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THE
COMPANY
and the PERSON behind it.
After 18 years serving the informational, educational and promotional needs of community sectors in Ontario, Cuba and Chile, GRYPHON media productions returned to the hometown of its owner in 2005. From the local perspective this was a new business venture.
The Company is registered
in Nova Scotia as GRYPHON media productions, a Sole Proprietorship under
the responsibility of Madeline Yakimchuk. The company continues to emphasize audiovisual projects related to culture and identity, and to the promotion of non-profit community groups.
Madeline is the producer, director, creative director, designer, and specialist in digital postproduction behind the company. Her experience in community, intercultural and economic development, combined with decades of audiovisual production, allow her to serve the needs of Cape Breton’s diverse communities.
Services provided to clients since returning to Cape Breton have included co-production and project development of documentaries for community groups, video training with youth, 3D and 2D animation, as well as concept-to-completion of over 20 informational / promotional shorts.
Madeline is proud to note that she has been sought out by off-island clients, and has worked with them without the need to migrate from this beautiful island.
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MEET IRENE an Unlikely vegan
TRAILER:
An Independent Documentary by Madeline Yakimchuk. The production was funded by an INDIEGOGO campaign, community donations and support from local business.The documentary is currently in edit.
Follow us on FACEBOOK.
With a crowd, all the little bits add up to make things possible!
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Fall 2010 production complete
Fall 2011 production in planning |
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OUR RIGHTFUL PLACE
This commissioned documentary will tell the story of how the NS Mi’kmaq reclaimed their role as stewards of the Cape Breton Highlands moose.
Originally presented by GRYPHON media productions to the Moose Management Initiative of UINR, this project has also been funded by the NS Assembly of First Nations Chiefs via the Mi'kmaq Rights Initiative (KMKNO) and the NS Dept. of Aboriginal Affairs. |
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GRYPHON media productions participated in the FIRST MILE video workshops organized by the Atlantic Canada First Nations Helpdesk this summer.
One of our groups, from Elsipogtog NB, produced this video.
For more information about our community programs, see our SERVICES page, or contact us. |
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Click HERE to visit madeline's blog on WordPress.com
Chlck HERE to subscribe to madeline's blog |
Educational Documentary
JOURNEY FROM THE SHADOWS
8 Minute Excerpt
Seven stories from seven Mi'kmaq individuals, survivors and descendents of survivors of Canadian Indian Residential Schools. Our storytellers speak for thousands, and lead the way to healing for so many who are not yet ready to speak. Traditional healers, along side western practitioners, provide commentary throughout the video.
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Produced
by GRYPHON media productions for the Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs Secretariat (APCFNC) - 2010
Click HERE to see the full documentary on Blip.tv
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Educational Documentary
FIRST NATIONS YOUTH HELPING YOUTH - Accessing and Surviving Post-Secondary Education
Intro / Promo
The opening minutes of this 47 minute documentary provide a summary of the important content of this documentary. For information on the full video, contact the Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs Youth Coordinator |
Produced
by GRYPHON media productions for the Mi'kmaq Mailseet Atlantic Youth Council (MMAYC), in cooperation with the Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs Secretariat (APCFNC) - 2010 |
Historical Documentary
The Mi'kmaq of NS Nationhood Proclamation
Intro / Promo
On Oct 1, 2008, the Chiefs & Councils of the 13 Mi'kmaw communities of NS came together to proclaim and assert the Nationhood of the Mi'kmaq of NS. This documentary captures the feelings of the Assembly of NS Chiefs after the Proclamation of Mi'kmaq Nationhood. |
Produced
by GRYPHON media productions for the Assembly of NS First Nations Chiefs and the Mi'kmaq Rights Initiative - 2010
Click HERE to see the full documentary on Blip.tv
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Mini-Documentary
Unama'ki Mi'kmaq Summer Games
Produced
by GRYPHON media productions
December 2009 |
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Documentary
THE FOUR ELEMENTS
A Return to Balance
November 2009
This documentary represents an early attempt to understand how a small community can prepare for and adapt to the changing climate cycles of mother earth. The video includes a look at the four elements: fire, earth, air and water, from a First Nation perspective, with special attention paid to explaining the meaning of the elements to First Nation children. |
Created by GRYPHON media productions for the Wagmatcook First Nation Climate Change and Adaptation Project, |
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A six minute multimedia presentation honouring Mi'kmaq Elders past, prepared for the Unama'ki
Mi'kmaq Christmas Miwio'mi (Gathering) held
at Membertou on 21 Dec 07.
