Michael Brockington

Planet Aaj
Additional Writing & Direction
South Asian Variety Show - 1998, colour, BetaCam, 1 hour.
Produced & Directed by R. Paul Dhillon.
Broadcast on VTV, Vancouver Television, April 1998.

Marlboro City
Writer · Director · Editor · Producer
Drama -- 1992, colour, 16 mm, sync sound, 22 1/2' 
Gold Award, best undergraduate film, WorldFest-Charleston, 1993. 
Norman Mclaren Award, best film, Canadian Student Film Festival, 1992. 
Honorable Mention, Columbus International Film & Video Festival, 1993. 
Exhibited at other festivals in Canada & the U.S., 1992-1994. 
Broadcast on KCTS Television Seattle, Sept. 1994. 
Currently distributed by Moving Images Distribution Society.

More Production Information about Marlboro City.
(Cast, crew, synopsis, distribution, shooting script, etc.) 

Eat Truth
Writer · Director · Editor · Producer
Experimental - 1989, colour, 16 mm, sync sound, 4 1/2' 
Selected for exhibition, Canadian Student Film Festival, 1989. 

Static
Writer · Director · Editor · Producer
Experimental drama - 1989, colour/b&w, 16 mm, non-sync sound, 4'

Awaiting Feedback
Writer · Director · Editor · Producer
Drama - 1988, video, prototype for a longer project, 8'

Eat Truth

Carl Johansen, Static

Film 
Crew 
Work 

Digital Video Editor, 1995-present

2000 hours cutting on the Avid Media Composer, Film Composer & AvidXpress. 
550 hours cutting on D/Vision Pro. 
Some experience with Adobe After Effects, Media 100 and Discreet Edit*.
Prior to 1995, I worked on 16 mm film, using Steenbeck and Kem flatbeds.

• Editor, Protection (80' feature, 1999).  Dir. Bruce Spangler.
     Co-edited with Luis Lam.
• Fine cut editor, Watching Mrs. Pomerantz (20', 1999).  Dir. Steve Rosenberg.
• Assistant editor, Karaoke Queen (24', 1999).  Dir. Carol Clusiau.
• Assitant Editor, Deep Currents (28', 1993). Dir. Jason Singer. 
• Sound Editor, Typical (10', 1993). Dir. Karen Porter. 
• Editor, Marlboro City (23', 1992). Dir. Michael Brockington.
• Editor, Eat Truth (4 1/2', 1989). Dir. Michael Brockington. 
• Editor, Static (4' Experimental drama, 1989). Dir. Michael Brockington.
• Editor, Awaiting Feedback (8' Experimental drama) 1988; Dir. Michael Brockington 

• Additional Editing, Ten Years Old (Music Video - Kim Stockwood, 1999).  Dir. William Morrison.
• Editor, Planet Aaj (1 hr Variety Show, 1998).  Prod./Dir. R. Paul Dhillon.
• Editor, Reverb (1 hr Variety Show, pilot, 1998).  Prod. Tactile Images.
     Co-edited with William Morrison.
• Editor, Labour Day Fair (Music Video - Brock Davis, 1997).  Dir. Billy Chapman.
• Editor, Sacred Ground (Music Video - Jess Lee, 1995).  Prod. Gilles Lapierre.

• Editor, Island of Shadows (1 hr; 1999).  Dir. Erik Paulsson. 
• Editor, Ascension (7’ promo for half-hour documentary; 1999).  Prod. Mehdi Ali.
• Editor, Huck (15’ promo for full hour documentary; 1999).  Prod. SnowMotion. 
• Editor, The Making of The Process (24' Documentary).  Prod. Shishir Inocalla.Steve Cosens - Cinematographer - (5' Demo Reel).
• Assistant Editor, Dreams or Dollars? (15', 1997).  Dir. Daniel Gautreau.
• Assistant Editor, Earth Ambassadors (20', 1997).  Dir. Daniel Gautreau.

