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Top audio post and post shops
| by: | Apr 19, 1999 |
Following is an alphabetical listing of Canada's Top Shops as determined by Playback's second annual survey of audio post and post-production facilities across the country.
Post includes editing, transfer and effects and animation.
Alpha Cine Motion Picture Laboratory
916 Davie Street,
Vancouver, b.c. V6Z 1V8
Tel: (604) 688-7757
Fax: (604) 688-0127
Number of employees: 26
Senior staff:
Rick Cooper, lab manager; Susan MacDonald, production manager; John Robertson, vp Vancouver
Primary business:
Motion picture laboratory.
The Animation House
162 Parliament Street,
Toronto, Ont. M5A 2Z1
Tel: (416) 364-3556
Fax: (416) 364-1664
Number of employees: 25
Senior staff:
Bob Fortier, president/creative director; Jo-ann Cook, gm/exec producer; Terry Godfrey, director; Debbie Cooke, exec producer/producer; Susie Rucska, producer
Primary business:
Traditional cel and mixed media, stop-motion and claymation for commercials.
Axyz
425 Adelaide St. W.,
Toronto, Ont. M5V 1S4
Tel: (416) 504-0425
Fax: (416) 504-0045
E-mail: js@axyzfx.com
Number of employees: 15
Senior staff:
John Stollar, president; Bruce Copeman, senior editor; Dave Giles, Inferno artist; John Coldrick, senior animator; Joel Saunders, Henry artist; Irene Payne, Sarah Brooks - producers
Primary business:
Post-production and special effects.
Big Bang Animation
360 Rue St. Francois Xavier,
Suite 500,
Montreal, Que. H2Y 2S8
Tel: (514) 499-0811
Fax: (514) 499-0433
Number of employees: 20
Senior staff:
Mario Rachiele, president; Martin Rivest, production coordinator
Primary business:
2D and 3D animation and effects for corporate, commercial and tv projects.
Calibre
4 Pardee Avenue,
Toronto, Ont. M6K 3H5
Tel: (416) 531-8383
Fax: (416) 531-8083
Number of employees: 24
Key contact:
Neil Williamson, president
Primary business:
Animation and special effects for feature films, television series and commercials.
Casablanca Sound & Picture
22 Boston Avenue,
Toronto, Ont. M4M 2T9
Tel: (416) 461-2550
Fax: (416) 461-9709
Number of employees: 35 staff, 40 freelancers
Senior staff:
Steve Mayhew, president; David Evans, vp, sound editing; Tom Virostek, technical director; Samantha Dubiel, studio manager; Lou Solakofski, Dino Pigat, Orest Sushko - rerecording mixers
Primary business:
Sound editing and picture editing for features, mows, television series.
Chameleon
127 John Street,
Toronto, Ont. M5V 2E2
Tel: (416) 971-6208
Fax: (416) 971-5665
E-mail: cham@netcom.ca
Number of employees: 12
Senior staff:
Ross Briggs, Andy Attalai, Leo Zaharatos, Brian Wells - editors; Joanna Vanlint, executive producer
Primary business:
Post-production for television commercials.
Coast Mountain
1168 Hamilton Street,
Suite 305,
Vancouver, b.c. V6B 2S2
Tel: (604) 682-6578
Fax: (604) 682-3548
Number of employees: 4
Senior staff:
Deb Tregale, Ian Jenkins, Melanie Snagg - editors;
Primary business:
Editing commercials, documentaries and music videos; offline.
Command Post/TOYBOX
179 John Street,
8th Floor,
Toronto, Ont. M5T 1X4
Tel: (416) 585-9995
Fax: (416) 979-0428
Website: www.compt.com
Number of employees: 68
Senior staff:
Andy Sykes, vp sales & marketing/partner; Steve Robinson, vp operations/partner; Mike Ellis, partner; Dennis Berardi, visual effects manager; Neil Durie, producer; Ray Joiner, sales; Derek Grime, director of animation; John Watson, Jeff Campbell - visual effects designers; Gary Chuntz, supervising colorist
Primary business:
toybox offers a full range of visual effects, post-production and prepress services for feature films, long-form television and commercials.
