Internet streaming is playing an increasingly important role in television viewing habits in Canada. Smart TVs, smartphones, tablets, computers, and streaming devices now allow access to a variety of content via an internet connection. Among
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How Indie Filmmakers Can Use Temporary Music Without Getting Attached to the Wrong Track
Picture lock is still weeks away, but the rough cut feels flat. A dialogue scene needs tension. A montage needs momentum. The ending needs enough warmth to make the final shot land. Editors often reach
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Why Interactive Entertainment Is Replacing Passive Screen Time
Sit back and watch. That used to be the whole deal with entertainment. Now it barely covers half of what people do with a screen. Audiences vote, tap, chat, remix, and decide what happens next.
Continue ReadingChoosing Festival Trailer Motion Without Losing The Slate
Festival week in Vancouver still runs on paper that programmers can defend. The slate at the head of a trailer — title, year, runtime — is that paper in motion. When a generated push-in invents
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How Canadian VFX studios use movie-level graphics tools in modern video game engines
When Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds pulls on the red mask in Deadpool & Wolverine, the performance does not stop at the edge of the costume. Facial movement, lighting, digital doubles and effects work all
Continue ReadingTrailer Voiceovers Break The Free Voice Cloning Queue
Trailer week on a Canadian promo desk dies in the last pass, not in the first generate. A forty-second cut already has picture lock, a legal note, and a voice the network can kill if
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