Prepping to Film the Canadian Rangers

We're deep into pre-production for Watchers of the North , our 6 x 30 minute docu-series about the adventures of the Canadian Rangers. Who are the Rangers? They are over 4500 reservists, the majority aboriginal, serving in coastal and remote communities. In the north, the Canadian Rangers are key in maintaining sovereignty over Arctic waters, but they're also often the First Emergency Responders in their communities. Watchers of the North will follow the off and on duty stories of male and female reservists in two closely knit Nunavut communities : Gjoa Haven and Taloyoak. Director Dennis Allen, DOPs Stephanie Weimar and Paul Rickard will capture all the action of Search and Rescue Ops and military exercises. Series director/producer David Finch helms the series, with Maureen Marovitch co-writing and co-producing and Bruno Dequen associate producing. Production will start at the end of April.

New Videos for Concordia U

Following up the popular series of four promotional videos last fall for Concordia University, we're delighted to be working with the university again. This time, we're creating recruiting videos for the Fine Arts' Design and Computation Arts Department. The cameras will be rolling in March and April.

Drawing Blank

We danced, we painted, we animated and now we're in the edit suite. Choreographer Emily Honneger worked with director/editor Stefan Verna, DOP Bill Kerrigan and artist Gene Pendon to create a combination of dance, visual art, and stop-motion animation. Drawing Blank tells an abstract story of movement, texture and color. Financing is through the Bravo!Fact program, with our Bruno Dequen as line producer and David Finch producer.

INTRODUCING OUR NEWEST TEAM MEMBERS

Darren Katonia comes to Picture This to work as Director of Sales and Marketing with a seasoned history of experience in the Feature Film and Television Industry, including corporate video and commercial productions. Working as a 1st Assistant Director, he has been Project Manager on numerous productions, ranging from the most economical up to multi-million dollar budgets. As an Account Manager with a major global imaging corporation, Darren also acquired solid experience in sales, marketing, customer and public relations. He is a key member of our team who will ensure that professional high quality productions are successfully delivered to our clients and partners.

Our new intern Bonnie Chau comes to us, recently graduated from McGill University in Accountancy. Realizing that the world of bank statements isn't right for her, she's taking a leap into an internship to discover if the creative, unpredictable and slightly insane world of video is really her dream job. We welcome her to the team until the end of April!