Whole New Thing (2005)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Amnon Buchbinder

Writers:

Amnon Buchbinder (writer)
Daniel MacIvor (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Who was YOUR first crush?

Plot:

After years of being home schooled by hippie parents, Emerson is enrolled at his local high school. The intelligent and androgynous youth confounds his classmates and captures the attention of his English teacher. The teacher-student relationship leads to problems for everyone involved. |

Plot Keywords:

Teacher Student Relationship | Teacher | Breasts | Marital Crisis | Female Nudity

Awards:

11 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Aaron Webber	...	Emerson
Robert Joy	...	Rog
Rebecca Jenkins	...	Kaya
Daniel MacIvor	...	Don Grant
Kathryn MacLellan	...	Ms. McPherson
Drew O'Hara	...	Todd
Ryan Hartigan	...	Jeff
Geordie Brown	...	Buddy
Callum Keith Rennie	...	Denny
Jackie Torrens	...	Claire
Lisa Lelliott	...	Massage Guest
Leah Fassett	...	Laura
Samantha Spencer	...	Debra
Rebecca Regan	...	Teri
Marguerite McNeil	...	Don's Mother
Hugh Thompson	...	Claude
Linda Busby	...	Mrs. Colley
Brian Heighton	...	Office Man
Dylan Aucoin	...	School Kid
Alexandra Ashley	...	School Kid
Caleb Buchbinder	...	School Kid
Stephanie Chapman	...	School Kid
P.J. Crosby	...	School Kid
Leah Cunningham	...	School Kid
Toni Grossett	...	School Kid
Bruce Murphy	...	School Kid
Branden O'Brien	...	School Kid
Colin Rogers	...	School Kid
Mitchell Taylor	...	School Kid
Terry Coolen	...	Washroom Man
Darcy Lindzon	...	Washroom Man
Dennis Brown	...	Teacher
Pauline Kaill	...	Teacher
Veronique MacKenzie-Bourne	...	Teacher
Susan Bone	...	Potluck Guest
Peter M. Davison	...	Potluck Guest
Armand H. Grenier	...	Potluck Guest
Don Himmelman	...	Potluck Guest
Sally Lawrence	...	Potluck Guest
Rob Moir	...	Potluck Guest
Grace McKnight	...	Potluck Guest
Paul Newton	...	Potluck Guest

Directed by
Amnon Buchbinder

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Amnon Buchbinder		writer
Daniel MacIvor		writer

Produced by
Kelly Bray	....	producer
Camelia Frieberg	....	executive producer
Camelia Frieberg	....	producer
Daniel MacIvor	....	associate producer
Anita McGee	....	line producer

Original Music by
David Buchbinder

Cinematography by
Christopher Ball		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Angela Baker

Production Design by
William Fleming		(as Bill Fleming)

Set Decoration by
Darlene Lewis

Costume Design by
Lin Chapman

Makeup Department
Betty Belmore	....	key makeup artist
Barbi Jollota	....	key hair stylist
Colleen Ryan	....	daily hair stylist
Colleen Ryan	....	daily makeup artist

Production Management
Nancy MacInnis	....	assistant production manager
Anita McGee	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lisa Fennell	....	daily third assistant director
Mary Reynolds	....	first assistant director
John Shurko	....	third assistant director
Bruce Zwicker	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Keith Currie	....	props master
Richard Fraser	....	construction coordinator
Ulo Greer	....	first assistant art director
André Lacroix	....	construction coordinator
Colin Paul	....	assistant set decorator
Lynn Rotin	....	illustrations: "The Fire of Evermore"

Sound Department
Jean Bot	....	first assistant sound
Paul Germann	....	sound effects editor
Graham Jones	....	dialogue editor
Frank Kavanagh	....	boom operator
Thomas Kodros	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Kirk Lynds	....	sound mixer
Allen Ormerod	....	sound mixer
Andrew Rillie	....	sound technician
Jim Rillie	....	production sound mixer
Jane Tattersall	....	supervising sound editor
Robert Warchol	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
Clark R. Biesele	....	special effects (as Clark Biesele)

Visual Effects by
Genevieve Forte	....	titles digital compositor

Stunts
Rene Bishop	....	fight coordinator (as Réné Curley)

