Video animator from M.L. using skills to tell Northern Sask. stories

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The series is mostly based on Beaulieu’s time in Meadow Lake and Hudson Bay.

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“One of the main plot points is, the main economic winch pin of this town is an OSB Mill. One of the main characters works at this mill and because of the changing economy the mill closes and at that point the town comes to a crossroads on how to continue as a community,” Beaulieu said.

While Beaulieu’s characters aren’t based off family and friends, he said there are certainly aspects of them, and himself included.

“One of the characters has a twin sister and I have a twin sister. There’s three main characters, they don’t meet that often but show different sides of the town and each has different aspects of myself,” he said. “There’s more situations than characters which are more influenced by my friends, family or myself in the story.”

Winners are expected to be announced sometime next week. Whether he receives the grant or not, Beaulieu said the project will continue, whether through other funders, as a side project, or even a full-time job.

The competition is currently at the stage where two videos are chosen and awarded $50,000 to create five more series episodes. Today, Aug. 12 is the final day for the public to vote on their favourite content.

Beaulieu’s pilot video can be viewed on YouTube.

Colton Swiderski is meadowlakeNOW’s municipal affairs, crime and court, health and education reporter. He can be reached at cswiderski@jpbg.ca or tweet him @coltonswiderski.