Bio
The Full Picture
Sandy is industrious, dedicated, and committed as a young artist. Her work both in class and out has shown that she is a person who will take any opportunity to grow as a film artist, and that she will fully commit herself to the work of that opportunity.
CV
What I’ve Done
February 2021 - June 2021
Distant Acts
Wrote, directed, filmed and edited
Selected and streamed live at the 2021 Okotoks ZOOOM Youth Film Festival
A ZOOOM Youth Highlight
May 2021 - June 2021
Gaia
Head of camera department
Head of editing
November 2021
RENT Projection Films
Organized 20+ people to film two short video that were to be shown during a drama performance
Designed and edited both videos in the span of a week
January 2022
Black History Month 2022 Documentaries
Filmed and edited all three videos
collaborated with the directors to help their vision come to life
All three videos were shown to the students of Western Canada High School for the Black History Month celebrations
November 2021 - January 2022
The Feud of Drama and Band
Wrote, directed, filmed, acted and edited
Selected and streamed at the 2022 Okotoks International Film Festival
Won best Youth Film at the 2022 Okotoks International Film Festival
May 2022
Under Western High
Memorized lines and blocking
Appeared on camera multiple times
Acted as a main role
June 2022
Dance @ Noon June Video
Filmed 2 Dance at Noon performances during lunch hour
Edited the ~40 minute long video during the course of a week (organized footage, cut clips, sound design, color grading and exporting)
August 2022
Zero Hour
Performed in the lead role for a local independent production as an actress
Assisted the director in casting, planning and production logistics as also the films Directors Assistant
November 2022
Mamma Mia Projection Film
Filmed the actors while they rehearsed for the show
Acquired footage from from the actors from when they were younger children
Over the course of a couple days, compiled all the footage and edited it all together in time for the performance
Was shown in the background during one of the scenes in the show
December 2022
Winter Solstice Dance Performance Video
Attended the afternoon performance and filmed the entirety of it
Organized the footage, edited all the clips together and created end credits
December 2022
Dance @ Noon December 2022 Video
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Filmed the Dance at Noon performance during lunch hour
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Edited the ~20 minute long video during the course of a week (organized footage, cut clips, sound design, colour grading and exporting)
January 2023 - February 2023
Black History Month Documentaries 2023
Filmed and edited all three videos
Collaborated with the directors to help their vision come to life
Recruited other members of the school community to be crew members
All three videos were shown to the students of Western Canada High School for the Black History Month celebrations
March 2023
DUCK Short Film
Worked as an art director assistant and communicated to all the cast members before shooting about costume measurements, costumes that they needed to bring to set and any other concerns before filming
Went shopping with the art director and director for props and set pieces
On set assisted the director by decorating the set, placing props and helping to dress actors
April 2023
Centre Stage Video
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Stage Managed each run through of the show by cueing all the lighting and sound cues for each performance in the tech booth
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Filmed the ~60 minute finale performance as an assistant stage manager cued the tech
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Edited the ~60 minute long video during the course of a week (organized footage, cut clips, sound design, colour grading and exporting)
July 2021 - April 2023
Operation Carl - Short film
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Co-wrote the script back in the summer of 2021 and took the school year to cast the film and look for props and locations.
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Worked as the director and director of photography on set in the summer of 2022
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Worked as the editor and helped create the animation in the final ~18 minute cut
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Won best youth film at the 2023 Okotoks International film festival
June 2023
Dance @ Noon Video June 2023
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Filmed the Dance at Noon performances during lunch hours
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Edited the ~40 minute long video during the course of a week (organized footage, cut clips, sound design, colour grading and exporting)
January 2023 - May 2023
Bohemian Rhapsody - Theatre Production
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Created and wrote the original script
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Casted, and directed rehearsals with the student actors
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Created the sound design and lighting design of the production
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Managed the costume, set and prop design with the help of student tech kids
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Stage managed the performance by running the sound and lights during the show
April 2023
48 Hour Calgary Underground Film Festival Challenge
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Helped co-write the script
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Helped to collect costumes and props
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Worked as the Gaffer on set
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Had the mini film screened at the 2023 CUFF 48 Hour challenge screening
April 2023
BreadNest Student Film Festival
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Worked as a festival director of the completely student run film festival
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Secured the school theatre as the location for the festival to screen the films on the big screen projector
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Worked to promote the festival to filmmakers and audience members around the school by creating posters, loud speaker announcements, social media and word of mouth
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Took in film submissions to the film festival and worked to choose which films would be selected to be screened and have the chance to win Best Film and a cash dollar prize
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Participated in the festival screening as the announcer and host of the film festival welcoming in audience members and introducing filmmakers
August 2023
So Dark The Sky PA Work
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Worked as a production assistant on the set 2/5 days of the week for 3 weeks
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worked by bring coffee, helping the art department by cleaning the set, retrieving actors from hair and makeup to bring to set, brought actors water and helped to keep the set quiet