RED BULL SOUND CLASH

This is an interesting concept! Two bands pitted against each other on opposing stages, in a musical conversation (or battle) with hundreds of fans cheering them on. Just as interesting was a fun and honest look at the two groups in question (k-os and Dragonette) via a 6 part promotional web videos that were produced for Red Bull.

I was handed a hard drive filled with RED CAMERA and 7D footage and was given some mild guidelines. The 6 part series had to be a cohesive unite but each video had to stand alone. Someone watching all six had to see a common thread but also had to see an evolution. And it all had to come together in only 1 week of editing.

Please watch the video below or click HERE for all 6 parts.

CREDIT:
Editor

REDBULL INVASION - MONTREAL

Here's a video I edited quick and dirty!
RedBull spent less than 2 hours with one of their F1 drivers walking around Montreal and then we had 1 night to turn it into a video promoting the RebBull Invasion App. BOOMBOX and I brought our stuff to the RedBull Montreal office and had a slumber party (minus the slumber) in their board room!

For one night's work, I'm pretty happy with it.

CREDIT:
Editor

WHY I'M QUITTING RALLY

If you have seen the most resent season of AMC’s Madmen, You will recognize the title of this post as a parody of a show that I truly admire. (clip)  The truth however is that I don’t quit rally. I’m very much addicted. Much like any sport, from the outside it seems simple and boring but the eccentricities are captivating. Some good things must inevitably come to an end and for me the time had come to find a new challenge.

Two months ago, my wife and I decided to move to Montreal. We were both looking for the next step in our careers. MJ got great offer in Montreal and off we went.

So when I say “Why I’m Quitting Rally”, what I truly mean is, I am now a rally fan. As Director of Post-Production, I packaged over 40 rally shows, in two languages, edited, directed, story produced, location scouted, integrated a collaborative work space with 4 work stations all working off a metadata server as well as trained young editors to keep the TV2GO production department running smoothly. All this while still attending to numerous other clients and projects of all scopes and scales. I will forever have fond memories of TV2GO and the people who worked there. I can’t thank them enough for the opportunities that I had and will have. Doors have been opened due to the experiences I have had there.

That’s why I present you with the final shows that I location scouted, directed, produced and edited, in both English and French for TV2GO and its clients, which aired on TSNHD and RDSHD.

CREDIT:
Director/Field Producer/Lead Editor

WHAT IS “MY HYPOTHETICAL SEX LIFE"

The year is 2004 and I am in my final year at Ryerson University. A friend of mine, Ben Iscoe, tells me that for our “practicum” (aka. Thesis), he’d like to produce a sitcom. I jump on board. Ben pitches the project and it is approved and he and I along with a hand full of other students make a team and produce the sitcom.

Next to Ben, I would argue to have played the biggest part in the project since I took on the role of Technical Director, Director of Photography and sole editor on the project.

Today I look at that project and see many flaws. Then I remind myself, I was a student, it was produced on a budget of 7k and it was a first stab at something we had no idea how to do. Furthermore, MHSL was purchased by Protocol Entertainment (train 48, Metropia, Puck Hogs) as a potential project to pitch to networks. Nothing ever came of it but what student project ever earns money for the students who make it? MHSL also took home the "Best Video Practicum" TARA award, which is the highest award we could have won that year within Ryerson.

The project is great for what it is, a student project, and is a great platform for me to build on whenever a dramatic/scripted production comes my way.

FYI, this post is for the many who have asked to see it. And here it is.

CREDIT:
Technical Director/Director of Photography/Editor

DOCTRINES OF RALLY

Back in 2007, I was asked to co-produce a featurette to be aired in X GAMES 13. The goal was to create hype about the Rally Car portion of XGAMES which at the time was the newest event in the roster. The key points: Make it cool, make it big, make it extreme. At that time, TV2GO (my employer) was the producer of the Rally America series which was the governing body handling the X GAMES rally car segment, so we were the perfect pick for the project. I worked along side one of ESPN's Emmy Award winning producers. He only known as "Harrington" and was an odd fellow with long grey hair and yellow Crocs, who gave lots of freedom in the development and concept of the feature. "You're the dude that knows this stuff... I'm just the guy who is bringing the tape to L.A. when its ready to go", he said a couple of times as he leaned back in the chair.

