Christine Whitlock

 

Christine Whitlock has a Magazine Journalism Certificate from Ryerson Polytechnic University in Toronto and a Creative Writing Certificate from George Brown College, also in Toronto. Christine was a police reporter for 5 ‡ years: stringer for the Toronto Star and CKOC 1150 AM Radio, Hamilton. From Monday to Friday, she went every morning to the police station to check incident reports at the traffic department and the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). Daily she attended the police media conference to cover news breaking stories. She wrote up court trials and accidents.

With a background as an audio-visual producer for an advertising agency, Christine is concentrating on writing scripts. Based on her police media experience and 15 1/2 years as associate producer at Hamilton Cable 14, Christine is marketing a thriller movie-of-the-week script, Relative Contact.

On June 23, 2001, Christine wrote, directed, and produced a murder mystery play, "Murder on the High Seas", on the tall ship "Empire Sandy" on Lake Ontario. This play was used as a fundraiser for the Bronte Butterfly Foundation out of Bronte Harbour. This historical- and nautical-themed play was performed by the Binbrook Little Theatre's actors. Christine sold her first murder mystery dinner play in 1999 to That's Entertainment who performed "Murder at Sunset Ranch" at Dyment's Pumpkin Farm on September 21 and 28, 2001. Here she used staid psychologist Sharon Holmes and man-crazy Dr. Bunny Watson to solve the case.

Christine is presently marketing her animated children's series, The Cat Holmes and Bunny Watson Mysteries. Based on the interactions of her cat and rabbit pets, she has written two pilot scripts.

In 1980, Christine started C.J. Productions, initially to sell her travel photographs and stories. The company produced slide shows for non-profit, charitable, and commercial companies. Christine branched into promotional material and then started publishing in 1989 a yearly directory, Women Who Excel, for women in business in the Hamilton-Wentworth and Halton regions. Since 1991, she has published four local recreational cycling map books.

In 2004, Christine as writer/director/producer started creating independent, non-union feature films, specializing in schlock/horror/comedy B+ movies. Using local theatre actors, film students, and community volunteers, C.J. Productions' mandate is to teach and give experience in the film and television arts while promoting the beauty and diversity of the Golden Horseshoe.

 

The first film, Sharp Teeth, about a monster fish in a nature reserve came out Nov. 28, 2005. Filming started on Halloween morning 2004 for the second film, Vampire Dentist, about a 24-hour dental office catering to both teeth and fangs. Shot locally in the Hamilton-Burlington area, Vampire Dentist came out April 28, 2006. Filmed in the Burlington Bay area in the summer of 2005, Marina Monster, about a bull shark attacking during an around the bay sailing race, was released on October 27, 2006.

 

The three films have gone direct to DVD and VHS for foreign distribution, Pay TV, and rental  and distributed internationally by Echelon Studios of California, 

The fourth feature film, Vampire Dentist 2: The Bloody Vial, is in pre-production for filming.  Her films can be bought on-line at www.cjcpinc.com

Since Sept. 2006, Christine organizes monthly play and script readings and workshops at the Blue Angel Gallery in Hamilton to workshop her various genre scripts written with many with co-writers.  Directors and producers on hand pick actors and crew for their films.

 

In February 2009, Christine incorporated her company to

CJ CREATIVE PRODUCTIONS INC. 

 

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