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27 Leng: me lS ; Fo A = y = 4 Cag wg [oes el Oe A SRR "Ng Wild Bill Lishman [i§ gets only human' | part in Imax film by Rob Streich Creative sculptor Bill Lish- manis at it again. Just to prove that there is nothing that he can't do, now he is going tobe in amovie. : Bill will be the only human actor in a new Imax film being shot, in part, at his home in Purple Hill, southwest of Blackstock. .. The films tentatively enti- "fled "The Iron Ark," and it is ~ only the second 3-D film pro- 7 duced in this powerful medium. The action is set in the Hoo * doos of Southern Alberta where . the crew managed to get some incredible footage of wild and not so wild animals from deer and hawks to big cats and bi- son. Producer Stephen Low ex- plained that the film is intend- ed to be a metaphor for two themes - the development of life and man's interaction with na- ture. "Wild Bill" portrays an iron sculptor whoin his myster- ious, ancient iron work shop captures animalsin iron. Bill was commissioned by Imax to design and build the blacksmith shop. He also con- structed all of the iron animal sculptures used in the film, in- cluding a one ton bison. At the conclusion of the sto- ry, among the mysterious sandstone formations of the Hoo doos, the sculptor realizes what mankind has wrought, and turns himselftoiron. With his acting debut com- plete, Bill has taken to working with the crew more directly on the final shots of the film. With the million .dollar camera mounted on the bucket of his new backhoe, Bill carefully lifts the crew into place for elevated shots in his "Vulcan's forge" set. This film was commis- sioned by Suntory, a Japanese Beverage Company, for a spe- cially designed theatre at Expo 1990in Osaka, Japan. There are currently onl two theatres in the world whic are able to adequately project this special film, one being at the Expo '86 site in Vancouver. Imax is a strictly Canadian company, with headquarters in Mississauga. The special pro- cess very nearly duplicates hu- man vision by using two came- ras to overlap the image and . create a projected picture 70 feet high and 90 feet wide. With this highly special- ized equipment and require- ments, the 20 person crew is glad to be able to achieve one segment in a days shooting. One full minute of film for a weeks work is about average. Lake Scugog was the site of the filming of part of another Imax film entitled "Skyward" a few years ago. (Turn to page 43) EI | Producer Stephen Low Is con his stand-in appears to be very n gratulating Bill Lishman on his fine acting ability, while ervous. Low explained that the film concludes with the iron sculptor having a vision of what mankind has wrought and in shock he turns himself iron. to a v4 » Vv This little sculpture weighs in at slightly over a ton, not the sort of thing you would want In your living room. Wild Bill processed the metal by burning it with acid and other chemicals to give it a rusty brownish look which more closely matches the natural colora- tion of the bison. Lawyers Fletcher, Tesluk launch $2 million law suit against Scugog Township and others A law suit in the Dis- trict Court in Whitby is claim- ing nearly $1 million in damag- es from the Township of Scugog, plus $850,000 from a Port Perry citizen and a further $150,000 from a local business. The suit was launched by lawyers J. Paul Fletcher and Michael Tesluk on March 28. Township council was served last week by a statement of claim. The suit involves a building on what Scugog Township con- siders to be an un-opened road allowance on Casimir Street near Water St. In Port Perry. The building was moved to the site nearly three years ago by Mr. Fletcher and Mr. Tesluk to be used a law office. The Township has refused to issue a building permit, claiming the road must first be brought to municipal stan- dards. . The suit seeks damages from the Township for $450,000 for refusal to grant a building permit, and a further $500,000 for damages for "interruption of business and disrpution of busi- ness." . Also named in the same suit are William George Tripp of Port Perry, who owns the Casimir Street land where the building now sits. The suit is seeking $160,000 damages for "detri- mental reliance," and $700,000 for breach of contract. The Port Perry (IGA) Food- markets is also being sued for $160,000 in damages. The building in question was owned by Port Perry Food- markets before it was sold to the plaintiffs and subsequently moved from its location on the west side of IGA Store to the new location on Casimir. It is not known when the matter will go before the courts. The Township has turned the statement of claim over to its solicitor David Sims. How do we dispose of leaves? You can't burn the stuff, You can't bag it up and leave it at the curb for the trash collec- tor, and unless you want to drive the Pickering, you can't takeit to a dump. So what are Township resi- dents going to do with the bags of leaves, grass cuttings, brush and old shrubs from the gar- den? A good question, and one that members of Township council are trying to deal with. "We (the Township) have run out of options. What are we going to do this fall?" asked Ward 2 councillor Marilyn Pearce, in reference to that time of year when a lot of residents rake up the fallen leaves and then must figure out a way to get rid of them. She said a lot of residents are now having trouble getting rid of grass and other yard re- fuse this spring. Scugog has a by-law on the books forbidding the burning of leaves and other refuse, the gar- bage collector won't pick up bags of leaves, etc, left at the curb, and the nearest landfill is 30 miles away in Pickering. Members of council all agreed the problem has become serious with the closure of the Scugog dump this spring, and the transfer station will accept only household garbage. At one point during Mon- day's council fnesting, it was suggested that the Township may have to organize a "clean- up week" twice a year (spring and fall) and make arrange- ments for yard refuse, leaves, grass clipping etc., to be trucked away. I Tht nn WS IN tld la A Se