Dec 1, 2010
I have worked on several television and film productions, and the one thing that I have always noticed is that without clear, cohesive conversation between different departments on a set, a production will have difficulties being successful. One of my first jobs as a production assistant, had me making call sheets and travel schedules from [...]
Nov 11, 2010
Often getting any job can be very difficult, but trying to break in to the film and television production industry can be almost impossible. After I graduated from broadcasting school, I was ready and eager to “get in the biz”, as they say. Everyone told me it’s all about whom you know, and that it’s kind [...]
Oct 28, 2010
The days of scanning the newspaper for job postings with a highlighter are all but gone. I have worked in various positions over the years in the broadcasting industry. Whether I was attending a social event with producers and writers or visiting with an old friend who happened to have an uncle working in the [...]
Oct 8, 2010
The production process can be very difficult to manage. Whether you’re creating a big budget blockbuster movie or an independent short film, there are many different departments involved in the process of creating a film or series, and each department is essential to the overall outcome of the production. The process is like a big [...]
Jun 14, 2010
Lately, there seems to be a lot of talk regarding the problems VFX professionals are facing in the industry. Many studios all over the world are being forced to shut down because they cannot remain profitable in their highly competitive market. California has been the poster boy for this problem, but it’s a problem that [...]
May 30, 2010
Having a professional portfolio, a well-designed resume and then making them accessible to hundreds of thousands of possible employers at any time is the winning combination for finding the right job or career. These days there are far too many generic jobs searching websites available on the net. There is a need for more industry [...]
Jun 25, 2009
Def: BPM an umbrella term for defining, recording and improving business processes. 01- Is the definition, recording and use of business rules 02- Is a method of gathering management information 03- Is a means of auditing everything a worker does 04- Is a logical progression from automation in the production line to automation in the [...]
Jun 11, 2009
Every company have their own business process. In the media & entertainment industry production companies, postproduction, visual effects studios and sound studios needs tools to manage critical enterprise information with a platform on top of which tools can be built so that business people can used them to manage the complete lifecycle of processes. Business [...]
May 10, 2009
History Since I’m young the rivalry between Montreal and Toronto have been going on. It’s started a long time ago, actually in 1960. Both Montreal and Toronto where living enormous growth. The population of the cities where growing at a rate around 20% in the 60s and 30% in the 70s. At the time, Montreal [...]
May 10, 2009
01- Informational, capturing process information for purposes of understanding 02- Sequential, changing process sequence, or enabling parallelism 03- Collaborative, allowing participants to manage sets of shared work processes 04- Tracking, closely monitoring process status and participants 05- Integrative, consolidating and integrating sub-processes and tasks 06- Analytical, improving analysis of information and decision-making across processes 07- [...]
The Tax Credits: A Temporary Patch 
The Business Reasons why the Artists are Being Asked to Work Longer Hours for a Flat Rate 
Production Problems : Solving the industry Crisis with Management, not with a Union 
Changes in the Currency Value; Downfall of the US Productions in Canada