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An experimental curriculum vitæ visualisation set to music by Aphex Twin. CV presents an animated timeline of education, employment experience, and notable milestones, along with a division scale of different design roles I’ve taken on over time.
Best viewed in HD on Vimeo at: http://vimeo.com/bcruz3/cv

PSA for Japanese relief efforts.
On March 11 at 2:46pm JST a massive 9.0-magnitude earthquake occurred near the northeastern coast of Japan, creating extremely destructive tsunami waves which hit Japan just minutes after the earthquake, and triggering evacuations and warnings across the Pacific Ocean. The earthquake and tsunami have caused extensive and severe damage in Northeastern Japan, leaving thousands of people confirmed dead, injured or missing, and millions more affected by lack of electricity, water and transportation.
Please make a donation at
http://google.com/​crisisresponse/​japanquake2011.html
All funds received will be sent to the Japanese Red Cross Society donation account and will be distributed directly among those affected by the earthquake and tsunami.

Have you noticed all the I love you graffiti all over the place? What if it was more than just graffiti?

That’s the premise of this music video for Elvis Presley’s Love Me Tender. It’s the second single from the 2010 album, Viva Elvis.

Yes. THAT Elvis Presley. It’s not everyday that one gets picked to direct a music video for the King. It gets even better when you get to work with awesome people in two cities plus pickups at Graceland.

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We were asked to design some visuals for Rush‘s 2010 Time Machine tour. These 40′x20′ steampunk-inspired screens will frame live and archive footage of the legendary Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Niel Peart as they tour North America over the Summer and early Fall.

Photo courtesy of Michael Hurcomb.

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Print and web campaigns for a feature film directed by Carl Bessai. Visit the website at colethemovie.com. More images after the jump. (more…)

Switch Interactive and I produced this little bit of PR under a ridiculous timeline. We knew it was worth it when when the video received a standing ovation from a stadium full of students after its debut. The subsequent awards it would go on to earn were nice as well.

Inside/Out is a promotional video for Switch Interactive to showcase the company’s assorted abilities. Created while at Switch, we utilized the talents of their entire team to produce the interface designs, animation, and special effects for this entirely greenscreen-shot spectacle. Our contribution was in directing the live performance, shooting, editing, and compositing.

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Dancers is the first single off Circlesquare‘s new album, Songs About Dancing and Drugs. We directed, shot and edited the video inspired by Robert Longo‘s series of drawings, Men in the Cities. The video features dancers Miles Faber and Vincent Noiseux (from So You Think You Can Dance Canada), Julie Chapple and Alison Denham.

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Branding and sell sheet for a feature film from Resonance Films.

While at Switch Interactive, we art directed the rebranding and key art for the second season of Omni Film’s Robson Arms.

At Switch Interactive, we art directed and designed the main titles for a new CBC pilot from Omni Film.

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A title sequence for a feature film by by Bruce MacDonald. (more…)

At Switch Interactive, we art directed this advergame (sic) for A&E’s reality show, Driving Force. Play the game here.

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A music video for Circlesquare.

In a track about how loyalties change, Jeremy Shaw of Circlesquare finds himself among familiar faces. But is it he who’s changed, or is it everyone else? Who’s to blame when friendships fall apart?

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At Switch Interactive, we art directed and designed the key art for CBC pilot from Omni Film and Resonance Films. We then rolled out the design to a website and a poster campaign.

Website (www.thisspaceforrent.ca)