Janice Lee

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Special Report on Commercial Production: So where’s the infomercial boom?

With nary an infomercial proposal coming through the fax, mainstream commercial production houses have become skeptical that the infomercial boom will live up to the hype. But infomercial pundits continue to say long-form spots are revving up in Canada….

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Cuppa Coffee: thesis plus

antithesis equals synthesis…

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Summer

in the City…

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A successful project means a good deal

During Shakespeare’s time the play might have been the thing, but as television replaced the stage as the popular form of entertainment, the deal has becomeÉwellÉjust as much of the thing….

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Thoughts on keeping it alive

When Dr. Frankenstein outstretched his arms to the sky and pronounced, ‘It’s alive!’ (in the movie, not the book), he hadn’t thought things through very well. Perhaps if he had, things would have worked out a little better for all involved….

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Avion getting Beck more Cdn. work

Toronto-based commercial director Eugene Beck knows well the importance of change: with 20 years invested in the biz, he has seen a lot of it and done a bit himself, last month moving from commercial house L.T.B. Productions and aligning himself…

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Inaugural shorts fest ready to roll

the Toronto Worldwide Short Film Festival (May 31-June 4) is gearing up for its first round and will feature 100 short films from 21 countries….

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Natterjack a good fit for Nike

Steven Evangelatos, head of Vancouver’s Natterjack Animation, is a fan of the off-beat….

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Straiton: `things have really started to kick’

The next time someone tries to convince you that all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, just slap on David Straiton’s reel and tell them to snap out of it. Straiton is living proof that working hard does…

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Story Boards

Kinda hip…

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Nelvana finds Animo a good fit

‘This is a good time to get our feet wet’…

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Storyboards

Mellow Yellow…