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Rogers on Demand June 10, 2011 Shot a great spot today for Your World This Week. The piece is heavy on motion graphics work, and was directed by Stuart Langfield who came into town from Vancouver. Production was handled by the good people at Meld Media. Looking forward to seeing this one come together. Check out some pix at http://datarmada.com/2011/06/meld-media-shoots-at-da/

Untitled Conspiracy Theory Film March 29, 2011 Well, it has begun. The office is open, and pre production is ramping up. A month from now we'll go to camera for 5 weeks with Chris Macbride directing and Lee Kim producing. We've shot and projected our first round of camera tests and scouting starts this week. Very excited to be underway!

Face Divided March 28, 2011 I have just signed on to shoot a fantastic short film called Face Divided, which shoots in Montreal the week of April 11th. Adriano Valentini will be Directing this film which is being produced by Red Square Pictures out of NYC. Its based on a play by the same name written by Edward Allan Baker.

Canada's Top Ten December 21, 2010 Amazing. Modra has been selected to TIFF's Top Ten Feature Film's list for 2010. Our film joins a great list including Denis Villeneuve's "Incedies", Richard J Lewis' "Barney's Version" and Bruce McDonald's "Trigger". Read More...

Perception Pilot December 14, 2010 I had the pleasure of shooting a 2nd Unit on the ABC pilot "Perception". Thanks to main unit DP David Franco for the opportunity.

Data Armada December 10, 2010 Today I teamed up with Director Reilly Saso to shoot the first job for his new company "Data Armada". It was a job for Rogers and Blackberry..... This new company is taking off - I look forward to more work with him and Producer Brenton McConnell.

Gemini Awards 2010 September 02, 2010 The web series I shot, My Pal Satan, had been nominated for a Gemini Award! The category is 'Best Original Program or Series produced for Digital Media - Fiction'.... congrats to the cast and crew who made this happen! Read More...

TIFF 2010 Announces its lineup August 11, 2010 The latest feature I shot, MODRA, has been invited to the Toronto International Film Festival in September! Its great news for the film, I hope many of you get a chance to see it and see what we were up to for 6 weeks in Slovakia last summer........ Read More...

The Thing July 09, 2010 I spent a few days last week on the Universal Pictures film "The Thing". Its a prequel to the John Carpenter's 1982 classic. The 2nd Unit DP, David Franco, hired me to shoot the VFX Unit. Our days were spent shooting squib hits, mussel flares, smoke and fire elements for the VFX House. Shot on 35mm Anamorphic.

She Said Lenny June 01, 2010 This past week I shot a great short film, called She Said Lenny. It was produced by Avi Federgreen (Score: A Hockey Musical, One Week) and directed by Jim Donovan (genie nominated Trois Saisons). We were fortunate to be able to shoot this film on 35mm, which was a nice change from digital. Read More...

Canon 1d mark iv February 26, 2010 Just wrapped another shoot with Reilly Saso, a hilarious spot for Durex. We managed to get our hands on the new Canon 1d mark iv for this one..... and the image quality from that camera is pretty impressive. Read More...

General Staff Music Video February 23, 2010 I spent the day on Friday surrounded by greenscreen shooting a music video for The General Staff, a great local band. It was directed by Reilly Saso, and now the post will be handled by Meld Media. Check out the photos.... Read More...

Being and Nothingness January 17, 2010 I had the pleasure of working with Director Lucie Page and Producer Bill Campbell again, who I shot the film "Bitten". This film, "Being and Nothingness", is about a man who is disappearing.... both literally and figuratively. The film combines HD and Super 8........

Billy Talent December 22, 2009 I just wrapped a music video for Billy Talent produced by Vision Entertainment and directed by Michael Maxxis....its for their new single "Saint Veronika". Watch for it sometime in January.

MODRA Website December 20, 2009 'Modra' is in the final audio mix, and we do a week of Colour Timing in January. Sign up for updates and release information at www.modrathemovie.com Read More...

The Reception November 23, 2009 I have just finished shooting a great short film, "The Reception". The film has a stellar cast, lead by Nicholas Campbell (Cinderella Man, Da Vinci's Inquest). The film was directed by Phillip Riccio. Read More...

EYE Weekly April 24, 2009 ONLY is reviewed by EYE Weekly during it run at the Royal in Toronto. Read More...

Destination - Europe April 16, 2009 I have signed on to shoot ingrid Veninger's next feature film. We will travel to Europe to shoot in Bratislava, Slovakia and Prague, Czech Republic for 5 weeks starting in mid July. Read More...

TV Pilot April 09, 2009 I have just wrapped shooting 'My Pal Satan'.... a 5 episode pilot created by Dennis Heaton (JPOD, FIDO, BLOODTIES). It will stream via mypalsatan.com early this summer. Read More...

ONLY Website Launched December 05, 2008 Check out www.onlythemovie.com for additional information on the film. Read More...

Iniziativa - Agenzia di Informazione Politica e Sociale November 07, 2008 A review of ONLY from Italy, after its screening at the Rome Film Festival. Hope you can read Italian...... Read More...

Back Row Manifesto September 15, 2008 Tom Hall reviews Only at TIFF for his blog on Indiewire.com Read More...

From the TIFF Program Book September 03, 2008 synopsis and details Read More...

Eye Weekly August 28, 2008 Eye Magazine reviews Only prior to TIFF Read More...

NOW Magazine August 28, 2008 Now Magazine reviews Only Read More...

For Immediate Release July 16, 2008 The Official Press Release for ONLY Read More...

CBC.CA July 15, 2008 TIFF announces its 2008 Canadian Feature Film Lineup Read More...

Playback Magazine May 26, 2008 Playback Magazine features a story about “ONLY”, an independent feature that is taking a run at TIFF 2008. Read More...

Atlantic Film Festival September 13, 2007 Mordu / Bitten screens at the AFF in Halifax Read More...