Who is the Media FX Group?

Welcome to the world of the Media FX Group!

We've had a busy year and it's very exciting to share these accomplishments with you. For those of you not familiar with our group, you could be missing out on a extremely beneficial partnership.  Especially if you are connected to producing an event, marketing (web-based, digital signage, or traditional), or need to produce online interactive or web 2.0 community and/or eLearning applications. 

Who is the Media FX Group?
The Media FX Group specializes in the "creative" content development for events, digital signage, and interactive websites. We are based out of Vancouver, BC. We also have a sales office in Toronto, ON.

Events
Our most interesting job to-date was on the set of Fantastic 4 - Rise of the Silver Surfer using our screen blending technology and creative talents (with G-Creative).  Honourable mentions go to producing A&W's conference in Palm Springs (with Emerge Interactive), creating the high impact "BC" video (and PowerPoint presentation) for the Ministry of Economic Development for Canada House in Beijing, and contributing (with CCR) to the Molson AGM at the Hancok Theatre in Toronto and Transat's trip around the world (with CCR) in a 2-hour Dataton Watchout extravaganza on a 160'' seamless screen spanning the width of Canada Place (Vancouver''s Trade and Convention Centre).

Digital Signage
We are the developers of Flying Wedge Pizza's multi-screen (6x42" Panasonic LCD''s) signage at the Vancouver International Airport and downtown Vancouver''s Bentall Center. We have developed content for Yoga studios to Educational institutions, from Gummy Worms to V8 juice.  The Media FX Group works with networks and solutions from Lamar, AxisTV, Scala and systems integrators like Duocom (across Canada), Digital Promo Network (DPN) in Boston, MA and Visix in Atlanta, GA.

eLearning and Interactive
The Media FX Group produced the Provincial Outreach Programs for Autism and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and the hearing impared. These sites were re-engineered using a leading sophisticated Content Management System (CMS) called Drupal. We are also proud of our community website developed for The Royal Canadian Legion (Legion Legacies) with CreativeWay. We created a Legacy Facebook group too! Steve Dotto, the high tech guru, mentioned the www.legionlegacies.org website on Dottotech. 

Thanks again for the plug! A real worthwhile website for your family to share in the meaning of Remembrance. And we also developed www.dottotech.com website.  The importance of iTunes, Social Networking, Open Source and RSS are critical to the success of this television show''s website.  So many people are turning to their computer and iPods for news and events.  Our team is on the leading edge of the techniques used to make Dottotech as much as a success on the internet as it is on broadcast television (if not more so!). Look for Steve Dotto to be the next "Mr. Gadget" on iTunes. Well, not the movie star, but certainly one of the more popular Podcasts.

Giving back

Another intention of the Media FX Group is to make sure we give back!  It was an honour this year to contribute to the first and then second PENTAX Canada/Darryl Sittler Smart*Ass Golf Tournament - www.smartassgolf.com - producing the tournament video at various golf clubs in Ontario for this worthy cause.  Pentax hired us for a medical conference in Halifax -- using our Dataton Watchout system - connected to their tradeshow booth.

We are proud members of the British Columbia Technology Association (BCTIA).  We have sponsored the Technology Impact Awards for the past three years. And I share my expertise as an instructor at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) teaching Information Architecture, Human Factors for Interface Design, Applied Interface Design, and Media Techniques.

Our people
We are a web/graphic/video production company with 6 talented in-house producers.  I am, Partner/Director and once one of the top 100 producers in North America (way back in 2003 Mulitmedia Producer Magazine), give direction and leadership to the team.  Zach Shore, Partner/Producer, is an extremely gifted motion graphics specialist, as well as a popular local DJ. He has worked on videos and audio productions for the Conservative Party of Canada, the BC Ministry of Economic Development and much more. Danielle Borisoff, Art Director, has a long list of accolades to her name. She has developed the look and feel of multiple PowerPoint presentations, videos and websites including the BC Ministry of Education, Flying Wedge Pizza, and many more. Alex Brown, Technical Director, adds the functionality to all our websites, including Dottotech, the BC Provincial Outreach Programs, The Legion, and many more. His expertise speaks volumes in the functionality and useability of our projects.  John Cheng, Project Manager, keeps us in check, but also is a key developer assisting in the development of our website productions.  

The Media FX Group is eager to do what they do best - Conference/Event media, Digital Signage, and eLearning/interactive web development.  We are the creative force behind many hi-profile websites, events, and signage. We understand the technologies, their limitations, and how to make the most of today''s creative environments. Web 2.0, CMS, Drupal, Open Source, RSS, Rich Media, Watchout multi-screen, DVD-Sync, Scala, AXIS-TV, High Definition, Windows/Mac encoding... We understand. Let us help you to -- too!

Thank-you, and looking forward to working with you!

Ron Jacklin, Partner/Producer