What is it about this seminar that you would recommend to others?
"Barry is an excellent orator and communicator. I personally found the seminar
very interesting, and believe it should be made available to wider audiences"...Heather Overy, Executive Director, Invermere Chamber
How did the seminar meet with your expectations?
"Very good, informative and accurate. A must for communities outside areas of
film commissions"...Warner E Einer, former production manager
How did the seminar meet with your expectations?
"Great - new ideas, how to etc., A great promotional idea for our Chamber of Commerce"...Patricia Kilback, Radium Hotsprings Lodge
Barry
Casson's career in film and television begin in the early seventies when
he worked as a freelance and staff news photographer for several Vancouver
Island newspapers. Prior to this time Barry had a successful career as
a show band drummer touring England and Europe in the backup band for
Chuck Berry, and for Bo Diddley and the Drifters.
Barry took his formal film training at Columbia College in Hollywood,
California. Upon returning to Victoria, he joined the staff of CHEK Television
where he served as a news cameraman for the next 9 years. During this
time, Barry also established his own company where he produced, directed
and photographed a number of dramas and documentaries that garnered many
awards and recieved National television exposure on CBC. His children's
outdoor survival drama, Lost in the Woods, a widely distributed film in
both Canada and the US, is now being re-released to a new generation of
young people through Magic Lantern Communications.
Throughout his tenure at CHEK, Barry also initiated and taught a part-time
film course at Camosun College in Victoria. He built this into a major
film program and in 1989, with his partner, Donna Clausen, opened Vancouver
Island's first film school and production studio. Under Barry's direction,
Victoria Motion Picture School continues operations today with students
coming from around the world to attend the program.
More recently, Barry has been providing highly acclaimed workshops and
speaking seminars throughout BC and Alberta where he promotes the Motion
Picture Industry. He continues to maintain his active career as a cinematographer
and part-time film instructor at the school. Barry's latest film, The
Search, a follow-up drama to Lost in the Woods, is currently being edited
for release in the fall.
In 2000, Barry was honored with a full membership in the prestigious
Canadian Society of Cinematographers and more recently, has received several
awards and nominations from the society for his work on corporate videos.
