Chris Gordaneer

NEWS | APPLIED ARTS PHOTOGRAPHY WINNERS!

by Matt on May 7, 2013

There’s a plethora of visual delights packed into the 162 pages of this years Applied Arts Photography & Illustration Awards issue, and selected works aside, that ChorusArt Silk 80lb paper combined with Mi5′s UV Pro-Brite printing process sure is a sexy sight. But enough about pretty paper, time to get into them pages, where a good showing from a number of Westsiders is what you’ll find.

Kicking off with Chris Gordaneer, who received top marks in two categories this year with his Trials motorcycle series, as well as some unseen panoramics from his most recent trip to Africa.

SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY | SERIES

UNPUBLISHED/ PERSONAL PHOTOGRAPHY | SERIES

For more from his time in Africa go check out the PERSONAL section of chrisgordaneer.com!

Following in Chris’ creative lead is Mr. Tyler Gray, whose fantastic images On The Run and Luke were awarded as both self promotion and unpublished works. Be sure to click the images and get the full story from Tyler.

SELF PROMOTION PHOTOGRAPHY & UNPUBLISHED/ PERSONAL PHOTOGRAPHY | SINGLE

Next up is our newcomer to the Westside team, Anthony Redpath! While we haven’t had a chance to talk about the project, Anthony’s work with DARE Vancouver for BC Children’s Hospital is definitely deserving of it’s multiple awards.

ADVERTISING PHOTOGRAPHY & CONCEPTUAL PHOTOGRAPHY | SINGLE

Rounding the bend of our winners is Derek Shapton, who’s unique looking corporate portraits and innovative self promotion found themselves in the high praises of the Applied Arts Judges.

CORPORATE PHOTOGRAPHY | SERIES

SELF PROMOTION PHOTOGRAPHY PACKAGE

The subsequent images come from two of our favorite campaigns shot by George Simhoni this past year. With their sticky situations and beautiful scenery (respectively), George’s work for UR Immunization and Freedom 55 Financial are great examples of his ability to paint a photograph.

ADVERTISING PHOTOGRAPHY | SERIES

ADVERTISING PHOTOGRAPHY | SINGLE

Closing out our list of this years awarded photographers is product master Shanghoon, whose work with GREY Canada for The Salvation Army was a big success durring the 2012 Red Kettle Drive.

ADVERTISING PHOTOGRAPHY | SERIES

A huge round of high fives to all our winners and those who helped with the awarded works; and an additional thank-ya to the folks at Applied Arts for not only appreciating the fine images of our photographers, but for printing their stuff on that oh-so-sexy paper!

**Side Note** Check out Matt Barnes sneaking his way onto the rear cover!

All Images © Respective Photographers

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PHOTOGASM | THE WAY OF THE ROAD

by Matt on March 11, 2013

We mentioned last week that there has been a fair amount of milage clocked by our shooters recently, and while the wheels continue to turn on these projects (ie. can’t tell ya yet), today we get a small taste of what’s happening in the world of Team Gordaneer.

We’ll keep it brief so we can hang on to the surprise for later; but for now let’s just say Chris, Tom, and Aric are enjoying their time in the Western side of Canada shooting some very fast subjects.

We’ll have the full meal deal coming up sometime in the future, but for the time being just keep sitting pretty there dear reader!
Images © Tom Nesbitt & Aric Guité

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PHOTOGASM | THE VIEW OF THE ROAD

by Matt on March 11, 2013

T’was exactly two months ago that we showed off Chris Gordaneer‘s extensive campaign for Acura, staring the Japanese automaker’s new flagship luxury sedan, the 2014 RLX. If you can’t remember that far back, here’s a reminder of the work.

Now that you’ve been caught up, we can tell you about one of the ways Chris’ work can be seen in glorious print. Should you find yourself at your local Acura dealership, be sure to pick up a copy of their latest vehicle brocher where you will find the full run of Chris’ images. Not going to be at an Acura dealership? Fear not, because we got some high quality scans for you to take a peak at. Enjoy

Acura 2013 Brochure

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TGIW | KILLING TIME WITH COPY

by Matt on February 6, 2013

Another edition of TIME WELL SPENT to get you through this bulging hump that is Wednesday, and today’s subject is a bit of a busy bee (<- soon to be realized awful pun!).

Sharing an uncensored view of the advertising world via his blog since June 2005, Mark 'Copyranter‘ Duffy made some big news last year when he left his agency of 19 years to take a new post, blogging full time for the greatest place on the internet – BuzzFeed (heyo!). It’s always an exciting minute in my mind when there’s a new @Copyranter tweet, so when the following come through my feed I was really jacked up to see a familiar face in the link preview.

