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Bear 71 VR

Produced by the National Film Board of Canada in collaboration with Google, IDFA Doclab, and Sound and Vision
2017

Trailer


About Bear 71


Strategic and Creative Details


Where Bear 71 Came From By Leanne Allison

Team


Leanne Allison
Director


Photo
Photo : Rachel Boekel




Jeremy Mendes
Co-Creator


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Dana Dansereau
Producer (NFB)


Photo
Photo : Emily Cooper




Rob McLaughlin
Producer


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Loc Dao
Executive Producer


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Janine Steele
Producer


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Bonnie Thompson
Producer (NFB)


Photo
Photo : Debbie Boccabella



Clip


Images








Credits

Co-Creators
Leanne Allison
Jeremy Mendes

Bear 71 Voice
Mia Kirshner

Producers
Loc Dao
Bonnie Thompson
Dana Dansereau
Rob McLaughlin
Janine Steele

Executive Producers
Loc Dao
Rob McLaughlin
David Christensen

Written by
JB MacKinnon

Editor
Jennifer Moss

Produced in partnership with
Google

Commissioned by
IDFA Doclab
in collaboration with
Sound and Vision

Interactive Design, Development and Programming
Jam3

Executive Creative Director
Pablo Vio

Creative Director
Dirk Van Ginkel

Technical Director
Aaron Morris

Developers
Tomasz Dysinksi
Matt DesLaurier
Arturo Paracuelos
Gauthier Pompougnac
Wenchen Li

Designers (VR)
Steven Mengin
Pedro Barroso

Executive Producer
Michael Dobell

Producer
Ben McEvoy

Design (Original – Web)
Aubyn Freybe-Smith

Sound Designer
Joshua Stevenson

Video Editor
Bill Hardman
Hart Snider

Music Consultant
Jonathan Orr

Wordmark Design
Patrick Johnson

Social Story Design/Installation Co-Creator
Lance Weiler

FOR THE NFB

Associate Creative Technologist
Vincent McCurley

Project Managers
Laura Mitchell
Vanessa Fukuyama

Centre Administrators
Darin Clausen
Carla Jones

Production Coordinators
Faye Yoneda
Ginette D’Silva
Jennifer Roworth
Teri Snelgrove
Jasmine Pullukatt

Marketing
Tammy Peddle

Publicist
Jennifer Mair

Social Media
Kathryn Ruscito

System Administrators
Sergiu Raul Sucio
Bruno Gervasi

Legal Services
Christian Pitchen

Trail camera images
Parks Canada
Alberta Provincial Parks
Montana State University

Stills Photography
Graeme Pole / Mountain Vision

Additional Footage
Alex Taylor
Leanne Allison

“Bloom”
Written by Thomas Edward Yorke, Jonathan Richard Guy Greenwood, Colin Charles Greenwood, Edward John O’Brien, and Philip James Selway
Performed by Radiohead
Reproduced with Permission from Warner Chapell Music Canada and Beggars Group Media

“Zone 4”
Written by Cooper Crain
Performed by Bitchin’ Bajas
Reproduced with Permission from Cooper Crain

“Patchwork”
Written and Performed by Laurie Spiegel
Courtesy of Laurie Spiegel/ Laurie Spiegel Publishing
ASCAP

“Chimeras”
Written and Performed by Tim Hecker
Published by Tim Hecker (SOCAN)
Appears Courtesy of Kranky, Ltd.

“Sheets Two”
Composed by Brendon Anderegg and Koen Holtkamp
Performed by Mountains
From the Album Choral
Reproduced with Permission from Thrill Jockey Records

“White Oak White Pine”
Written by Per Henrik Svalastog
Performed by Svalastog
Courtesy of Rune Grammofon

“Minuet for a Cheap Piano”
Written by Adam Wiltzie & Dustin O’Halloran
Performed by Winged Victory for the Sullen
Reproduced with Permission from Kranky, Ltd. & Erased Tapes

“Dragging the Streets”
Written by Liz Harris
Performed by Grouper
Licensed Courtesy of Liz Harris

“Alien Observer”
Written by Liz Harris
Performed by Grouper
Licensed Courtesy of Liz Harris

“Midnight On Princess”
Written by Scott Morgan
Performed by Loscil
Licensed Courtesy of Ghostly International



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