James Careless

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CBC gets its HD cameras just in time for Olympics

There is no such thing as just bringing a professional camera with you to China.

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Flashpoint’s stateside success pressures audio team

The success of CTV’s Flashpoint on CBS’ summer primetime schedule is putting extra pressure on the series’ sound team.

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A helping hand to industry workers in need

Five dollars. That’s the amount The Actors’ Fund of Canada launched with back in 1958. It was made up of $1 apiece donated by actors Jane Mallett, Barbara Hamilton, Donald Davis, Barry Morse and William Needles. Their goal was to start a charitable fund designed to help anyone in the Canadian entertainment industry that might be in need – not just actors, but also writers, directors, and all the behind-the-scenes people in Canadian TV, film, theater and radio.

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Company grew out of Escape from Iran films

Canamedia has, over the past three decades, boasted a number of highlights.

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The pros and cons of HD editing

Television series editors say that storage space problems have set the craft back a decade, but the quality is ultimately worth the hassle.

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Still pushing the tech envelope

Since its launch in 1983, The Movie Network has been at the cutting edge of video technology.

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CreativePOST snaps up Eyes Post

Another tremor hits post-production scene as Toronto shop takes its cross-town rival, adding staff and Avid suites to its own

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Historic movie cars on the block

Looking for a 1925 Hupmobile Roadster? After five decades of providing vintage cars to movie and TV shoots, Ron Fawcett is cashing out, and will auction is family’s 400 autos this weekend.

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New twists on genres abound in Canada First!

Murder by undertakers, fortune from tragedy and the psychological craziness that occurs after a first kiss are just a few of the plotlines that reinvigorate movie genres in this year’s Canada First! section

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New twists on genre abound in Canada First!

Murder by undertakers, fortune from tragedy and the psychological craziness that occurs after a first kiss are just a few of the plotlines that reinvigorate movie genres in this year’s Canada First! section.

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L.A. facility provides Hollywood clients with personal touch

Sim Video Los Angeles is ‘a boutique facility,’ says Jim Martin, Sim Video’s VP of U.S. operations and new business developments. ‘We’re not a massive rental house, so we’re able to offer a more personal touch when dealing with our clients.

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Calgary could be studio-less by 2008

Film and television producers in Calgary are biting their nails waiting for a new studio complex to be announced – and built – before the existing space is demolished.