RED/Starbucks AIDS Event!

Steam shot the Canadian portion of this great worldwide event to bring awareness to AIDS in Africa!

http://www.starbucksloveproject.com/#/main/ (we're near the end)

http://www.starbucksloveproject.com/#/map/country/492/

Billy Talent- Devil on my shoulder

Check our Howard Greenhalgh's newest music video he directed for Billy Talent. 

King Kong

Advertising Agency: Serviceplan, Germany

Science World is popping up everywhere!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/03/getting-erotic-with-the-e_n_379316.html

Attaching SLR Lenses to the Iphone with duct tape?

Like science? Like ice cream? Check out this hilarious spot for Science World directed by Benji Weinstein.

Check out the first campaign of BUENO Films. Both 'Squirrel' and 'Nutcracker' for Garmin are contenders this week on Shots.

'Nutcracker' 

Directed by Albert Kodagolian

http://www.shots.net/video_detail_css.asp?id=44524&pnmode=rh_HPC#anch_top

'Squirrel'

Directed by Albert Kodagolian

http://www.shots.net/video_detail_css.asp?id=44523&pnmode=rh_HPC#anch_top

ADOPT-A-SENIOR

Steam is once again taking part in the give-a-gift program for the upcoming holidays. If you would like to adopt-a-senior or give a donation to purchase gifts for a senior in the LOFT community, please contact Jill at Steam Films reception.

For more information on LOFT services, visit http://www.loftcs.org/

Snuggie Star Wars Edition.

Enough said.

Lest We Forget

Kasbian Football Hero

Check out this cool installation of soccer players attempting to hit the chords of Guitar Hero, or should i say 'Soccer Hero'. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XjwoVqM_qE

Introducing the Ricoh GXR Camera ($549), the interchangeable unit camera system featuring the world's smallest and lightest digital camera with the ability to change lenses. Sensors and lenses are added by using a slide-in mount system to attach camera units to the body. Other features include die-cast magnesium body, 3-inch LCD, 86 MB built-in memory and SD/SDHC memory cards slot.

Funny Friday's

Happy Friday !!

Rich Lee directs Michael Buble in Vancouver!

This super cool Michael Buble video shot by Rich Lee of DNA has a couple of Canadian connections. Other then Michael being a Canuck, the video was shot in Vancouver British Columbia!

Recycle Me has become one of the best ads on tv.com!

Directed by Benji Weinstein.

Chair Pants!

Is it weird we are blogging a blog? Oh well.

Benji Weinstein's BC Dairy spot titled "Chair Pants" is making a lot of noise. Jimmy Fallon, Boards Magazine, Ad Critic, Creativity, and Shots are all taking notice.

Check out Benji's spot, 'Chair Pants' for BC Dairy Foundation which stole Ad Critic's 'Spot of the Day' and Boards' 'Top Spot'.

DDB Vancouver's new campaign, The Weak Shop, offers consumers a suite of products to help compensate for limp limbs due to lack of milk consumption. 

Visit http://creativity-online.com/work/bc-dairy-foundation-chair-pants/17677 to check out the spot or read more about The Weak Shop here: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/marketing/the-weak-shop/article1309035/

This past weekend Krista was in Mexico where Wind Mobile was being shot. She brought us back some Hot-Nuts.

BC Dairy in Marketing Magazine

Benjamin Weinstein directed the following BC Dairy spot for their "Weak Shop" campaign.

The BC Dairy Foundation’s Must Drink More Milk Campaign has evolved into a fully fledged retail store on Granville St. in downtown Vancouver.

It is a quirky way to shown teens that milk gives them energy, said Liz Gurszky, director of market development and communications.

http://www.marketingmag.ca/english/news/marketer/article.jsp?content=20091016_144303_8856

The Fun Theory

Social Experiment: Can we get more people to choose the stairs by making it more fun to do?

Click on the link below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lXh2n0aPyw&feature=player_embedded

Congratulations Jeff Blitz!

Jeff Blitz recently won the Outstanding Directing In a Comedy Series award for "The Office" at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards!

Jeff and Mac Carter will soon be traveling to Toronto to shoot an upcoming project with Steam Films.

The new PUNCH camera takes regular digital images but allows the user to literally punch a rasterized image of their photo. "This is a camera which was inspired by a loss of tangible memories. It is meant to connect both physical and digital while minimizing excess materials and the hardships of sharing images."                              Source: likecool.com

Pool table of the future!

Obscura CueLight from Gizmodo on Vimeo.

Calum deHartog's City Life Film Project

Do you have a story to tell?
The City Life Film Project is looking for young people with the desire to become professional filmmakers in the GTA.

Could be action, drama, comedy, whatever…The City Life Film Project is going to partner young aspiring filmmakers with some of the best in the business to produce festival worthy short films.

Calibre Entertainment, Temple Street Productions and The Remix Project (Google them!) are partnering up to give 3 passionate young filmmakers the chance to bring their visions to life. Selected candidates will go through a series of workshops, professional development seminars and mentorship sessions that will prepare each of them to tell their story while working with a world-class cast and crew. Tell your story and showcase your filmmaking talent!

To Apply…
Download the application form here and then email completed application to applications@citylifefilmproject.com. DEADLINE IS OCTOBER 16TH 2009. Good Luck!

Nuit Blanche!

Countdown to Nuit Blanche is on. For highlights and your 2009 guide visit http://www.scotiabanknuitblanche.ca/exhibition.aspx?zone=B&mapID=7

MGD Spec spot!

Written and directed by Steam Films' research/coordinator Eric Thompson and produced by Steam's office manager Jill Brennan.

The first of many ongoing projects produced by Steam's new video division 100C.

Nice idea here for this Nestea ad.

