren took the car up to speed. I can’t explain the feeling other than it was like hydroplaning – and then we hit the dunes – and that was like water skiing, complete with the ‘Sand Tail’ spraying up as we carved the sand. Wow…

That was the word of the day… “wow”… and I am thinking that I look pretty good in that Dakar car! hee-hee…

The phrase of the day was “Slip and Slide!”

With the successful testing under the belt, we headed back to Tommy’s Hi Sky Ranch for a fantastic BBQ spread and some celebratory beverages.

It wasn’t long until the rumors of the ‘Slip and Slide’ proved true and construction commenced with focused diligence! Yes, I am 34 years old… and yes, I was as excited as a 6 year old… Most of this is on video – sorry everyone, have to wait for the series!

The night wrapped with the grand finale being the ‘Mexican Jacuzzi’. A very intricate design… One stone ring with a tarp filled with water, one bonfire, one long metal tube that extends across the hot flames (plastic funnel at one end with the ‘fresh water feed’ and the ‘hot water outlet’ trickling into the Tarp Pond), one re-circulating Camp Shower Pump, one garden hose… I think you get the picture.

In the end, it’s having that creative idea and just letting it GO! Woo-hoo! We had a warm jacuzzi and I ended up distracted by the hot bonfire. I think I was finally completely relaxed and lost on the edge of Joshua Tree Park with an endless desert night sky stretching high out over my head. I was smiling. I had fun.

Check out the Behind the Scenes —> 111 miles an hour in the Desert Part 1

Check out the Behind the Scenes —> 111 miles an hour in the Desert Part 2

Check out the Behind the Scenes —> Sky Ranch | Slip and Slide at Joshua Tree

Thanks Darren for the Desert Drive and thanks Tommy for the AMAZING desert hospitality. I should have accidentally left my passport in the H2 trailer…

It is sometimes rough being a ‘Canadian Film Girl’, but I wouldn’t trade it up for the world.

Thanks for stopping in,

Shawna

 

EventREEL – Primm 300 | Ryan Arciero Meeting

Finding myself in the Nevada desert, just barely across the state line and Vegas still an hour away. Off to Primm to finally meet with Desert Racer, Ryan Arciero (Mark Miller’s North American Team mate) about his participation in the TV series.

Personality and Professionalism were the tag words for the weekend… except for those tequila shots that we won’t mention… The Tree Bar is a must!!

With Darren Skilton as my tour guide, I was whisked from the LAX airport right into the heart of a casino and desert racing destination. Not quite Vegas, but in the 40 Deg. Celcius heat, I wasn’t thinking about denario’s… I was thinking about dehydration!

Meeting with Mark Miller’s North American team mate, Ryan Arciero, on the day before the Primm 300 Score International Desert Race. Ryan is one of the featured racers for the series and meeting with him – FINALLY after months of schedule conflicts – proved well worth the wait. Ryan’s energy and passion was right on cue. Following Ryan own pursuits as well as his support of Mark in the Dakar in 2008 definitely rounds out the strength behind the projects – surrounded by an incredible team that is not just successful but personable and humble.

Race day started out following Darren’s brother, Gavin Skilton and his team. Starting to focus more on the video work, I was granted a filming moment as Gavin pulled into the pit with a mechanical that provided me with the goods that make or break a racer. The team pulled it all together and Gavin was back on track, but too much time was lost and the win slipped away.

In the afternoon, I was stalking Ryan at the Arciero-Miller pit. I meet up again with team manager, Don Tebbe, who was at the helm and with Wolfram (the rogue VW engineer) stepping in where ever help was needed. The preps were made and the team set off for the start with Ryan prepping to take the wheel midway through the race.

The danger of the sport was felt only seconds off one of the starts. A vehicle accelerated off of a jump, landing nose first then flipped end over end. The co-driver was pronounced dead on the scene.

Click here –> Photo Shoot Part 1

Click here –> Photo Shoot Part 2

thanks for taking a spin around!!

Next is some desert testing and a Mexican Slip and Slide… You’d better come back and take a dive in the desert at Joshua Tree.

-Shawna

 

FilmREEL – 3-Way Cafe | Location, My Apartment

All right! FINALLY got to the blog… With the Dakar projects hot on my heels, countless hotels with LESS THAN STELLAR internet hook-ups and being mildly distracted in the Deserts around California and Nevada, here’s the stills from our August Long Weekend shoot.

You heard me right – while others were playing and camping and whatever else it is that regular citizens of the planet do, our crew was making a film and here are the pic’s to prove it!

