KATAQ – ALL ABOUT EELS
A 10 part series of micro-educational videos produced by GRYPHON media productions for UINR (Unama’ki Institute of Natural Resources). Whether you are interested in summer spearing, winter spearing, making a spear, life cycle, traditions, or cooking eel, there is a video here for you. This project was made possible through the collaboration of PARKS Canada. Project completed March 2013.
GRYPHON Crew for the production of this series included Laurén M E Hardy, Michael G. Macdonald, and Zaharaddeen Tuggar. Direction, principal photography, story structure, edit and post by Madeline Yakimchuk. Original soundtrack by ArtDamage.
Archival footage was provided by George Marshall (Maslaq on Youtube), Keith Christmas, PARKS Canada (Laurén M E Hardy), and Tom Johnson. Photographs were provided by UINR, PARKS Canada, Keith Christmas and Katherine Jones.
WALLY BERNARD HOCKEY TOURNAMENT Promo
The Wally Bernard Hockey Tournament will have it’s 40th Anniversary next year. To celebrate the organizers plan a series of documentaries which will be released periodically as a buildup to the 40th tournament in 2013.
This promo was released for screening at the banquet of the 39th Tournament in 2012. It was made with excerpts from the first three key interviews which will later be used in the mini-documentaries. This initial production phase was completed as a youth video training project funded by the Atlantic Canada First Nation Help Desk.
WPYC Screaming Eagles COMMUNITY CUP 2011
The WHITNEY PIER YOUTH CLUB hosts this fundraising event annually. Community members buy a position on the team, and get to plan against the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles… young fellas who are moments away from the NHL! All proceeds from the game go to support the Boys & Girls Clubs of Cape Breton – WPYC.
SERIES OF TEN PROMOTIONAL VIDEOS
Client: UNIR Unama’ki Instutute of Natural Resources
Duration: 2 minutes eash Year: 2009
Concept, script, animation, edit and image post: GRYPHON media prductions
Music: art damage Artistic Direction for UNIR: Weldon Bona
AWARDS: NETUKULIMK was recognized by the Cape Breton Filmmakers Association with their 2009-2010 awards for BEST FILM UNDER 5 MINUTES, BEST EDITING and BEST EDUCATIONAL FILM. See all 10 videos on the UINR sebsite.
SERIES OF EIGHT COMMERCIALS
Client: BRAS D’OR CEPI
Duration: 30 seconds each Year: 2007
Concept, script, animation, edit and image post: GRYPHON media prductions
Music and audio post: art damage
Voices: Terrance Murphy and Dawn Wells
(recorded at SOUNDPARK Studios)
Artistic Direction for CEPI: Weldon Bona
See all 8 commercials on the Bras’dor CEPI Website
PROMOTIONAL VIDEO
Client: UINR Duration: 2.5 min. Year: 2007
Since 1999, Unama’ki Institute of Natural Resources UINR has represented Cape Breton’s First Nations voice on environmental concerns.
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