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The Crew
The crew rarely gets mentiond, but I thought I'd give it a go.
There are all kind of mysterious-sounding jobs and expressions on a TV production - gaffer, best boy, looping and so on - check out IMDB's Glossary to learn what they all mean.
Showrunner
Peter Mohan is multitasking, being the executive producer, show runner, head writer and the guy whose vision is holding this thing together - according to Tanya Huff.The jobs above entail concept meetings, script meetings, costume meetings, meetings with directors, location meetings, stunt meetings, phone calls from network, phone calls from other producers, phone calls from cast ... There's some suspicion, not entirely unfounded, that he never sleeps.
On top of that, he adapted the novel Blood Price for the pilot.
Executive Producers
Randy Zalken, Kirk Shaw, Marshall Kesten and Peter MohanProducers
Adam J. Shully and Paul McConveyI find the producer thing pretty confusing - it seems to me that there's a bunch of people doing the same job.
Or maybe they just take turns ....
Writers
Charles Lazar, 1 episodeDennis Heaton, 5 episodes
Denis McGrath, 3 episodes - Denis blogs at Things on Sticks - about Blood Ties, but also about writing and the business of TV and being in Vancouver - Tres Cool!
Mark Leiren-Young, 2 episode
Peter Mohan, 5 episodes
Rick Drew, 1 episode
Sarah Dodd, 1 episode
Shelley Eriksen, 2 episode
Tanya Huff, 1 episode
Travis McDonald, 2 episodes
Victor Nicolle, 1 episode
2 episodes were co-written - they didn't write 24 episodes.
I'm also counting the 2-hour premiere as 2 episodes.
Directors
Allan Kroeker, 4 episodes - he also directed the first episode of 'Forever Knight' - and many, MANY more TV episodesAndy Mikita, 3 episodes
David Winkler, 1 episode David Winning, 4 episodes
Holly Dale - 2 episodes. Directed the episode with Tanya Huff in the background playing a hooker
James Dunnison, 4 episodes
James Head, 3 episodes
Peter DeLuise, 1 episode
Director of Photography
Danny Nowak has filmed many things - check out his Spitfire Films WebsiteSee great behind-the-scenes photos (none from Blood Ties) and read an interview.
On Saturday, March 31, at the Canadian Society of Cinematographers Awards Danny Nowak, won the award for Best TV Drama Cinematography for Dragon Boys, a two-part mini series that aired January 2007. That was his third award (that I know of) - let's hope he wins one in 2008 for Blood Ties.
Production Designer
Andy Deskin - has also designed for among others, TV series "Young Blades", "The Immortal", "Just Cause", "Cold Squad", plus a number of movies.Read more about Andy Deskin's work
Stills Photographer
Ed Araquel is the person behind all the stills that are used to promote the series. He usually works one day on each episode - which days are up to the Art department when they need prop photos and the producer when they want marketing type photos. Normally he shoots about 300 photos but that can easily climb to 800 pictures on an action day.Ed Araquel's website
15 April 2007