Chris Gordon

Chris Gordon

Title: Technical Producer / Webmaster / Film Commentator

Chris brings 20 years of industry experience to the show, beginning at the age of 13 in amateur theater (Stage North, Fort St. John, BC).  He crowned his amateur theater career on the Board of Directors of Stage North (1989), at the age of 20.  He also found himself the proud recipient of the Best Actor Award from the adjudicators at the North Peace Regional Festival of the Arts (1987).  More recently he went on to co-found a theater group Bridge To Broadway, which made it’s debut (with it’s very first production) at the BC MainStage amateur theater competition.
As a jack of all trades, Chris has worked in all aspects of entertainment: Sound (design and execution), Lights (design and execution), Stage Hand, Set Construction, Set Painting, Front of House, Acting (musical theater as well as traditional), Directing and Producing in both live and prerecorded environments.  Chris has also been on radio and television and made a living during his teens as a DJ.
Turning his successful stage talents to film, Chris attended the Vancouver Film School in the Full Time Acting program. After completing the program he worked in the Vancouver film scene for three years
Following his relocation to Ottawa (temporarily, for his wife) he is pursueing independent film work.
Chris is always willing to share his vast opinions on the film industry and films to whoever will listen. (In fact it can be difficult to get him to not give his opinions at times).
“I find I bring a working-artist’s slant to any conversation about films and filmmaking, a side that usually isn’t presented in your typical academic conversation, the ‘how did they achieve that?’ part;  whether I’m talking about directing, producing, or my favorite topic, acting… more specifically: MY acting. <Laughs>”

Chris’s picks from 2002 (In no particular order):
(based on enjoyment, not necessarily scholastic value)

  • 1) Bowling for Columbine
  • 2) The Ring (or even better 'Ringu' <- the origonal Japanese movie)
  • 3) Equilibrium
  • 4) The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers

    -Anime* credited as a 2002 releases:
  • 1a) Escaflowne (2000) *
  • 2a) Spirited Away (2001) * <- A great fantasy

    2003:
  • 1) The Triplets Of Belleville
  • 2) The Lord Of The Rings: Return of The King
  • 3) Dreamcatcher
  • 4) The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
  • 5) Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
  • 6) Kill Bill: Volume 1
  • 7) The Singing Detective
  • 8) The Station Agent
  • 9) Lost In Translation

    -Anime* credited as a 2003 releases:
  • 1a) Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)*  <- Fantastic, and the soundtrack is excellent

    Hasn’t seen and wants to:
  • 1) Thirteen
  • 2) 21 Grams
  • 3) Bubba Ho-Tep <- Bruce Campbell!  My man!  The greatest B-movie actor of all time.
    Waiting Patiently for (Future Release):
  • 1) Kill Bill: Volume 2 (February, 2004)
  • 2) Dawn Of The Dead (March 2004)
  • 3) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (June 2004)
  • 4) The A-Team (?, 2004) <- Check out the cast listings.  LOL!


    *In order to enjoy anime, please, do yourself a favor and watch with the original audio track and read the English subtitles.  Anime is a part of many Asian countries’s regular viewing and prime-time; it is intended for both adults and kids, unfortunately the North American market classifies it as a ‘cartoon’ and applies voice-overs meant for children.  This practice also effects the translation.  Quite often a foul word will be translated out entirely leaving the characters anger a little …flat.  Many of these storylines are quite intense.  Japan is producing some of the best Sci-Fi in the world right now and China is building quite an industry around Action and fantasy.  It’s not for everybody though.