" I love this! My guidance teacher told me this wasn't a job." From Heated Rivalry's Costume designer Hannah Puley to the creative director of the Raptors and the Maple Leafs, to puppeteers for Cirque de Soleil. WYP features composer's, ceramists, cinematographers, art directors, sailors, event
Camera movement, meet colour. This video has been a long time coming. I did my first Movement and Colour tests just a couple of weeks after posting Field Notes 2. But the beauty of this series was also one of its biggest challenges: zero expectation, zero
Branded Content is such a dry term. Who reads “content,” or watches it? No one, ever, anywhere. But people love to be entertained, love stories and want to be informed if it’s a topic that’s relevant to them. If you want your story to be read
Faking a long single take. For this Field Notes, I was inspired by Birdman in conjunction with an American Cinematographer article about a particularly tricky ‘oner’ in “Escape from Dannemore”. Which is why I decided the newest Field Notes should tackle faking “a long single take”. I wanted
When things get complicated, start animating. Increasingly, animation is becoming a favourite way for brands to communicate, market and sell. Why? Animation is the perfect way to illustrate ideas that are difficult to visualize, or that haven’t been fully realized. Animation can solve your communication and budget
In October, I had the opportunity to spend two weeks shooting and editing a very special project called The Road Home. Travelling to Vancouver and Calgary, filmmaker Ben Agbeke and I spent 12 days documenting the journey of lawyer, author, and activist Jamil Jivani as
How do you inspire creativity on a daily basis? It's a challenge everyone faces, regardless of industry. For us, creative inspiration comes from a combination of problem-solving, discovering innovative ways to generate and capture content and, most importantly, brainstorming with one another. Getting away from
One credit shy of my B.A. for 36 years. Am I a loser, or a closer? I’ve always told myself, and others, that being one credit shy of my Bachelor of Arts degree isn’t a big deal. If I was talking to young people about being
Tips for your next drone filming adventure. Who doesn't love the beach
Smartphone Tips for Professional Video: Helping you SAVE money and ADD value In the early days of user-generated content, a lot of big companies reached out to customers asking them to share their stories using footage shot with their phones. The experiment; while engaging customers, really
