NFB Collection
HIGHRISE - One Millionth Tower (Web Site)
2011Interactive: Web Experience
By: Katerina Cizek
Production: Gerry FlahiveSilva Basmajian
ONE MILLIONth TOWER, a project of HIGHRISE, re-imagines a universal thread of our global urban fabric — the dilapidated highrise neighbourhood. More than one billion of us live in vertical homes, most of which are falling into disrepair. Highrise residents, together with architects, re-envision their vertical neighbourhood, and animators and web programmers bring their sketches to life in this documentary for the contemporary web browser.
The result of this unique collaboration is a lush visual story unfolding in a 3D virtual environment. Visitors explore how participatory urban design can transform spaces, places and minds.
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Subject categories
- Urbanism > Community LifeUrban DevelopmentUrban LifeUrban Renewal
- Social Issues > Urban Life
- Architecture > Urban RenewalUrbanism
Credits
- director
- Katerina Cizek
- senior producer
- Gerry Flahive
- 3D creative technologist
- Mike Robbins
- animator
- Lillian Chan
- Howie Shia
- Kelly Sommerfeld
- community media project lead
- Heather Frise
- creative associate
- Heather Frise
- post-production director
- Branden Bratuhin
- technical director
- Branden Bratuhin
- associate producer
- Sarah Arruda
- architecture
- Graeme Stewart
- Brendan Stewart
- Alana E. Young
- William Macivor
- Lara Herald
- Michael McClelland
- Jason Thorne
- landscape architecture
- Graeme Stewart
- Brendan Stewart
- Alana E. Young
- William Macivor
- Lara Herald
- Michael McClelland
- Jason Thorne
- community media production support
- Maria-Saroja Ponnambalam
- Kristyna Balaban
- original music composer
- Jim Guthrie
- research
- Maria-Saroja Ponnambalam
- Kristyna Balaban
- photography
- Jaime Hogge
- Lillian Chan
- additional photography
- Julio Bittencourt
- Angela Catlin
- Brent Foster
- Paramita Nath
- Graeme Nicol
- Lazaro Saavedra
- David Schalliol
- Graeme Stewart
- video photography
- Graeme Stewart
- Sandy Kemsley
- Brendan Martin
- Brendan Stewart
- editor
- Heather Frise
- Branden Bratuhin
- Katerina Cizek
- web design
- Helios Design Lab
- art direction
- Alex Wittholz
- Joanna Durkalec
- Web design producer
- Mike Robbins
- HTML/JS coding
- Salpy Kelian
- 3D modeling
- Matt Brushett
- Dan Bundy
- sound design
- Timothy Muirhead
- dance videographer
- Michael Hagedorn
- sound recordist
- Igal Petel
- dialogue mix
- Chris Miller
- visual researcher
- Elizabeth Klinck
- copy edit
- Gillian Burnett
- technical coordinator
- Marcus Matyas
- production supervisor
- Mark Wilson
- production coordinator
- Rachel Punwassie
- centre administrator
- Josiah Rothenberg
- executive producer
- Silva Basmajian
Awards
- Best Original Program or Series produced for Digital Media- Non-FictionCanadian Screen Awards
- Award of Merit in the Media CategoryHeritage Toronto Awards