Gastown Gamble

Sequence is excited to announce the anticipated premiere of Gastown Gamble, January 18th on OWN (The Oprah Network) Canada, produced by Lark Productions.

This incredible new docu-series reveals Vancouver restaurateur superstar Mark Brand’s greatest project yet, the re-vamping of the downtown eastside’s historic Save-on-Meats.

The show follows Mark Brand, his wife Nico and friends as they embark on this challenging journey. From the re-build to the re-launch of Save-on-Meats into a working butcher and diner, it documents the trials and triumphs that Mark and his friends face in their attempts to bring new life into the downtown East Hastings core.

Sequence co-produced the opening titles and was the post production house for all finishing services for Gastown Gamble, including title design, colour grading and graphics.

Vancouver Canucks

If you’ve been to a Canucks game at Rogers Arena this season, you’ve probably noticed the heart-pounding opening presentations. We’ve been thrilled to work with the creative team at Canucks (led by Mark Raham) to produce these openings, designing and animating the massive ice and scrim projections (including the largest water simulation we’ve done to date). Projecting on a surface like ice presented a lot of unique and unexpected challenges, but no one here objected to have to spend a little extra time at the arena getting things perfect.

Since debuting, the intros have been lauded as some of the best in the NHL. We’re proud of that. Check out our second intro (entitled “Heart of the City”), as well as some work-in-progress shots, below:

Arctic Air

Sequence is proud to have created the title sequence for Arctic Air, a new drama that premieres January 10th on CBC. Sequence worked on the titles from conception to completion, helming the design, edits, greenscreen shoots and post-production.

Set in Canada’s frozen North, Arctic Air stars Canadian-born Adam Beach. The new dramatic-adventure series is about a group of renegade bush pilots that embark on exciting—and sometimes risky—missions.

Check out some photos from the shoot.

TELUS Fire Log spoof featured in Vancouver Sun

Sequence is proud to announce that its co-production of the TELUS Fire Log spoof with TELUS myCommunity has now been posted to Youtube and is featured in today’s Vancouver Sun newspaper.

To show their support and commitment to our community, TELUS will give $2 to the Vancouver Sun Children’s Fund for every view of this video. Help us reach our goal of 5,000 views for $10,000 by December 31, 2011. Share this video with everyone you know and do something special for children in need.

Waking The Green Tiger

Sequence is proud to announce the World Broadcast Premiere of Waking the Green Tiger, a documentary about the rise of a green movement in China this coming Thursday, December 1st on CBC’s The Nature of Things.

We were fortunate enough to work closely with director Gary Marcuse, editor Stuart Dejong and producer Betsy Carson as the offline edit took place here at the studio. Sequence also played a role in the online, colour grading and graphics of the film.

Seen through the eyes of activists, farmers, a government insider and a filmmaker, Waking the Green Tiger follows an extraordinary campaign to fight against a huge dam project on the Upper Yangtze River. When farmers and activists join forces they trigger a new kind of movement that could transform China.

Featuring astonishing archival footage never seen outside China, the documentary also tells the story of Chairman Mao’s determination to conquer nature in the name of progress.

“We had extraordinary access to the people involved including a government insider who has been promoting environmental protection since the time of Chairman Mao,” says director/writer Gary Marcuse. “This is an untold story about a change in attitude and a green democracy movement that could shape the future of China.”

You can view the 30 second trailer on the CBC website here.

Halo: Anniversary behind the scenes

Halo Waypoint just posted this behind-the-scenes look at Halo: Anniversary, focusing on the work The Sequence Group has done on the in-game Terminals. What has Guilty Spark been up to for the last 100,000 years?

Sequence @ PAX 2011

Sequence found themselves at PAX this year, enjoying a little HaloFest limelight as two of our animations for Halo: CE Anniversary debuted during the panels. The first Terminal was shown during the Halo: Anniversary panel, the second during Halo Universe panel. You can also see the Terminals on Halo: Waypoint (Terminal One, Terminal Two).

Endgame Gemini nomination for Main Title Design

A huge congratulations to Thunderbird and Showcase for their many Gemini nominations for “Endgame”, including Best Dramatic Series, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series, and Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role (Dramatic Series).

Coincidentally (!), The Sequence Group has been nominated for Best Achievement in Main Title Design. We had the honour of creating the main title for, show brand and typographic styling(s) for Endgame, and we’re just proud as punch to see it up there with such worthy contenders.

See the full list here, and check out the Gemini website here.

Endgame

Sequence recently did the titles for Endgame, a Showcase original series starring Shawn Doyle (Big Love) and Patrick Gallagher (Glee).

After witnessing the murder of his fiancée, former World Chess Champion Arkady Balagan develops a debilitating case of agoraphobia. Unable to leave his hotel and running out of money, the arrogant and charismatic Russian inadvertently becomes a detective – using his fierce analytical skills to solve baffling crimes.

You can catch Endgame Mondays at 10pm ET/PT on Showcase.

Endgame theme composed by James Jandrisch.

Halo: Anniversary Terminal trailer

The official trailer for Sequence’s work on Halo: Anniversary was just released by Halo Waypoint.

This beautiful new trailer, which originally debuted during the Halo Universe panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2011, provides a sneak peek into 343 Guilty Spark’s incredible story. Written by Kevin Grace and brought to life by Sequence, this teaser is an exciting glimpse at the upcoming Terminals found in Halo: Anniversary.