1 / 6

Exploring Prominent Canadian Creators: Profiles Beyond Borders

Research project guide for CMNS 230 assignment on Canadian cultural industry figures with international recognition. Select an artist such as a writer, actor, director, or composer known outside of Canada with a notable career. Recommended names include New Pornographers, Deepa Mehta, Rick Mercer, Douglas Coupland, Judith Marcuse, and more. Utilize Google for background sources, creator information, cultural industry affiliates, interviews, and reviews. Need help or have questions? Refer to the Creator Assignment Guide. Happy researching!

tolla
Download Presentation

Exploring Prominent Canadian Creators: Profiles Beyond Borders

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Sylvia Roberts Liaison Librarian for Communication September 16, 2010 CMNS 230Research for Creator Assignment

  2. Assignment criteria • Choose an artist working in the cultural industries in Canada today: • sound recording artist • Actor • Director • Writer (screenwriter, blogger, conventional author...) • Composer • Choose a person whose work would be known outside Canada CMNS 230 - Creator Assignment Guide - Fall 2010

  3. Recommended • Producing work currently • Prize winner or commercial success • International profile: US, UK, Europe • Some length of career, e.g. 5 years CMNS 230 - Creator Assignment Guide - Fall 2010

  4. How about…? • New Pornographers or Shad • Deepa Mehta or David Cronenberg • Rick Mercer or Eric McCormack • Douglas Coupland or Michael Ondaatje • Judith Marcuse or Karen Kain CMNS 230 - Creator Assignment Guide - Fall 2010

  5. Google works! • Background sources • Use Google to locate: • Creator (web site, Facebook, MySpace) • Cultural industry affiliates (e.g. agents, broadcasters, publishers, etc.) • Interviews, reviews • Fan sites • News & popular press CMNS 230 - Creator Assignment Guide - Fall 2010

  6. QUESTIONS? • COMMENTS? • Thanks for your attention! CMNS 230 - Creator Assignment Guide - Fall 2010

More Related