Devil's Diary (2007) (TV)

Director:

Farhad Mann

Writer:

John Benjamin Martin (written by)

Release Date:

22 September 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery

Plot:

When two friends, Dominique and Ursula, uncover an ancient book in a graveyard one night, they discover...

Plot Keywords:

Evil | Cheerleader | Priest | Teen | Abusive Stepfather

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Alexz Johnson	...	Dominique
Miriam McDonald	...	Heather
Deanna Casaluce	...	Georgia
Magda Apanowicz	...	Ursula Wilson
Andrea Brooks	...	Effi
Tyler Boissonnault	...	Craig
Brian Krause	...	Father Mulligan
Laura Carswell	...	Lisa (as Laura Konechny)
Jake LeDoux	...	Nate (as Jake Le Doux)
Andrew Francis	...	Andy
Pablo Coffey	...	Father Sanchez
Jason Calder	...	Frank
Aleks Holtz	...	Kyle (as Aleks Holts)
Malcolm Scott	...	Mr. Rogers
Moses Tang	...	Joey
Dana McLoughlin	...	Rene
Avan Jogia	...	Teenage Boy #1
Alexander Calvert	...	Teenage Boy #2

Directed by
Farhad Mann

Writing credits
John Benjamin Martin		(written by)

Produced by
Kim Arnott	....	co-producer
Oliver De Caigny	....	associate producer
Robert O. Green	....	executive producer (as Robert Green)
Timothy O. Johnson	....	executive producer
Rob Lycar	....	co-producer
Lindsay MacAdam	....	co-producer (as Lindsay Macadam)
Kirk Shaw	....	producer
Stacey Shaw	....	associate producer
Randall H. Zalken	....	associate producer (as Randy Zalken)

Original Music by
Michael Neilson

Cinematography by
Michael Balfry		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Steve Schmidt

Casting by
Judy Lee
Laura Toplass		(as Laura Brooke Toplass)

Production Design by
Trinita Waller

Art Direction by
Kristina Lyne

Set Decoration by
Andrew Reid

Costume Design by
Patricia Hargreaves

Makeup Department
Tara Colledge	....	key hair stylist
Calla Syna Dreyer	....	hair assistant
Calla Syna Dreyer	....	makeup assistant
Dana Hamel	....	makeup department head (as Dana Michelle Hamel)
Elisabeth Jolliffe	....	hair assistant
Elisabeth Jolliffe	....	makeup assistant

Production Management
Charlotte Clark-Gamache	....	post-production supervisor (as Charlotte Clark)
Rob Lycar	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dale Bredeson	....	trainee assistant director
Darren Doyle	....	first assistant director
Michelle Fitzpatrick	....	second assistant director
Maria Kozak	....	trainee assistant director
Yannick Leray	....	third assistant director
Korey Petrie	....	trainee assistant director

Art Department
Emil Chang	....	graphic artist
Diana Conway	....	buyer
David Inkster	....	on-set dresser
Krista Lomax	....	art illustrator
Cornel Maris	....	lead dresser
John Murphy	....	greens
Elliot Neck	....	props assistant
Valentine Pavuls	....	props master
Roberta Peterson	....	assistant set decorator
Sonia Zimmerman	....	props assistant

Sound Department
Hennie Britton	....	foley engineer
Derick Cobden	....	sound supervisor
Matthew Gionet	....	sound supervisor
Andre Iwanchuk	....	dialogue editor
Michael Keeping	....	foley artist (as Michael P Keeping)
Mario Loubert	....	sound effects editor
Shawn Miller	....	sound mixer
Millar Montgomery	....	boom operator
Chris Ove	....	adr supervisor
Vince Renaud	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jo Rossi	....	sound effects editor
Jo Rossi	....	sound re-recording mixer
Rylan Kerbes	....	boom operator (uncredited)
Millar Montgomery	....	sound mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Chris Labre	....	special effects assistant
Brant McIlroy	....	special effects coordinator
Kelsey McIlroy	....	special effects
Martin Testa	....	special effects assistant

