Delta Film Academy students have produced a public service announcement called Don’t Drive High. The 35-second film went live on the Delta police YouTube channel on June 17.
Produced with no budget, the film features a time lapse of Grade 12 actor Michael Kirk putting on winter clothing, such as a sweater and gloves, and snow goggles.
When Kirk then climbs behind the wheel of a car, the camera pans across smoky air to actor Deanna Gossilin.
“You wouldn’t drive like this,” says Gossilin, who was in Grade 11 at the time of filming. “So why would you drive high?”
Aside from the performances by Kirk and Gossilin, the film was produced by a team of students from Grades 9 through 12.
Grade 9 student Maclaren Bulman directed the film, while Emre Hakan Elitemiz, who was in Grade 11 at the time, filled the role of first director and editor.
Grade 10 student Nathan Wismer served as the director of photography and camera operator, and Grade 9 student William Jope wielded the first assistant camera. Grade 10 student Logan Fields was the grip, and Grade 9 student Dane Dopud was the grip and props master.
The students began the project in fall 2018, after Delta police drug recognition expert Constable Grayson Smith visited the school to talk about drug-impaired driving.
In a release, Delta Police Chief Neil Dubord said he was impressed by the final product of the project.
“Who better than teens to help get the message out to other young people about the risks of driving impaired by drugs?” Dubord said.
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