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He worked his way up to cam- ' .- ,4» a ' Having good quality equipment } moperatorandevenmallymoved _ availableatinexpemivepriwshas - to Vancouver to work in the film ., ’ levelled the playing field for filmâ€" ; industry there on movies such as ‘ makers. says Konstant, who esti- StarshiplioopersandDoomsday. mateshisenfimWfisrthefilm r ltwasinVancouverthathemet ~ wasabout$l7.wo. and fell in love with Waterloo '1 hope that the good stories are 1 Region native Heather Roth and Ari-Ian Konstant is from South Atria, but after moving to Waterloo Region he says he couldn‘t have made his what’s going to come through." he i thepairmovedtoWateriooayear filthhouthelpfromthecommmity.IWasaGreenhousewasfilmedinandarmdeltdsenerandwnedoo. said ago. mm 'Peoplemn’tgowatchamovie l That’s when Konstant started to Konstant finished the script meant theyallhadotheriobs Iackenbauer. who plays the home- because of the big star that's in it. 3 seriously consider a solo endeav- about six months a3), then started Filming took about lo weeks, less man. Deuce Arlington but because it’s an amazing story ‘ our. putting together the financing, with shooting squeemd into week- “We filmed in all these streets withamazingactora” l 'i wanted to write. but it’s really locations and. most importantly, ends. and worked around when around here,‘ he said. “We would Once the film is complete. he difficult to get anyone of signifi- the people who would help the certain actorsoouldbeavailable. wander erotmd the citysueets and hopes to enter it for consideration i canoe to read it that would be able movie come to life. “You have to shoot at maximum see an alleyway that looked aes~ in the Toronto international Film 1 to turn it into anything." he said. ‘it was a surprise how much speed to try to get everything thetically pleasing â€" dirty and Festival, one of the most presti- ‘ “i didn't want to make (the organizing it took and much done,” Konstantsaid. grungy â€" and we’d throw him in gioushsdvabindaewnr‘ld. l movie).lwantedtoseil(thescript). sdiedulingittakes,”hesaid lntotal.about30to35people thealleywayandfilmhimforalit- Heknowshe’saiminghfitbut t lshoppedit around foraboutthree "Every single day was like a wereinvolvedwiththefilrrtOnone debit.” hewantstocatchtheanentionofa l months before i decided that i’m huge event you're trying to coordi- shoot, which took place on loca- The shooting prom m really producer or distributor. At the end ; goingto have to do it myself." nate: Food. makeup, wardrobe. tion at the Woorktock hospital. 14 aoollaborativeeflort and hecredits of the day. he doesn‘t care about 1 l Was a Greenhouse tells the props. making sure people can be or 15extmswere involved. both Lackenbauer and h‘u painter making his money back on this ; story of a homeless musician who there.” A farm just outside Kitchener Roth. whoabo serves“ a producer film. ‘ makes a connection with a family There was another scheduling served as another primary location. on the movie. for helping to guide He just wants to be able to make â€" a mother and three children issue â€" every cast and crew mem- Other times. it minim Konstant him through the process. another one and hopefully build I whose father has died. ber volunteered their time. which with a camera and lead actor Derek But many thing came together on a burgeoning local film industry , IGANTIC INCREDIBLE SAVINGS SA‘IE To"? 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