Global Mechanic Media is an interdisciplinary creative studio headquartered in

Vancouver Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the cit ...

, British Columbia, Canada. It is known for creating various digital and traditional media, feature and short films, television series, commercials, games, installations, interactive experiences, titles, and original photography using many different techniques. Global Mechanic was founded in 2000 by Creative Director,

Bruce Alcock Bruce Alcock is a Vancouver-based, Newfoundland-born multimedia filmmaker, creative director, and founder of animation studios Cuppa Coffee Studio (with Adam Shaheen) and Global Mechanic. Born in Corner Brook, Newfoundland, he has directed severa ...

and is currently owned with his wife, CEO Tina Ouellette. Specialties include

animation Animation is a filmmaking technique whereby still images are manipulated to create moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film. Animati ...

, branding and design.'Bruce Alcock'. Sense of Place http://www.roundhouseradio.com/Senseofplace.aspx, Roundhouse Radio CIRH-FM. 13 May 2016. http://cirh.streamon.fm/listen-pl-2872. Retrieved 17 June 2016.

Notable works

* '' Birdgirl'' (season 2) * ''

Phred on Your Head Show ''Phred on Your Head Show'' is an American children's television series produced for Noggin, a cable channel co-founded by MTV Networks and Sesame Workshop. The first episode aired on June 6, 1999. Noggin aired encore showings of the first episo ...

'' * ''

Dirty Singles ''Dirty Singles'' is a 2014 Canadian romantic-comedy feature film written and directed by Alex Pugsley. The film was released by Video Services Corporation in Canada in September 2014 and was released in the United States in March 2016. Plot ...

'' * ''A Sweet Story'' * ''Sir Bit'' * ''All Terrain Brain'' * ''Avery Matthews'' * ''The Brothers Pistov'' * ''

Dumb Ways to Die ''Dumb Ways to Die'' is an Australian public awareness campaign video and media franchise made by Metro Trains in Melbourne, Victoria to promote railway safety. The original cartoon public service announcement for the awareness campaign wen ...

'' * ''

FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman ''Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman'' (sometimes shortened as ''Fetch!'') is an American live-action/animated television series that aired on PBS Kids Go! and is largely targeted toward children ages 6–10. It is a reality competition hosted by Ruff Ru ...

'' * ''

Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law ''Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law'' is an American adult animated television sitcom created by Michael Ouweleen and Erik Richter for Cartoon Network's late-night programming block, Adult Swim. The first season of ''Harvey Birdman, Attorney ...

'' * ''Spang Ho'' * ''I Am Poem!'' (intro) * ''Wrong Number Phone Message'' * ''

Vive la rose Vive la rose is an 18th-century French folk song about unrequited love. "Mon ami me délaisse" is roughly translated as "My boyfriend dumped me". The song goes on to explain that he has found a new girlfriend. Another verse says that rumor has it t ...

'' * ''At the Quinte Hotel'' * ''Plum Landing''

Commercials

Rachis In biology, a rachis (from the [], "backbone, spine") is a main axis or "shaft". In zoology and microbiology In vertebrates, ''rachis'' can refer to the series of articulated vertebrae, which encase the spinal cord. In this case the ''rachi ...

"Opening Wine" (2013) *

Smirnoff Smirnoff (; ) is a brand of vodka owned and produced by the British company Diageo. The Smirnoff brand began with a vodka distillery founded in Moscow by Pyotr Arsenievich Smirnov (1831–1898), but its modern incarnation traces back to the ...

"Rocket Scientist", "Rocket", "Smirnoff BBQ", "Smirnoff Cottage" (2012) * OLG "Play OLG" (2012) *

The Globe and Mail ''The Globe and Mail'' is a Newspapers in Canada, Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in Western Canada, western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of more than 6 million in 2024, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on week ...

"More Life" (2011) *

VANOC The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) () was the non-profit organization responsible for planning, organizing, financing and staging the 2010 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Paralympics. Esta ...

"Connections", "Richmond Oval", "Sustainability", "Athletes Village" (2010) * The Bay "Threads", "Making Of" *

Silk Silk is a natural fiber, natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be weaving, woven into textiles. The protein fiber of silk is composed mainly of fibroin and is most commonly produced by certain insect larvae to form cocoon (silk), c ...

"Banana", "Boobs", "Brain", "Carrots", "Gum", "Penny", "Rice", "Shaving", "Spiders", "Turkey" *

BC Hydro The British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority, trade name, operating as BC Hydro, is a Canadian electric utility in the province of British Columbia. It is the main electricity distributor, serving more than 4 million customers in most areas, wi ...

"Powersmart" * Plan Canada "

Because I am a Girl Because I Am a Girl is an international movement by the aid organization Plan (aid organisation), Plan. The campaign is made to address the issue of sexism, gender discrimination around the world."Discrimination against girls 'still deeply entrenc ...

" *

Nokia Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational corporation, multinational telecommunications industry, telecommunications, technology company, information technology, and consumer electronics corporation, originally established as a pulp mill in 1 ...

"Fits You", "Making Of" *

Coca-Cola Coca-Cola, or Coke, is a cola soft drink manufactured by the Coca-Cola Company. In 2013, Coke products were sold in over 200 countries and territories worldwide, with consumers drinking more than 1.8 billion company beverage servings ...

"Character", "Bubbles", "Coke Geniuser", "Friends", "Coke Summer", "Yebo", "Language", "Radio" *

Holland America Line Holland America Line N.V. (HAL) is an American cruise line operating as a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation & plc. Founded in 1873 in Rotterdam, Netherlands as the Netherlands-America Steamship Company (NASM), the company operated regular trans ...

"You? Dancing?" (2004) *

Chili's Chili's Grill & Bar (stylized as chili's) is an American casual dining restaurant chain founded by Larry Lavine in Texas in 1975 and is currently owned and operated by Brinker International. History Chili's first location, a converted postal ...

"Postcards" (2002) * Noggin "Nickelodeon Block Open" (2000) * Noggin "One & Only" (1999) *''

'' (opening) (1999) *

Kraft Foods Kraft Foods Group, Inc. was an American food manufacturing and processing conglomerate (company), conglomerate, split from Kraft Foods Inc. on October 1, 2012, and was headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. It became part of Kraft Heinz on July ...

"Rocket Science/No-Brainer" (1998) *

Animal Planet Animal Planet (stylized in all lowercase since 2018) is an American multinational pay television channel focusing on the animal kingdom owned by the Warner Bros. Discovery Networks unit of Warner Bros. Discovery. First established on June 1 ...

"Holiday ID's" (1998) * Locomotion "Galactica" (1998) *

Reese's Puffs Reese's Puffs (formerly Reese's Peanut Butter Puffs) is a corn-based breakfast cereal manufactured by General Mills inspired by Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. At its launch in May 1994 the cereal consisted of corn puffs flavored with chocolate and ...

"Dragon" (1997) *

"Friends" (1997) *

Cartoon Network Cartoon Network (CN) is an American cable television television channel, channel and the flagship property of the Cartoon Network, Inc., a sub-division of the Warner Bros. Discovery Networks division of Warner Bros. Discovery. It launched on ...

"Blocks/Soup" (1996) *

"Hangin' Out" (1996) *

Nickelodeon Nickelodeon (nicknamed Nick) is an American pay television channel and the flagship property of the Nickelodeon Group, a sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. Launched on April 1, 1979, as the first ca ...

"Snick Snack" (1995)

References

External links

Official site
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