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Jaydee Bixby – “My So Called Life”

Arkadia Pictures music video director Stephano Barberis was at it again with another CMT music video, this time for Canadian Country Music artist Jaydee Bixby in support of his album, Cowboys and Caddillacs. Shot by the Rocket a.k.a Ron Williams C.S.C. using an array of 9-light maxi brutes pulsing together on a 600 amp...

Off-roading in the Nemiah Valley

We’ve been “off roading” with Adrian and Rugged Media — hundreds of miles on unpaved roads west of Williams Lake, BC on native lands in the Nemiah Valley.  We’ve proven that grip buckets can float. Here is a tease from Konni Lake.

Underslung Red Camera Peewee/Jib Rig

Behold, a RED Camera underslung on TALCO’s Porta Jib standard. The picture may be old, but we thought it looked neat enough to post. It’s turning into a busy summer. The dolly belongs to Peter Reynolds and is an Italian made version of Chapman’s Peewee Dolly. It crabs and has an excellent hydraulic boom...

Metropolis at Metrotown’s Dinosaurs Unearthed

TALCO works with Clif Prowse to capture the arrival and installation of the Dinosaurs Unearthed exhibit. We installed camera mounts for a week long time lapse documenting the event. One camera was rigged from the top of the Grant Court catwalk. The other was rigged 20′ in the air from a giant support column...

Karen Flamenco Presents: “Cinderella”

TALCO gaffer, Josh Alkoff, designs lighting for Karen Flamenco‘s Cinderella. A live performance featuring spanish musicians, arts umbrella dancers, and students in a flamenco adaptation of the classic Cinderella story. The show was produced by Karen Pitkethly, a Canada Council for the Arts sponsored performer and instructor. Those captivated by the art of flamenco can see her along with...

New Photos: Under the Apple Box

A Persian story comes to Vancouver: Iranian Director, Ellie Fox, has posted new stills from her upcoming feature length movie, ‘Under the Apple Box‘ which has completed principal photography in Vancouver, British Columbia. We filmed approximately 20 days in total. The story takes place in present day Vancouver where a...

Steadycam: Brandon Paris Band, “Can’t Hate You”

Beach fun at Burnaby Lake — Director Mitch Bax of Monument Pictures completes a choreographed music video for Brandon Paris Band. The song ‘Can’t Hate You,’ plays out entirely in four steadycam takes operated by Pieter Stathis with cinematography by Randy Che. We rigged the house with MSE (modern) pipe spreaders to keep our movie lights...