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The Underdogs of Comedy
After happening into The Underdog and The Empress for their comedy nights, we were amazed at the indie comedy talent in this city. So, along with laughing uproariously at the many great comedians we saw, we got to plotting about somehow capturing even a glimpse of this great scene. We decided a w...
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After happening into The Underdog and The Empress for their comedy nights, we were amazed at the indie comedy talent in this city. So, along with laughing uproariously at the many great comedians we saw, we got to plotting about somehow capturing even a glimpse of this great scene. We decided a w...
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Leap First
Just dropping in for a short post after listening to “Leap First“, a short audiobook (really, a presentation) from innovation and ideas expert Seth Godin. It’s got my creative juices flowing again and I thought it was worth sharing. There is some fantastic stuff in the two-hours...
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Just dropping in for a short post after listening to “Leap First“, a short audiobook (really, a presentation) from innovation and ideas expert Seth Godin. It’s got my creative juices flowing again and I thought it was worth sharing. There is some fantastic stuff in the two-hours...
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Canadian TV Will Never Be The Same
The CRTC, the government body responsible for regulating television and telecommunications in Canada, has put forward changes to what we’re going to be able to watch on TV and how to get it. I don’t think things will ever be the same. That’s cued up a lot of doom and gloom from ...
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The CRTC, the government body responsible for regulating television and telecommunications in Canada, has put forward changes to what we’re going to be able to watch on TV and how to get it. I don’t think things will ever be the same. That’s cued up a lot of doom and gloom from ...
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It’s Alive!
So, I’m pretty jazzed to announce the Beta launch (translation: soft launch, a.k.a., “it’s brand new so expect a lot of bugs” launch) of the #YegFilm directory app. This is a project that I’ve had a frustrating, up-and-down relationship with; I finally resigned mysel...
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So, I’m pretty jazzed to announce the Beta launch (translation: soft launch, a.k.a., “it’s brand new so expect a lot of bugs” launch) of the #YegFilm directory app. This is a project that I’ve had a frustrating, up-and-down relationship with; I finally resigned mysel...
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The First 20 Hours: How to Learn Anything Fast
In the latest episode of WTF, Marc Maron talks to one of my very, very favourite standup comics, John Mulaney. Mulaney, who spent years as a staff writer on shows like Important Things with Demetri Martin and, most famously, SNL (he was one of the guys who created Stefon), talks about his early s...
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In the latest episode of WTF, Marc Maron talks to one of my very, very favourite standup comics, John Mulaney. Mulaney, who spent years as a staff writer on shows like Important Things with Demetri Martin and, most famously, SNL (he was one of the guys who created Stefon), talks about his early s...
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Tell Those Local Stories
We couldn’t agree more with the sentiment in this Metro Calgary article about telling Alberta stories (h/t to YegFilmer Geeta for the link). While Alberta is chock full of good stories, great characters, and important debates, so is Edmonton. And your city. And your hometown. And every othe...
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We couldn’t agree more with the sentiment in this Metro Calgary article about telling Alberta stories (h/t to YegFilmer Geeta for the link). While Alberta is chock full of good stories, great characters, and important debates, so is Edmonton. And your city. And your hometown. And every othe...
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It’s not TV, it’s HBO
HBO’s slogan is going to take on a new level in the new year. The cable channel synonymous with ushering in a golden age of television programming is cutting the cord. In 2015, HBO will allow non-cable subscribers to pay for and watch its programming in a new online streaming service (or th...
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HBO’s slogan is going to take on a new level in the new year. The cable channel synonymous with ushering in a golden age of television programming is cutting the cord. In 2015, HBO will allow non-cable subscribers to pay for and watch its programming in a new online streaming service (or th...
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From The Idea Jar: Startup Babies
Sometimes when we dig into our idea jar we find something we cannot remember coming up with. This is going to be one of those. Bouncing off Sally’s recent Ladies Aren’t Funny improv class, this could be considered a line to start a scene. Maybe even a good line? Either that, or we wer...
