Art Collide With Reality

In recent years, more and more films are being filmed in Winnipeg.  It is good for the economy and the art community of Winnipeg.  Our neighbours from the south like to come here because production costs are cheaper, so it’s a win-win situation.  It is evident that Winnipeg is becoming a big contributor to Hollywood North (which is the name for the major film community of Canada).  However, a local news story (retrieved from ctv.ca) showed that art and reality sometimes collide when there is not ample communication between the two. 

            

Two men have just robbed a bank. 

They are covered in blood and are racing through the streets with a van full of guns

That's the scene two actors were in the middle of playing when they were surrounded by real Winnipeg police officers with real guns.

Reading the story and watching the news clip, it was clear that Winnipeg police force were actually on the search for a real suspect who had robbed a TD bank with a gun and a small box which was claimed to be a bomb.  However, once the film crew produced film permits and explained the situation, the police backed off.  No hard feelings as a result of the interruption.  Everyone was just doing their job, but they just got in the way of each other.  Good job Winnipeg police force for taking control of a suspicious situation and good job to the film crew and the actors for making the scene realistic.  (here is the story from ctv.ca http://bit.ly/4j3j5m)

Quote of the day: 

A magician pulls rabbits out of hats. An experimental psychologist pulls habits out of rats.

   -Anonymous-

Word of the day: fugacious:

\fyoo-GAY-shuhs\ , adjective:

1. Lasting but a short time; fleeting.