A spa in the Canadian Rockies might not be the traditional setting to conduct business, but thanks to Phyllis Yaffe, Stephanie MacKendrick now knows it is the perfect place to get things done….

Barbara Williams says Phyllis Yaffe’s reputation is not the full story. In fact, once the two started working together after the merger of Alliance and Atlantis, she quickly realized that Yaffe possessed qualities beyond those widely known. ‘From the outside what…

‘My job is to get the best quality so the home viewing audience can understand the lines the actor says,’ proclaims Toronto-based location sound recordist (or ‘production sound mixer’) Urmas Rosin….

Every several years, sound freelancers must reinvest in the latest recording technology so they can arrive on set with the kind of equipment package a production wants….

When Iohann Martin first heard Bye Bye Mon Cowboy, Bye Bye Mon Rodeo – the ultimate lyric in modern Quebecois pop music – he had no idea he would one day be working with Mitsou, the singer who made the song…

Vancouver studio designer John Vrtacic has been designing and maintaining audio production studios for, as he says, ‘at least 25 years.’ In that time he has gained a unique perspective on developments in the audio industry….

Alex Eaton didn’t know what to expect when he left Third Floor Editing in the spring of 1997 to start his own post house. Three years later, Eaton’s Stealing Time is one of Toronto’s foremost editing facilities, employed often by agencies…

Following is an alphabetical listing of Canada’s Top Shops as determined by Playback’s third annual survey of audio post and post-production facilities across the country. Post includes editing, transfer and effects and animation. Axyz 425 Adelaide Street West, Toronto,…

Following is an alphabetical listing of Canada’s Top Shops as determined by Playback’s third annual survey of audio post and post-production facilities across the country. Post includes editing, transfer and effects and animation. Axyz 425 Adelaide Street West, Toronto,…

Every once in a while there is a spot on the air that everyone is talking about. Currently, to the delight of Bensimon Byrne & D’Arcy creative director Glen Hunt and Mad Films executive producer Mark Bisson, that spot is ‘The…

Vancouver’s Circle Productions is spinning off its editing and post division, Cycle Media, into a separate entity. The official launch is planned for June….