Today I look at the finished product and although it is 3 years old, I am still pretty happy with the way it came out considering we only had 2 days to put it all together after only getting the call from ESPN 48 hours before that.

The featurette includes interviews with Nitro Circus star Travis Pastrana, Youtube sensation and DC shoes co-founder Ken Block as well as rally and video game legend Colin McRay.

Music in the video is: "What I've Done" - Linkin Park, "Light up the sky" Yellowcard and "Hey Bebe" DJ Unk.

CREDIT:
Editor

THIS GREAT LAND: CANADA WELCOMES THE TORCH

The 2010 Vancouver Olympics brought a new level of Patriotism and pride to Canada and it all started with the igniting of the olympic flame in Greece. This Great Land was a documentary commissioned by the CTV Olympic Consortium to highlight some of the personalities that would be carrying the torch across Canada. This one-hour documentary, airing on numerous networks across canada in both french and english with a premiere airing on CTV, attempted to ignite the excitement of the flame before it got here.

We traveled all over this country learning about people that would cary the torch and people that were in charge of the relay. We learned about the inspiration of the torch's design and about its historic journey in 1988. The documentary was delivered at the very last second as to include footage of the flame's ignition ceremony, in Athens, just a couple days before the documentary's aired. As the flame embarked on to a plane to make its journey to Victoria BC, "This Great Land: Canada Welcomes The Torch" aired across the country as Canadians across the country watched in anticipation.

I'm particularly proud to have been a large part of this project. I believe it is something I'll be able to look back on as a true reflection of Canadianism and it will remain a piece of work that I can hold dear to who I am and where I come from.

CREDIT:
Lead Editor

MAKE THINGS BETTER

Recently, Toyota has had a tough go in the media. But not so long ago, Toyota was held up as a gold standard of sorts. A car manufacturer that you could trust, who built good cars and who empowered their employees to always "Make Things Better".

Before people had ever heard of Toyota Canada Inc.'s tag line "Make Things Better", Toyota Canada Inc. had an internal company culture that they believed set them apart from the rest and they wanted Canada to know about it. The video entitled "Make Things Better" was the result of a brainstorming with their ad agency Saatchi & Saatchi and was put together for internal use. The video was a hit from coast to coast within the company and from there "Make Things Better" soon became the tag at the end of every toyota commercial and despite recent PR issues remains at the core of its company culture.

CREDIT:

Editor

CANADIAN RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP 2010: ROUND 1

With a new year brings a new rally season. After producing 2 full seasons of the Canadian Rally Championship one starts to think "am I simply producing the same show over and over?" and "how can I bring something new to production?" The result was a series of ideas to bring a new look and feel to the series.

Featured in the first show of the season was a new set of graphics with the exception of the series logo, new show format, the introduction of a third voice and lastly a "recap" style cold tease to bring in fans who've either never seen the show or missed a couple episodes along the way.

This show aired in late march/early april and reviews were very positive. I'm proud of the "evolutionary" approach we took. We've brought a great new look while maintaining the original feel and style of the series.

CREDIT:

Director / Field Producer / Lead Editor

CANADIAN RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP YEAR IN REVIEW

The 2009 Canadian rally Championship has come to completion. Have a look at the Year In Review show that was produced in Canada for TSN and RDS and was distributed to Europe with MotorsTV which is distributed to 90 million households throughout Europe.

It was a great year for the sport and a great year for myself. The Championship had a great story and the TV coverage told that story well. These are simply the highlights.

CREDIT:

Director / Lead Editor