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Archives for: August 20125
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Satirical film by N.W.T. filmmaker set to debut at TIFF
Tuesday August 14th 2012A film by N.W.T. filmmaker Kelvin Redvers will debut at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival this fall. Redvers, who is from Hay River, N.W.T., said he has been waiting a decade for this opportunity. His short film, The Dancing Cop, will have its world premiere as part of the[…]
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Toronto International Film Festival dominated by theme of youth-meets-violence
Friday August 10th 2012Canadian filmmaker Jason Lapeyre is brushing off any apparent similarities that may exist between The Hunger Games and his upcoming tale I Declare War. Yes, it centres on an all-out brawl among teenagers, and yes, blood will be shed, he said as the Toronto International Film Festival revealed a Canadian program heavy on youth-meets-violence themes.
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THE BRIEF: What advertisers made it to the podium at the 2012 London Olympics?
Wednesday August 08th 2012The Olympics are not the Super Bowl, or Wimbledon, or The Masters or the World Cup. They’re not even the World Series. The Olympics are their own visceral genre of world hope and glory. They may sometimes be tainted by doping, or questionable genetic engineering, (as my friend believes of the 16-year old Chinese swimmer, Ye Shiwen), or bad sportsmanship, or huge national disappointment, yet, the Olympics unquestionably and historically hold a certain gravitas, which sticks in our memories like a gymnast’s dismount. Therefore, it’s The Brief’s opinion that to advertise on the Olympics means you have to be rigourous with your creative choices. You need that creative endurance to make this your finest moment. Why? Because the world is watching.
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Extraordinary talent joins Spin VFX
Friday August 03rd 2012SPIN VFX announced three additions to its senior team. Mayur Patel CG Supervisor, Tim Alexander Asset Supervisor / Matte Painter and Wojciech Zielinski Visual Effects Supervisor. MAYUR PATEL, BSEE (Cornell), MSCS (UCLA) / CG Supervisor: Mayur has worked in the industry as an Artist, Supervisor and Technologist for 15 years.[…]
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Vertigo tops Citizen Kane on BFI’s best films list
Friday August 03rd 2012Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo has claimed the top spot in the list of the 10 greatest movies ever, compiled by the British Film Institute’s Sight & Sound magazine. Hitchcock’s classic knocks off another by Orson Welles, whose Citizen Kane had topped the list for the last 50 years. Starring James Stewart and Kim Novak, Hitchcock’s 1958 psychological drama was named No. 1 in the survey of international film critics that the magazine conducts every 10 years.
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Archives for: August 20125
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Satirical film by N.W.T. filmmaker set to debut at TIFF
Tuesday August 14th 2012A film by N.W.T. filmmaker Kelvin Redvers will debut at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival this fall. Redvers, who is from Hay River, N.W.T., said he has been waiting a decade for this opportunity. His short film, The Dancing Cop, will have its world premiere as part of the[…]
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Toronto International Film Festival dominated by theme of youth-meets-violence
Friday August 10th 2012Canadian filmmaker Jason Lapeyre is brushing off any apparent similarities that may exist between The Hunger Games and his upcoming tale I Declare War. Yes, it centres on an all-out brawl among teenagers, and yes, blood will be shed, he said as the Toronto International Film Festival revealed a Canadian program heavy on youth-meets-violence themes.
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THE BRIEF: What advertisers made it to the podium at the 2012 London Olympics?
Wednesday August 08th 2012The Olympics are not the Super Bowl, or Wimbledon, or The Masters or the World Cup. They’re not even the World Series. The Olympics are their own visceral genre of world hope and glory. They may sometimes be tainted by doping, or questionable genetic engineering, (as my friend believes of the 16-year old Chinese swimmer, Ye Shiwen), or bad sportsmanship, or huge national disappointment, yet, the Olympics unquestionably and historically hold a certain gravitas, which sticks in our memories like a gymnast’s dismount. Therefore, it’s The Brief’s opinion that to advertise on the Olympics means you have to be rigourous with your creative choices. You need that creative endurance to make this your finest moment. Why? Because the world is watching.
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Extraordinary talent joins Spin VFX
Friday August 03rd 2012SPIN VFX announced three additions to its senior team. Mayur Patel CG Supervisor, Tim Alexander Asset Supervisor / Matte Painter and Wojciech Zielinski Visual Effects Supervisor. MAYUR PATEL, BSEE (Cornell), MSCS (UCLA) / CG Supervisor: Mayur has worked in the industry as an Artist, Supervisor and Technologist for 15 years.[…]
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Vertigo tops Citizen Kane on BFI’s best films list
Friday August 03rd 2012Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo has claimed the top spot in the list of the 10 greatest movies ever, compiled by the British Film Institute’s Sight & Sound magazine. Hitchcock’s classic knocks off another by Orson Welles, whose Citizen Kane had topped the list for the last 50 years. Starring James Stewart and Kim Novak, Hitchcock’s 1958 psychological drama was named No. 1 in the survey of international film critics that the magazine conducts every 10 years.
ARCHIVES
Archives for: August 20125
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Satirical film by N.W.T. filmmaker set to debut at TIFF
Tuesday August 14th 2012A film by N.W.T. filmmaker Kelvin Redvers will debut at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival this fall. Redvers, who is from Hay River, N.W.T., said he has been waiting a decade for this opportunity. His short film, The Dancing Cop, will have its world premiere as part of the[…]
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Toronto International Film Festival dominated by theme of youth-meets-violence
Friday August 10th 2012Canadian filmmaker Jason Lapeyre is brushing off any apparent similarities that may exist between The Hunger Games and his upcoming tale I Declare War. Yes, it centres on an all-out brawl among teenagers, and yes, blood will be shed, he said as the Toronto International Film Festival revealed a Canadian program heavy on youth-meets-violence themes.
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THE BRIEF: What advertisers made it to the podium at the 2012 London Olympics?
Wednesday August 08th 2012The Olympics are not the Super Bowl, or Wimbledon, or The Masters or the World Cup. They’re not even the World Series. The Olympics are their own visceral genre of world hope and glory. They may sometimes be tainted by doping, or questionable genetic engineering, (as my friend believes of the 16-year old Chinese swimmer, Ye Shiwen), or bad sportsmanship, or huge national disappointment, yet, the Olympics unquestionably and historically hold a certain gravitas, which sticks in our memories like a gymnast’s dismount. Therefore, it’s The Brief’s opinion that to advertise on the Olympics means you have to be rigourous with your creative choices. You need that creative endurance to make this your finest moment. Why? Because the world is watching.
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Extraordinary talent joins Spin VFX
Friday August 03rd 2012SPIN VFX announced three additions to its senior team. Mayur Patel CG Supervisor, Tim Alexander Asset Supervisor / Matte Painter and Wojciech Zielinski Visual Effects Supervisor. MAYUR PATEL, BSEE (Cornell), MSCS (UCLA) / CG Supervisor: Mayur has worked in the industry as an Artist, Supervisor and Technologist for 15 years.[…]
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Vertigo tops Citizen Kane on BFI’s best films list
Friday August 03rd 2012Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo has claimed the top spot in the list of the 10 greatest movies ever, compiled by the British Film Institute’s Sight & Sound magazine. Hitchcock’s classic knocks off another by Orson Welles, whose Citizen Kane had topped the list for the last 50 years. Starring James Stewart and Kim Novak, Hitchcock’s 1958 psychological drama was named No. 1 in the survey of international film critics that the magazine conducts every 10 years.
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