• Editor, Steve Cosens - Cinematographer - (5’ Demo Reel; 1999). 
• Editor, Cooking Naturally with Jeanne-Marie Martin (5’ promo; 1999).  Prod. Ted Herman.
• Additional Offline/Online Editing, Instructional Soccer (CD-Rom; 1999).  Dir. Harvey Zlatarits.
• Additional Sound Editing, Dr. Honey’s Dog and Cat Care (30’; 1999).  Prod. Adriane Polo.
• Online Editor, Norco Mountain Biking Competition (20' Industrial, 1998).
• Online Editor, Surrey Metro Savings (5' Industrial, 1998).  Dir. Ross Ferguson.
• Online Editor, Dave Pelletier - Cinematographer - Commercials (3' Demo Reel, 1998).
• Assistant Editor, Lori-Ann Speed - Composer (12' Demo Reel, 1998).
• Editor, Dave Pelletier - Cinematographer - Music Videos (3' Demo Reel, 1995).
• Editor, Robert Aschmann - Cinematographer - Drama (8' Demo Reel, 1995).
• Editor, Thrifty Car Rental (3' Corporate Promo, 1995).  Prod. Peter Chrzanowski.

Brief video & audio clips for various web-sites. 

• Additional Camera, Reverb (1 hr Variety Show, pilot); 1998.  Prod. Tactile Images.
• Additional Camera, Planet Aaj (1 hr Variety Show); 1998.  Prod./Dir. R. Paul Dhillon.
• Camera Assistant, Labour Day Fair (Music Video); 1997. Dir. Billy Chapman.
• Camera Operator, Al Razutis (Interview); 1996. Prod. Tactile Images.
• Camera Operator, B.C. Tel Mobility (Commercial Auditions); 1996.  Prod. Aviator Pictures. 
• DOP/Camera, River Run (Music Video); 1996. Prod. Brock Davis.
• Camera Assistant, Labour Day Fair (Music Video); 1997. Dir. Brock Davis.
• Camera Operator - Pickups, Deep Currents (28' drama); 1993. Dir. Jason Singer. 
• Lighting, Some Singing, Some Driving, No Dancing (15' Drama); 1991. Dir. Anne Buckley. 
• Lighting & Camera Assistant, Parallel Lies (20' Drama); 1990. Dir. Jase Tanner. 
• Camera Operator, Static (4' Experimental, non-sync) 1989; Dir. Michael Brockington.

• Sound Recordist, Anita Badami (Interview/Reading); 1997. Dir. Michelle Bjornson. 
• Sound Tech, Vancouver StoryTelling Festival, 1994 & 1996 
• Sound Recordist, Deep Currents (28' Drama); 1993. Dir. Jason Singer. 
• Sound Recordist, Health Action Network Seminars (Industrial); 1993. Incan Prod. 

• Cooking Naturally  (1/2 hr Cooking Show, weekly); 1999.  Prod. T. Herman. 

(Proposal rewrite)
• Reverb  (1 hr Variety Show, weekly); 1998.  Prod. Tactile Images. 

(Lead Writer - Proposal, Running Order)
• Artifax  (1/2 hr Variety Show, daily); 1997.  Prod. Tactile Images. 

(Lead Writer - Proposal)
• Split Wide Open  (feature); 1997.  Dir. Dev Benegal. 

(Proposal rewrite)
• Voice of the Mountain  (1 hr Documentary); 1995.  Prod. Tactile Images. 

(Proposal)
• Photographic Memory  (experimental short film); 1993. 

(Proposal)

• Production Mgr. Some Singing, Some Driving, No Dancing (15' Drama); 1991. Dir. Anne Buckley 
• Production Assistant: 
Rusted Cars (Music Video); 1996. 
Robin of Locksley (Movie of the Week); 1995 
Brothers of the Frontier (MOW); 1995 
Crossings (15' Drama); 1989. Dir. Donald Morin 
Preparations (5' Drama); 1989. Dir. Aki Shigematsu
P.A. & Actor, Test Shots (3' Experimental) 1989; dir. Mehdi Ali
P.A. & Actor, Utkra (2' Experimental) 1988; dir. B. Davis.

Other
Film 
Related 
Activities

Board Member, Moving Images Distribution Society, 1996-1998.

Short-listed for a directing apprenticeship sponsored by the Canadian Academy of Film and Television & the Director's Guild of Canada, l993.

Some performance experience as an actor, musician, juggler. One year of acting courses at SFU.