Command Post/TOYBOX West
1090 Homer Street,
Suite 500,
Vancouver, b.c., V6B 2W9
Tel: (604) 689-1090
Fax: (604) 689-1003
Number of employees: 59
Key contact:
John Robertson, vp Vancouver operations
Primary business:
Video post-production.
C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
157 Princess Street,
Suite 300,
Toronto, Ont. M5A 4M4
Tel: (416) 367-2673
Fax: (416) 367-4373
Number of employees: 47
Senior staff:
Bob Munroe: president; John Mariella, Kyle Menzies - vps; Shane Kinnear, executive producer - film; Kirsten Marshall, executive producer - tv
Primary business:
Effects for feature films, tv and commercials.
Covitec
(formerly Astraltech)
3401 St. Antoine Street West,
Westmount, Que. H3Z 1X1
Tel: (514) 933-2200
Fax: (514) 933-9369
Number of employees: 25
Senior staff:
Claude Gagnon, president
Primary business:
All technical services for feature and tv post.
Crunch Recording
157 Princess Street, 3rd floor
Toronto, Ont. M5A 4M4
Tel: (416) 214-2666
Fax: (416) 214-9912
Number of employees: 15
Senior staff: Joe Serafini, president; Steve Pecile, co-owner; Ric Jurgens, senior engineer; Scott Murdoch, senior sound designer; Justin Drury, senior sound designer; Lisa Ann Measige, studio manager
Primary business:
Post audio/music production for television series, commercial and feature film projects.
DAVE
49 Ontario Street,
Toronto, Ont. M5A 2B1
Tel: (416) 364-1422
Fax: (416) 364-7400
DAVE - Video
Number of employees: 35
Senior staff:
Bill Ferwerda, Ross Cole, Chris Dover - colorists; Ernie Mordak, editor; Mike Morey, Flame artist
Primary business:
Full post and effects for commercials, television series, mows.
DAVE - Audio
Number of employees: 40
Senior staff:
Kevin Doyle, Scott Boyling, Bruce Fleming, Keith Ohman - commercial engineers; James Porteous, Steve Foster, Rick Ellis, Cory Mandel, Paul Shubat - long-form engineers
Primary business:
50% high-end commercial audio; 50% major television series, mows, imax films; plus audio and video duplication and distribution.
deluxe toronto
424 Adelaide Street East, Toronto, Ont, M5A 1N4
Tel: (416) 364-4321
Fax: (416) 364-9340
E-mail: stan_ford@rank.com
Number of employees: 60
Senior staff:
Cyril Drabinsky, president; Tom Allwood, senior vp & gm, sound/video; Stan Ford, vp sales, post-production; Paul Norris, vp service, post-production; Rod Haykin, vp operations, video; Tom Berner, customer service manager; Allen Ford, sound department manager
Primary business:
Feature and television post-production sound recording in all digital formats sr, srd, dts, and sdds magnetic and film-to-tape transfers.
The Einstein Bros.
20 Duncan Street,
2nd Floor,
Toronto, Ont. M5H 3G8
Tel: (416) 971-6442
Fax: (416) 971-8556
Number of employees: 10
Senior staff:
Jody Colero, president
Primary business:
Music production for commercials.
Eyes Post Group
30 King Street East,
Toronto, Ont. M5A 1K6
Tel: (416) 363-3073
Fax: (416) 363-6335
E-mail: edit@eyespost.com
Number of employees: 25
Senior staff:
Izhak Hinitz, president; Diane Cuthbert, vp; Gary Robichaud, sales; Judy Paul, Joanne Rourke, Sue Chambers, Arlene Moelker, Stephen Kent - colorists; Frank Biasi, Fred Lenchner, Ed Rafferty, Darren Labaree - editors
Primary business:
Full post and effects for commercials, television series, mows, features, documentaries, music videos, corporate videos.