Camera and Electrical Department
Doug Betts	....	key grip
Johnny Cochrane	....	first assistant camera (as John Cochrane)
Gerald Gillis	....	lighting technician
Gary Mitchell	....	generator operator
Becky Parsons	....	second assistant camera
Flora Planchat	....	best boy electric
Christopher Porter	....	lighting designer
Chris Reardon	....	still photographer
Gary Sandover	....	second key grip
Andrew Stretch	....	camera loader

Casting Department
Tara Bennett	....	casting assistant
Susan Foulkes	....	background casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Melinda Cook	....	wardrobe set supervisor
Diana Redmond	....	set costumer
Victoria Rockwell	....	daily costumer

Editorial Department
Vaughan Killin	....	color timer (as Vaughn Killin)
Anita McGee	....	post-production coordinator
Roz Power	....	assistant editor
Catherine Rankin	....	negative cutter

Music Department
David Buchbinder	....	conductor
David Buchbinder	....	music arranger
David Buchbinder	....	music producer
Andrew Downing	....	musician: acoustic bass
Mark Duggan	....	musician: kalimba, balofon, marimba, percussion
Kirk Elliot	....	musician: violin, flutes, bowed pasltery, vielle, celtic harp, etc.
Levon Ichkhanian	....	musician: oud, guitars, bouzouki
John Johnson	....	musician: recorder, flutes
Mike Sawarna	....	music copyist
David Travers-Smith	....	music recording engineer
David Travers-Smith	....	music recording mixer

Transportation Department
Kristin Arason	....	driver
Mervin Geddes	....	transportation captain (as Melvin 'Merv' Geddes)
Debi Jonathanson	....	driver (as Debi Jonatason)
Kelly Peterson	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Geneviève Appleton	....	associate producer: development
Robert Aske	....	legal and business affairs (as Rob Aske)
Louis Boudreau	....	dailies
Kelly Bray	....	legal and business affairs
Susan Cain	....	puppets
Blair Christian	....	first aid
Blair Christian	....	safety
Richard Colp	....	craft assistant
Jeff Corkum	....	post-production accountant
Philip Dinn	....	key craft: Halifax
Megan Forsythe	....	assistant to assistant production manager
Susan Furniotis	....	title designer
Rick Gillis	....	dailies
Don Himmelman	....	provider: Thorsen House
Matt Johnson	....	production assistant
Robin P.G. Joost	....	craft service: Mahone Bay
Shawn Kerr	....	first assistant accountant
Suzy Kerr	....	tutor
Krista MacDonald	....	catering assistant
Nancy MacInnis	....	production coordinator
Kathryn Mallinson	....	production assistant
Katharina Mayer	....	catering assistant
Lothar Mayer	....	chef
Joseph McKibbon	....	production assistant (as Joe McKibbon)
Grace McKnight	....	provider: Thorsen House
Colleen McMaster	....	production accountant
Margo Mosher	....	location manager (as Margo Mosher Swain)
Wolfgang Munch	....	craft service: Mahone Bay
James Pike	....	catering assistant
Elyse Pomeranz	....	puppets
Lynn Rotin	....	location assistant
Brian R. Shaw	....	location security
Dean Skerrit	....	dailies (as Dean Skerrett)
Mike Snider	....	production assistant
Fay Sullivan	....	assistant production manager: pre-production
Maggie Thomas	....	script supervisor
Mike Thorn	....	assistant: Mr. Buchbinder
Rose Marie Walton	....	stand-in
Marjorie Webber	....	guardian: Mr. Webber
David Wishart	....	dailies