Film 
Awards & 
Grants

Canada Council Explorations Grant, January 1994

Freelance
Writing

Selected Publications:

• "Suicide for Beginners" - Prairie Fire - Winter/99 - fiction.
• "Methane" - Space & Time - Spring/98 - fiction.
• "All Fall Down" - Vancouver Review - Winter/97 - book review.
• "Lego Man" - Vancouver Review - Fall/96 - Cover feature.
• "Down With Unity!" - Georgia Straight - June/95 - article.
• "Narco-Journalism" - The Vancouver Sun - Nov/94 - article.
• "American Buffalo" - CJSF Radio - 1994 - theatre review.

Still 
Photo-
graphy

• 10 year anniversary & tour launch for Theatre Terrific. March 1995. 
• Impasse, Vancouver Fringe Festival theatre production. August 1993. 

• A Second Glance , Bennett Library, SFU. July-Sept. 1993. 

• Student, Faculty & Staff Photography Show, September 1993.

President/Treasurer, SFU Darkroom Club l990-93.

Other 
Music 
& Sound
Work

In the course of video editing, and web design, I've become familiar with digital audio editing, including some work with ProTools sound editing software. I've also done additional sound recording on the  film projects I've directed.  Location recording occasionally, but more often, post-production sound FX and dialogue re-recording.

Tape Compositions: 

• Submersible Angels -- 1992, 6', computer synthesis 
• Pandemonia -- 1989, 6', electroacoustic
• Dolphin Warfare -- 1989, 6', electroacoustic.

Computer 
Background

Programming Languages: 

C, HTML, Matlab, Lisp, C-shell & DOS scripting.

Operating Systems: 

UNIX, DOS, Windows 95/3.x, Macintosh , NeXT, MTS.

Micros: 

Familiar with a variety of Mac, DOS & Windows applications for word processing, spreadsheets, desk-top publishing, graphics, audio & video editing, internet, communications, databases. Some programming experience on both PC and Macintosh.

• Web page design and construction.
• Internet support for PC, Unix.

Co-author of 3 papers published in computer science journals & conference proceedings, 1992-97:

• B. Funt, K. Barnard, M. Brockington and V. Cardei, Luminance-Based Multi-Scale Retinex, Proc. AIC Color 97, Vol.I, 330-333, Kyoto, Japan, May 1997. 
• B. V. Funt, M. Brockington and F. Tong. Conformal Transplantation of Lightness to Varying Resolution Sensors. Proc. of the IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Pattern Recognition, pages 563-569, New York, June 1993.
• B. V. Funt, M. S. Drew, and M. Brockington. Recovering shading from color images. In G. Sandini, editor, Proc. European Conference on Computer Vision (ECCV'92), pages 124-132. Springer-Verlag, May 1992.

Other 
Work 
Experience

Video Editor, PC Support, Writer: 

January 1995 - 1998, Part time.

Contact:

Mehdi Ali, Tactile Images & Post, Vancouver, BC.  (604) 662-7673

Duties: 

Video editing on Avid MCXpress & D/Vision non-linear editing systems.  Proposal writing, computer system troubleshooting, Internet support, business DTP, office supervision. 

Research Assistant: 

May 1988 - December 1997.  Full time & Part time.

Contact: 
Dr. Brian Funt, Director, Centre for Systems Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC. (604) 291-3126

Duties: 

programming primarily in UNIX C, c-shell scripts and Matlab on Sun and Hewlett-Packard workstations, implementing algorithms for computer vision. Some experience with programming parallel computer architectures. Extensive work with image processing and programming of video based image-capture systems.

Supplementary Duties: 

trouble-shooting device drivers; interfacing custom peripherals; running experiments; editor support; document preparation via LaTex, HTML & FrameMaker; orienting new graduate students to our software and hardware resources; writing technical documentation, some instruction/training.

Education

Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C.

Bachelor of Arts, 1993. CGPA: 3.72
Major: Film Production.
Minors: Computing Science, English. 
Certificate of Liberal Arts.

University Awards and Scholarships: 

• Gordon Shrum Entrance Scholarship (held 5 years)
• B.C. Entrance Scholarship 
• Whonnock Industries Scholarship 
• Repeatedly qualified for SFU Open Scholarship (GPA-based) 

• Introduction to ProTools.
• Film Funding.
• Optical Printing.
• Arri SR-2 Camera Orientation.
• Sound Recording Equipment Orientation.

• Non-linear editing on the Avid Media Suite Pro.
• Video post-production introduction.
• Orientation for Avid Xpress and Adobe After Effects.