Visual Effects by
Douglas Kerr	....	senior visual effects artist
James McLeod	....	visual effects artist
Richard Mintak	....	visual effects supervisor
Jon Shaw	....	senior visual effects artist
George Tsirogiannis	....	visual effects artist
Krista Lomax	....	digital effects artist (uncredited)
Krista Lomax	....	title sequence designer (uncredited)

Stunts
Aaron Au	....	stunt performer
Krista Bell	....	stunt double: Dominique
Philip Chang	....	stunt double: Joey (as Phil Chang)
Rikki Gagne	....	stunt double: Georgia
Monique Ganderton	....	stunt double: Lisa
Steven McMichael	....	stunt coordinator (as Steve McMichael)
Owen Walstrom	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Ed Araquel	....	still photographer
John Brown	....	lamp operator
Geoff Dane	....	best boy electric
Tony Derkach	....	best boy grip (as Tony Derkatch)
Filip Dobosz	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera (as Filip Dubosz)
Jeffrey Furlong	....	lamp operator (as Jeff Furlong)
Grant Hamakawa	....	grip
Chris Hansen	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Chris Johnson	....	lamp operator
Martin Kostian	....	lamp operator
Angela Liebenberg	....	grip (as Angela Lindenberg)
Mark Lunn	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Tim McLain	....	grip
Melissa Musika	....	camera trainee
Graham Phair	....	lamp operator
Craig Powell	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Jules Quesnel	....	dolly grip
Neil Rowe	....	generator operator
Michael Roy	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Brad Shevelyov	....	grip (as Bradley Shevelyov)
Sunny Sidhu	....	camera trainee
Jim Swanson	....	gaffer
Dave Walker	....	key grip
Brad Whitlock	....	Steadicam operator
Brad Whitlock	....	camera operator: "b" camera

Casting Department
Fern Champion	....	casting: L.A.
L.A. Hilts	....	extras casting (as LA Hilts)
Christina Kam	....	extras casting assistant
Jennifer Lurey	....	casting assistant: U.S.
Edward D. Rea	....	casting assistant (as Edward Rea)
Paul Ruddy	....	casting: L.A.

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Karen Anshelm	....	truck costumer
James Braun	....	costumer: extras
Moira Fentum	....	set supervisor
Kai Siperko	....	costumes
Audrey Wong	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Todd Giroux	....	technical supervisor
William Higgins	....	post-production coordinator
Ronald Ramage	....	on-line editor
Ismael Ribeiro	....	technical supervisor
Jesse Savath	....	assistant editor
Jason Koroluk	....	on-line editor (uncredited)
Randy Rudland	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Dana Christiansen	....	driver: special equipment
Rusty Engelland	....	driver: honeywagon (as Rusty England)
Dean Fitzpatrick	....	transport coordinator
Dave Harris	....	driver: cast
Andrew Moore	....	driver: cast
'Hammer' Sangha	....	driver: cable truck (as Hammer Sangha)
Chris Wild	....	transport captain

Other crew
Darlyl Adam	....	location production assistant (as Daryl Adam)
Karen Austin	....	production accountant
Chad Bretschneider	....	key production assistant
Valentina Carp	....	post-production accountant
Randy Clair	....	security coordinator
Mark Crofton	....	assistant chef: Truffles Fine Foods (as Mark Croften)
Michael Farias	....	assistant location manager
Anya Gadison	....	extras wrangler
Micah Gardener	....	production coordinator
Lauren Grant	....	business affairs assistant
Kyle Hart	....	assistant: Mr. Johnson
Garnett Humenick	....	craft service
Garnett Humenick	....	first aid
Nathan Jenkins	....	chef: Truffles Fine Foods
Darcy John	....	extras craft service (as Darcy Johns)
Darcy John	....	extras first aid (as Darcy Johns)
Mai-Britt Kotzman	....	payroll accountant
San Kurianparambil	....	key production assistant
Jamie Lake	....	location manager
David Lee	....	chef: Truffles Fine Foods
Kimberly Lozinski	....	location scout
Trevor Malkinson	....	assistant chef: Truffles Fine Foods
Scott A. Matthews	....	business affairs assistant (as Scott Matthews)
Shannon McA'Nulty	....	business affairs assistant
Tessa Mol	....	location production assistant
Ejigayehu Molla	....	accounting assistant
Claudia Morgado Escanilla	....	script supervisor (as Claudia Morgado)
Jerry Pender	....	assistant production coordinator
Lorna Pineda	....	accounting assistant
Nin Rai	....	catering: Truffles Fine Foods
Arminder Randhawa	....	business affairs
Rachel Robinson	....	assistant: Mr. Shaw
Michael Schaus	....	business affairs
Juliet Smith	....	legal services: Fraser Milner Casgrain
Leah Tanafranca	....	payroll accountant
Gordon Wills	....	location production assistant
Pat Yang	....	second assistant coordinator
Oliver De Caigny	....	business affairs (uncredited)

