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Playing Through is finally up on YouTube!

The film tells the story of Brandon & Nathan. Two friends playing a round of golf terribly. While Brandon does his best to distract his friend, every thought Nathan has rests on a looming phone call. A call that will reveal whether or not he has been diagnosed with cancer.

The film stars John Steptoe, Michael Clarke & Alyssa LaPlume.  It was written and directed by Jason McKinnon and produced by Eric Gamache.

Playing Through Short Film Festivals & Awards | 17 West Productions

I had an absolute blast making Playing Through.  It was the first film I directed with a professional crew and it was also the first film I edited using Final Cut Pro.  Software I purchased along with a sweet new iMac in order to complete the film.  I’m extremely proud of the work our cast in crew poured into the short.  I also have to thank Clear Springs Golf course in North Bay, Ontario for allowing us to make this film on their course.  It was a gorgeous week I’ll never forget.  I’m extremely happy it didn’t rain!

Hope you enjoy the film!  Pass it along.

There is still one more giant announcement to come regarding this movie in 2012 so stay tuned.

Playing Through independent short film 17 west productions

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Watch Short Film Playing Through at NSI Online Short Film Festival For Free | Independent Film Blog

It’s Playing Through overload today at The Athletic Nerd.

What good is a movie blog if you can’t promote your own movies right?

Right now, for the first time in the history of the world, you can watch Playing Through online!

Click here to view the trailer

Playing Through is the story of Brandon & Nathan. Two friends playing a round of golf – Terribly.  While Brandon does his best to distract his friend, every thought Nathan has rests on a looming phone call.  A call that will reveal whether or not he has been diagnosed with cancer.

From 17 West Productions, the low budget short film stars John Steptoe, Michael Clarke and Alyssa LaPlume.  It was written and directed by Jason McKinnon (Me) and produced by Eric Gamache.

The film is a part of the NSI Online Short Film Festival and we are proud to be among so many fantastic Canadian shorts.

Click here to watch the film!

Watch Short Film Playing Through at NSI Online Short Film Festival For Free | Independent Film Blog

Watch Short Film Playing Through at NSI Online Short Film Festival For Free | Independent Film Blog

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Playing Through Accepted Into NSI Online Short Film Festival

Playing Through has been accepted into the 2010 NSI Online Short Film Festival!

We’re extremely honoured to be a part of a festival featuring 100% Canadian content.  The site adds new films each week and it’s completely free to watch.

I will post again when Playing Through goes live but head over there regardless and check out some amazing Canadian Filmmakers at work.

Playing Through Official Selection NSI Online Short Film Festival

Playing Through is the story of Brandon & Nathan.  Two friends playing a round of golf – Terribly.

While Brandon does his best to distract his friend, every thought Nathan has rests on a looming phone call. A call that will reveal whether or not he has been diagnosed with cancer.

The film was written and directed by Jason McKinnon (Me) and Produced by Eric Gamache.  It stars John Steptoe, Michael Clarke and Alyssa LaPlume and was filmed at Clear Springs Golf Course just outside of North Bay Ontario.

I’d like to thank the festival organizers for including Playing Through in their program.

Check out the trailer below and stop by 17west.ca for more.

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4 Stops Short Film 17 West Productions

4 Stops

One man riding a subway has a limited time to talk to a beautiful woman without being creepy. Can he achieve the impossible?

You can check out some feedback we got at the WILDsound festival below:

 

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The Climb Short Film

Earlier tonight our make-up artist, Alex Rotundo, sent me a series of sketches of our lead actresses facial tattoos.

They were phenomenal!

Even in rough sketches I could easily picture what they would look like on Alyssa.  Things are still in the early stages but I’m extremely impressed with her designs!

It gets better…

Alex followed up her brilliant sketches with an actual skin test and I couldn’t be happier.  I can’t wait for the first official make-up test next month.

I’d like to upload some of the pictures but I’m thinking I’d rather keep them secret for now…

Click here to read more about the design process.

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