Flashcut Editing
504 Wellington Street West, 3rd Floor,
Toronto, Ont. M5V 1E3
Tel: (416) 977-2401
Fax: (416) 977-4910
Number of employees: 16
Senior staff:
Mary Beth Odell, gm; Norm Odell, Bob Kennedy, Mick Griffin, Tim Kirkwood, Chris Parkins, Brian Noon - editors
Primary business:
Commercial post-production and long-format special effects.
Gajdecki Visual Effects
29 Booth Avenue,
Suite 205,
Toronto, Ont. M4M 2M3
Tel: (416) 463-6753
Fax: (416) 463-7312
E-mail: inquiries@gvfx.com
1145 West 7th Avenue, Vancouver, b.c., V6H 1B5
Tel: (604) 736-4839
Fax: (604) 736-4838
Number of employees: 21 staff; 17 freelancers
Senior staff:
John Gajdecki, visual effects supervisor/president & ceo; Jon Campfens, Tom Turnbull - visual effects supervisors; Linda Millard, gm; Bruce Turner, visual effects supervisor/gm Vancouver office; Dave Axford, Rick Gajdecki - model shop supervisors; Joel Skeete, senior computer artist; Christine Petrov, senior computer artist, Vancouver
Primary business:
Feature films and television.
Great Big Music
483 Eastern Ave.,
Toronto, Ont. M4M 1C2
Tel: (416) 461-3915
Fax: (416) 461-4405
Number of employees: 10
Senior staff:
Tom Thorney, president; Tim Thorney, Carl Lenox - producers
Primary business:
Music production and sound design.
Image Engine
201 West 2nd Ave.,
Vancouver, b.c. V5Y 3V5
Tel: (604) 874-5634
Fax: (604) 876-3299
Number of employees: 7
Senior staff:
Robin Hackl, Christopher Mossman, partners
Primary business:
Effects for television and commercial projects.
Jungle Music Productions
512 King Street East,
Suite 301,
Toronto, Ont. M5A 1M1
Tel: (416) 862-7086
Fax: (416) 862-2146
Number of employees: 11
Senior staff:
Mark Stafford, president/ partner/producer; Doug Wilde, composer/partner; Gerry Mosby, composer/producer; Lou Pomanti, composer; Elizabeth Starling, co-ordinator
Primary business:
Original music and sound design production for radio and television commercials.
KOKO
66 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver b.c., V5Y 1M7
Tel: (604) 873-5656
Fax: (604) 873-6787
E-mail: koko@imag.net
Number of employees: 11
Senior staff:
Janice Bulger, office manager
Primary business:
Recording studio, audio post-production for commercials; production of audio commercials for television and radio.
Louder Music & Sound Design
119 Spadina Avenue,
Suite 111,
Toronto, Ont., M5V 2L1
Tel: (416) 599-1531
Fax: (416) 599-1536
E-mail: cd@louder.com
Number of employees: 10
Senior staff:
Steve Convery, Clive Desmond - track directors; Rick Tait, Jim Tait, Jon Goldsmith - composers; Christine Leslie, exec producer; Alistair Murray, operations manager; Steve Gadsden, studio manager; Dany Tremblay, Edward Zaski - engineering staff
Primary business:
Sound production for television and radio commercials.
Magnetic North
70 Richmond Street East,
Suite 100,
Toronto, Ont. M5C 1N8
Tel: (416) 365-7622
Fax: (416) 367-4563
Number of staff: 60
Senior staff:
Bruce Grant, coo; Tony Meerakker, vp/gm; Peter Armstrong, operations manager; Russ Robertson, sales and marketing manager; Peter Campbell, sales rep.; Herb Dow, l.a. rep.; Liz Randelet, sales and marketing co-ordinator.
Primary business:
Full post-production services.
Audio services of Magnetic North:
Number of employees: 12
Senior staff audio:
David Greene, vp/gm; Mike Liotta, senior mixer; Anne Reynolds, senior client services rep
Primary business:
Audio post-production service and music production for long-form episodic television and feature film.
