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Turbulent develops Web software and interactive applications for the communications, television and film sectors.
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Our Service Offering
Turbulent is eminently qualified to provide the following services:
Production/co-production and/or delegated production (service company) for Web projects and new platforms in the entertainment field:
- Design and production.
- Project management and administration.
- Technical development and management of production staff.
- Financing and administration of production drawing on cultural funds and convergent funds (The Bell Fund, Quebecor Fund, Telefilm Canada, Telus Funds, tax credits for multimedia production, SR&ED, Canadian Heritage, and more).
Providing services to and outsourcing web development teams for communications firms and advertising agencies:
- Web teams and specialized technical expertise available—made to measure for your particular project.
- Collaboration with outside designers and concept creators to carry out Web projects.
Technical expertise in custom development and programming of back-end Web technologies:
- Recognized expertise with PHP4 and PHP5 technology, Microsoft ASP on .NET, MySQL MS SQL Server, phpMyAdmin, AMFPHP, Flex, and more.
- Set-up of Web content managers for automated publication with SPIP (CMS), Wordpress (BLOG), Drupal (CMS), Mambo (CMS) Joomla (CMS), Microsoft Sharepoint (CMS), PHPBB (forum), AWStats (Web statistics), Google Analytics (Web statistics).
- UGC/Web 2.0 Solution—Websites with user-generated content, including a system for submitting video and photographic content and a content-moderation system.
- Newsletter and viral components for content distribution and content emailing.
- API and inter-system connectivity with The Canadian Press, Tribune Media Services, YouTube, Facebook, Google Maps, MSN Maps, Yahoo Map, FLICKR, the Admission network, and more.
Technical expertise in custom development and programming of front-end technologies for the Web:
- Flash/Action Script 2 and 3
- HTML and DHTML
- Java Script, JQuery
- AJAX
- FLEX2 Application
- Papervision3D
- Flash/Flex video player, ActionScript 2.0 and ActionScript 3.0
Implementation of copyright management software:
- Solutions for distribution of revenues to rights-holders for Webcast content.
Online payment system:
- Implementation of Beanstream
- Implementation of Optimal Payments
- Implementation of PayPal
Technical expertise in system administration.
- System administration in UNIX/Linux environment.
- System administration in Windows environment.
- Apache and MS IIS Web server administration.
- Set-up of customized hosting infrastructure for high-traffic Websites.
- Load balancing system configuration.
Specialty software, copyright management software:
- API connection for monitoring rights on specialized data sources.
- Back-end technology for redistribution of operating revenues.
Jobs: Turbulent needs you!
Turbulent is always looking for motivated, talented (and friendly!) people to join our staff. Turbulent offers a healthy and dynamic working environment and the opportunity to work on stimulating projects. If interested, please send your CV to info@turbulent.ca
Turbulent News:CTVM.info names the Cinéma Québécois Website 2008 Multimedia Personality of the Year
Montreal, December 19, 2008. According to CTVM.info, the Cinéma Québécois Website" succeeds in achieving effective and dynamic multi-platform integration of a television series and a Website. The Cinéma Québécois Website provides a natural, sustainable extension of the series to the Internet through the creation of value-added Web content related to the series, thus creating a forum where film buffs can exchange their thoughts and prolong the television viewing experience. The Website was produced by Eurêka! Productions with the support of the Bell Fund, the Quebecor Fund and Téléquébec. It was built by Turbulent and Productions Version 10 . Turbulent and Version 10, in association with with Philippe Corriveau (Tofubox ) and Sophie Malouin, handled artistic and conceptual direction for the project.
Turbulent Gives Mira a New Website for Christmas
Montreal, December 14, 2008. The new Mira Website, built by Turbulent in a collaborative effort with the Mira Foundation, went on line today. The Website offers information on the foundation, its services and its dogs and provides a platform for online giving. The idea of a new Website for the foundation arose with the advancement of video technology for the Web. As the Mira Foundation has been archiving all of its activity for years, Turbulent seized the opportunity to enrich content of the Website by adding a video section called Mira TV. In this new section, Web surfers can view videos on dog training, orientation sessions for beneficiaries with dogs and fundraising activities.
