A few months ago we were asked if we wanted to be part of a video series about New Media companies operating in Manitoba, and because we’ll use any excuse to avoid real work, we said yes. I have to admit, our expectations were pretty low. But we were both really impressed with James Swirsky and Lisanne Pajot of BlinkWorks Media who came out to do the filming, and we ended up having a really good time (except for the part where I almost blew Robin’s finger off with a close-range paintball shot). Then we kind of forgot about the whole thing…
Until we saw the above video, which is really impressive, especially given the piss-poor subject material James and Lisanne had to work with. We’re really happy with how it turned out, and are amazed at the amount of work that must have went into making it. It’s actually part of a series of videos, which can be seen at BlinkWorks, and they’re all excellent. They actually make Manitoba seem like a pretty cool place, so you know these guys have talent…
The whole project was put together by New Media Manitoba, which is doing a great job of bringing together and speaking for the New Media industry in Manitoba. There’s some great people working there, and they’re really making a difference in the province. We we’re going to start a similar organization called New Media Miami, but they’re doing such a great job we don’t have to…
ps. We didn’t really fire Mom.
Excellent video man! Having produced “corporate” video most of my professional life, that was really well done. Nice feel to it. Great to see a face behind the creator of the comic too! I shall come up some day and whoop your ass Redneck style with those paintball guns.
Great comic today too (peeing in bed is a dream I think we’ve all had…)
Yeah, they did a really good job, glad you liked it!
Any time you feel liked getting schooled at paintball, we’re easy to find! You are more than welcome, we love having new targets!
We’re trying to arrange a paintball day with a bunch of new media companies, but they keep saying it’s to ‘cold’… wimps.
Living the dream, excellent. *turns green*
It isn’t easy being green.
- Kermit the Frog
Very cool video!
It’s great that I just discovered you and your comic recently and this video is a nice complementary!
Question: The bottle of Sake in the background, is it empty?
(only me could spot that little detail… 
Funny you should ask, because you know, try as we might, we can’t seem to keep that bottle full! I have the same trouble with my beer bottles, one minute they’re full, the next minute, Boom, empty.
It’s a tragedy.
I know exactly how you feel, god damn bottles with holes at the bottom
very inspirational! you guys totally rock!
everything today seems to say sleeker faster bigger is better!
but you guys show that everything you need to be creative is right their on your desktop,
and right in little paradise!
hey whats not evangelical about that!
good on you!
Thanks for the kind comments! And it’s true, we really do like living out here…