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Sometimes when we dig into our idea jar we find something we cannot remember coming up with. This is going to be one of those. Bouncing off Sally’s recent Ladies Aren’t Funny improv class, this could be considered a line to start a scene. Maybe even a good line? Either that, or we wer...
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The American Fall TV Season
With the recent Let’s Talk TV hearings, about the future of Canadian television and content (and Netflix and Internet and…), wrapping up in Ottawa, it’s a good time to look at what’s new in the Canadian fall TV season. It’s probably also a good reason because fall re...
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With the recent Let’s Talk TV hearings, about the future of Canadian television and content (and Netflix and Internet and…), wrapping up in Ottawa, it’s a good time to look at what’s new in the Canadian fall TV season. It’s probably also a good reason because fall re...
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One Minute Movie
Much in the same way we just started shooting our first short, Sick Day, I jumped into making a one minute movie this summer for the double-deadline of one minute film festivals in Edmonton and Toronto. This is “One Minute Run”, starring Colin MacIntyre and Colin MacIntyre (heads up, ...
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Much in the same way we just started shooting our first short, Sick Day, I jumped into making a one minute movie this summer for the double-deadline of one minute film festivals in Edmonton and Toronto. This is “One Minute Run”, starring Colin MacIntyre and Colin MacIntyre (heads up, ...
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Net Neutrality For All
GIF above, and the “still loading” modal you likely saw on your first visit to our site today, courtesy of Battle For The Net. Popping around the Internet today, you may notice quite a few extra “loading” wheels on your favourite websites. And maybe even on your non-favour...
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GIF above, and the “still loading” modal you likely saw on your first visit to our site today, courtesy of Battle For The Net. Popping around the Internet today, you may notice quite a few extra “loading” wheels on your favourite websites. And maybe even on your non-favour...
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It’s like Netflix, but less good
Canadian broadcasters Shaw and Rogers have teamed up to launch their version of Netflix. It’s like Netflix, but with less stuff and some of the same stuff found in Netflix and online in other places. Also, the name is “shomi” which I am already going to nickname Sham-wow. Bell i...
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Canadian broadcasters Shaw and Rogers have teamed up to launch their version of Netflix. It’s like Netflix, but with less stuff and some of the same stuff found in Netflix and online in other places. Also, the name is “shomi” which I am already going to nickname Sham-wow. Bell i...
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Welcome back, TV eh?
You know, we were going to write a blog post about TV, eh? last year. We were big fans of their podcast, which talked about Canadian television each week. But then they went and hung it up, riding off into the television sunset. As sad as it was to see them go, we understood pulling […]
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You know, we were going to write a blog post about TV, eh? last year. We were big fans of their podcast, which talked about Canadian television each week. But then they went and hung it up, riding off into the television sunset. As sad as it was to see them go, we understood pulling […]
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Quit while you’re ahead
Some of you guys may have gotten an email from me, earlier this week, explaining that I have chosen to abandon the #yegfilm app I was building: It’s just one of a slate of projects I’m putting on ice, in anticipation of a day when I am better suited technically/financially/emotionally to co...
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Some of you guys may have gotten an email from me, earlier this week, explaining that I have chosen to abandon the #yegfilm app I was building: It’s just one of a slate of projects I’m putting on ice, in anticipation of a day when I am better suited technically/financially/emotionally to co...
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Cash, every movie costs $2,184
We recently re-watched the great Steve Martin movie Bowfinger. Not only does it still hold up (except, maybe the late 90s cell phones) it actually got me thinking quite a bit about making movies and creating things in 2014. For those of you unfamiliar with the movie, it’s about a down on hi...
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We recently re-watched the great Steve Martin movie Bowfinger. Not only does it still hold up (except, maybe the late 90s cell phones) it actually got me thinking quite a bit about making movies and creating things in 2014. For those of you unfamiliar with the movie, it’s about a down on hi...
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