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Producing Real Televisionary Tale
Exploring Consciousness and "Who am I", "Spirit LOVES jaguar", readying for online distribution and television release in 2010.
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Writing, Producing and Directing
Feature Length Documentary on Musician
With the working title, "Wycliffe Gordon: My Cartoon Life", in production in 2008, slated for 35mm film market by 2011.
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| 1998
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Executive Producer, Co-writer & Editor
Arts Documentary & Promotional Video
Taped the electrobebe arts festival
including multi-media music and video performance, dance and an artists forum hosted in clubs, theaters and galleries in downtown Toronto. The video was used privately for raising investment capital for a new concept restaurant, bar and performance space.
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| 1994
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Co-writer, Producer, Director & Editor
30 second Television Advertisement
Regional network broadcast
Promoted awareness of fund raising events for a major Canadian public health institution. Produced through Don Watt & Associates for the Clarke Psychiatric Institute & Research Foundation.
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| 1993
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Writer, Producer, Director & Editor
30 & 60sec. Public Service Announcement
National Television Broadcast
Created to raise awareness and promote improved public responses to mental health concerns. Produced through Don Watt & Associates for the Clarke Psychiatric Institute.
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| 1993
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Producer, Director and Editor
Corporate Communication Videos
Produced internal announcement videos for senior most executives of Cott Corporation to lead change through a corporate reorganization.
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| 1991
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Director, Editor and Associate Producer
Short Training and Educational Videos
Dramatized case studies in business banking sales and services for the Royal Bank of Canada, produced in conjunction with Neosimplicity Inc.
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| 1992-
1988
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Founding Director and Treasurer
Community & Artist Run Film & Video House
Coordinated multilevel government funding of more than half a million dollars for setup of the Euclid Center for Arts and Education.
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| 1987-
1986 |
Producer, Assistant Director & Editor
Award-winning Educational Video
Produced for the City of Toronto Department of Public Health through Manifest Communications. Won first prize for health communication programs from Canadian Communication Professionals with a documentary video, teaching guide and promotional kit to promote dental health among senior citizens.
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| 1984 |
Award in Summer Photo Competition
Toronto Star Newspaper Contest
Used slow shutter speed to photograph mother amid a carnival blur while on a whirling ride at night during the Canadian National Exhibition.
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| 1983 |
Feature Film Production Accountant
Low Budget Production
by Roger Corman
Used the experience as an opportunity to explore emerging
applications of computer technology to tie together creative,
planning and accounting processes in making film.
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| 1983 |
Assistant to Producer & Director
Music Video by Eva Everything
Assisted in production and pre-production of a music video for release of a single and album by Canadian independent artist.
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| 1982 |
Innovative Business Initiatives
Film Distribution
Researched film distribution and the changing broadcast market, developing an innovative business model that was adopted with success by Cineplex Odeon Cinemas.
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| 1982-
1981 |
University of Western Ontario
Ivey School of Business Administration
Focus for my independent research, policy and consulting work was on project management in the communication industry, media production, exhibition strategies and emerging computer applications in the film industry.
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| 1980 |
Ryerson Polytechnical Institute
Film Production Program in Media Arts
Leslie Hayman completed the first year course in film production with top marks and was accepted on an advanced basis into the BA program. She followed advice, however, that she could assume she'd make films but that her talents warranted University education with plans to return later to film making after obtaining business experience.
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