Public Records Offers Up To $5,000 in Grants for Canadian Artists and Filmmakers to Make Music Videos

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May 1, 2013

PUBLIC RECORDS OFFERS UP TO $5,000 IN GRANTS FOR CANADIAN ARTISTS AND FILMMAKERS TO MAKE MUSIC VIDEOS
Non-profit organization Public Records partners with TELUS to provide grants to musicians and filmmakers in BC and Alberta

Vancouver, BC — Public Records, supported by TELUS, is offering musicians and filmmakers across BC and Alberta up to $5,000 in grants to produce music videos this summer. The Summer 2013 Music Video Fund will also include a TELUS funded production education component that teaches artists the craft of music video production. The final music videos will appear on TELUS Optik Local through Optik’s TV on demand and online at TELUS.com/optiklocal. Artists will retain full rights to their content.

“We want to support and give exposure to emerging Canadian musicians and filmmakers,” says Public Records co-founder Tony Yacowar. “Through these grants we hope to find and champion undiscovered talent in BC and Alberta. Who knows, maybe one of these artists will go on to superstardom one day. Regardless, it will help fuel the creation of independent Canadian content.”

“Public Records is more than just a grant program. It is also an educational experience that will teach emerging artists about the mechanics of making a video,” says Blair Miller, vice-president, TELUS Content Solutions. “Each week an interactive explanatory video will be released pertaining to a certain aspect of video production. From audio check for filming to creative layout and editing, artists across BC and Alberta will be given the means and the tools to learn what it takes to make a great video.”

To be eligible for a grant, participants musts be musicians (artist or band) or filmmakers (individual or crew). Emerging artists and filmmakers from the following communities are eligible to apply: Metro Vancouver (including Whistler), Victoria, Nanaimo, Prince George, Kelowna, Vernon, Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, Penticton and Kamloops. Interested candidates can register starting May 1, 2013 on www.publicrecords.org. Official grant submissions take place May 31 to June 14, 2013.

For more details, visit www.publicrecords.org and follow them on twitter: @publicrcrds.

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7 myths about working from home

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When people meet the Jive team, they are often surprised that we’re a virtual company. We get asked ‘How do you do it?’, ‘How do you get things done?’ Working from home or telecommuting is becoming more and more common over the regular 9-5 grind, but there are misnomers that employees aren’t actually working. Well, Yvette Pistorio of Ragan’s PR Daily expels those myths by putting things in perspective. Oh and in case you were wondering… Jive does get things done.

The fearless leader of Arment Dietrich, Gini Dietrich, has talked at length about how our virtual office works, so I won’t rehash the details. I think my team does a great job of collaborating and holding each other accountable for our goals.

However, there has been a lot of discussion lately about companies requiring employees to physically work from the office. It seems Best Buy and Yahoo have made up their minds about working from home.

Corporate objectives aside, there are benefits to telecommuting that go beyond being able to work in your pajamas.

Fast Company recently shared an infographic from CarInsurance.org that shows that the U.S. workforce grew 3 percent and the amount of regular telecommuters grew 66 percent from 2005 to 2012.

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We’re Looking for a Savvy Summer Intern!

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Do you think you could be the one? We’re looking for our next savvy summer intern for Summer 2013!

The perfect candidate will be a highly motivated, enthusiastic self-starter with standard PR experience (working with media lists, pitching, writing press releases) as well as strategic capabilities, social media, and client liaison skills.

Note: This is a virtual position and the majority of work will be performed at your home office.
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Facebook’s Facelift: How Will You Be Seen Differently?

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If there is one thing you must know about the upcoming Facebook news feed changes, it’s that a picture is worth a thousand words.

As of now, 50% of Facebook’s newsfeed is comprised of photos and other visual content. Couple this with the fact that 90% of information transmitted to the brain is visual and that visual information is processed 60,000 times faster than text, and it’s not hard to figure out why Facebook has opted to evolve the newsfeed into one that is heavily visual focused. Mark Zuckerberg explains: “we want to give everyone in the world the best personalized newspaper”. In the 21st century, this means we need our information presented in a clear, efficient and appealing manner.
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