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www.insideHALTON.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, August 3, 2012 · 24 Artscene photos by eric riehl / oakville beaver / @halton_photog on set: In the left photo, director Miguel Barbosa films actor Ana Alic (as Lucy Anderson) at Thomas House for his Suburbia YouTube series. In the right photo, (l-r) actors Steph Rogers (Angelina), Creators of college party show make PG-rated prom `dramedy' By Dominik Kurek OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF The people behind a college party drama series that received flack from administrators of the school the show depicted are now busy producing their next YouTube show. This time around, however, the Oakvillebased Yeah! Films Company is going with a more family-friendly flavour for a dramacomedy show that portrays the strength of friendship and the beauty of the team's hometown: Oakville. "This one, we made it PG so that people of all ages, all adults and the whole community can enjoy it," said director Miguel Barbosa. Suburbia: The Series was shot at various locations around Oakville. Yeah! Films intends to make the four-episode series available at www.youtube.com in September, with the first episode airing early in the month. Much of the cast from the 3 Audrey series -- a drama show set at the University of Western Ontario -- has come on board for this show, which is about a group of high school students and the drama surrounding their prom. "I'm friends with all these people. Most of them went to my high school or a high school in Oakville. So it's just much easier to work with them," Barbosa said, a Holy Trinity High School graduate, comparing the new show to 3 Audrey. The main cast is a group of five actors, with two lead roles Bishop (Dave Provost) and Noah (Jake Manly). Provost also co-wrote this series and 3 Audrey. The show is set a week after prom. One of the main characters breaks up with his girlfriend just before prom and his best friend ends up taking her to the end-of-school dance. As a result, the friendship between the two breaks. The teens are supposed to become roommates within a few months when they head to university but as a result of the break, they want nothing to do with each other. So their friends get together to try to reunite the two. "It's basically about not letting girls come in between your friendship and, in this case, it actually does happen," Barbosa said. In addition to the teenage dating-friendship angst, the show features a 1902 storyline, interspersed throughout the main story line. The 110-year-old storyline is a result of Miguel and his friends doing research on Oakville's history prior to shooting the show. They learned about the Anderson family, which owned several properties in town. That year, one of the members of the family, Lucy, wrote a story about Oakville and how it is a beautiful paradise. However, not long after she wrote the story, a bank failed in Oakville and its owner shot himself. This led to people making a rush to another bank, owned by Lucy's dad, which resulted in its failure as well. This ruined many people financially. This was a blow to Oakville, Barbosa said, from which the town prognosticators didn't think the town would ever recover. "We then cut to 2012 Oakville and it's beautiful and prosperous," Barbosa said. To help illustrate the beauty of Oakville, Barbosa uses segments of Lucy's story in his modernday prom series. "It kind of carries the poetic aspect throughout the show," he said. Barbosa received support from the Oakville Historical Society and history-buff George Chisholm for the show and was allowed to film inside Thomas House in downtown Oakville. All this helps him illustrate what he truly thinks of his hometown. "I think this is the literal definition of paradise. It's quiet, it's serene and you just go outside and it's literally like Beverly Hills of the north. We have it really good here and I want people to appreciate where we live," he said. "I think there's a lot of history and mystery and classiness to it." Other film locations included Encore Cinemas, The Clarity Centre, downtown and the harbour and Holy Trinity High School. To learn more, visit www.yeahfilmscompany.com. Rachel Guest (Robin) and Rachel Jones (Lisa) are filmed at The Clarity Centre. The show has two timelines, one set in modern-day Oakville, the other in 1902 Oakville. Oakville NissanFamily Series PINKALICIOUS (ages 2 to 10) October 21 CANADIAN OPERA CO: HANSEL & GRETEL (ages 6 to 12) November 25 OUTERBRIDGE: THE TIME CAPSULE (ages 8+) December 22 PETER & THE WOLF (ages 6 to 10) January 27 TALES OF THE GARDEN (ages 5 to 10) March 12 & 13 BOO! (ages 4 to 12) April 7 THE OAKVILLE CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS To order tickets call: 905-815-2021 or go to All performances are at Correction www.oakvillecentre.ca On Wednesday, Aug. 1, The Oakville Beaver provided the wrong opening day for the Chinese Brush Painting exhibit at Sovereign House. The show opens on Saturday. It runs Aug. 4, 5, 8, 11, 12 and 15. The Beaver regrets this error and any inconvenience it may have caused.