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Gavin Heffernan (born April 2, 1980, Oakville, Ontario) is a Canadian filmmaker/screenwriter/photographer. He co-wrote the Bryan Singer-produced horror feature ''The Taking of Deborah Logan'' (2014)〔(Bryan Singer produces microbudget thriller ''The Taking of Deborah Logan'' ), deadline.com; accessed April 2, 2015.〕 and ''Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension'' (2015)〔(Paramount has released the poster for Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension )〕 with co-writer Adam Robitel. Other posts in the horror genre include ''Chillerama'' and Stephen King's ''One For the Road''.〔(Profile ), DreadCentral.com; accessed April 2, 2015.〕 He is also known for his viral timelapse shorts,〔(Profile ) SunchaserPictures.com; accessed April 2, 2015,〕 which were featured in The Rolling Stones' 2015 Zip Code Tour over Moonlight Mile (song) and Wild Horses.〔() PLSN / The Rolling Stones ZIP CODE tour.〕 Founder of the independent production company, Sunchaser Pictures. An alumnus of McGill University and the American Film Institute. While attending McGill, he wrote, directed, edited, and acted in two feature films,''The Steaks'' (2000) and ''Expiration'' (2004), both filmed primarily in Montreal, Quebec. Though budgeted at a meagre $10,000, ''Expiration'' was awarded the Grand Jury Prize in Toronto at the 2004 Canadian Filmmakers' Festival and received internet acclaim from publications ''Variety'',〔() Expiration Variety Review〕 ''Ain't it Cool News'' 〔(''Expiration'' review ), aintitcool.com; accessed April 2, 2015.〕 and ''Film Festival Today''. Heffernan's experimental timelapses have been featured on Virgin America flights, BBC Earth,〔() BBC Earth - Spectactular New Desert Timelapse〕 Bravo's first scripted show Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce, and many other press and TV outlets, including ''TIME Magazine'',〔() TIME - Two Filmmakers Set Out to Capture the Last Mesmerizing Dark Skies〕 ''National Geographic'',〔() Gorgeous New Dreamlapse From Death Valley’s Racetrack Playa Lakebed〕 ''CBS News'',〔(Timelapse video discussion ), cbsnews.com; accessed April 2, 2015.〕 and ''WIRED'',〔() WIRED - Time-Lapse Video Shows Spectacular Desert Sky at Night〕 among others. Borrego Springs, California named their 2014 annual festival after Heffernan's "Borrego Stardance" astro timelapse and October 25 was named "Gavin Heffernan Day" in San Diego County〔(NBC San Diego Profile ), nbcsandiego.com; accessed April 2, 2015.〕 by Senator Joel Anderson. In 2015, Heffernan and frequent photography partner Harun Mehmedinovic collaborated on SKYGLOW,〔() SKYGLOW Official Site〕 a crowdfunded book and Blu Ray set to tackle the rising danger and damage of urban light pollution. The fundraising campaign generated a tremendous amount of publicity 〔() LA WEEKLY - Two Guys Want to Win Back the Starry Skies Above L.A.〕 and ended on May 9, 2015 as the fourth most successful Kickstarter campaign in the Photobooks category.〔() Kickstarter Top Funding〕 SKYGLOW is expected to release in 2016. Gavin's unconventional anti-war documentary (''Grand Wheel'' (2008) ) premiered at the ''2008 SXSW Film Festival'' and played more than fifty film festivals in twenty countries worldwide. The documentary won ''Silver Bear'' at the ''37th Festival of Nations'' in Austria, ''Best Cinematography'' at the 2008 Canadian Filmmakers' Festival, and ''Best Experimental Film'' at the 2009 Oxford Film Festival.〔() IMDB - 2009 Oxford Film Festival Awards〕 After graduating from AFI in 2007, Heffernan co-founded (The Film Summit ), an event dedicated to the examination and preservation of film relations between Hollywood and Canada, featuring works from Canadian Film Centre and the American Film Institute, presented at the University of Toronto campus.〔() PLAYBACK - Grads Comes Together at Film Summit〕 ==Notes== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gavin Heffernan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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