Commercial Directions: Less tours Ontario for 13 days

Director/DOP Henry Less shot the continuation of an Ontario Tourism campaign for Axmith McIntyre Wicht. The 13-day job had Less on a cross-province trek covering Toronto, Ottawa, Algonquin, Ganonoque and the Niagara, to name a few locations. Norm O’Dell is editing at Flashcut.

Players Film Company director David McNally spent two days in Vancouver shooting two spots for Information Services Yellow Pages through Bryant Fulton & Shea. Debbie Tregale edited at Post Haste.

Big Film Company director/ cameraman Ted Parkes shot a day for Hyundai for Bates Advertising edited by Ross Briggs at Chameleon, a one-day promo for Disney and Proctor & Gamble out of Leo Burnett, cut by Big’s James Taylor and a day for Bell Canada First Rate Savings on which Brian Noon handled the rough cut at Flashcut and Spin’s Gary Thomas on-lined.

Parkes also landed a two-day job through Grey Advertising for Mr. Clean and Ultra Downy. It was edited at Flashcut.

Director Christina Hodnet (on loan from Partners) had a one-day shoot for S.C. Johnson through Armstrong Partnership. Barry Parrell was the dop and Taylor edited.

Circles’ June Manton landed a two-day gig for Noxzema through Leo Burnett. Doug Koch was on camera and Brant Lambermont and Grant Pye will edit at Third Floor.

Director/dop Shin Sugino had a two-day shoot of Swiss Chalet through ACLC. David Buder handled the edit at Atomic.

Ron Ames shot two days for Nicotrol Patch through Saatchi & Saatchi. Buder edited.

Rave’s Oscar Bassinson and dop Ron Williams teamed-up for two days of Ranch 1 Restaurants for Posnick & Kolker (New York). Post was handled in the u.s.

Partners’ Film Company director Lisa Mann and dop Miroslaw Baszak shot three days for CHDQ for Wunderman Cato Johnson. Steve Manz handled the cut at Partners’ Post.

Director/dop Eric Tomasson shot one day for The Bay/Heart and Stroke Foundation through Padulo. Sabena Kapil edited at Partners’ Post.

Radke Films director Martin Shewchuk got together with dop Glen Keenan for a day of Colgate through Y&R and two days of McDonald’s out of Cossette. Both jobs were edited by Andy Ames at Panic & Bob.

Wayne Gibson teamed-up with Simon Mestel for two days of Clorets through Bates Canada. Michelle Czukar handled the edit at Panic & Bob.

Philip Kates also landed a two-day job on Clorets through Bates. Michael Buckley was behind the lens and Czukar edited.

Eddy Chu and dop Sean Valentini picked-up two days for Habitrol out of Ammiratti. Andy Attalai cut the spot at Chameleon.

Chu and Keenan had a day of Panasonic for TBWA Chiat Day. Leo Zaharatos edited at Chameleon.