Perspective (film)

Perspective
Directed by	B. P. Paquette
Produced by	Jason Ross Jallet B. P. Paquette
Written by	B. P. Paquette
Starring	Stéphane Paquette Patricia Tedford Pandora Topp
Music by	Daniel Bedard
Cinematography	Ivan Gekoff
Edited by	Ernest Riffe
Production company	Nortario Films
Distributed by	Nortario Films
Release date	2012-2020
Running time	80+ minutes (as of 2016)
Country	Canada
Language	English

Perspective is a 9-chapter episodic drama film from Canada written and directed by B. P. Paquette and starring Stéphane Paquette, Patricia Tedford, and Pandora Topp in a love triangle. The first five of the nine chapters, titled, respectively, Chapter 1: Salt & Soda (2012), Chapter 2: Chris and Other Beards (2013), Chapter 3: Hush, hsuH (2014), Chapter 4: Reflecting (2015), and Chapter 5: Triangulation (2016) have been completed as of 2016.

Subtitled Variations on a Love Triangle in 9 Chapters, Perspective is unique in that it is a feature-length fiction film in progress, started in 2012, and that will continue to evolve until 2020. Every year a new chapter of the film will be presented exclusively at Cinéfest until the project is complete. Each chapter runs approximately 10 to 20 minutes, with the completed film expected to be approximately 120 minutes. The time lapse between chapters is integrated into the narrative.

At the premiere of each additional chapter, the preceding chapter(s) are replayed. To date, the first five chapters, titled, respectively, Chapter 1: Salt & Soda (2012), Chapter 2: Chris and Other Beards (2013), Chapter 3: Hush, hsuH (2014), Chapter 4: Reflecting (2015), and Chapter 5: Triangulation (2016) have been completed and presented, and the duration of the film thus far is 80+ minutes.

Shot and set in Northern Ontario, the film features music and sound design (the onscreen credit states "soundscapes") by Daniel Bédard, production design by Joseph Kabbach, and cinematography by Ivan Gekoff.

An accomplished educator, filmmaker B. P. Paquette is using Perspective as a teaching tool for his film production students in the Motion Picture Arts program at Thorneloe University (federated with Laurentian University). In this context, Perspective offers students a unique opportunity to work on, and observe first hand, a professional production. "It was to encourage the students that they don't need millions of dollars, big movie stars and huge crews to make a feature-length film," said Paquette. When he led the creation of the film program, Paquette was inspired by Orson Welles, an innovator who used his films as incubators to experiment with new techniques. "When he got to Hollywood he was kind of shocked that none of the big studios had any kind of department that was meant for research and innovation," Paquette said.