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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...

Fresh Paint for TALCO Package Truck

Here’s a sneak peak of new artwork to decorate our 5-ton Lighting and Grip Combo Truck. The works are by the talented Scott Sueme and Coleman Webb of Kids At Heart Collective. Guest appearance by Arpi from Montreal. Scott first appoached us on the set of Under the Apple Box when by chance we...

Feature Film brings Iran to Vancouver

Update: Principal Photography is complete and new photos have been added below. Here’s a few photos following the first weekend of shooting the second half of Persian Director Ellie Fox’s feature length film “Under the Apple Box“. The first half of the film took place in present day Vancouver but...

Elise Estrada, “Poison” explores lesbian fantasy

19 year old Asian-Canadian Juno nominated pop sensation and former Miss Vancouver Princess, Elise Estrada explores a feminine attraction and has a lesbian fantasy in her latest music video, released recently on Much Music, titled “Poison”. Set off by her first female kiss in a nostalgic 50’s diner, she works herself into an erotic dance frenzy...