Argyle's Video Production Program is an exciting option where you will write, shoot, edit and present movies. Students learn skills and receive credits in scriptwriting (writing techniques, shorts, features), technical skills(lights, camera, sound, editing), creative skills (directing, cinematography, special effects) and performing arts (acting). 
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The Facts

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Our major production for 2006 was FINDING JOE. It’s been shown at  Cinematheque, Cinema 3, & The Gimili Film Fest. It also played at and won an award at the 2006 Aboriginal Film Fest. See the trailer, watch the movie, a CBC newspot, a CBC radio interview, and footage from the Aboriginal Film Fest.

If you are interested in obtaining a copy of Finding Joe email jbarrett@wsd1.org and we will mail you a DVD.

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Bullying: Effects & Solutions
Argyle Student presents video at Teen Touch Fall luncheon
Congratulations to Cierra Giesbrecht for speaking at the Teen Touch Fall luncheon which was at the Winnipeg Convention Centre and attended by the Minister of Education of Manitoba. Cierra presented her video entitled Bullying:Effects and Solutions which which can be viewed . Her interviews on City TV and CBC. Watch the video (but first download iTunes ). The video has been distributed all through out Manitoba to a variety of schools and student support programs.

Flash Animation!
An animation created using Macromedia Flash Player by Jonah Wilde, in the S3 Video Productions class has been completed and is now viewable on this web site. Click here.PSAs/Entries/2006/3/20_Bullying%3A_Effects_%26_Solutions.htmlAnimation/Entries/2006/6/22_Dragon_Crusader.htmlAnimation/Entries/2006/6/22_Dragon_Crusader.htmlshapeimage_17_link_0shapeimage_17_link_1shapeimage_17_link_2
Feature Films: 
The Big Bite  
In the Video Production Program you will create your own movies as well as work on group projects. One of the group projects in 2004-2005 year, a feature length comedy called "The Big Bite" has been shown in four theaters in Winnipeg. It was shown on March 17 & 18 2006 at the Freeze Frame Film Festival. Freeze Frame also took the movie on the road to rural Manitoba and a study unit was created for schools. Previously it was screened at the Park Theatre as well as at the Aboriginal Film Festival. Click to see the trailer for the Big Bite. Movies made in our video production program have received numerous awards over the past three years. If you are interested in obtaining a copy of The Big Bite email jbarrett@wsd1.org and we will mail you a DVD.FeatureFilms/FeatureFilms.htmlTrailers/Entries/2006/3/15_The_Big_Bite.htmlhttp://freezeframeonline.org/ff2006/index1.htmlhttp://freezeframeonline.org/ff2006/index1.htmlTrailers/Entries/2006/3/15_The_Big_Bite.htmlTrailers/Entries/2006/3/15_The_Big_Bite.htmlTrailers/Entries/2006/3/15_The_Big_Bite.htmlmailto:jbarrett@wsd1.orgshapeimage_18_link_0shapeimage_18_link_1shapeimage_18_link_2shapeimage_18_link_3shapeimage_18_link_4shapeimage_18_link_5shapeimage_18_link_6shapeimage_18_link_7
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THE VISIONARY , our other major production of 2007, was written by Spencer Fernando, who won 1st prize at the pitch contest of the 2006 Aboriginal Film Festival, where it was recently screened on opening night of the 2007 festival. The project was edited by Darrion Anonychuk.

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The final cut of Z IS FOR ZOMBIE, a major production of 2007, recently played at The Park Theatre with THE VISIONARY (see below).

Check out the remaking of Leslie for the Zombie movie and Leslie’s trailer.

Of Mice & Men
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Argyle Sox Productions has acquired the rights to a shoot a film version Of Mice and Men.  The film will be a modernized version of this famous novel.  it will be set in downtown Winnipeg and feature a inter racial cast.  Take a look at the these pages to get an inside look at the development of this exciting production.