Aviator Pictures director Oscar Bassinson had a one-day shoot for a McDonald’s spot featuring an animated mouse with a passion for hamburgers and cheese. Ron Williams was the dop, Palmer Jarvis coined the creative, Gord Remple handled the offline at Northwest Imaging & fx, and Bowes Productions provided the animation.
Bassinson and dop Shaun Lawless spent a day on three spots for Top Food & Drug out of Young & Rubicam, Vancouver. Jayne Morris Berry edited at JMB Post.
Director David Straiton teamed up with dop Steve Cosens on a two-day job for Disney out of Zuckerman Lightcap & Partners of l.a. Editorial took place in the u.s.
At Credo Productions in Winnipeg, director Jeff Peeler and dop Richard Stringer had a five-day, cross-country assignment for Parks and Recreation Canada out of McKim Communications. The 90-second cinema spot took the crew from Nova Scotia to b.c. Lara Mazur edited at Credo.
At The Partners’ Film Company, director Christina Hodnet and dop Alar Kivilo shot two days for Mary Brown’s Fried Chicken through L.A. Ads. Steve Manz edited at Partners’ Post.
Director Greg Sheppard and dop George Willis were together on a two-day shoot for Manitoba Telephone Systems out of Palmer Jarvis ddb, Winnipeg. Jeff Bessner cut at Partners’ Post.
Navigator Films director/dop Dan Izzard had a one-day shoot for McDonald’s starring Toronto Maple Leaf Mats Sundin. Vickers & Benson came up with the creative and Andy Attalai edited at Chameleon.
Tim Laurence wrote and directed three days for Irwin Toys direct. Paul Tolton was behind the lens and Olaf Relitzki edited at Magic.
Blink Pictures director Sam Welch and Kivilo had a day for Molson through MacLaren McCann. Marcus Valentin edited at Axyz.
Circle Productions’ Shin Sugino directed and shot two days for Chevrolet/Pontiac and MacLaren McCann. Post was done at Edge Productions by Bruce Rees.
Stephen Yeates called the shots on two days for Laurus Healthcare through cme usa. Andre Pienaar was on camera and post took place in the u.s.
Yeates and Pienaar teamed up again on two days for Scotiabank rsp out of bbdo. Chris Parkins edited at Flashcut.
Director Grant Baird got together with Pienaar for three days of UPMC Healthcare through Bozell. Post was done in the u.s.
Louis Lyne directed two days for Knorr Soup through Harrod & Mirlin/fcb. James Gardner was the dop and Alex Eaton handled the cut at Stealing Time.
Lyne teamed up with dop Glen Keenan on a day for Triaminic out of Jordan McGrath, New York. Post was done in the u.s.
Maxx Productions director Larry August landed a one-day job for Crayola through TBWA/Chiat Day. Simon Mestel was on camera and David Hicks edited at Panic & Bob.
At L.T.B. Productions, director Lee Greenberg picked up five days for Tiger Toys out of Posnick and Kolker, New York. The three spots were lensed by Keenan and post was done in the u.s.
Radke Films director Mark Mainguy and dop Rene Ohashi shot two days for Bayer through bbdo. Hicks edited at Panic & Bob.
Director Carlton Chase and dop Jack Green landed nine days for Canadian Airlines out of Gee Jeffery & Partners. Bruce Copeman edited at Axyz.
Director Philip Kates and Ohashi were together on a day for Hershey’s through Bozell Worldwide. Andy Ames handled the edit at Panic & Bob.
Martin Shewchuk directed and Gabor Tarko lensed a two-day job for Kraft and J. Walter Thompson. Bob Kennedy edited at Flashcut.
Director/dop Jeth Weinrich landed a two-day Scudder job through Saatchi & Saatchi. Editorial took place in the u.s.
Brian Hickling directed a day for Star Choice out of Leo Burnett. Keenan was on camera and Brian Williams posted at Panic & Bob.
Director Tom DeCerchio and dop Peter Hartmann landed two days for Mervyn’s through Martin Williams, Seattle. The job was cut in the u.s.
Mike Bigelow directed while Bill Pope lensed a two-day H&R Block job out of y&r. Chris Parkins edited at Flashcut.
Stargate Studios director Robin Trickett landed a one-day job for R.J Reynolds out of Harrod & Mirlin. Cameraman Dylan MacLeod shot the live action and all effects, graphics and post were handled in-house at Stargate.
Director James Hyslop and dop Jim Scott had a day for the Toronto Sun through Ambrose Carr Linton Carroll, creating a pool of five spots to run on the Jumbotron at Toronto’s new Air Canada Centre. Post will be done in-house.
Kates (repped by Stargate in Mexico) and Ohashi shot three days in Mexico City for Impulse. Ammirati Puris Lintas was behind the creative and post will be done in-house.
cfmt-tv director David Wong and dop George Lajtai had two days for Coffee Time Donuts. No agency was involved and post was done in-house by Vivian Birk.