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Medieval Arts Enthusiast Swaps with Newspaper Journalist
200324 minFilm: Documentary
Direction: Tatyana Terzopoulos
Production: Ira LevyPeter WilliamsonTatyana Terzopoulos
Produced by Breakthrough Films and Television Production, in association with TVOntario, Access - Knowledge Network, The Education Station and SCN; with the participation of the Canadian Television Fund created by the Government of Canada and the Canadian cable industry, CTF: Licence Fee Program, CAVCO and The Government of Ontario - The Ontario Film & Television Tax Credit; and with the financial participation of the Shaw Children's Programming Initiative through the Dr. Geoffrey R. Conway Fund and the Shaw Television Broadcast Fund.
Tiffany (14) is a reporter for the Toronto Star's weekly "tween" paper, Brand New Planet. To date, she has written a dozen articles ranging from opinion pieces, to product reviews to her latest trip to circus school! Carolyn (14) practices TaeKwonDo and is just getting her feet wet in stage combat - medieval style! Her medieval weapon of choice: the quarterstaff!
The Swap: Carolyn leaves her identical twin sister behind as she travels to Toronto to get a first hand look at the reporter life. She takes on the tasks of successfully pitching a story to her new editor, learning the art of the newspaper article and profiling a Toronto sportscaster. Will she survive the interview?
Meanwhile, Tiffany, an only child from the city, visits the small town of Elmira for the annual "Robin in the Hood" festival. She attempts sword fighting, archery and becoming a medieval character. Will she be able to keep up with her new "twin" in their choreographed fight for the festival goers?
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Subject categories
- Children and Youth > Canadian YouthYouthful Perspectives
Credits
- executive producer
- Ira Levy
- Peter Williamson
- supervising producer
- Kirsten Scollie
- line production
- Vibika Bianchi
- co-producer
- Tatyana Terzopoulos
- story supervisor
- Paul Kilback
- director
- Tatyana Terzopoulos
- editor
- Miume Jan Eramo
- post-production supervisor
- Nahid Islam
- director of photography
- Mary Kokkoros
- audio
- Steve Dranitsaris
- Margus Jukkum
- production coordinator
- Kate Kung
- theme music
- Jack Lenz
- Asher Lenz
- score composer
- Jack Lenz
- Asher Lenz
- narrator
- Alisha Morrison
- opening actor
- Kyle Kassardjian
- Hilary Bannister
- post-production coordinator
- Camilla Tod
- assembly editor
- Jay Tipping
- assistant editor
- Jonathan Dowler
- Shane O'Brien MacDonald
- James Hebbard
- offline post-production facility
- Breakthrough Post Inc.
- post-audio production
- Jeremy MacLaverty
- post-audio mix
- Jeremy MacLaverty
- post-production facility
- Bullet Digital Post
- online editor
- Patrick Eves
- colourist
- Jason Cook
- graphics creator
- Loop Media Inc.
- closed captioning
- Panorama Captioning Services Inc.
- production assistant
- Jason Kim
- Carlo Vitelli
- finance
- Michael McGuigan
- production accounting
- Michelle Trenchard
- Ans Amsen
- Derek Barbour
- legal counsel
- Nghia Nguyen
- contracts administrator
- Alicja Wicinski
- publicity
- Jill Spitz
- development manager
- Sarah Adams
- manager of new media
- Dorothy Vreeker
- assistant to the producer
- Sarah Morison
- Megan Ing
- insurance
- Jones Brown and Associates Ltd.
- financial services
- Daniel McMullen
- Morris Gluck
- development for television
- Heather Findlay
- Kirsty Nordal
- Ingrid Moe
- Tatyana Terzopoulos
- executive
- Patricia Ellingson