The Bell Fund Backs Development of the project J'ai la Mémoire Qui Tourne
Montreal, November 25, 2008. The Bell Fund has confirmed its involvement in the projet J'ai la Mémoire Qui Tourne co-produced by Turbulent and Les Productions de la Ruelle. J'ai la Mémoire Qui Tourne will be launched in September 2009.
Turbulent invites you to a retreat on the current state of interactive media as part of the 37th annual Festival du Nouveau Cinéma
Montreal, 6 October 2008. Turbulent has enthusiastically joined forces with Le Regroupement des producteurs multimédia (RPM) and the Festival du Nouveau Cinéma to present a half-day symposium and retreat on the current state of interactive media, to be held on October 16th in Montreal (see invitation).
Turbulent to sponsor FNC 2008Montreal, 3 October 2008. Turbulent is especially proud to announce that, for the fourth year running, we will be a sponsor of the Festival du Nouveau Cinéma. "We are extremely pleased to be a part of a major cultural event like the Festival du Nouveau Cinéma," said Christiane Asselin, creative vice-president and associate at Turbulent. The Festival du nouveau cinéma has been contributing to the success of independent films from here and elsewhere for over 35 years. The festival has introduced Canadian and Quebecois filmmakers to the public along with many foreign filmmakers known around the world.
Emilie Grégoire selected to take part in the Ship for World Youth programMontreal, 23 September 2008. Emilie Grégoire, a delegate producer at Turbulent will be visiting Japan, Vanuatu, Tonga and New Zealand on board the Japanese cruise ship Nippon Maru with over 400 other youngsters from all over the world. The objective of this program (entirely financed by the Japanese government) is "to promote friendship and mutual understanding between the youth of Japan and the youth of other parts of the world while broadening the international awareness of participants through shipboard activities involving interaction, visits to other countries and analysis and discussion of subjects of common interest from an international perspective."
Telefilm Canada backs production of Who We AreMontreal, 27 August 2008. Telefilm Canada has confirmed its involvement in the Who We Are project, co-produced by Turbulent, Kung Fu Numerik and the NFB. Who We Are will be released in January 2009.
The work of NFB and Turbulent draw the attention of the Globe and MailMontreal, 5 August 2008. In early August, Ivor Tossel, a journalist for the Globe and Mail, the work of Web personnel at NFB and Turbulent in the following terms: "The new NFB site—which you can see at beta.nfb.ca—is a work of striking competence. At first glance, it does look a little like YouTube. It cuts straight to the content, a page full of little video boxes clamouring for attention. And like YouTube, the videos play quickly and cleanly, nestled in a website design that is familiar and easy to use."
The work of SID LEE and Turbulent showcased on the Papervision3D blogMontreal, 25 July 2008. The project Around the World in 60 Days is being showcased on the Papervision3D blog.
The Bell Fund and Quebecor Fund Back Tactik ProjectMontreal, 18 June 2008. The Bell and Quebecor Fund have confirmed that they will be taking part in the Tactik project, produced by Vivavision and broadcast on Télé-Québec. Tactik will be an exciting Website where young television viewers can continue their experience by taking on challenges issued each week. The Tactik Website will be produced with the collaboration of Frima Studio.
Canadian Heritage has confirmed its backing for phase II of the Avataq Cultural Institute's Virtual Museum projectMontreal, 17 June 2008. Canadian Heritage’s Partnership Fund for development of online content will provide financing for development of phase II of the Avataq Cultural Institute's Virtual Museum. The project will be co-produced by Turbulent and Avataq.
