team pre-production

MAX KSIENDA

Director

Likes
  • I like likes
  • coming up with extraordinary ideas
  • challenging and technically complex shoots, where it’s unclear how to film them
  • all genres except the boring ones
Dislikes
  • I don’t like dislikes
  • sunshine when rain is needed and vice versa
  • dull tasks
Facts
  • More than 300 commercials, 20 music videos
  • Among clients are SAMSUNG, KIA, HUAWEY, Panasonic, OxiClean, Tide, BEEFEATER
  • Exceeding 200 million views of music videos on YouTube
  • Vimeo Staff Pick
  • 30+ selections and awards at festivals worldwide, including Berlinale Talents, Berlin Music Video Awards, Slamdance, Les Arcs, Cottbus, Interfilm Berlin, Clermont-Ferrand, Hamburg, and San Francisco.

ZOLTAN BARABAS

Producer

Likes
  • Dragons
  • Epic science fiction films
  • Long walks on the beach and rainbows
  • The moon
  • Cooking
Dislikes
  • Intolerance
  • Drivers who roll through stop signs, or change lanes without signaling
  • Littering
  • Sloppy or undisciplined behaviour
  • Armchair philosopher, focused on theories of human nature and consciousness
Facts
  • Born in Sweden to a Hungarian father and Swedish mother
  • A dozen years as an officer in the Royal Canadian Navy
  • Over 30 years as a Raconteur, primarily as a filmmaker (producer, writer, director, editor)
  • Widely traveled, including North America, Europe, and Asia
  • Optimistic realist, or sometimes, a realistic optimist

LEE ABSOLOM

Producer

Likes
  • Baby laughter is the best
  • An Eddie Van Halen lick is a close second
  • Learning new stuff, no matter what it is
Dislikes
  • Babies screaming
  • Narrow and small minded greedy people because they suck
  • The fact that time passes with increasing speed
Facts
  • In Television for over 35 years as a reporter and then producer
  • Have been on peace marches all over the planet and have applied my skills in 5 active war zones
  • Reported on the handover of Hong Kong in 1997
  • Shot Pope JP II’s funeral at the Vatican

AMIR ZEINALPOUR PARVIN

Production Manager

Likes
  • Making customer’s visions come to life
  • Manage teams
  • All mammals, especially loyal dogs, prestige lions, and playful pandas
  • Martial arts especially Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
  • Trying new things
Dislikes
  • Wasting time
  • Insects and flies, especially spiders
  • Heights
Facts
  • BA of Business and Technology Management at Ryerson University
  • Works hard toward perfection
  • Responsible to the core
  • Play guitar & piano in a band
  • Working toward Brazilian Jiu Jiutsu black belt

team production

OLEG DONNER

Director of Photography

Likes
  • The perfect shot in his viewfinder
  • Sharing the same artistic vision with his clients
  • Customers with big budgets to execute this shared vision
  • His co-operative filming crew
  • All kinds of competitive sports
Dislikes
  • Time pressure on set
  • Bad choice of color temperature
  • Poor organization and management
Facts
  • The Moonlite kickstarter video he shot got viral and generated a revenue of USD 345 000
  • As a Filmmaker has worked across Europe, Asia and North America
  • Can play with his video equipment from dusk to dawn paying no attention anywhere else

MAX AVERBUKH

Camera Assistant / Grip

Likes
  • Shawarma
  • JDM Cars
  • Raspberry Beret by Prince
  • Retro Basketball Sneakers
  • Movies
Dislikes
  • Mint Ice Cream
  • Mint Chocolate
  • That screeching sound the subway makes sometimes
Facts
  • Max graduated from Seneca’s Television Broadcasting Program with honors
  • He has an Ontario Worker Health & Safety Awareness certificate
  • Max shares his eye colour with an estimated 3% of the population

ZANA MODARRESI

Photographer

 

Likes
  • His kit of lenses
  • Travels around the globe
  • Counting money
  • Strawberry ice-cream
  • Video games
Dislikes
  • Bitter vegetables
  • Working 9 to 5
  • Poverty in all forms
Facts
  • Likes his camera more than anything else
  • Has photographed a few celebrities
  • Used to be a professional musician
  • Taekwondo black belt

DANNY VREKALIC

Drone Operator

Likes
  • Travelling to southern destinations
  • Old muscle cars
  • SCIFI movies and UFO sighting stories
  • Gardening
  • Playing Quake2 online
Dislikes
  • Trump
  • Getting up early
  • Paperwork
Facts
  • Has more then 30 drones in his house
  • Knows how to assemble and disassemble drones with his eyes closed
  • Was president of student council in high school
  • Operated Drones Vancouver for over 8 years

team post-production

GADA SHEHADA

Editor

Likes
  • Clean footage
  • Cuddles with dogs and cats
  • Disney in all forms (Cruise, parks, movies, musics..etc)
  • Watching natures, sunrise & full moon
  • Random acts of kindness
Dislikes
  • Plunging into a cold pool or lake
  • People beg for subscribers at the end of their videos. People will subscribe when they feel like it.
  • Slow service when I am starving
Facts
  • Graduated from Ryerson University in Film studies with honors
  • Graduated from Humber College in Audio/video productions with honors
  • Passed her driving test first time
  • Undying love for Tom Hanks

ALEX LENNOX

Audio Engineer

Likes
  • Getting audio files named accordingly
  • Working with personable people
  • Pears
  • Working with great people and helping them achieve the results they wanted
Dislikes
  • System updates
  • Dead batteries
  • Not getting the full scope of work prior to starting a job
Facts
  • Audio DSP certification from QSC, AVID, Extron
  • Town Hall operator for awesome clients like, Loblaws, Bell Canada, Scotiabank, Walmart
  • Electrical engineering enthusiast
  • Recording studio owner/operator for several years in Vancouver

SEYMOUR ZEYNALOV

2D specialist

Likes
  • Mass Effect Trilogy, yes, even the ending
  • Spider-Man
  • Billiards
  • Germany’s National Football Team
  • Ramen
Dislikes
  • Spicy Foods
  • That one fly that got into you room when you are trying to fall asleep
  • Being late
Facts
  • Relative of a famous Azeri composer
  • Was a Valedictorian at his high school graduation
  • Had to be a hand model that one time

BORIS BABKIN

3D specialist

Likes
  • Food with truffles
  • Progressive trance
  • Spending time outdoors
  • Late nights
  • Meaningful conversations
Dislikes
  • Wasting time
  • Fast food
  • Traffic
Facts
  • Skills Canada gold medalist in animation
  • High school rugby team mvp
  • Piano player
  • Furniture builder
  • Charcoal BBQ master

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