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Wider Lens is aimed at showrunners and creatives searching for fresh voices and new vantage points, artists searching for like-minded makers, and film and TV buffs with a deep appreciation for how their favourite content is made.

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Star Trek: Boldly Going To Strange New Worlds With DGC Ontario Creatives

Star Trek: Boldly Going To Strange New Worlds With DGC Ontario Creatives

May 26, 2022
For the DGC Ontario Members who consider themselves true Trekkies, working on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds was nothing short of a career milestone! We sit down with some of the Directors and Art Directors who navigated this latest instalment in the Star Trek universe as seasoned fans, using cutting-edge motion graphics and Virtual Production technology while paying homage to a nostalgic aesthetic. Read our interview with Strange New Worlds Directors Christopher Byrne and Amanda Row, Art Director Jody Clement, Motion Graphics Art Director Timothy Peel, and Executive Producer/President & CEO of Whizbang Films, Frank Siracusa.
19 minute read
Making Fraggle Magic: A Q&A With The DGC Creatives That Helped Bring Back Fraggle Rock!

Making Fraggle Magic: A Q&A With The DGC Creatives That Helped Bring Back Fraggle Rock!

February 24, 2022
Dance your cares away - the Fraggles are back! Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock! was shot in Alberta and posted in Ontario, with plenty of Canadian creatives getting in on the Fraggle Fun. Hear from the DGC Members who helped bring this cheerful and colourful production to life as we discuss the whimsy and wonder of Henson productions, magical innovations in puppetry (including swimming Fraggles!), the creative collaborations that spanned two Canadian provinces, and how working as a team on Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock! in the midst of a pandemic was just what their spirits needed.
19 minute read
Guillermo del Toro’s Golden Army: A Q&A With His Team Of DGC Ontario Creatives

Guillermo del Toro’s Golden Army: A Q&A With His Team Of DGC Ontario Creatives

December 16, 2021
Director Guillermo del Toro’s luminary career includes a long history with Ontario, beginning with 1997’s Mimic and culminating in his latest visually lush feature Nightmare Alley, hitting theatres tomorrow, December 17th.  Join us on a tour of del Toro’s Toronto, featuring the golden army of DGC Ontario Members built by Guillermo since he began calling Toronto home 25 years ago!
10 minute read

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