Who needs paint and a paintbrush when you have sand?

Very cool.

Happy Birthday Alexander Keith!

The new Alexander Keith's commercial directed by Simon Neal.
Go to http://www.keiths.ca/ to sign your name on his birthday card!

It's Back !! 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXTyLAymlVE

3 Hilarious New RecycleMe.org Trillium Spots!

Directed by our own Benjamin Weinstein.

Trillium Gift of Life Network was created to help save and enhance lives by maximizing organ and tissue donations for transplantation. Organ donation from one individual can help dozens of others. Tissue donation from one individual can help up to 100 others. And living donation is becoming an increasingly important source of organs for transplant.

A big shout out goes to Benji and the other members of 'The Steamers' for their 2-1 league championship win!

Alexander Keith's spot shot in Prague. The crew before the shoot

Directed by Simon Neal

Check out our 'New Work' Section to see how Keith's turned out!

NEW Google Monopoly uses REAL Streets

Google is to team up with Monopoly to create an online version of Monopoly. It uses the Google Maps as a board so players can choose from millions of streets around the world to buy. The online version will be the same as the traditional board game but players will be able to build football stadiums and skyscrapers as well as the usual houses and hotels. Monopoly City Streets is a collaboration between Hasbro and Google, it also give players the change to build prisons and rubbish dumps on their rivals' streets. It will launch on September 9...today!

Lego Palace

Toy fanatic, James May, is building a full sized, two story house made out of lego. The house will use an estimated 316 million lego pieces!

Jeremy Scott AD - Director: Nabil

JEREMY SCOTT web video thingy... Dir. NABIL from nabil elderkin on Vimeo.

Zacuto DSLR filmmaker kit

Your DSLR movie! Zacuto's DSLR Baseplate Kits($TBA). Jennifer Lynn is using a Zacuto DSLR filmmaker kit with a Nikon D90 on-board. A fully balanced camera package with Zacuto Zwing-away matte box, follow focus and Zgrips. The camera sits up front in this rig, with the same kind of light controlling barn doors, fine focus and zoom controls, it also includes a video monitor and a structural beam that goes past the user's shoulder, over an adjustable pad, with counterweights behind, making the whole thing act a little like a steadicam. It is for the Canon's 5D Mark II and Nikon D90, no price info at its website.

August 20th, 2009

Toronto after the storm.

August 20th, 2009

Toronto during the storm.

ART & COPY Film Trailer

ART & COPY is a powerful new film about advertising and inspiration. Directed by Doug Pray (SURFWISE, SCRATCH, HYPE!), it reveals the work and wisdom of some of the most influential advertising creatives of our time — people who’ve profoundly impacted our culture, yet are virtually unknown outside their industry.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLfvmiB4edI

Really?

Are YOU Made for Advertising?

On September 24th, in the spirit of Advertising Week, YOU could win a coveted agency creative job. How? By showing a panel of luminaries that you could sell Turkducken Bites to a vegan. Judging begins in 22 days. Get the details at http://www.thebigadgig.com/

How Fresh Are Your Friends?

To celebrate 25 years of freshness, New York Fries has asked you to predict your friendship freshness. "After 25 years, some things are still fresh. Gary Coleman stars in the digital outdoor projections and an augmented reality-driven Facebook game, where a 3D version of the "actor" makes predictions about you and your FB friends."

Visit www.frycupfortune.com to play.

Music Video shot on an iPhone! CRAZY!

Music Video Shot on iPhone from Kenny Mosher on Vimeo.

Featured on Canadian Showcase

Benji Weinstein's spot for BC Lions, titled 'Joyride', is featured in this months Shots Magazine under the Best of Canada. Kudos Benji.

http://www.shots.net/video_results_css.asp?mode=is&isid=121&isno=116&sid=728&sec=Feature%20Country%20%3Cbr/%3E%3Cb%3ECanada%3C/b%3E

Nikon COOLPIX S1000pj Camera

Nikon announced the COOLPIX S1000pj camera, it is the World's first camera with an ultra-small, built-in projector. The COOLPIX S1000pj is a 12.1 megapixels camera with a 5x wide-angle Zoom-NIKKOR glass lens, featuring including a 2.7-inch wide-angle LCD display, 5-way VR image stabilization system, Scene Auto Selector mode, Subject Tracking and Smart Portrait System and movie mode. Available on Amazon in September 2009 for $249.95 MSRP. It comes with four colors: Calm Black, Velour Red, Precious Pink and Pearl White.

LED Spray Paint! Cool!

Hao is a handy light specially dedicated to light-writting. By French designer Aissa Logerot. It shaped like a bottle of spray paint, the LED light can change colors and brightness on the fly and while it's powered by an internal battery that can be charged by shaking of the can.
"Graffiti artists can conserve their own gesture they have with an aerosol spray. It is possible to change the color and the brightness of the led to change the graffiti's styles. If the light doesn't have enough battery, the user must shake it to have energy again."

Photo-Crashing  

What's Fresh? 

Helllllllloooooooooo tomato season! Being one of the most versatile foods, tomatoes also are one of the most natural antioxidants. Wanna mix it up and get a little crazy? Try a heirloom tomato. Heirlooms (or heritage tomatoes) have become increasingly popular in recent years amongst organic farmers and home gardeners. They vary in size and colour and tend to produce a more interesting and flavourful fruit. 

Steam welcomes Steve Jocz !

Check out Steve Jocz's new video for 30H!3 's 'Starstrukk.' 30H!3 is a new American electronic music group named after their 303 area code of Boulder, Colorado. Keep your eyes open for these guys at the MTV Music Awards as they are nominated as 'Best New Artist.'

Lightning Crashes

Check out these photos captured from the wicked storm we had last night in Toronto.