Trevor Cameron did a little bit of everything after he graduated from VFS’s Film Production program. He worked in a coffee plant, a fish plant, did some counter top assembly, and also spent some time as a longshoreman.

“I refer to that as the Bukowski phase,” Trevor jokes.

But it was his decision to move to Alberta for an intern position at the Banff Centre that re-inspired Trevor’s passion for film and television.

“That’s where I met the producers of Wapos Bay [a popular stop-motion animated series for kids on APTN]. I sweet-talked my way into writing an episode. Actually, I offered to write it for free if they didn’t like it, otherwise pay me normally. They liked it and, strangely, that was the episode that got me my first Gemini Awards nomination.”

With professional experience as an actor, writer, director, and stand-up comedian, Trevor was a shoe-in for the National Screen Institute’s Storyteller Program, in which he helped develop Cashing In, APTN’s biggest series to date. It will also air on Showcase and Global. Trevor was hired as the first season’s Story Editor, a position that is typically responsible for maintaining a show’s “voice.” That meant a lot of heavy-lifting.

“That was really working under the gun. There was no story department at that point, and I was rewriting on set, getting notes from the broadcaster the morning of the shoot.”

So what’s he up to next? Trevor is almost finished working on this season of Wapos Bay, after which he’ll be dedicating this summer to story editing and writing on APTN’s supernatural drama series, Rabbit Fall.

Congrats on your recent success, Trevor!