The best use of tattoos in ads (8 ads): tinyurl.com/aqrferk

— Mark Duffy (@copyranter) January 27, 2013

Yes’sir that soon to be lasered off portrait of Mr. Bin Laden was shot by our very own Chris Gordaneer, who worked with MacLaren McCann on the project for Precision Laser Tattoo Removal! Big congrats to Chris and all those involved on staying on the kinder side of the Copyranter’s wrath.

So should you find yourself stressing on a deadline and need a few minutes (…hours) of relief, remember this; whether he’s bringing your attention to Shetland Ponies Wearing Cardigans, showcasing The Best Of “Can Someone Photoshop The Sun Between My Fingers?” or keeping you up to date on the Creepy Erectile Dysfunction Ads of Brazil, Mark Duffy’s daily updates are always – you got it – time well spent.
an’ if ya don’t know, now ya know…

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IN PRINT | GORDANEER-MACHINE SYNERGY

by Matt on December 11, 2012

Featuring what could be the sexiest headlights on the market, the 2014 Acura RLX has been the talk of car-town ever since its unveiling at this years Los Angeles Auto Show. As tends to be the case when a manufacturer launches a new model, enthusiasts aplenty have attempted to get a closer look at the luxury sedan, and today Chris Gordaneer gives them just what they’re looking for. A bit of eye candy before we throw it over to Chris for some details.

When I got a call from Bob at Grip Limited regarding a very hush-hush shoot for Acura, I started getting that tingly feeling of excitement that comes along with a great project – and by the end of our conversation it was a full on buzz. Having the opportunity to create the lookbook for Acura’s new flagship sedan, with the added bonus of some very cool location shooting, what more could I ask for?

We shot exteriors over two days at our highly classified location before making our way back to Westside for the detailed interior shots. There’s always a bit more tension on set when you’re dealing with a top secret project, but despite keeping our #setlife instagrams to a zero, we all had a lot of fun bringing Acura’s vision to life. Huge thanks to my crew and everyone at Grip Limited for their hard work.

Photographer: Chris Gordaneer
Client: Acura Canada
Agency: Grip Limited
Creative Director: Bob Goulart
Art Director: Nancy Ng
Designer: Jill Brown
Print Producer: Liz Crofton
Producers: Tom Nesbitt & Kirsten White
Assistants: Aric Guité, George Moreira, Dusty Parr, Adnan Saciragic, Drew Grav-Graham, & Jason Gordan

Due to the under wraps nature of the production, there’s not much by way of behind the scenes to showoff Chris at work behind the camera; however, in addition to his photographic skills, Chris is also quite the grill-master and much to the enjoyment of the carnivores, also acted as caterer for their time on set. Here’s a peek at his meat.

For more from Chris’ time with the RLX go check out the Acura Canada website, where you’ll find a number of images not shown here and learn about some of the amazing technologies found in Acura’s new beast.
All Images © Chris Gordaneer

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TGIW | PUNK ROCK, BIG TEASE

by Matt on November 7, 2012

Two weeks ago we did a little feature on a man named Paul and his upcoming birding documentary PUNK ROCK, BIG YEAR. Today he’s back on the Blog with a first look at the film in form of a teaser trailer, which was shot and directed by Westsider Chris Gordaneer and Industry Films’ Jonathan Bensimon.

Click away on PLAY, and if you like what you see don’t hesitate to check out the PUNK ROCK, BIG YEAR Indigogo Page!

TGIW!

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NEWS | ONE MAN, 234 BIRDS, & A PAINFUL OBSESSION

by Matt on October 22, 2012

Long time friends of the Blog may recall a tattooed Associate Creative Director who’s really into Birding and was on a 365 day quest to not only see as many different species of bird as possible, but also to document the entire process of his big year. An already hefty undertaking for a Associate Creative Director at a major advertising firm, our bird loving Gilgamesh then pushed his project to the limit, deciding to permanently inscribe the binomial name of each found species on himself when the year was complete. Ladies and Gents, please reacquaint yourselves with Mr. Paul Riss.

Throughout his journey, Paul was fortunate to have the support of many different people willing to follow him into the wilderness in search of another tattoo. Bringing a Westside presence to the project, both Chris Gordaneer and Derek Shapton found themselves in Paul’s tow, behind the lens of what will become PUNK ROCK BIG YEAR.

While time has run out on Paul’s ‘big year’, the work on PRBY is far from finished. Now entering the post-production phase, Paul and producer Marie-Pierre Toure are in the process of putting together his dream of getting,

… a younger generation to understand that there are birders out there just like them and they should check out this most incredible pastime. Also, to make people aware of how fragile and important birds are to our natural environment.