Based on an original concept by
Chief Morley Googoo of the Waycobah First Nation. |
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Active
Teaching Methods in Law
2005
- Educational Video- digital
Video
developed by the Temuco Catholic University (Universidad
Católica de Temuco UCT) as part of the “Law
and Inovation in Pedagogy: A Necessary Approach”,
a Government of Chile Mecesup project. The work presents
three professors and three methods, ending with a conversation
about the importance of active teaching methods and techniques
for evaluation.
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THE
MELTON FOUNDATION
Bringing Positive Change in the World
2005
- Institutional Video - digital
Video
developed from 10 years of self-documentation by the client.
Materials used include photography, VHS, Hi-8, DVD and
mini-DV. The work incorporates animation and transitions
based on the logo of the foundation, brought together with
the other materials in a multimedia style.
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The
People of a Blue Land
2004
- Educational Short - Digital Video
An
educational short about a child's discovery
of her Mapuche heritage, all from the magical perspective of
two children and a mascot. (Spanish)
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Language
2004
- Documentary- Digital Video
An
educational and investigative documentary (24 minutes)
that uncovers the importance of language in the
preservation of the culture of a people. (Spanish)
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Alma
Fiel
Video
Clip
A video clip from the singer-songwriter Alejandro
Contarini. The passionate voice of Alejandro
sings an exorcism of love, sung with
the mastery of a creator tormented by the search for that special
soul, that soul which would be the reflection of a most complete
love… and which only exists in some other dimension. The piano,
the painful search, the magic of love, unite to permit that “Soul” finds
her path in this time and space… Only in Putaendo (a town whose
name is said to mean Deep Waters) could such an encounter take place.
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Nuestras
Raices
(Our
Roots)
2003-Docu-Report
Nuestras
Raíces is an event organized by
the Aymara people during the month of February in the
city of Iquique (northern Chile). The Docu-Report speaks
of the spirit and capacity of the Aymara people, and their attempt to familiarize the rest of the community
with the contributions the Aymara people have made
to the economic and cultural development of the region.
The piece also emphasizes respect for diversity and
intercultural collaboration.
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Solo Agua y Color
(Water & Colour - Luis
Guzmán Molina)
2002-Documentary-
Digital Video NTSC
Water & Colour is
a 20 minute documentary that investigates the work of the
watercolourist and master Luis Guzmán Molina, submits
it to a severe critique of experts and permits the viewer
to become witness to the technical mastery and artistic sensibility
of this creator in his maximum splendor: painting a water-colour
thats takes us by the hand, and by the soul, throughout the
duration of the documentary. (Spanish)
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The
Guitarrons of Pirque
2000
- documentary - Hi-8 Digital
At the onset we are introduced
to the magic of the Song to the Divine,
expertly interpreted by the last remaining masters
of the 25 string guitarron. From there we are joyfully
carried along to a country party, where, between cheers,
rancheras, cuecas and payas, we enjoy a parade of the
best of the Song to the Mundane. The
protagonists talk about their lives and, matter-of-factly,
testify to the state of this aspect of our cultural
identity. The sound track was recorded live on location.
The final edition attempts to illustrate the magic
that enveloped us that night in Santa Rita, carried
away by the decimas and the warmth of the bonfire. (Available
in Spanish or Spanish w/ English subtitle
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Seeing
from the Heart
(Part
1 of The Rumba Trilogy)
1997
- Video Clip - Video Betacam
Seeing
from the Heart is
an audio-visual invitation to observe the universe
that surrounds us from a multifaceted perspective.
It is as if our eyes and the eyes of our forebears
review a memory from the collective subconscious...
a memory that is projected on a gigantic screen in
the interior of ourselves. Seeing from the Heart is
more than a video clip, it is a call to listen to our
own music, to relate to our own environment and to
look at each other beyond our skin colour... more precisely,
to look from the heart. (Lyrics
in Spanish, Music Universal)
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My
Solar
(Part
2 of The Rumba Trilogy)
1997
- Video Clip - Betacam
My
Solar is
a passionate homage to Mercedes Valdés, one
of the most important investigators and masters of
Cuban urban folklore, and in particular, of the Rumba
in Cuba. But in addition, My Solar is
a passionate cry, a protest against the forgetfulness
and abandonment of the rumba tradition, and the symbols
that represent it. The setting is an ancient solar
(rooming house) called El Capitolio (The Capitol).
