creatornorthshoregirl
| Forum role | Member since | Last activity | Topics created | Replies created |
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| Member | Jan 2, 2012 (14 years) |
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Jan 2, 2012 (14 years)
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- 2 years
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Bio
Patti (Lyons-Gooderham) Henderson is an innovative Creative hosting a steady career in communications and entertainment.
Patti's journey has included extensive research into her own genealogy, encouraging her curiosity and passion in finding story and motivation of character.
She started in the world of journalism which took her to multiple countries in a variety of positions, eventually writing, assistant editing and field producing for MUCHMUSIC and MOVIETV. As a fiction Writer, her first feature script BENEATH THE SURFACE, won top prize from Praxis Screenwriters/I.A.T.S.E. script competition.
With a thirst for learning the science of Film and TV making, she has worked for a multitude of productions in the capacity of Script Supervisor including RV, EIGHT BELOW, THE BFG, A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS, WASHINGTON BLACK, FRINGE, LOST IN SPACE, XFILES to name a few and as an Editor for shorts, TV series and Features.
Patti has been a maverick in filmmaking. With the support of Sony Canada, National Film Board of Canada and BC Film, she spearheaded and directed UP THE WALL that was the first new technology (digital video-35mm) project to be shot in Canada in 1997, that included title on picture, VFX and finished in three formats.
She has Directed and Co-Produced branding videos, sizzle reels for factual/lifestyle programs, corporates and fundraising videos, as well as 15 projects for the Portfolio Shorts Program.
For CBC, she Directed and Edited SALMON ENCHANTED EVENING which, after being selected from over 350 scripts, was produced and nominated for seven LEO FILM AWARDS winning best editor and best sound design.
Patti is an Alumnae of WOMEN IN THE DIRECTOR’S CHAIR (WIDC), which chooses 8 women from across Canada to participate in the program at The Banff Centre each year.
Her focus has, and always will be, storytelling. Her unique upbringing, combined with years of experience in the entertainment industry has helped to shape her into a resilient creative with the ability, through passion, knowledge and experience, to elevate a wide range of scripts.
When not Script Supervising on projects locally, nationally and internationally. Her home work is writing a YA Novella entitled ‘TROUBLE WILL FIND ME’, with an eye on developing it into a graphic novel series. She lives and works in the UK and Canada.