My wife laughed at me. Why? Well, I’d mentioned reading an article online about an animation company then I went to another newspaper site and found an ad for that same animation company in the side bar. "Wow," I thought out loud, "what serendipity." That's when she
Malcolm Gladwell’s Rule In his book Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcom Gladwell holds up the 10,000 Hour Rule as the bar of entry to mastery of any task. He cites the Beatles 1,200 sets in Hamburg before they hit it big and Bill Gates' early
Creative destruction. Business disruption. Call it what you will. There can be no doubting that the meteoric rise of social sharing and participation is changing the way we connect and do business; from publishing, to music, to travel and even funding. While creating a series for
Q Media is pleased to announce 2 Gold and 7 Silver International Davey Awards are now sitting proudly on our shelves. The International Academy of Visual Arts honored our storytelling – from commercials that help you find your perfect volunteer match on Getinvolved.ca to internal
In the famous words of Douglas Adams, “don’t panic.” It can be an intimidating process if you are entering the world of corporate video production for the first time, or even the hundredth time. There can be a lot of production jargon, and talking design
Time flies when you’re having fun: it also flies when you’re incredibly busy. When you’re incredibly busy and having tons of fun, it goes by in the blink of an eye, that’s what the last 6 months have been like since I joined Q Media.
Christine McGlade was only four days into her first week as our new Director of Interactive when we sat down and chatted with Sharon Armstrong and her team to discuss their vision for CMA Ontario's digital future. After 3 months of research, content and technology audits
January 28, 2013 I’ll admit it - I’m a surfer. Always have been. If I have a few minutes between tasks at work I love to surf the internet. If I’m watching TV by myself, I’ll just skip through the channels a couple of times with no
January 15, 2013 The room was full, the faces mostly young and diverse with bright eyes and, as I found out an hour later, bright minds. I was at the Toronto Debate Toastmasters on the grounds of U of T. Six brave and talented individuals got up in
December 12, 2012 “We need a video, but it’s just for the web.” Translation: We need a video, but we don’t have a budget. If you’re a media or video producer, you’re going to hear that expression a lot more. With the rise of YouTube and the availability of