While attending the Boards Summit last October, I had the pleasure of meeting David Bouck (IMDB, LinkedIn), a veteran producer working in commercials, television and feature films. David is the founder and executive producer of Means of Production in Vancouver, a production services company specializing in television commercial production and still photography servicing all of Canada. After recently sending me his latest company reel (featured above), I peppered him with questions which he has kindly answered below.
Q. Whose work are we seeing in the reel?
On this reel, in order of appearance:
. Mercedes ad for Germany. BM8 was the production company. Director was Ole Peters.
. Nivea ad. Worldwide. Neue Sentimental (Germany). Director was Thierry Rajic.
. Gortex. Germany. Tony Petersen Films. Director was Stuart Parr.
. Land Rover ‘Freelander 2’. Worldwide. Knucklehead from the UK. Director was Johnny Green.
. Channel 4 ‘Russia’ series. UK. Director was Jorn Threlfall.
. Audi Q5. Worldwide. BM8. Director was Marc Shölermann.
. Guinness. Worldwide. Knucklehead. Director was Johnny Green.
. The Coöperative (UK dept. store). UK. RSA. Director was Luke Scott.
. Anadin. UK. Independent. Director was Philippe André.
. Honda. USA. Streetlight Films. Director was Paul Street.
. Acura. USA. Knucklehead. Director was Daniel Barber.
. Hummer. USA. Biscuit Filmworks. Director was Steve Rogers.
. Skoda. Worldwide. Tempomedia (Germany). Director was John Dolan.
. Sprint. USA. ParanoidUS. Directors were Marc Wilkins and Luis Nieto.
. VW Touareg. Worldwide. Independent. Director was John Dolan.
. Porsche Cayman. Worldwide. Pipeline Films (Germany). Director was Daniel Lwowski.
. Porsche Boxster. Worldwide. C3 (Germany). Director was Bernd Seiboldt.
. Hartley’s. UK. Therapy Films. Director was Colin Gregg.
. Skoda. Germany. Markenfilm. Director was Marc Shölermann.
. Sprint. Stink/Psyop. UK/China. Director was Psyop.
. Audi A6. Worldwide. Markenfilm (Germany). Director was Jan Wentz.
. Nokia. China. Dab Hand. Director was BIG TV.
. AT&T. USA. Therapy. Director was Colin Gregg.
. Renault. France. Télécréateurs. Director was Stylewar.
. Hornbach. Germany. Tony Petersen Films. US.
. Starburst. USA. Biscuit. Director was Tim Godsall.
I served as the line producer on the majority of these projects. My company markets itself as a service producer to television commercial production companies from all over the world, with the majority of the work coming from Europe. I prepare the pitches with location photos, budgets, and other creative ideas to help production companies win jobs and produce their projects.
Q2. Briefly, what are the top things you feel filmmakers should know about Canada or Vancouver?Canada has a lot going for it as a shooting location. Natural beauty, experienced and energetic non-union crews, all the filming toys, and it’s less expensive than most European countries and the USA. Vancouver has a lot of very different locations, all within a short distance of the city. So you can shoot on a beach, in an office tower, and on top of a mountain in one day (and I have!). Calgary, Alberta has excellent crews and is right next to the Rockies and the Prairies. Toronto has skyscrapers. All these locations have hosted major US motion pictures and TV series, not to mention thousands of commercials for the US, Europe, and Asia over the years.
Q3. What’s your favorite moment in the reel?
It is hard to nail down a favourite moment because there have been so many. I really love the people I work with, the locations we get to go to, the whole process. Filming Land Rover with Johnny Green at the Gang Ranch in the Chilcotin was incredible. It’s the second largest working cattle ranch in the northern hemisphere, with real, working cowboys… and few people get to see it, as it’s so remote. Shooting a Camel Active (clothing) print ad in Newfoundland way out in the Atlantic Ocean was incredibly spectacular. There’s no place in the world like Newfoundland and we got to go to the most beautiful places… and the sun shone every day. Any job with my friend Nicolas Mirbach from Germany is a constant laugh riot. Seeing the Alberta Tar Sands for the first time for a Thyssen Krupp ad was simply breathtaking. I’m afraid to stop because I’ll be leaving out dozens of other great experiences and wonderful people!
I love my job.
For more information on Means of Production, please call +1.604.255.4302, or visit www.meansofproduction.ca.
over some, since I was here make a note of. Well okay. I need something like this for a project, and mine is on the same subject as the one here. Thanks, have a good one.
Loving the info on this site… you have a done great job on the blog posts.
It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome. -William James
Hi David, Do you accept original instrumental music or country/pop/blues or Latin songs for your film/movie productions? TX Pamela (www.ackeanmusic.net has some music under Artist Promo.)