People

Kim Steer, a graduate of the Media
Resources Program and accomplished
feature filmmaker, organized the
Vancouver Women in Film and Video
Workshop held in the Television Lab
Jan. 29 - 31. About 75 women took
part in the three-day workshop, led by
Genie award winning feature film-
maker Anne Wheeler. The partici-
pants formed small production
groups. Each group used the same
script to shoot a short dramatic
sequence.” Everything we needed
was here, equipment and space-
wise, and the campus was excellent
for location shooting,” Kim said.
“Everyone at Cap was very helpful
and accommodating.” Back at the
lab, Anne edited each sequence in
front of the class, amid much discus-
sion about shot choices. Kim thanks
all the people at Cap who lent a
hand to help make this workshop a
big success.

Anne Wheeler directs workshop
student in a dramatic sequence.

Capilano College and Rajamangala
Institute of Technology in Thailand
have had an ongoing relationship for

the past few years through the office of
Jon Jessiman, Dean of Student and
Instructional Services. Members of the
media departments in both institutions
have exchanged visits. A film crew led
by Bev Reid, of the Media Resources
faculty, used students and staff from
Rajamangala last March to assist in a
media production on children.

This year, for the first time, a Media
Resources second year student will go
to Rajamangala for a practicum. Craig
Daviduk will leave for Thailand on
March 26 for four weeks. He will assist
faculty and students in the Institute’s
Media Department and also work with
business clients.

Congratulations to Iris Cunningham,
of Payroll, for landing a part in Stage
Eireann’s spring production of Big
Maggie. Iris plays an old woman who
is the town gossip. Iris says she owes
her success to the excellent tutelage of
the instructors in the Capilano College
Theatre Department. Big Maggie is the
story of the very unusual strategy a
mother of four employs to give her
children a better future. The play runs
at the Vancouver Little Theatre, 3102
Main Street, April 6 - 30, telephone
876-4165. “Theatre is a language, and if
a language isn’t spoken it dies, so
please support the efforts of others
who are working to keep theatre alive
and well,” says Iris.

Lesley Richmond, of the Textile
Arts faculty, has been nominated for
the 1994 Chalmer’s Award. This is a
national award of $20,000 for excel-
lence of work along with contributions
to the community and teaching. In
1993 Lesley was nominated for a
similar honor, the Bronfman Award.

The audience at the Vancouver
nightclub, the Glass Slipper, got a
chance to hear some exciting composi-
tions by Mark Armanini on two
occasions recently. Mark, who teaches
composition for the University Trans-
fer Music Program, appeared at the
club Feb. 22 and March 5.

Dawn Hughes thanks the College

March 24/94

Successful Workshop, Thailand Visits, Acting Debut and More

community for a gift of luggage she
received when she resigned from the
Library last month. She wrote ina
letter from Palm Springs, "I have
enjoyed my years at the College and
hold many pleasant memories. I
certainly hope to keep in touch with
the many friends I have made."

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