Thanks
John Genzel	....	the producers would like to thank: Royal Bank of Canada
David W. Hamilton	....	the producers would like to thank: Focus Entertainment Insurance
Eva B. Schmieg	....	the producers would like to thank: Heenan Blaikie (as Eva Schmieg)

Production Companies

• Ignite Entertainment (presents)
• Johnson Production Group
• Insight Film Studios
• Diary Productions

Distributors

• Lifetime Television (2007) (USA) (TV)
• Film1 (2008) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• SBS6 (2012) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Showcase (2010) (Canada) (TV)
• Sun TV (2008) (Canada) (TV)

Other Companies

• Airwaves HD Post  post production services by
• Airwaves Sound Design  audio post production services by
• Axium Entertainment Services Canada  the producers would like to thank
• Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC)  with the participation of
• DGC  acknowledgment (as DGC Directors Guild of Canada - British Columbia District Council)
• Focus Entertainment Insurance Brokers  the producers would like to thank (as Focus Entertainment Insurance)
• Fraser Milner Casgrain  legal services by
• Heenan Blaikie Lawyers  the producers would like to thank (as Heenan Blaikie)
• NovaStar Digital  sound re-recording
• Province of British Columbia Film Incentive BC  with the participation of
• Royal Bank of Canada  the producers would like to thank
• Truffles Catering Group  catering (as Truffles Fine Foods)
• Union of B.C. Performers  production made possible with the generous support of the membership of (also as U.B.C.P.)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:MA | Canada:14+ | Netherlands:16

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Ignite Entertainment

Goofs:

Continuity: When they are in the lab and go to the teacher to pick up their supplies, the boy drops the smaller beaker into the larger beaker twice.

Quotes:

Father Mark Mulligan:Do you know who has the book now?
Dominique Davies:I think I do. Um, classmates. Girls that aren't very nice.
Father Sanchez:Efemeris Diabli will always move into more ambitious hands. It is the way of evil. It is the way evil works in this world.
Dominique Davies:Okay. How do we destroy it?
Father Sanchez:It cannot be destroyed. Anymore than man can destroy evil itself.
Dominique Davies:So, if people are getting hurt, do you not think we should call the police?
Father Sanchez:This is a battle for souls, child! The laws of man are blind to such things!

Decent Thriller

Alexz Johnson, Magda Apanowicz, and Deanna Casaluce head off a competent cast in Devil's Diary, which premiered on Lifetime Movie Network tonight. When two high school girls (Johnson and Apanowicz) inadvertently stumble upon an evil diary (in a cemetery no less!), one of them becomes increasingly obsessed with getting revenge on their nasty classmates once she learns the diary can make things happen...very bad things.

I enjoyed this movie--it held my attention by and large, though I did grow tired of hearing, "the book" repeated over and over. Plus, there is one totally gross scene. Otherwise, it is pretty fun. Somewhat typical high school scenario with the "popular" kids putting down any one else they desire. All of the actors do a great job and the atmosphere and scenery dovetail with the story. Check it out. 7/10