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Bruce Alcock

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70: 144:, and apprenticing with animator Dirk Van de Vondel. Alcock and Van de Vondel fortuitously met in a life drawing class, which led to Alcock helping Van de Vondel with a film. Now, as co-owner of Global Mechanic, Alcock leads an unusual and successful business model. In addition to his work in art, film and animation, Alcock has launched other business startups and spin-offs, including interactive wine tasting platform Quini. As Creative Director at 148:, Alcock's current animated projects in production include two PBS children's TV series, Ruff Ruffman and Plum Landing. Ruff Ruffman is a science-based show that stars a "foolish looking, giant orange dog" who inspires children to do "task based science projects." Plum Landing is a sustainability-based show that features an alien, who gains an understanding of the earth by sending the cast of kids on tasks throughout the show. 158:
Alcock's art projects include typographical animation for the dance/theatre/poetry/music piece, The Four Horsemen, and set and projection work for, I Send You This Cadmium Red, based on the correspondence between John Berger and John Christie.
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Throughout his career, Alcock has created an impressive body of commercial work. Alcock's design-based TV commercials "have led to award-winning campaigns for clients like Coca-Cola, Molson, Chrysler, Bell and Proctor & Gamble."
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Alcock and Adam Shaheen founded Cuppa Coffee animation in 1991. In 1995, Alcock moved to Chicago to head Tricky Pictures, a subsidiary of Backyard Productions. In 2000, Alcock founded
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Although Alcock is known for his work on advertisements, he is also known for his work on TV shows, independent films, apps, video games and art projects.
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is a Vancouver-based, Newfoundland-born multimedia filmmaker, creative director, and founder of animation studios
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Alcock was invited to France in June 2016 to present his life's animation work in advertising at
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Alcock also designed the font Soupbone, distributed by FontShop International.
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in Vancouver. Since 2004 he co-owns the company with CEO Tina Ouellette.
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Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Animated Short
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Alcock went on to make several short films with the
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Index

Cuppa Coffee Studio
Adam Shaheen
Global Mechanic
Corner Brook, Newfoundland
CBC Radio
Al Purdy
stop-motion
traditional animation
Ottawa International Animation Festival

National Film Board of Canada
Vive la rose
Impromptu
Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Animated Short
2nd Canadian Screen Awards
Michael Crummey
1914 Newfoundland Sealing Disaster
MuchMusic
The Annecy International Animated Film Festival
Global Mechanic
Roundhouse Radio
Barcelona
Global Mechanic
Global Mechanic



"Animators Unearthed: Bruce Alcock"
Animation World Network
"At the Quinte Hotel"

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