Halifax: There’s a buzz in the air in Halifax, and it’s only partially due to the fact that there are seemingly more bars per capita here than perhaps anywhere in the world. It’s a Tuesday night and downtown hangout The Economy…
Vancouver: Mort Ransen, director of the widely acclaimed Margaret’s Museum, captured the mood and fear of more than just filmmakers after winning the Federal Express Award For Most Popular Canadian Film at last month’s Vancouver International Film Festival….
Big Deal, So What, a short for cbc’s Reflections that aired earlier this month and espouses teen skepticism in the polyester-laden ’70s, is the work of director/writer/coproducer Su Rynard and producer Hadley Obodiac – both of whom are on their way…
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Commercial production a $182M biz…
The Partners’ Film Company still leads the pack in terms of volume, registering 469 shooting days for the year ending Sept. 29, 1995….
Editing and post-production now accounts for an average of 16% of the production budget for television commercials in 1995, according to an in-house study done by MacLaren McCann….
Talk about your bad hair days. Even on those Tuesday mornings when a baseball cap seems the most merciful solution, most of us have never had to contend with a lion or a tornado on our heads….
Oh, yes. Cities can be loud. Way, way too loud. On sweat-soaked summer afternoons – when you’re stuck in traffic and stuck to the vinyl – who hasn’t leaned back and fantasized about a cool, quiet mountain top or peaceful fields…
You’re a director/cinematographer. You’ve busted your butt in a faraway land completing a series of spots for a high-profile client. The campaign is a huge success, the client loves it and you’ve won prestigious awards. Do you sit back, relax and…
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Blasts of creative inspiration. Sometimes they happen, sometimes they don’t. But when they do…
Craft Awards: Director & Cinematography, Steve Chase (director), Robert Gantz (cinematographer) Molson Dry (‘Desk’)…
You’re butting into The Simpsons and Seinfeld, you’ve got less than a minute, and you’ve gotta leave them laughing, oh yeah, and sell some beer and chocolate….
Talk about your bad hair days. Even on those Tuesday mornings when a baseball cap seems the most merciful solution, most of us have never had to contend with a lion or a tornado on our heads….