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Behind the Curtain
SUMMER 2013 | The Shaw Festival: Behind the Curtain is a documentary that takes viewers behind the scenes at one of North America's most acclaimed and unique theatre festivals, The Shaw.
After 18-months of production, the program is airing on PBS and BIO. It was produced in association with Forevergreen TV & Film by Jeremy Major and Aaron Lam. It is now available on DVD at The Shaw Festival in Niagara-On-The-Lake and also through PBS.org.
'artless' is complete
SPRING 2013 | What begins as a surreal romance between two artists turns to tragedy when the largest blackout in history threatens their relationship.
This is the story behind Jeremy Major's new feature film, artless. Filmed in Hamilton and New York City last summer, the film is now finished and being launched for film festivals. Stay tuned for more...
Big bang filming
WINTER 2013 | 200 years ago, on the very soil where the Shooting Eye offices sit today, a war was fought. It went on for two years and consisted of more than 50 battles. One of those was called The Battle of Beaver Dams and unfolded in the area now know as Thorold, just west of Niagara Falls. What was unique about this battle is that it was not won by weapons alone but also by words.
A new film directed by Jeremy Major will hit Canadian classrooms this spring to coincide with the anniversary of the Beaver Dams battle. The film was made possible thanks to a grant from Canadian Heritage. Executive Produced by historian Doug Massey, the film is an emotional and intense story told primarily through the eyes of the Grand River people.
Hollywood holiday
This holiday season, the team at The Shooting Eye put their decorating skills to work in support of a great cause. Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation hosts an anual silent auction following the St Peter's Hospital Festival of Lights in Hamilton, where 5000 twinkle lights put a glow on patient faces from the hospital's courtyard.
This year The Shooting Eye donated a tree named "Hollywood Holiday", a nostalgic tribute to silver screen black & white Christmas'.
Best wishes for a Happy Holiday and exciting New Year!
Memories of a touching film
DEC 2012 | It's been one year since the release of "Lifetime in a Box", a short film produced for BravoFACT. We thought it might be fitting to share it once again. it features Chuck Mugford who also has a role in Jeremy Major's upcoming feature film, "Artless."
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NOVEMBER 2011 | Without memories life can be a lonely place.
This is the theme of a Shooting Eye-produced short film that premieres this month. Lifetime in a Box stars Chuck Mugford and Jacqueline Johnson as an elderly couple facing the challenges of aging. Directed by Jeremy Major and Aaron Lam, the film was funded by the BravoFACT foundation to assist Canadian talent.
Filmed in Oakville, Binbrook, and Gravenhurst, Ontario, the directors wanted to depict a moment in time that would perhaps raise more questions than answers.
"We often live our lives without really appreciating the little things, the small moments that seem unimportant at the time," says Lam, who also penned the script. "When we look back at our lives, the small moments are what define the journey."
Flashbacks and old photographs were fabricated to show the main characters in their distant youth. The producers brought in an old car and used aging techniques to stretch the timeline of the story over several decades.
"We had fun making things look old," says Major, who also composed the music. "Putting together the right clothing and props was a big part of making the film authentic."