Credits
Focus on Animation is the result of a collaboration of many people:
NFB project management
Vicki Lainesse, project manager, Canadian Memory Fund
Stéphanie Barker, head, Outreach Development
Working committee
David Verrall, executive producer (Animation), English Program
Michael Fukushima, producer (Animation), English Program
Michèle Bélanger, executive producer (Animation), French Program
Stéphanie Barker, head, Outreach Development
Christine Noël, development officer & production coordinator, French Program, and content manager for the Web site
Hélène Tanguay, marketing manager (Animation), English Program
James Roberts, chief information officer
Luc Gouin, Web production director, Studio Animation et Jeunesse, French Program, and content managerfor the Web site until November 2005
Web site design
Jean-François Petit, information architect and interaction designer, Idéactif Conseil inc.
François Turcotte, designer, Turcotte Design
Optical games design (My film class section)
Mathieu Goyer, set designer and animator
Site integration and programming
Pierre Lemieux, Web designer, Forge Numérique
Flash programming
Vincent Morisset, programmer
Player programming
Michel Gratton, programmer
Web advising, Web site integration
Jean-François Poulin, Web master
Jean-François Côté, programmer
Pierre Métras, supervisor, applications development
Technological advisor (film digitizing)
Mathieu Sheehy, computer engineer
Web analyses and usability testing
Nathalie Berger, Idéactif Conseil inc., project manager and user experience consultant, user experience testing and reporting
Mélanie Rousseau, Idéactif Conseil inc., usability specialist, assisted in user experience testing
Statistical work
Pierre Métras, supervisor, applications development
Selection of animation shorts
Albert Ohayon, collection analyst
Luc Gouin, productions director, Studio Animation et Jeunesse, French Program, and content managerfor the Web site until November 2005
Christine Noël, development officer and production coordinator, French Program, and content manager for the Web site
Geneviève Roy, team leader, customer services and workshop animator, CineRobotheque
Louise Sarrasin, elementary teacher, Commission scolaire de Montréal (CSDM), writer, journalist and consultant
Michèle Rossong, elementary special education teacher, Riverside School Board
Selection of animation shorts excerpts
Christine Noël, development officer and production coordinator, French Program, and content manager for the Web site
Sébastien Simard-Elliott, customer service agent, CineRobotheque, Montreal
NFB research and content writing
Nicole Périat, librarian and archivist, content manager for the McLaren Archives section
Katherine Kasirer, librarian
Christiane Talbot, librarian
Christine Noël, development officer and production coordinator, French Program, and content manager for the Web site
Content writing
Marcel Jean, animation expert
Marco de Blois, conservator, animation cinema, Cinémathèque québécoise
Marc Glassman, editor-in-chief, POV and Montage magazines
Don McWilliams, consultant
Educational content writing (My film class section)
Louise Sarrasin, elementary teacher, Commission scolaire de Montréal (CSDM), writer, journalist and consultant
Michèle Rossong, elementary special education teacher, Riverside School Board
Isabelle Laferrière, master’s degree student, Université de Montréal
Kristine Collins, supervisor, Mediatheque, Toronto
Kirsten Evans, promotions and community relations officer, Mediatheque, Toronto
Sophie Thouin, workshops and programs coordinator, CineRobotheque, Montreal
Geneviève Vouligny, promotions and community relations coordinator, CineRobotheque, Montreal
NFB content editing
Kristine Collins, supervisor, Mediatheque, Toronto
Sophie Thouin, team leader, customer service, CineRobotheque, Montreal
Photography
Sophie Quévillon, photo library technician and photographer
Database structure
Philippe Chartrand, systems analyst
Data entry
Monique Lebeau, administrative assistant, Canadian Memory Fund
NFB rights clearance
Dominique Aubry, senior legal counsel
Hélène Dubé, administrator, copyrights and contracts
Linda Smith, manager, staff relations
Lillian Anderson, researcher
Monique Lebeau, administrative assistant, Canadian Memory Fund
Translation and copy editing coordinators
Monique Lebeau, administrative assistant, Canadian Memory Fund
Johanne Summerside, coordinator
Translation
Sylvie Prieur
Janet Chapman
Copy editing
Nancy Barr
Louise Malette
Digitizing and encoding of excerpts and films
Julie Dutrisac, engineer, head of innovation and development
Mathieu Sheehy, junior engineer, computer engineer
Nathalie Hamel, digitizing technician
Natalie Tessier, digital vault coordinator
Material management
Louis Dupuis, technical coordinator
Richard Cournoyer, supervisor, vaults and laboratories
Administration
Johanne Lessard, financial advisor
Thérèse Hérard, finance and administration officer
Described video production for 5 McLaren films
Debra McGlaughlin, Valerie Hochschild and Khel Baldeo, AudioVision Canada, company chosen by the NFB to produce described video for a selection of NFB films
Don McWilliams, consultant, described video text validation (English version) for McLaren films
John Blouin, projectionist and customer services agent, CineRobotheque, described video text validation (French version) for McLaren films
David Verrall, executive producer (Animation), English Program
James Roberts, chief information officer
Albert Ohayon, collection analyst, quality control (content)
Daniel Racine, team leader, customer services, quality control (content)
Fahr Anna, clerk, customer services, quality control (content)
André Gagnon, head, sound postproduction, quality control (sound)
Marie Desmarteau, technician sound postproduction, quality control (sound)
Cynthia Flengeris, technician sound postproduction, quality control (sound)
Teprine Baldo, technician sound postproduction, quality control (sound)
Sylvain Cajelais, technician sound postproduction, quality control (sound)
The NFB would like to thank the French-speaking members of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) and English speakers from the Montreal Association for the Blind (MAB) for their generous participation.
Support for this project was provided by the Department of Canadian Heritage throughCanadian Culture Online. This co-operation enables the NFB to pursue its mandate to extend access to its films to all Canadians.