Thanks
Michael Baker	....	special thanks
Gilles Bélanger	....	special thanks
Deborah Bernstein	....	special thanks
Christine Bishop	....	special thanks
Karla Bobadilla	....	special thanks
Diane Boehme	....	special thanks
Larry Burkam	....	special thanks
Steve Cook	....	special thanks
Patsy Coughran	....	special thanks
Diane Cuthbert	....	special thanks
Bob Dick	....	special thanks
Joe Diprofio	....	special thanks
Maureen Dorey	....	special thanks (as Maureen Dorey-Lukie)
Tony Duarte	....	special thanks
Susan Furniotis	....	special thanks
Heather Haldane	....	special thanks
Jim Hardie	....	special thanks
Izhak Hinitz	....	special thanks
Ralph Holt	....	special thanks
Ginny Jones-Duzak	....	special thanks (as Ginny Duzak)
Noah Kenneally	....	special thanks
Denise Langis	....	special thanks
Shira Levine	....	special thanks
Al Lindsay	....	special thanks
John Lutz	....	special thanks
Nan MacDonald	....	special thanks
Ken MacIntosh	....	special thanks
Wendy MacKeigan	....	special thanks
Anne Mackenzie	....	special thanks (as Ann MacKenzie)
Michelle Marion	....	special thanks
Stéphanie Martel	....	special thanks: Manus Humana Line
Kent Martin	....	special thanks
Steve Mayhew	....	special thanks
Mike McAdam	....	special thanks
Neil McAdam	....	special thanks
Shandi Mitchell	....	special thanks
Paul Norris	....	special thanks
Jeremy Podeswa	....	special thanks
Rob Power	....	special thanks
Richard Rapkowski	....	special thanks
Anne Reynolds	....	special thanks
Rob Riselli	....	special thanks
Kent Ritchie	....	special thanks
Jeff Sackman	....	special thanks
Don Sinclair	....	special thanks
Sarah Thomas	....	special thanks
Gary Vermeir	....	special thanks
Bruce Webber	....	special thanks
Corinne Webber	....	special thanks
Gord Whittaker	....	special thanks
Linda Wood	....	special thanks
Doug Woods	....	special thanks
Mary Young Leckie	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Acuity Pictures Production
• Chum Television (in association with)
• Movie Network, The (TMN) (in association with)
• Nova Scotia Film Development Corporation (with the participation of)
• Palpable Productions
• Whole Thing Productions Inc.

Distributors

• Picture This! Entertainment (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• THINKFilm (2005) (Canada) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC)  with the assistance of (as The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit)
• Community of Mahone Bay  special thanks
• Community of Spryfield  special thanks
• DeLuxe Toronto  post-production laboratory
• Eyes Post Group  transfer house
• Film Effects  titles and opticals
• Fraser & Hoyt Insurance Ltd.  insurance provider
• Gazebo Café  special thanks
• Halifax Regional Municipality  special thanks
• Harold Greenberg Fund, The  produced and developed with the participation of (as Astral Media The Harold Greenberg Fund)
• Lyle Tilley Davidson  auditing
• National Film Board of Canada (NFB)  special thanks
• Nova Scotia Film Industry Tax Credit  with the assistance of
• Rights Company, The  script and title research services
• Royal Bank of Canada  financial services provider (as RBC Royal Bank)
• South Centre Mall, Spryfield  special thanks
• Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales  legal and business affairs
• Tattersall Sound  sound post-production (as Tattersall Sound and Picture)
• Téléfilm Canada  produced and developed with the participation of
• York University Department of Film  special thanks: faculty, staff and students

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:14A (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Company:

Acuity Pictures Production

Trivia:

The film was written in two weeks then filmed in 15 days.

Quotes:

Rog: How often do you masturbate?
Emerson Thorsen: After every meal. I floss, too.

Soundtrack:

Builds the Bone

Oh, not the story again!

The elements that were designed to visually encompass this film, are absolutely great! From the house, the clothing (or lack of) of Aaron's character family to the lighting schemes in every situation, Whole New Thing is exactly what Hollywood should tackle: a good story that resonates with real life situations, and a treatment where twists and turns, not manipulation, lead to a very convincing film.

The textures of every small detail were almost handcrafted, especially the music. This is one of the reasons why Canadian films are important: they are a counterweight to American films, (though I still believe that Canadians, as Chileans, Mexicans and all of America's peoples are American).

I'm proud of this film and the way it explores (maybe not in depth, because it was not its purpose) a really difficult issue to which we all close our eyes and ears, and think as impossible and weird. My hat off too for the co-writer and actor Daniel McIvor.

Maybe you'll love to see this film over and over again just to discover how well done it is!