This is the birthplace of Mercedes Valdés, today
on the verge of collapse and without even a plaque
to mark its historical importance. The plot is the
daily life of the personalities - living or remembered
- who naggingly wander the streets and rooming houses
of Havana. (Lyrics
in Spanish, Music Universal)
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Central
Habana
1996
- Documentary - Video S-VHS
Imagine
a community-based and participatory urban development project
in the midst of economic recession… the sweat and
the nostalgia of the finished project remain in our memories,
as well as the rum and the coffee of happiness, the drum
beat of hope... probably some part of our souls continue
to inhabit the sensuous porches and verandas of Central
Havana. (Spanish)
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Adaptation of logo in 3D & animation CELTIC COLOURS logo
Madeline Yakimchuk (GRYPHON media productions) - 2010
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3D animation of the Unama’ki Mi’kmaq Summer Games logo by Madeline Yakimchuk (GRYPHON media productions) - 2009
Logo concept by Weldon Bona. |
Samples
of the metamorphasis effect used
in the Remember
our Elders video produced in
2007 for the Unama'ki Mi'kmaq Mawio'mi. More on this video
in our
Shorts and Documentaries section. |
3D
Mi'kmaq Flag produced for
the Remember
our Elders video (2007) for the
Unama'ki Mi'kmaq Mawio'mi. More on this video in our
Shorts and Documentaries section. |
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3D
Animation of
the Unama'ki Mi'kmaq Mawio'mi brand (developed by Weldon Bona)
which was used in the introduction
of the Remember our Elders video
produced in 2007 for the Unama'ki Mi'kmaq Mawio'mi. More on this
video in our Shorts and Documentaries section. |
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3D
Animation of
the Brasdorcepi brand which was used in the series of 30-second commercials
produced for CEPI in 2007. More on these commercials in
our Promos & Publicity section. |
Animated Get
Well Mother Earth Card
Client: Atlantic Canada's First Nation
Help Desk Year: 2007
Details: Since
2002
the
children of the Atlantic Region's Mi'kmaw schools have participated in Earth
Day with
this
Get
Well Mother
Earth
Card "new
tradition". The Get Well card which was used for the poster of
this Help Desk activity was animated for use on video conferencing and other
web-video uses.
To
learn
more
about
this
Earth Day activity
see
the
Help Desk site HERE. |
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Special FX from the Movie... the old oak tree talks to the young girl
From the educational short film Los Habitantes de un Territorio Azul |
3-D
LOGO
Developed
in conjunction with the Mapuche
School of Philosophy, Spirituality and Ancestral Wisedom (Armando
Marileo). The idea was to have a logo which could later be
used in educational 3-D animation developed for children.
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hemispheres of the logo demonstrate
the concepts of day, month, year, territory and cosmos in
ancestral Mapuche wisedom, showing reality in its interconnected
spheres and hemispheres. (2005) |
3-D
ANIMATION AND SPECIAL FX
FOR FICTIONAL SHORT "
La Polilla" by Cesar Aravena (2005
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3-D
ANIMATION / LOGO
For use in TV public service campaign Agency: Visiónglobal
(Conception, Chile)
Client: Origenes Year: 2003 The
animation was later adopted for use in the national campaign
during 2004.
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2-D
ANIMATED "CHRISTMAS CARD" FOR E-MAIL DISTRIBUTION
Agency: GOYA Comunicaciones Client: Janssen Año: 2002 |
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2-D
ANIMATION / SPECIAL FX FOR THE DOCUMENTARY "SOLO AGUA
Y COLOR"
Luis
Guzmán,
subject of the documentary,
"walks" from a watercolour painting to open the movie. (2002)
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2-D
ANIMATION / SPECIAL FX FOR THE DOCUMENTARY "SOLO AGUA
Y COLOR"
Luis
Guzmán,
subject of the documentary,
"walks" into a watercolour which he had painted during the documentary. (2002)
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2-D
Animationed "Christmas Card" TV Commercial
Agency: GOYA Comunicaciones Client: Unico
Supermarket, Valdivia
Transmission: TVN Regional Year: 2001
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3-D
animation / presentation of a television program
Agency: Vereal Producciones Client: Gamavisión,
Ecuador
Product: "VisteViste: Como Se Hace" Year: 2001 |
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3-D
Animation for TV commercial
Agency: Independent Client: Novell
Chile Product: Business
Suite 5 Year: 2000
Transmission: Canal 13, Chile |
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Special
FX (Halo of the Virgin) for the Documentary "Los Guitarrones
de Pirque"
Agency: Independent Year: 2000 |
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3-D
Animation
Agency: Independent Client: SALO Product: Logo Year: 2000 |
  
3-D
Animation / Composición y FX
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3-D
Animation
Agency: Goya Client: Southern
Cone Comm. Product: Corporate ID Year: 2000
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METAMORPHASIS TRANSITION
I arrived to Chile, from CUba, in 1997, in the midst of a painful transition from military dictatorship to democracy. The metamorphasis of the four faces depicted in this video, starting with the dictator, was created in that ambience. The intro text, in spanish, ready... "speaking of transition..."
