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 ...

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

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Birdgirl Birdgirl may refer to: *Birdgirl, a nickname of ornithologist Mya-Rose Craig *''Bird Girl'', the sculpture on the cover of the book ''Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil'' *Birdgirl, a character in the ''Birdman and the Galaxy Trio ''Birdma ...

'' (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 Nickelodeon and Sesame Workshop. The first episode aired on Nickelodeon as a sneak peek on June 6, 1999. Noggin aired encore ...

'' * '' Dirty Singles'' * ''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 campaign made by Metro Trains in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, to promote railway safety. On 1 October 2021, PlaySide Studios () acquired the Dumb Ways to Die franchise for A$2.25 million from Met ...

'' * ''

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 towards middle school children. It is a reality-game show that is hosted b ...

'' * ''

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. A spin-off of ''Space Ghost Coast to Coast'', the ...

'' * ''Spang Ho'' * ''I Am Poem!'' (intro) * ''Wrong Number Phone Message'' * '' Vive la rose'' * ''At the Quinte Hotel'' * ''Plum Landing''

Commercials

Rachis In biology, a rachis (from the grc, ῥάχις [], "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 c ...

"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). It is distributed in 130 countries. Smirnoff prod ...

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

The Globe and Mail ''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it ...

"More Life" (2011) *

VANOC The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) (french: Comité d’organisation des Jeux olympiques et paralympiques d’hiver de 2010 à Vancouver - COVAN) was the non-profit organization responsible ...

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

Silk Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles. The protein fiber of silk is composed mainly of fibroin and is produced by certain insect larvae to form cocoons. The best-known silk is obtained from the ...

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

BC Hydro The British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority, 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, with the exce ...

"Powersmart" *

Plan Canada Plan International Canada is the Canadian arm of the relief organization Plan International, a not-for-profit global movement that promotes social justice for youth and their families in more than 65 developing countries. Plan International an ...

Because I am a Girl Because I Am a Girl is an international movement by the aid organization Plan. The campaign is made to address the issue of gender discrimination around the world."Discrimination against girls 'still deeply entrenched'", ''The Independent'', 15 May ...

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Nokia Nokia Corporation (natively Nokia Oyj, referred to as Nokia) is a Finnish multinational telecommunications, information technology, and consumer electronics corporation, established in 1865. Nokia's main headquarters are in Espoo, Finland, i ...

"Fits You", "Making Of" *

Coca-Cola Coca-Cola, or Coke, is a carbonated soft drink manufactured by the Coca-Cola Company. Originally marketed as a temperance drink and intended as a patent medicine, it was invented in the late 19th century by John Stith Pemberton in Atlant ...

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

Holland America Line Holland America Line is an American-owned cruise line, a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation & plc headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States. Holland America Line was founded in Rotterdam, Netherlands, and from 1873 to 1989, it operate ...

"You? Dancing?" (2004) *

Chili's Chili's Grill & Bar is an American casual dining restaurant chain. The company was 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 statio ...

"Postcards" (2002) *

Noggin Noggin may refer to: General * Noggin or gill (volume), a unit of volume * Noggin (cup), a small cup * Noggin, slang for head A head is the part of an organism which usually includes the ears, brain, forehead, cheeks, chin, eyes, nose, an ...

"Nickelodeon Block Open" (2000) *

"One & Only" (1999) *''

'' (opening) (1999) *

Kraft Foods The second incarnation of Kraft Foods is an American food manufacturing and processing conglomerate, split from Kraft Foods Inc. in 2012 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. It became part of Kraft Heinz in 2015. A merger with Heinz, arran ...

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

Animal Planet Animal Planet (stylized in all lowercase since 2018) is an American multinational pay television channel owned by the Warner Bros. Discovery Networks unit of Warner Bros. Discovery. First established on June 1, 1996, the network is primarily ...

"Holiday ID's" (1998) *

Locomotion Locomotion means the act or ability of something to transport or move itself from place to place. Locomotion may refer to: Motion * Motion (physics) * Robot locomotion, of man-made devices By environment * Aquatic locomotion * Flight * Locomo ...

"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 "Blocks/Soup" (1996) *

"Hangin' Out" (1996) *

Nickelodeon Nickelodeon (often shortened to Nick) is an American pay television channel which launched on April 1, 1979, as the first cable channel for children. It is run by Paramount Global through its networks division's Kids and Family Group. It ...

"Snick Snack" (1995)

References

External links

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