Two Projects Produced by Turbulent Nominated for Gemini Awards!Montreal, 16 June 2008. The Websites Sedna.tv and Étoiles.tv finalists for Gemini awards. The Sedna.tv Website, co-produced with Glacialis, has been nominated in the category "Best original program or series developed for the new Media." The Étoiles.tv Website, produced for La Presse Télé, has been nominated in the category "Best Website for a program or series: dramatic, humour, variety or animation."
Sedna.tv Website Finalist at the Canadian New Media Awards!Montreal, 9 June 2008. The Sedna.tv Website is a Canadian New Media Awards finalist in the category "Excellence in News/Information."
Turbulent, Kung Fu Numerik and the NFB launch the Beta Version of Who We Are/Qui nous sommes at the Toronto Hot Docs FestivalToronto, 18 April, 2008. The Beta version of Who We Are/Qui sommes nous was launched during the Toronto Hot Docs festival. From one culture to another, Whoweare.ca invites you to take a fresh look at the men and women who compose the cultural mosaic of Canada. Currently in the Beta phase, Whoweare.ca is set up only to receive your video submissions, which will be posted on line at the official launch of the Website that is scheduled to take place by December 2008. The project is backed by Telefilm Canada's New Media Fund.
The Bell Fund to Back the Project "Toc Toc Doc"Montreal, 3 April, 2008. The Bell Fund has confirmed its participation in the project "Toc Toc Doc". The Toc Toc Doc Website is being developed from the Canal Vie portal of Astral Media. The project includes a personal or family health calendar, video health blurbs, information files and references, home recipes, advice for finding one's way through the Medicare system, interactive quizzes, tests and news bulletins. The project will be produced by La Presse Télé and broadcast by Astral Media. Turbulent will act as delegate producer and technical contractor.
Marc Beaudet Elected President of RPMMontreal, 26 March 2008. During their annual general assembly, the members of the Regroupement des producteurs multimédia (RPM) elected Marc Beaudet as their new president. The RPM will henceforth emphasize recognition of multimedia production as an industry in its own right. In this context, the RPM will endeavour to gain recognition for the economic added value and the aspirations of multimedia producers, whether their activity entails content production for orders, convergence or original content on new platforms.
The joint project of Turbulent and Kung Fu Numerik obtains welcome backingMontreal, 13 March 2008. Having received many awards and prizes since its inception, The CitySPK Web project— co-produced by Turbulent Media and Kung Fu Numerik —will soon be broadcast on a major scale by MSN Sympatico, who will be launching the project exclusively in Canada from its portal. The innovative messaging concept, with typography made up of fragments of images of cities around the world, had previously obtained another important source of financing in Telefilm Canada who backed development and production of the project.
Born out of an original idea by Ghassan Fayad and Mat Donnelly, CitySPK had notably been a finalist in the Content 360O contest during the MIPTV/Millia 2006 in Cannes, after winning the CyberPitch competition sponsored by the Bell Fund in 2005. With its upcoming integration into the French and English versions of one of the most popular national portals, this Montreal production will benefit from an ideal vehicle for reaching a huge pool of potential users.
2,379,389 Hits on Étoiles.tvMontreal, 8 February 2008. There have been over 2.4 million hits on the Étoiles.tv Website since its launch in September 2007. Étoiles.tv presents user-submitted videos of song and dance performances.
Telefilm Canada Confirms its Participation in Development of the Who We Are ProjectMontreal, 8 February 2008. Telefilm Canada has confirmed its participation in the project Who We Are, co-produced by Turbulent, Kung Fu Numerik and the NFB.
Telefilm Canada Confirms its Participation in Development of the CitySPK Project
Montreal, 8 February 2008. Telefilm Canada has confirmed its participation in the project CitySPK co-produced by Turbulent and Kung Fu Numerik with the participation of Matt Donnelly. Canadian distribution of CitySPK will be handled by MSN Sympatico.
Étoiles.tv Website a Finalist at CFTPA Indie Awards:Montreal, 22 January 2008. The Étoiles.tv Website is a finalist for the CFTPA Indie Awards in the category Best Convergent New Media.
