KELLY SERVICE

Filmmaker

Contact:

Tel. 780.439.8599
URL: www.hellandhighwater.com
E-mail: kservice@hellandhighwater.com | kelly.service@gmail.com

Film and Video Arts Society of Alberta [FAVA]:

• 2005 – Present: Film Chair
• 2002 – 2005: Vice-President
• 2002 – 2005: Partner in Drato Media
• 2000 – Present: Member of the Production Committee
• 2000: Completed, with top accolades, an editing workshop directed by Ken Berry (Editor of CTV’s Traders)
• 1999: Completed FAVA workshops in directing, cinematography and lighting
• 1998 – Present: Editor
• 1998 – Present: Attended various workshops / lectures concerning crucial elements to filmmaking (from grant specifics to film production)

Selected credits:

Documentary:

date	production
2002	FAS: STORIES OF HOPE AND HEALING - (producer, director, editor) A look at the effects of Foetal Alcohol Syndrome on the family, community and society. Produced for the Edmonton Community Adult Learning Association.

Short films/videos:

date	production
2002	ROLLING – (producer, director, editor, screenplay) A super-16 film, commissioned by FAVA, for a nation-wide showcase as one of FAVA’s many notable filmmakers over the last 20 years.
2001	THE UPGRADE - (producer, director, editor, screenplay) A narrative about the quest for the fruit of knowledge. (Honourable Mention at the 2001 Notion To Motion Red Deer Film Festival) | Screened at the 2002 Next Festival - Edmonton
2000	LA FENETRE – (producer, director, editor, screenplay) A send-up of french new wave cinema. (Best Director – Local Exposure/Local Heroes International Film Festival – Edmonton | Best Editing – U of A Film Zone’s Misfit Short Film Festival – Edmonton | Screened at the 2001 World Track and Field Championships in Edmonton) | Accepted into the Edmonton Comedy Festival - 2003
1999	WHAT IS IT ABOUT CANDACE ? - (producer, director, editor) A video about rumours. (Best Directing – U of A Film Zone’s Misfit Short Film Festival – Edmonton)

Selected Projects:

date	production	director	credit
2002	Old Reliable: a documentary	Dave Luxton	Cinematographer
2001	The Gary McPherson Story: an Introduction	Bob Chelmick	Assistant Editor
2001	Peep Show	Clinton Carew	2nd Unit Director
2001	Warthog	Dave Luxton	Dolly Grip
2000	Twist-Off	Jason Hanley	Editor
2000	Someone To Love	Angus Wyatt	Assistant Director/Editor
1999	No Problem	Eva Colmers	Boom Operator

Technical Skills

Software:

Strong understanding of both Mac and PC systems and of the following software:

• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Image Ready
• Adobe After Effects
• Adobe Illustrator
• Avid Film Composer
• Final Cut Pro

Engineered and built:

• Dolly
• Steadycam
• Jib
• Car-mount
• Remote controlled mini-dolly
• Rotating Platform