Second screenplay already underway 15 · Wednesday, January 27, 2010 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.oakvillebeaver.com Continued from page 13 Shooting took place at locations across Oakville. Editing turned out to be an easier task. Marrin put the film together using Final Cut Pro. "I knew what I wanted and I had the movie playing in my head and had already edited some of the scenes we had shot, so editing was very pleasant," he said. A notable feature of the film is the soundtrack, which was written by American film composer Kristen Baum. "I went to a film convention in L.A. and I met a composer named Christopher Young (Spider-Man 3 and The Uninvited) and I was very familiar with his work," Marrin said. "I told him I was a fan of his work and we got along well. He recommended his protégé to me, who was Kristin Baum, and she did the score for me." The bill for the flick rang in at approximately $35,000, which Marrin said was a worthwhile investment. 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