Manta Eastern Sound
311 Adelaide Street East, Toronto, Ont. M5A 1N2
Tel: (416) 863-9316
Fax: (416) 863-1448
Website: www.compt.com
Number of employees: 19
Senior staff:
Kevin Evans, vp/gm; Sy Potma, vp/operations manager; Christie Friesen, assistant manager/scheduling; John Naslen, chief engineer; Mike Duncan, Gary Gray, John Hurlbut, Jim McBride - recording engineers
Primary business:
Audio recording and post-production for radio and television commercials; orchestral recording for feature films and long-form television; digital phone patch and digital audio distribution.
Medallion-PFA Film & Video
Tel: (416) 593-0556
Fax: (416) 593-7201
Website: www.compt.com
Number of employees: 100
Senior staff:
Dave Bruner, manager, post services; Louis Major, operations manager; John Walsh, lab & administration manager; Lex Batten, Chris Blacklock, Brian Lovery - senior colorists; Lorraine Grant, senior videotape colorist; Bernie Clayton, Paul Deakin, Ed Ham, Brent Pate - senior editors; Les Bori, Jos Goode, Peter Korsitzke, Klaus Richtmann - senior film timers, Grace Carmelli, Brian White, Ray Joiner - sales Primary business:
Full lab services, component digital film transfer, online editorial and complete post audio mixing and editorial for long-form television, episodic or feature-length productions.
Northwest Imaging & FX
Suite 100-2339 Columbia St.,
Vancouver, b.c. V5Y 3Y3
Tel: (604) 873-9330
Fax: (604) 873-9339
E-mail: nwfx@nwfx.com
Number of employees: 35
Senior staff:
Alex Tkach, vp; Paul Cox, director of visual effects; Randy Egan, Peter Mastalyr - visual effects compositors; Marianne O'Reilly, account executive
Primary business:
Visual effects/post-production for television, feature films and commercials.
Optix Digital Post & FX
157 Princess Street, 3rd floor
Toronto, Ont. M5A 4M4
Tel: (416) 214-9911
Fax: (416) 214-9912
Number of employees: 13
Senior staff:
George Levai, president, senior compositing artist; Calvin Grant, senior Avid editor; David Headley, senior compositing artist; Mohammad Ghorbankarimi, senior animator; Paul Moyer, vp, manager of sales and marketing; Robert Peace, director of operations.
Primary business:
Post, effects and animation for tv projects and commercials.
Panic & Bob
567 Queen Street West,
Toronto, Ont. M5V 2B6
Tel: (416) 504-2020
Fax: (416) 504-0266
Number of employees: 13
Senior staff:
David Baxter, Andy Ames, David Hicks, Michelle Czukar, Brian Williams - editors; Janice May, exec producer; Barbara Rondinelli, representative
Primary business:
Post/creative editorial for commercials.
Pinewood Sound
1119 Homer St.
Vancouver, b.c. V6B 2Y1
Tel: (604) 669-6900
Fax: (604) 669-0040
Number of employees: 17
Senior staff:
Geoff Turner, president; Randy Kiss, senior mixer/chief engineer; Alan Perkins, senior engineer/editor/mixer; David Horner, engineer; Greg Nielsen, director of business development
Primary business:
Audio post-production for feature films, television series and mows; dialogue prerecording for cartoons; music scores for features, tv series and mows.
Pirate Radio & Television
260 King Street East,
Suite 507,
Toronto, Ont. M5A 1K3
Tel: (416) 594-3784
Fax: (416) 360-1789
Number of employees:
Senior staff:
Rick Shurman, Terry O'Reilly, Tom Eymundson, Kerry Crawford, Chris Tait, Robert Armes, Bob Johnston
Primary business:
Music and sound.
Rainmaker Digital Pictures
50 West Second Avenue,
Vancouver, b.c. V5Y 1B3
Tel: (604) 874-8700
Fax: (604) 874-1719
Website: www.rainmaker.com
Number of employees: 160
Senior staff:
Bob Scarabelli, president/coo; Barry Chambers, vp operations; Katie McFadden, manager, post division
Primary business:
Lab, post, visual effects and mpeg compression services for feature films, mows, television series, documentaries and commercials.
