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Nine-year love triangle: Students learn art of filmmaking

Perspective features three local actors — Stef Paquette, Pandora Topp and Patricia Tedford. Because the film is being shot over nine years, the actors — and characters — will age on screen.
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"Perspective" is an innovative approach to filmmaking. During upcoming editions of Cinéfest, Benjamin Paquette will screen “chapters” of the film. The second part is being screened Sept. 20. Eventually, the entire product will be packaged as a feature-length film. File photo.
Perspective features three local actors — Stef Paquette, Pandora Topp and Patricia Tedford. Because the film is being shot over nine years, the actors — and characters — will age on screen.

Thorneloe University motion picture arts professor Benjamin Paquette said he came up with the project to give his students some practical experience working on a film set.

“This offers the students the opportunity to watch the creation of a movie from development all the way to exhibition,” he said.

Many students come out of the project expressing an interest in specific areas of film production — sound recording or script editing, for example.

It's Paquette's hope the project shows the students anything is possible.

“A lot of people would say 'Oh, I'd make a film if I had the money,' but you don't need all that,” he said.

“You have to be very innovative. If you only have three actors, cool. What's the best script you can come up with with three actors? If you can only shoot two days a year, cool. Then you need to shoot over nine years
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“It's just to show you that any challenge and impediment in your path can be overcome, and essentially anything that becomes an obstacle, you should bring it to your benefit.”

Cinéfest audiences have reacted well to the film, Paquette said.

“Cinéfest is a good crowd, because obviously if you're going to Cinéfest anyway, you're not looking for the normal cinema fare that's usually at Silver City,” he said.

The film's cast and crew will be on hand for a question and answer session after the screening.

For a full listing of Cinéfest's offerings, or to purchase tickets, www.cinefest.com.

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