Aside from panty (yes, women’s underwear) issues on BOTH SHOOT days… Our lead actress flew in from Calgary and accidentally left part of her wardrobe in cowtown. Nothing like living in Vancouver’s West-end, 1 block from the famous Robson Street. My assistant directors Mark and Sanya whisked Ms. Amelia to La Senza and after numerous fittings (Mark Ghamine was quite the underwear connoisseur…. he’s great with the ladies) we were good to go and finally got the camera rolling… uh – saving… (P2 memory cards). I think Amelia was nervous, cause she forgot them the next day as well…

Then, what would an Indy shoot be without blowing a fuse in a 1910 2 story walk-up on a long weekend? Yes, one of those ‘old’ boxes with the LIVE BAR running millimeters from where the fuse is. Nice, and much nicer when Peter our sound guy saved the day, risking life and limbs to switch it up. Lights up! Camera up! AND ROLL! With some funked out dance moves by Amelia and Jamie to get the groove of the day MOVIN’ and SHAKIN”!

In the end, this was the most ambitious shoot of the film to date. Originally scheduled 20 pages over 2 days (most films tackle 5 pages), we wrapped with 15 pages under our belts. Not too shabby considering the panty issue took us out 2 hours and the fuse bumped us an earlier lunch while our great craft services was out on the photo shoot with Amelia and Jamie. Nothing like a great sushi run to, yes again, Robson Street.

Love living and filming in Vancouver’s West End.

All in all, incredible performances were delivered and Trevor was hand held the entire shoot. The crew was patient and right on cue – though it was very unsettling having everyone crashing in my bedroom and commenting on how creepy my teddy bear was. YES, I still have my teddy bear – laugh now.

Thanks for dropping in and enjoy the tour of 3-Way Cafe’s Shoot in my Vancouver West End Apartment.

Enjoy the Photo shoot!

Click here for –> Photo Shoot Part 1

Click here for –> Photo Shoot Part 2

Click here for –> Photo Shoot Part 3

Click here for –> Photo Shoot Part 4

-Shawna

 

DailyGURU – Live to DREAM

Thursday, September 13, 2007

YOUR ASPIRATIONS ARE YOUR POSSIBILITIES

You have to think big if you want to be big. Your only limits are those of vision. The more you can dream, the more you can do. Big thinking will always come before big achievement.

The greatest achievements always take place in the framework of great expectations. If you don’t have a dream, how are you going to make it come true?

Cherish your dreams for they are the blueprints to your ultimate success. The empire of your future resides inside you.

When you cease to dream, you cease to live.

THE DAILY GURU.

©2006 by Max Steingart

 

FilmREEL – 3WayCafe Film Location Stills | ‘Counsel’

Last weekend, the cast and crew of the Feature Film, 3-Way Cafe, found ourselves in North Vancouver with our Director of Photography, Trevor Johnston as our host.  With our Lead actress, Amelia’s first day on the film and having flown in from Calgary…

…Trevor made us all feel like home as he served up THE BEST LATTES EVER!  (Trevor snuck into a full day Barrista course – he’s a sticker for details…)

Caffeinated and prepped, the first take of the day left everyone taking a very deep breath.  Amelia took one of the most difficult scenes and nailed it right out of the gate – setting the pace for the rest of the weekend.

Trevor’s articulate eye for lighting and frame, Laycia (the new kid on the block) grabbing her first gig as a Feature  Film Key for MakeUp & Hair, Mark’s first time as a Slate Beee-awwch (   ),  Linda and Jamie both finally moving from ‘behind’ to ‘in front’ of the camera (rocking out solid performances), and Peter and his wife Patty dead on with the Sound, and a wonderful slew of Production Assistants from around the world…  we wrapped early on Sunday night with the challenge of next week’s shoot locked in our sights.

Again, awesome job everyone!  The work everyone put in was inspiring and solid.  We’ve got ourselves a great movie in the making and these are the Behind the Scene Stills of the weekend...

3-Way Cafe, Behind the Scenes | ‘Counsel’ Part 1  

3-Way Cafe, Behind the Scenes | ‘Counsel’ Part 2  

3-Way Cafe, Behind the Scenes | ‘Counsel’ Part 3

3-Way Cafe, Behind the Scenes | ‘Counsel’ Part 4  

3-Way Cafe, Behind the Scenes | ‘Counsel’ Part 5  

3-Way Cafe, Behind the Scenes | ‘Counsel’ Part 6  
Enjoy the pic’s and see you at the next location…   …my Vancouver apartment / production office in the West End!

-Shawna, Director Producer Writer, 3-Way Cafe

 

DailyGURU – Carve the Trail | One, Two Three…

Saturday 1, September 2007

Look inside for direction

“If you see your path laid out in front of you — Step one, Step two, Step three — you only know one thing… it is not your path. Your path is created in the moment of action. If you can see it laid out in front of you, you can be sure it is someone else’s path. That is why you see it so clearly.”

– Joseph Campbell

What? No one to follow? Now that’s a scary thought!

And yet, that’s what life asks each of us to do – to chart our own path. We are each unique. We’re told our uniqueness is our gift to the world. And so why would we even want to follow in someone else’s footsteps?

Can we trust ourselves to carve our own trail?

“To know how to choose a path with heart is to learn how to follow intuitive feeling.”

– Jean Shinoda Bolen