This blog is created and maintained by the fine folks at Hotcakes New Media and Moonrise Productions. It is a space for the joint companies to discuss local video production news, film and equipment reviews, and bring awareness to local Ottawa productions. It is also a space for other creative articles about web, design, branding and social media. If you have any video production news to share, please feel free to forward the information to us at: news@ottawavideoproduction.ca. For more information about our video production services, please visit our website at http://www.hotcakesnewmedia.com or email us at projects@hotcakesnewmedia.com.

ABOUT ANDY MORRIS – BRINGING CREATIVITY TO THE TABLE

Andy Morris – or A7 as he is known in the arts community – is an artist at heart. “Throughout my life, creativity has been the thread that weaves it all together”, he explains. He recently graduated from the Ontario College of Art and Design, and has a passion for a diverse range of media, including painted, sculptural, electronic, and video elements.

In addition to obtaining his Bachelor of Fine Arts, Andy also has an education in computer science, and professional experience in information technology and systems analysis. When the Ottawa IT market began its downward spiral, he decided it was time to change his career path. He quit his job in Ottawa and moved to Toronto to raise money for his arts education, a passion of his since childhood. After a few short months in Toronto, he made the choice to study at the Ontario College of Art and Design, and relocated to Toronto with his wife. In September of 2003, he started as a full-time student in the Arts Degree stream, and recently graduated with an Integrated Media major. Using a diverse range of media, including painted, sculptural, electronic, and video elements, Andy is currently creating a variety of video art installations and single channel videos in his hometown of Ottawa.

Andy created Hotcakes New Media in 2008, and formed partnerships with the best talent in a diverse range of fields in order to bring a well-rounded product to his customers.

ABOUT DAVID JAEGGIN – AN EYE FOR DETAIL

A Kanata resident his whole life, David has been involved with the local television industry in Ottawa since his graduation from the Television/Broadcasting Program at Algonquin College in 2001. Volunteering his services as a cameraperson for Rogers Cable 22 and working in studio with CBC on such shows as MUSICWORKS, he decided he wanted to take his passion for video and film production a little further and made his way to Rockport, Maine, USA to the International Film Workshops. There he worked on a crash course of short film productions where he wrote and directed two of his own. One of films, a 16 mm short called “Need a Ride”, was showcased at Light Plays Tricks, a short film festival in Kingston, Ontario. David has gone on to work on various professional film sets in the Ottawa area, including Decoys and The Perfect Husband starring acclaimed actor Michael Riley.

Taking his experience in the Television and Film industry, David ventured to independently write, direct and edit his own short film, “REAL”, which is currently in postproduction. Also a member of IFCO (Independent Filmmakers Cooperative Ottawa) and a university graduate with a BA in Psychology, David brings enthusiasm, spontaneity and creativity to all his projects.

ABOUT JEFF WINCH – MASTER OF LIGHT

Jeff began his career in the visual arts as a photographer approximately 17 years ago and has since branched out into filmmaking. He studied at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, the Ontario
College of Art and Humber College. Jeff has also been involved in Toronto’s independent film and visual arts community for the past twelve years. He has worked in a variety of roles on film and video productions as well as producing his own programs and exhibiting his photographs.

His recent projects have included FLOW, an underwater video originally exhibited as a public space projection, Habitat, a series of photo constructions exploring the idea of home through abandoned dilapidated houses; and THE HOUND PROJECT, a public space installation in which Jeff ran his dog for mayor, then prime minister. His series Sleepwalk, a haunting collection of colour night photographs, has exhibited in Canada, the USA, and also in England alongside master photographer Bill Brandt’s work. Jeff’s award-winning films and videos have been screened at numerous festivals and broadcast around the world. His video FLOW was a competition winner at the Izmir International Short Film Festival in Turkey.