Gavin Heffernan

On set at the AFI in Los Angeles (2007)
SKYGLOW event at The Annenberg Photo Space in Los Angeles
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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)[1] and Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension (2015)[2] with co-writer Adam Robitel. Other posts in the horror genre include Chillerama and Stephen King's One For the Road.[3] He is also known for his viral timelapse shorts,[4] which were featured in The Rolling Stones' 2015 Zip Code Tour over Moonlight Mile (song) and Wild Horses.[5] 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,[6] Ain't it Cool News [7] and Film Festival Today.

Heffernan's experimental timelapses have been featured on Virgin America flights, BBC Earth,[8] Bravo's first scripted show Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce, and many other press and TV outlets, including TIME Magazine,[9] National Geographic,[10] CBS News,[11] and WIRED,[12] 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[13] by Senator Joel Anderson.

In 2015, Heffernan and frequent photography partner Harun Mehmedinovic collaborated on SKYGLOW,[14] 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 [15] and ended on May 9, 2015 as the fourth most successful Kickstarter campaign ever in the Photobooks category.[16] On December 5, 2015, Gavin and Harun gave a sold out talk at the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles and previewed photos and video from their journeys.[17] SKYGLOW is expected to release Summer 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.[18]

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.[19]

Notes

  1. ↑ Bryan Singer produces microbudget thriller The Taking of Deborah Logan, deadline.com; accessed April 2, 2015.
  2. ↑ Paramount has released the poster for Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension
  3. ↑ Profile, DreadCentral.com; accessed April 2, 2015.
  4. ↑ Profile SunchaserPictures.com; accessed April 2, 2015,
  5. ↑ PLSN / The Rolling Stones ZIP CODE tour.
  6. ↑ Expiration Variety Review
  7. ↑ Expiration review, aintitcool.com; accessed April 2, 2015.
  8. ↑ BBC Earth - Spectactular New Desert Timelapse
  9. ↑ TIME - Two Filmmakers Set Out to Capture the Last Mesmerizing Dark Skies
  10. ↑ Gorgeous New Dreamlapse From Death Valley’s Racetrack Playa Lakebed
  11. ↑ Timelapse video discussion, cbsnews.com; accessed April 2, 2015.
  12. ↑ WIRED - Time-Lapse Video Shows Spectacular Desert Sky at Night
  13. ↑ NBC San Diego Profile, nbcsandiego.com; accessed April 2, 2015.
  14. ↑ SKYGLOW Official Site
  15. ↑ LA WEEKLY - Two Guys Want to Win Back the Starry Skies Above L.A.
  16. ↑ Kickstarter Top Funding
  17. ↑ SKYGLOW: Timelapse Photography and Film Screening
  18. ↑ IMDB - 2009 Oxford Film Festival Awards
  19. ↑ PLAYBACK - Grads Comes Together at Film Summit

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