- madeline (GRYPHON media productions) |
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FX
de Metamorphosis for TV commercial
Winner: Best Commercial, Havana International Exhibition,
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LET'S MAKE A VIDEO program |
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Did you know that with 5-10 youth, in just five half-day sessions of hands-on community video training, you could end up with a 30-60 second promotional video about your centre, an upcoming community event or an issue of importance to your mandate that you would be proud to post to your website, or even broadcast on local community TV? This workshop will do that for you, in addition to providing a valuable experience for the participants, and adding something new to your upcoming youth programming schedule.
One of our groups, the Eskasoni Media Project, produced this video, which was later aired on APTN.
Program easily adapted for women's centres or other community groups. Contact us for further information. |
PROJECT
DEVELOPMENT & CO-PRODUCTION
Partnering
with community and cultural groups to assist in the development
of media projects (documentaries, promotionals and educationals).
GRYPHON provides know-how in budgeting for video, production planning,
script structure, and proposal writing. Some recent examples: |
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Experienced Capable Ready
- a documentary produced by
Wagmatcook Community Cable Television
WCCTV about the Mi'kmaq First Nation involvement in the Sydney Tar Ponds Cleanup. (2008)
Script, training
with the production crew,
editing and post-productions by
GRYPHON media productions
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One Handshake at a Time
- a documentary produced by
Wagmatcook Community Cable Television
WCCTV about the Mi'kmaq involvement in the Sable Offshore Energy Project during the 1990's, and the legacy of that involvement for the Mi'kmaq people. (2007)
Training
with the production crew,
editing and post-productions by
GRYPHON media productions
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VIDEO TRAINING IN THE SCHOOLS
Eel Ground / Miramichi GRYPHON media productions is proud to have been involved with this amazing First Nation
school. 2008 and 2009 projects were training shoots:
three cameras, lights, mics, and lots of action! The new
edition DVD of the school's award winning plays, the subject
of the shoots, will be edited at the Atlantic Canada's First
Nation Help Desk
offices
in
Sydney. The 2007 project was a green screen workshop and shoot for the After the Thunder production. Primary production crew were the Eel Ground Drama Club students. We also provided Finalcut Pro training during the summer with Help Desk summer staff.
2009 - PDM... The Game Show - The play focuses on the misuse of prescription drugs.
2008 - The People vs Mary Moses - The play focuses on the issue of FASD.
2007 - After the Thunder (The Simon Bishop Story - The play deals with the theme of teenage suicide.
Learn more about the Eel Ground First Nation School, or get your DVD's, HERE. |
VIDEO
PRODUCERS TRIP TO CHILE • Fall 2005
Photo
above shows Joel Denny during one of the
many intercultural exchange events which took place during
the trip. Consortium
members (Gryphon Productions, Donovan Productions, and
Kewniq Productions & Sound
Recordings) completed their
final report to the Department of Tourism, Culture and Heritage.
Canada-Chile
project funded
by the Industry Growth Program of the Department of Tourism,
Culture and Heritage, Nova Scotia. See
the final report for a summary of potential international
and intercultural video projects. Co-productions welcome. DOWNLOAD
THE FINAL REPORT HERE |
VIDEO TRAINING IN THE COMMUNITY
Group
and individual programs and in-the-field training in digital video
and its application to the community.
Courses
can be tailored to meet the needs of individuals or groups. Community
groups can learn through production, such as this "Dear Elders" experience
in Bear River First Nation during 2006. Material which was taped
and edited in training can be seen on the Dear Elders webpage.
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Ultraje
de un Noviciado
(Power
and Garbage)
2001-Documentary-
Hi-8 Digital Video
A Project with Cinematografías Australes
It
is obvious that an organised community would never permit
the imposed installation of a landfill site within its territory.
How is it possible that a government institution could approve
such an installation, regardless of the consequences for
the environment and for the residents? How is it possible
to accept that a private company puts its profit above the
health of a community, and of the survival of the planet?
Ultraje
de un Noviciado is a documentary about the dignity
of a people. It is a small step toward discovering and understanding
the relationship between Power and Garbage in the world of
today. (Spanish)
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POST
PRODUCTION STUDIO
Edition
and post-production services to community and cultural groups and independent
producers.
Some of the projects we have participated in as a post facility: |
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GREAT JOB WolfPack
The story of the Waycobah Wolfpack, a leadership and mentorship youth program in the Mi'kmaq community of Waycobah, Cape Breton, NS Canada. The movie documents the objectives, development and programs of the WolfPack through the eyes of the creator of the group, Chief Morley Googoo, as well as through the eyes of the adult leaders and, most importantly, through the eyes of the youth who have benefitted from the program.
Editing and Post-production by GRYPHON media productions |
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Editing and Post-producton services were provided, in cooperation with Javier Bertín, to this Mapuche community video project, funded by the arts funding council of the Chilean government.
The project presents the Mapuche's perspective on their origins, history and current situation. |
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