All of the character's names in Black Bridge are amalgamations of popular heavy metal musicians/figures.
After the film was 65% shot, the cameraman was mugged at an ATM on the way out to the shoot and all the master tapes were stolen. The film had to be re-shot which delayed release by another year.
Principal photography began on July 15, 2002 at Grant Park High School in Winnipeg Manitoba and proceeded until the end of August of that same year over the span of fifteen days, 18 different locations. Most of the film was shot without incident and to everyone's satisfaction. The cast and crew then geared up for what would be the final scene to be shot (and would later prove to be the most challenging): the sprawling "bush party" scene which was slated to be shot over the course of several weekends throughout September and October in Lorette Manitoba.
The first night of shooting was Friday September 20. Production was delayed for hours while waiting for the DOP to show. All attempts to contact him were fruitless. Fortunately, the camera and gear was with the crew and filming took place with Doherty behind the camera. The cameraman never arrived to set that night.
It was later discovered that the DOP had fallen victim to an unfortunate incident at an ATM machine that night. On the way out of the city bound for Lorrette, he stopped at a bank machine and took his knapsack with him. After he withdrew his money and was making his way back to his car, a couple of hooded youths asked him for a smoke. He replied that he didn't have any and tried to make his way past when they stepped in his path and then asked him what he had in the bag. He tried to ignore them but before he knew it they'd jumped him and made off with his wallet and the knapsack. Howe managed to get to a hospital where he received treatment for his minor injuries but was then left with the daunting task of explaining to all involved on the project that the knapsack contained ALL of the master footage they had shot up to that moment.
News of the event made headlines throughout the city of Winnipeg and the film community. Some of the actors and crew who worked on the film heard the news through word-of-mouth and even on their favorite radio stations. An on-air plea to the thieves by Doherty on Charles Adler's popular CJOB radio talk show and again on Terry McLeod's talk show on CBC radio would be to no avail. Despite the efforts and cooperation of local radio and television stations the tapes would never surface.
Thoughts of packing it in and giving up were eventually dispelled and an undeterred Doherty rallied his actors and crew and re-scheduled the shoot to take place over the course of the winter of 2002-03 to shoot all interiors (after re-acquiring all of the locations) and in the spring of '03 to shoot all exteriors.
The first night of shooting was Friday September 20. Production was delayed for hours while waiting for the DOP to show. All attempts to contact him were fruitless. Fortunately, the camera and gear was with the crew and filming took place with Doherty behind the camera. The cameraman never arrived to set that night.
It was later discovered that the DOP had fallen victim to an unfortunate incident at an ATM machine that night. On the way out of the city bound for Lorrette, he stopped at a bank machine and took his knapsack with him. After he withdrew his money and was making his way back to his car, a couple of hooded youths asked him for a smoke. He replied that he didn't have any and tried to make his way past when they stepped in his path and then asked him what he had in the bag. He tried to ignore them but before he knew it they'd jumped him and made off with his wallet and the knapsack. Howe managed to get to a hospital where he received treatment for his minor injuries but was then left with the daunting task of explaining to all involved on the project that the knapsack contained ALL of the master footage they had shot up to that moment.
News of the event made headlines throughout the city of Winnipeg and the film community. Some of the actors and crew who worked on the film heard the news through word-of-mouth and even on their favorite radio stations. An on-air plea to the thieves by Doherty on Charles Adler's popular CJOB radio talk show and again on Terry McLeod's talk show on CBC radio would be to no avail. Despite the efforts and cooperation of local radio and television stations the tapes would never surface.
Thoughts of packing it in and giving up were eventually dispelled and an undeterred Doherty rallied his actors and crew and re-scheduled the shoot to take place over the course of the winter of 2002-03 to shoot all interiors (after re-acquiring all of the locations) and in the spring of '03 to shoot all exteriors.
That's D.O.P. Brett Howe and Director Kevin Doherty peeking through the small window of the radio station studio door.
Jason Malloy, the actor who portrayed Clive DuBrow, couldn't make it out for one of the arcade shoots so Gina Vuckovic's (make-up artist) boyfriend Jessie, who was similar in stature to Jason, dressed up in Clive's wardrobe and doubled for him. Clive was written out of the rest of the scene and the director simply had Jessie walk out of the shot so you only see him from behind.
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