Motion Picture Arts Faculty

Shayne Metcalfe

- Head Instructor

Shayne Metcalfe is a director, screenwriter and overall versatile filmmaker who resides in Saskatchewan. He is a partner in ISEE Motion Picture Company, a Canadian production company that serves streaming, broadcast, and industrial markets. Shayne has experience working in nearly every role on a feature film crew. He has written and directed drama, commercials, and nationally broadcast documentaries. Shayne has taught filmmaking and written curriculum for three post-secondary schools. He is considered an expert in the field of video…

Peter Christensen

- Film Instructor

Peter has been shooting and lighting for more than 30 years from coast to coast to coast, and internationally. A mutli-skilled Director of Photography. Still Photographer, Lighting Director / Designer, Gaffer who loves a good cup of java. Extensive credits in Film, Documentaries, Corporate, Agency/Branding. Including National Film Board, Junos, Wapos Bay Long Goodbyes, Niagara Falls Illumination Board, Hell on Hooves, Government of Canada, Rabbit Falls, TSN, Bell Media, CBC, APTN, CTV, Global, National Geographic, Canpotex, Metis Nation-Saskatchewan, Petro…

Layla Bautista

- Film Instructor

Layla Bautista is a half Filipina-Canadian filmmaker born and raised in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. She began her career at 17, after shadowing a local filmmaker who introduced her to the world of film. Since then, she has built a thriving production company, Bokeh Media, which specializes in music videos, short films, and commercials. In addition, Layla is a member of IATSE 300 and freelances as a Key Grip, Director of Photography, 1st AC, and Director. Layla has worked across Canada…

Richard Wright

Richard attended the International Academy of Art and Design/Toronto Film School in 2006 where he completed his 3D Animation training, graduating with honors. Since then, Richard has been working professionally as an animator in advertising, television commercials and movies. Richard has won multiple awards for his 3D animation work in advertising, as well as, the 3D Total Excellence Award for his artistic work. Rich is easy going, easy to talk to, and eager to pass on his knowledge to…

Damien Kent

- Cinematography and Lighting

Cinematography and cameras have always been a passion for Damien Kent. This passion led him to receiving his degree in Film Production at Ryerson University in Toronto. Damien has extensive experience as a news and commercial photographer and currently works at CTV Saskatoon. Besides his on location and studio camera work, Damien also trains reporters in the editing software and techniques for CTV stations provincially. His work at CTV has won him multiple national RTNDA (Radio-Television News Directors Association)…

Eric Thiessen

- Film History (Guest Lecturer)

Eric is an award-winning filmmaker and communications professional, with over a decade of production and academic experience. As a filmmaker, he specializes in documentary and corporate storytelling, including writing and directing productions for the National Film Board of Canada, Federated Co-operatives Limited and the Saskatchewan Research Council. He holds a Master’s degree from the University of Calgary, where he taught multiple film classes and specialized in Canadian cinema. Eric looks forward to sharing his passion for film with Saskatoon’s…

Daryl Pierce

- Audio Post Production Instructor

Daryl has been working as an audio engineer in Saskatoon for close to 20 years. He has worked as a dialog/SFX editor and foley artist on television projects like multi-Gemini award-winning Wapos Bay and Mad Cow Sacred Cow, a Gemini award-winning documentary. Television programs he has worked on have been aired on such channels as The Discovery Channel, CBC, YTV, APTN and SCN. He has also worked on the audio for movie projects (Shadow Puppets) and on radio programs…

Doug Luciuk

- RAIS Director

Doug is a recording engineer, producer, and composer with over two decades of experience in music and post-production audio. He graduated with honours from the Pacific Audio Visual Institute in Vancouver, BC, and has since worked with numerous artists across Saskatchewan as an audio engineer and producer. In 2007, Doug co-founded Theta Lab Post-Production Audio, contributing to a wide range of television series, including a Gemini Award–winning production, as well as short films, television commercials, and web-based content. He…

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The Recording Arts Institute of Saskatoon
1926 Alberta Ave
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
S7K 1R9