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A Lobby DisPlay

Posted on October 17, 2011

At the end of August I got started in an 8 week prep for the performance of Witness for the Prosecution. A play written by Agatha Christie and put on by the Chilliwack Player’s Guild in the Chilliwack Cultural Centre.

This is my first time doing a live performance as an actor, I’ve spoken in front of large crowds a number of times, but this is different. In Witness I get to play 3, yes THREE, characters.
The first is a plain clothed policeman that doesn’t have a line but escorts the prisoner off stage after giving a nod to the inspector… chilling I KNOW!

The second character is the one I had to spend time on, even though I only have 8 or 9 lines. I play Thomas Clegg, a forensic laboratory assistant, and I happen to be on the witness stand for the first time and struggle with a terrible stutter. In all of our rehearsals the cast and crew thought my character was hilarious, the live performances have proven differently. I’m of the opinion that people think I actually stutter and that they can’t help but feel pity and pride that the Player’s Guild reached out to someone like me and gave me a little part to tryout. The community help program is at work, they must think!

My last character is the foreman of the jury. I have two big lines, the first “WE ARE” and the last… well I yell out the verdict of the prisoner and I can’t just give that away! I’m on stage for no more than 30 seconds with this one!

Aside from the acting I also got asked to make a lobby display and take ‘fun’ headshots of everyone on the cast and crew (you can see an example below). It’s been a lot of fun, I’ve met some great people, discovered a part of me that’s been missing for a while and just enjoyed the experience as a whole. I will most definitely try it again!
Cheers,
Matthew A. Hawkins

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1Day Design: November

Posted on October 14, 2011

Over at 1Day Design we have a special coming out for November.

Typically we offer 1Service 1Price 1Client 1Design.
Well for the month of November, to help current clients and prospective clients of FilmAds – we’ll be offering 5 motion graphic ads to 5 companies for $100 each. (I should note that we’ve also booked 1Client for 1Logo design in November already!)

Half of the profits for Novembers 1Day Design, which will take place on November 10th, will go towards gift and food baskets that the local fire department distribute to families deserving a little extra around Christmas time. We’ll be sharing this event with you in future blog posts as well.

So if you, someone you know, someone your mom knows, or whoever, would like to get a motion graphic ad done for their business in one or all of our 12 FilmAds Theatres OR just for Internet/Facebook/Blog/Twitter usage, then head over to 1Day Design and sign up right away! We are limiting the spots to just 5 (FIVE!) so make sure you sign up today!

Here’s an example of what we can create you in a day*

*With 1Day Design you pay $100 for the ad as is. You supply us the content and we design away. We promise by the end of the day, you’ll have an awesome design at a crazy low price!

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1Day Design Launches

Posted on October 3, 2011

I’ve been working on a little project. Something that has been in the back of my head for some time now. Well at least pieces of it has. It’s just finally all come together now.

Running FilmAds I get the chance to work with businesses all across BC and now Alberta.
FilmAds offers local exposure in 12 theatres across Western Canada, as well as, production and design for ad creation. Local businesses typically work off of very tight budgets and don’t have a lot at the end of the month to put towards advertising, especially with a high quality ad. It’s one of those tricky things, because you need to advertise to get more attention to your business, but you also need the money to pay for it.

SO, I came up with 1Day Design. A way for local businesses to cash in on some quality design that is more than affordable.

How It Works:

1Day a month we offer 1Company 1Design (website, photo shoot, motion graphic ad, etc.) at 1Price ($100 on anything) that will be started and finished in 1Day (Oct 10). So for October we have 6 spots (6companies), 5 that are now available, where a company can sign up for 1piece of design work – logo design, video shoot, etc. Check the site out for more details – 1Day Design Website.

It’s a pay-low-take-as-is-and-run-with-it kind of idea.

You can sign up for it today!

Goals:

I’ve been talking with a number of people I know in the design world and they love the idea. They especially love where I want to take it.

My goal is to get small local businesses, that need a little boost, some quality design work and then offer the proceeds to a local charity. For the month of December we’ll be donating 50% to the local Salvation Army Food Bank. From there we’d like to look at getting involved with other local charities to offer a little financial help.

What I need from you, my faithful few, is to get the word about what we’re doing. Let people know their website doesn’t have to stay hidden in their mom’s basement anymore. Tell them that the logo their neighbours 15 year old kid did with a ripped off copy of Photoshop doesn’t have to make up the identity of their company. Tell people the Facebook profile pic they have for their business that shows off their iPhone in the mirror as well as their face, doesn’t have to be that way.
Simply, help me get the word out.

Cheers,

Matthew A. Hawkins

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FilmAds Feature: Paradise Cinemas & Carib Theatres

Posted on September 27, 2011

I get to work with locally owned theatres throughout BC and Alberta. The best part about that is the owners are from the communities they run their theatres.
I love it when the theatres I work with get involved in their communities.

For the month of October, Paradise Cinemas in Williams Lake and Carib Theatres in Quesnel, will be putting on a special promotion every Tuesday.

What a great way to use your business to help out your community.
If you live in Williams Lake or Quesnel, or you’re passing through on a Tuesday night, stop in and enjoy a movie and help out the local Food Bank!

(You should also note that both theatres have some of the best equipment in all of Canada and put on a movie with amazing sound and picture!)

Cheers,

Matthew A. Hawkins

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Women I Work With Part 4

Posted on September 23, 2011

I’m privileged to do the work I do.

I’m more privileged and honoured to work with some of the women I work with.
You see, a few weeks ago, I was thinking about all the work I do and who I get a chance to work with. I have a variety of things I do: educational biology shorts, credit union & financial marketing, school district information & communication, health & wellness videos and so on. I started to connect who most of the people are that I work with on these projects and I saw a pattern – strong, smart, beautiful, talented women. In case you missed Part 1. Or Part 2. Or Part 3.

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Stacey Adamczyk

I met Stacey through my wife’s old childhood friend Aaron. Most of the time I have spent getting to know Stacey has been through online conversations via Facebook chat, Twitter, email or Skype. I actually think there was a time that Stacey and I met at a family wedding but both of us have forgotten if that actually happened or not.

Somehow Stacey and got connected about doing video work together. Stacey and Aaron had both mentioned how much they loved the SilverScreen Tots videos I had been creating and Stacey began asking about doing them in her hometown in Red Deer. We begin talking and coming up with various ways to promo the videos around town. That was when I began to see the entrepreneurial side of Stacey and just how hard she works for a living.

I am impressed with each of the women I have a privilege of working with closely. For some reason we have all connected well and we push each other to strive for our very best in our careers. Stacey is no exception. I have seen a drive and passion in Stacey that you don’t see very often. She is very, very determined.

Stacey owns and operates Clearview Design from just outside Red Deer, Alberta. She specializes in website design, but more specifically, precision marketing for small business owners. She’s been using a combination of social media, web presence and quality design to help her clients with their marketing needs. Aside from the work she does, Stacey is also an incredible networker. She understands the value of pounding the pavement and getting to know everyone and anyone you can. One phone call, one knock on the door, one email, one connection, they all can lead to a sale and Stacey is one of the best people at this that I have ever met.
(In fact I have a blog post coming up on a challenge that Stacey told me about during our visit to her new home in July – the post is called “21″)

When we were in Alberta this past summer I had the privilege of helping Stacey create an ad to show off just exactly what she does. Here’s the video:

Thank you Stacey for all hard work, challenges you’ve told me about and the chance to film you at work.
I look forward to the many more chances we’ll have to work together.

Matthew A. Hawkins

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