Red Rover
355 Adelaide Street West,
Studio 4,
Toronto, Ont. M5V 1S2
Tel: (416) 591-6500
Fax: (416) 591-6501
E-mail: redrover@idirect.com
Number of employees: 25
Senior staff:
Andy Knight, Linzi Knight president, Shenny Jaffer, executive producer
Primary business:
Animation, live action, graphic design for television commercials, feature films, television series.
Rosnick MacKinnon
555 Church Street,
Toronto, Ont. M4Y 2E2
Tel: (416) 323-3511
Fax: (416) 323-3647
Number of employees: 10
Senior staff:
Ted Rosnick, ceo/producer; Steve MacKinnon, president/composer/producer; Maureen Morris, vp; Mike Rosnick, sound designer/producer; Steve Webster, Guido Luciani - composers; Tammy Boyling, production co-ordinator; Tom Trafalski, sound designer
Primary business:
Audio production for television and radio commercials, tv series, feature films, shorts and documentaries and record production.
Smash Editorial
Tel: (416) 929-9538
Fax: (416) 929-8567
220 Yonge Street,
Suite 203,
Toronto, Ont. M4T 1W1
Number of employees: 6
Senior staff:
Barry Farrell, editor; Wendy Linton, editor; Robert Kraus, editor; Sean Atkinson; executive producer
Primary business:
Editing.
Soho Post and Graphics
26 Soho Street,
Toronto, Ont. M5T 1Z7
Tel: (416) 591-1400
Fax: (416) 591-6854
Number of employees: 30
Senior staff:
Doug Morris, vp/gm
Primary business:
Full-service post for commercial, features and television as well as full broadcast design services.
Sonolab
1500 Rue Papineau,
Montreal, Que. H2K 4L9
Tel: (514) 527-8671
Fax: (514) 526-1871
Number of employees: 45
Senior staff:
Claude Gagnon, president
Primary business:
Audio post.
Spin Productions
620 King Street West,
Toronto, Ont. M5V 1M6
Tel: (416) 504-8333
Fax: (416) 504-3876
E-mail: mich@spinpro.com
Number of employees: 25
Senior staff:
Norm Stangl, president/ceo/exec producer; Robert Jones, senior creative director; Joseph Sherman, creative director; Connie Dercho, senior producer/account executive; Lisa Batke, Kelly Graham - producers
Primary business:
Visual effects and animation, digital video and film support for commercials, television and features.
Stealing Time
300 Richmond Street West,
Suite 200,
Toronto, Ont. M5V 1X2
Tel: (416) 597-8080
Fax: (416) 597-8700
Number of employees: 8
Senior staff:
Alex Eaton owner/chief editor; Nansi Thomas, executive producer; Mark Hajek senior editor; Greg Edgar, editor
Primary business:
Post-production for commercials and music videos.
Studio Post and Transfer
Tel: (780) 436-4444
Fax: (780) 438-8520
5305 Allard Way,
Edmonton, Alta. T6H 5X8
Number of employees: 30
Senior staff:
Mark Wood, gm
Primary business:
Full post-production services for commercials, television and feature films.
Tattersall Sound
Tel: (416) 957-6221/(416) 364-4321
Fax: (416) 368-0690
E-mail: tatsound@istar.ca
Number of employees: 3 full-time, 13 contract
Senior staff:
Jane Tattersall, president; Peter E. Gibson, administration; David McCallum, operations/editor; Fred Brennan, Janice Ierulli - supervisor/editors; Rod Deogrades, Garrett Kerr, Michele Cook, Mark Shnuriusky, Rob Warchol - editors
Primary business:
Audio production for feature films, television series, mows and documentaries.
Wave
34 West 8th Avenue,
Vancouver, b.c. V5Y 1M7
Tel: (604) 875-9283
Fax: (604) 875-6777
E-mail: info@waveproductions.com
Website: waveproductions.com
Number of employees: 8
Senior staff:
Colin Weinmaster, president; Bob Smart, Michael Rheault, John Pearson - partners
Primary business:
Music and sound design
