Our Team

 

Cameron Thorpe, Producer

Radio name: Cammy Cane

Cameron is a 20 year old Sheridan College student in the Film and Television Program. He is producing for the Stay Tuned, documentary project. He has worked with Julia (creator) on projects before and was attracted to this project because of her contagious enthusiasm. He is passionate about the spoken word and storytelling so Stay Tuned seemed like the perfect fit. Cameron enjoys bringing like-minded people together and learning new things. Cameron constantly falls in love with the filmmaking process and encourages everyone to watch and follow the Stay Tuned Documentary.

 

 

Julia Bertola, Creator/Co-Writer/Transmedia

Radio name: Snulz

 

Julia was born and raised in Brampton, Ontario. She discovered her love of film in the Media Fundamentals program at Sheridan College and proceeds to develop herself at Sheridan in the Bachelor of Film and Television program. Her skills include writing and producing transmedia content, with a passion for marketing through social media. Her future aspirations are to work in either television or radio. For Julia, radio has recently found a special place in her heart which led her to want to create a documentary about it! She is grateful for all the people who have agreed to work on this film and hopes to bring attention to some of the industry’s most hardworking people

 

 

Aisling M. Flynn-Post, Director

Radio Name: Cy Burns

I am a 3rd-year student in the Bachelor of Film and Television program at Sheridan College. I wanted to direct Stay Tuned because I really like the approach that the creator, Julia, wants to take when investigating the myth that radio is “dying”. Being able to work alongside so many talented people on this project is making it very worthwhile. Every person who is apart of this documentary is extremely passionate about its message and that is why I would recommend it to anyone and everyone!

 

Brandon Bellon, Director of Photography

Radio name: Brando Bello

Brandon spent most of his life doodling characters and studying art, that was until he had a change of heart when his love of film overwhelmed his love for art. Soon after he discovered a passion for photography which inspired him to become a cinematographer so he could make art faster than he ever could drawing. Brandon’s one wish is to inspire others to live out their dreams and make the world a better place through his work.

Vanessa Barbosa, Writer

Radio name: D-JayJay

Vanessa Barbosa is currently completing her third year of Honours Bachelor in Film and Television production at Sheridan College. Specializing in writing and production design, Vanessa has joined the creative team as a co- writer and researcher. It was Julia’s passion and dedication for radio that inspired Vanessa to help Julia tell her story. She ensures that a coherent story is always present, with extensive research completed in order to support the narrative. Before the camera roles the writer has to imagine exactly what is going to take place and how to make all the interviews mesh into one working story. Along with the director, Vanessa ensures that this is met every step of the way.

 

Vanessa England Ross, Assistant Director

Radio name: DJ 2-Reeler

Listening in near St. Thomas, Ontario, V.E. Ross’ relationship with radio began with station songs recorded directly onto cassette tapes. When she turned 13, she began experimenting with voice acting and music video editing using footage from her favourite films, following up these skills in high school. Her love for the media expanded further at Western University, graduating with an Honours Bachelor in Film Studies and a published research paper on the initial audience reaction to Disney’s Fantasia. She continues to act and exercise her academic passions through her personal side project, the web review series Into the Mouse Hole.

Aaron Lebel, Sound Recordist

 

 

 

Elmoatasem Bellah Ragab, Boom Operator

Radio Name: Elmo

Hearing about Stay tuned for the first time, I was intrigued by the quest that the documentary was embarking on. Being a boom operator for the project, I was there to help out our location mixer, Aaron Lebel, in making sure the sound captured was the best it could be. I usually specialize in visual effects, but I’m very passionate about delving into the world of sound because it presents the biggest challenges beyond my visual effects work.

 

Emily Pritchard, Picture Editor

Radio name: E-News

Emily Pritchard is the editor of Stay Tuned. She is very passionate about editing, and has experience cutting all different genres. Emily is eager to work on Stay Tuned because she loves to listen to the radio, and is excited to look into the direction that radio is headed in the future. Emily is also excited to help showcase the many different creative stories that are included in this documentary, as she believes that they will inspire many others to follow what they love.

Hailey Tsolakis, Unit Photographer

Radio Name: Hailstorm

Hailey Tsolakis is a 3rd year student in the Bachelor of Film and Television at Sheridan College, who specializes in cinematography, writing, and transmedia. She works as a freelance photographer, and has documented various city events for the past 5 years. Hailey also has a background as a visual artist, and has recently started exploring illustration and graphic design (including designing the Stay Tuned Doc logo). Hailey wanted to work on Stay Tuned because it was a wonderful opportunity to work with an amazing group of creative people, and the subjects of the documentary have an inspiring passion for creative storytelling and community building. Her work can be found at Instagram.com/haileytsolakisphotography

Jade Aprile, Transmedia Producer

Radio Name: Jadio

Jade is the person responsible for this website you’re browsing right now! While more focused on editing and colour correction as a career, she is always happy to help with behind the scenes work like transmedia. Stay Tuned has been truly wonderful to work on with an amazing crew and ending production is bittersweet, but Jade is excited for everyone to see the final documentary!