Saturday, January 9, 2010

What happened to December?



Well, this is rather embarassing. Imagine it being a month and a half since I updated my blog. Shame on me.

Since shooting the new Winnipeg Police Service commercials in late November, we've been keeping pretty busy. The amazing Tony Wytinck from Midcan has lent his magic to the edit and together we created something really special, I'd say. The Chief and Senior Executive from the WPS have given us an enthusiastic thumbs up and we've had a great response from our direct clients, Mark, Steve and Randy. Tony will now be doing the final colour correction and sweetening the audio for the final stage. The new spots will launch on March 1 so get ready....I think we'll be getting some public feedback, pretty quickly.

Still working on post-production of Urban Harmony. The music video has been completed and Jamie (Midcan) and I are working hard on the performer profiles. You'll see a terrific story about our own Amanda Buhse's talented singing group Antiphony, who has recently been invited to perform at New York City's Carnegie Hall. We're sure excited for her.

Just before Christmas we were short-listed for the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce "Selling Winnipeg to the World" campaign. Kath and I made an in-person presentation earlier this week. We'd love to be involved in this important project. Even if we are not chosen, it's nice to be in the finals!!

Grant Park Christmas went very well and Amanda, her husband Jeff, me and my husband Allan pitched in as Santa and Mrs. Claus on a number of occasions. How fun was THAT??!! This year, customers could bring their own camera down for photos with Santa for FREE. And if they didn't happen to have a camera with them, Grant Park provided them with a disposable camera - also at no charge. It was a huge hit. The customers we spoke with were so impressed with the generosity of the gang at Grant Park Shopping Centre. They honestly showed true Christmas spirit.
Gotta say I love working with John and Jamie at Grant Park. Winnipeg scored big when they came to town.

Amanda has been busy working up new brand identities for Accent Credit Union, Lansard Roofing and the Ag Guru.

And we've really enjoyed getting to know Darren Matthews, the new Marketing Director at Bothwell Cheese. We've been updating all the Bothwell Cheese labels....some are out in the stores already. So get out and buy some - Bothwell is an exciting Manitoba company and their cheese is to die for......can't decide which I love more....Madagascar Green Peppercorn or Horseradish Cheddar.