In an effort to keep his real world children’s college funds in tact, Mr. Riss has started a IndieGoGo campaign in hopes of garnering further support for his unfinished baby. There are some awesome donation perks availible, ranging from a digital pat on the back ($10), to a physical copy of the completed film ($50), all the way up to being able to tattoo your name or brand on Paul ($5,000 – no joke!).

So whether your a Birder, an independent film fan, or just enjoy Paul’s work, if you got an extra buck why not get yourself a digital pat on the back, you’ll sleep better at night knowing you helped a man fulfill his dream.

Just in case the above links weren’t obvious, CLICK HERE to check out the other perks offered on the PUNK ROCK BIG YEAR Indiegogo page.

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NEWS | THREE LUCK-Y BOYS

by Matt on October 15, 2012

The 2012 Advertising & Interactive Awards Annual from Applied Arts has been sitting on my desk for a couple days now and so what better way to kick off the week than with some NEWS!

Three Westsiders found themselves within the pages of this years annual, all thanks to awesome clients, fabulous agencies, and some really fun projects.

Don’t forget you can click on any of the images below to get the full low-down on the work. Now lets open ‘er up and find out who’s rounding out this trifecta.

First up is Chris Gordaneer and BBDO Toronto’s infamous Mer-Cow and Pig Family for GE Profile Ovens. The Mer-Cow snagged some recognition in the Young Blood Advertising category for Single Print, as well for Point-of-Purchase/In-Store Ad or Promotion (Single). Chris’ family of pigs found some love as well with hugs in Point-of-Purchase/In-Store Ad or Promotion (Series).

HUGE shout outs to Art Directors Mike Donaghey and Jonathan Guy, who’s work with Chris received top marks for Art Direction (Series).

Next in the annual is Andrew B. Myers‘ Remember image. Shot with DDB for Historica-Dominion, the Remembrance Day campaign was awarded several times including: Newspaper (Single), Public Service/Charity (Single), and Experiential/Event (Single).

We close this years Advertising Annual with a visit to Planet Shapton – home to a man by the name of Derek – who found two enormous projects awarded in various categories. His Keep Exploring campaign with DDB Vancouver for Canada Tourism was recognized for Complete Advertising Program (Complete) under the Broadcast TV section, and for Online Campaign in the Interactive section.

Keeping us in the Interactive section is Derek and Taxi 2′s Gigashelf. If you haven’t seen the work before you should definitely click through and check it out because it was surely deserving of love from both the Consumer Products and Mobile Apps categories.

A big congrats to all the teams at BBDO, DDB, and Taxi 2 on their awarded works, and word to all our winning photographers mothers (we, like they, are very proud of them on their achievements).
All Images © Respective Photographers

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PHOTOGASM | THE TRIALS OF GORDANEER

by Matt on September 24, 2012

I remember the first time I played ExciteBike for NES I wanted to be a badass dirt-biker and go off sweet jumps. It didn’t pan out. Many years later XBOX 360 launched the arcade game called TRIALS, it was/is hard as hell and made me want to go on the internet and watch people go off sweet jumps. It was awesome. I’m recalling this because of what arrived in my inbox over the weekend from Chris Gordaneer, don’t worry, I’m taking you somewhere.

If you don’t know, motorcycle trials is an insane form of motocross that is about overcoming scored obstacles rather than speed. Prominent elements of trials racing are: the bikes have no seat and the riders have no fear – watch this if you need proof of their pouch size. It seems Chris knows some trial riders, and on a recent trip to the cottage he spent the day with the boys out on the trails putting together todays gas powered creative.

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IN PRINT | GORDANEER GETS THE GOOSE

by Matt on September 11, 2012

There’s a reason naturist David Attenborough is always seen sporting the familiar coyote fur trim of a Canada Goose hood in his series Frozen Planet. It’s the same reason why in behind the scenes images from movies shooting in cold locations, the entire crew are seen donning that very same trim. Ask anyone who owns one and they’ll tell you the same, that Goose’ll keep you warm.

Over the past few months a number of Westside shooters have found themselves facing the harsh climates. Amongst them, Chris Gordaneer, who earlier this summer rounded up his crew and set off for BC’s Pemberton Glacier. Alongside Doug Robinson, Nathan Morlando, and members of team Goose, the pack set off on their mission to create The Journey North, Canada Goose’s multiformat campaign for the Toronto International Film Fest.

Photographer: Chris Gordaneer
Client: Canada Goose
Agency: Doug & Serge
Art Director: Doug Robinson
Assistant: Aric Guité

A quick word from Chris before we get into some behind the scenes,

It’s a great project that was a lot of fun to shoot. It was the first time I’ve been out to Pemberton and while I can’t say the Goose would’ve helped during my trips to Africa, if you find yourself on the side of a glacier, come prepared.