Archive for June, 2011

21Jun
2011

Lions and Vultures and Beers, oh my!

  I’m sure you’ve all seen this Guinness Extra Stout outdoor ad around town: It was shot by Eden Robbins in collaboration with Simon Newman, Art Director of Grip Limited. Sure, the lion, vulture and cobra were shot separately (otherwise the ad would have featured only the snake), but there were still plenty of too-close-for-comfort moments on set. Thankfully, Eden has nerves of steel, and is a real pro when it comes to putting animals (and models) at ease. The [...]

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17Jun
2011

NXNE 2011

Through the eyes of LANNY BOLGER   I was recently asked by Sugino Studio’s spectacular Stills Assistant Producer Sarah Gheriani to give a brief recap of this year’s NXNE (North By North East music and film festival) showcase in Toronto. The festival this year was amazing! NXNE continues to raise the bar year after year by bringing in new bands, old classic bands, and everything else in between.  I’ll let you know who I saw (the bands will probably be [...]

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6Jun
2011

Ride for Heart 2011

Taeko Yamanouchi, Maciej Roszkowski, Miho Matsuoka and Sarah Gheriani formed a team called the Flying Ninjas for Ride for Heart this year. They each did the 50 km bike ride up the DVP. Check out their experience through the images below:             .   Check out this video Maciej recorded on the Go Pro of his journey up the dvp: Great job guys can’t wait to see you out there next year! Make sure to [...]

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3Jun
2011

Paper Cut!

A good friend of the studio, Yuriko Kubota, is having an exhibit at Pikto this month.     The exhibit is about her photography transformed in a unique way. Yuriko explains the process on her website:   “As an artist, photography is to study and reconfirm my thought and what I see, as well as to record what I feel through daily life and journey through my life. I studied oil painting at Joshibi University of art and design in [...]

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1Jun
2011

Baby Morgan

Todd McLellan had a beautiful baby daughter this morning. Morgan Yvonne born at 5 am weighing 7 lbs 13 oz.     Congratulations Todd from your Sugino Family!!

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