"jPod" Emo-tion Capture (2008)

Director:

J.B. Sugar

Writers:

Douglas Coupland (creator) &
Michael MacLennan (creator) ...
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TV Series:

"jPod" (2008)

Original Air Date:

23 January 2008 (Season 1, Episode 3)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Office Romance | American Expatriate | Marijuana | Deadbeat Dad | Internet

Cast

David Kopp	...	Ethan Jarlewski
Emilie Ullerup	...	Kaitlin Joyce
Steph Song	...	Brianna 'Bree' Jyang
Benjamin Ayres	...	Cowboy (as Ben Ayres)
Torrance Coombs	...	John Doe
Colin Cunningham	...	Steve Lefkowitz
Raugi Yu	...	Kam Fong
Sherry Miller	...	Carol Jarlewski
Alan Thicke	...	Jim Jarlewski
Dominika Juillet	...	Ellen (as Dominika Wolski)
Dena Ashbaugh	...	Jennifer
Alex Ferris	...	Connor Lefkowitz
Karen Khunkhun	...	Newscaster

Directed by
J.B. Sugar

Writing credits
Douglas Coupland		(creator) &
Michael MacLennan		(creator)
Douglas Coupland		(novel)
Douglas Coupland		(written by) &
J.B. Sugar		(written by)

Produced by
Matthew Chipera	....	producer
Douglas Coupland	....	executive producer
Daegan Fryklind	....	co-producer
Dennis Heaton	....	co-producer
Elizabeth Levine	....	new media producer: No Equal Entertainment
J.B. Sugar	....	executive producer
Larry Sugar	....	executive producer

Original Music by
James Jandrisch

Cinematography by
Henry Chan		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Daria Ellerman

Casting by
Stuart Aikins		(as Stuart Aikens)
Sean Cossey

Production Design by
Rob Gray

Art Direction by
Michael N. Wong		(as Michael Norman Wong)

Set Decoration by
James Willcock

Costume Design by
Kate Main

Makeup Department
Cindy Barlow	....	key makeup artist (as Cindy L. Barlow)
Paula Demille	....	assistant hair stylist (as Paula De Mille)
Nikita Pennock	....	assistant makeup artist
Pauline L. Tremblay	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Matthew Chipera	....	unit production manager
David Dewar	....	post-production supervisor
Mary Quinn	....	executive in charge of production: drama, The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Linda Sheehy-Brownstein	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Matthew Blecha	....	first assistant director (as Matthew J. Blecha)
Lori K. Peterson	....	second assistant director
Robert S. Weber	....	third assistant director (as Robert Weber)

Art Department
Gavin De West	....	assistant property master
Randy Hutniak	....	draftsperson
Jesse Joslin	....	construction coordinator
Joy Munt	....	assistant set decorator
Crystal Strode	....	graphics
Terry Weaver	....	property master
John Wilcox	....	paint coordinator (as John E. Wilcox)
R. Amber Boorman	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Rob Dampier	....	construction foreman (uncredited)
Alexandra Jastrzembska	....	set dresser (uncredited)
D. Martin Myatt	....	props (uncredited)
Hitoshi Okamoto	....	lead sculptor (uncredited)

Sound Department
Ken Biehl	....	sound re-recording mixer
Murray Forward	....	sound mixer
Jeff Jackman	....	sound supervisor
Greg Stewart	....	sound re-recording mixer
Juniper Watters	....	boom operator
Stephen Cheung	....	dialogue editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Robert Paller	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Kelly Schmidt	....	supervising graphic designer: transition segments
Jeremy Unrau	....	graphic designer: transition segments
Jason Hancox	....	motion capture editor (uncredited)
Tony Lomonaco	....	motion capture technical lead (uncredited)

Stunts
Clay Virtue	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Toby Armitt	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Chris Banting	....	Steadicam (as Christopher Banting)
Chris Banting	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Christopher Banting)
Mark Chow	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Robert Dowding	....	best boy electric
Benoît Lamarche	....	key grip (as Benoit J. Lamarche)
George Majoros	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Jeff Petry	....	stills photographer
Darren Robertson	....	playback coordinator
Shane Storozuk	....	best boy grip
Richard Win	....	digital imaging technician
Calen Zantolas	....	gaffer
Lecily Corbett	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Todd Kristianson	....	lighting technician (uncredited)
Scott Wallace	....	video playback operator (uncredited)

Animation Department
Robin Dutta	....	effects animator: animation segments
James Dykeman	....	animator: animation segments
Shane Merner	....	modeler: animation segments
Ben Burden Smith	....	animation director: animation segments

Casting Department
Kit Hayward	....	extras casting director
J.J. Ogilvy	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Paulette Nelson	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Lionel Barton	....	colorist
Gerry Gonsalves	....	on-line editor
Christopher Lasko	....	assistant editor (as Christopher D. Lasko)
Karen Nielsen	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
Natasha Duprey	....	music supervisor
Andrew Ries	....	music editor: MX Solutions

Transportation Department
Ben Liljedahl	....	transportation captain
Rick MacKay	....	transportation co-captain (as Rick Mackay)
Fraser Sutherland	....	transportation coordinator
Henry Chu	....	driver: cast (uncredited)
Rob Glen	....	unit driver (uncredited)
Wayne Hammerquist	....	unit driver (uncredited)
Alexander Mandra	....	picture car wrangler (uncredited)
Peggy Paton	....	driver: director (uncredited)
Peter Road	....	driver: honeywagon (uncredited)
Reggie Singh	....	picture cars (uncredited)
Lorraine Stomperud	....	driver: cast (uncredited)

Other crew
Kim Arnott	....	chief financial officer: No Equal Entertainment
Chera Bailey	....	stand-in
John Barbisan	....	production executive: No Equal Entertainment
Diane Berezay	....	craft service
Diane Berezay	....	first aid
John Buchan	....	head of talent: The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Sally Catto	....	creative head of drama: The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Mike Clattenburg	....	story consultant
Natalie Fokes	....	assistant production accountant
Wayne Gaines	....	security coordinator
Lorraine Jamison	....	unit publicist
Darren Kaliciak	....	script coordinator
John Knowlton	....	assistant location manager
Darron Leiren-Young	....	assistant production coordinator
Laura Livingstone	....	production coordinator
Sandra Montgomery	....	script supervisor
Chris Olech	....	stand-in
Tara Parker	....	legal counsel: Goodmans LLP
Dorothy Ramsey	....	production accountant
Patrick Skelley	....	security captain
Gladys Tong	....	computer playback
Costa Vassos	....	location manager
Amber Woodward	....	clearance coordinator
Amber Woodward	....	placement supervisor
Melanie Callaghan	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Ashlyn Hardie	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Krista Johnston	....	clearances (uncredited)
Myles Lennig	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)
Nicole Stojkovich	....	second assistant coordinator (uncredited)

Thanks
Suzanne Colvin	....	special thanks (as Suzanne Colvin-Goulding)
Fred Fuchs	....	special thanks
Michael A. Levine	....	special thanks (as Michael Levine Esq.)
Monique Van Remortel	....	special thanks

Other Companies

• Dell  special thanks to
• Goodmans  legal counsel
• Pacific Backlot Services  production equipment
• Post Modern Sound  sound services
• Rainmaker Animation & Visual Effects  animation segments (as Rainmaker Animation)
• Rainmaker Digital Pictures  video post production (as Rainmaker)
• Sim Video West  video playback
• Tangerine Catering  catering
• Union of B.C. Performers  acknowledgment (as UBCP)

Filming Locations:

Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Soundtrack:

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