Turbulent Launches the AGIT8 Development Blog
Montreal, 2 January 2008. AGIT8 is destined to become the blog for Turbulent's development team. The objective is to catalogue interactive experiences of design, development and other Turbulent brainstorms, and to share them with you.
Turbulent Named 2007 Multimedia Personality
Montreal, 21 December 2007. CTVM.info has named the Turbulent team as the 2007 Multimedia Personality of the year for their activities and successes in the field of technological convergence in partnership with film and television producers.
Turbulent and Les Productions Virage Awarded Grand Prix Boomerang in the Media and Entertainment Websites Category
Fric Show awarded the Media and Entertainment Grand Prix award.Montreal, 8 December 2007. Turbulent and Les Productions Virage were awarded the Grand Prix Boomerang in the category Media and Entertainment Websites for the Fric Show Website complementing the television series aired by Radio-Canada in spring 2007.
The Bell Fund and Quebecor Fund Back the Cinéma Québécois Project
Montreal, 4 December 2007. The Bell Fund and Quebecor Fund have confirmed their participation in the Cinéma Québécois project produced by Eureka and broadcast on Télé-Québec. The Website will offer exploration of a rich selection of cinematographic works by Quebec filmmakers and artisans. Web surfer film buffs will be invited to take part in a quiz, go on a trivia hunt and get a chance to win valuable prizes!
Christiane Asselin Elected to the Board of Directors of the Academy of Canadian Cinema in Television in Quebec
Montreal, 18 November 2007. Christiane Asselin was elected to the Board of Directors of the Academy of Canadian Cinema in Television in Quebec at a vote held in September 2007. Christiane Asselin will sit on the Academy's executive committee as Vice-Chair, Internet and New Media.
Inuit culture in Nunavik now just a click away!
Montreal, 21 September 2007: Starting today, the Website www.avataq.qc.ca provides access to the most impressive collections of Nunavut art and first-person accounts of the Nunavik culture. Visitors to the www.avataq.qc.ca Website can build a personalized tour of works produced by the artists and craftspeople who are the pride of the Nunavimmiuts. The Website was produced by Avataq Cultural Institute and Turbulent Média Inc., with the firm Les Évadés handling artistic direction. Production of the Website was made possible by a grant from the Canadian Heritage Partnerships Fund.
The Fric Show Website nominated for "Japan Prize International Educational Program Contest"
Montreal, 20 September 2007. NHK and the Japan Prize Committee have nominated the Fric Show
Website for the International Japan Prize for educational content.Contact TV II: 20 new episodes start on September 13th
Montreal, 13 September 2007. As of today, you can enjoy 20 new episodes of the Contact series. This series of documentaries profiling outstanding personalities from the world of artistic creation will be broadcast Thursdays at 9 p.m. on Télé-Québec. Come by our Website every week to check the schedule and explore new content added after every broadcast, including complete transcriptions of interviews, exclusive photos and, of course, rebroadcast of episodes one week after they air on TV. The Contact TV Website was conceived and produced by Contact TV, with Turbulent Média Inc. handling technical production. The project was funded in part by the Quebecor Fund.
A first on Radio-Canada.ca: The new Website Etoiles.tv to broadcast videos submitted by viewers
Montreal, 12 September 2007. Yes indeed, dance and music lovers can now submit their homemade videos to Etoiles.tv. Inspired by the thematic content of Le match des étoiles and l'Heure de gloire, Radio-Canada.ca is now offering etoiles.tv, the first French-language Website entirely dedicated to dance and vocal performance—and you're the star! Visitors to etoiles.tv can view and share videos, vote for their favourite presentations and upload their own videos, which may then make it to the list of outstanding videos. The etoiles.tv Website was produced by La Presse Télé and built by Turbulent Média Inc., with financial support from the Bell Fund.
Hexagram revamps Website illustrations
Montreal, 5 September 2007. The Hexagram research institute took advantage of the general assembly, held on August 30th, to inaugurate their new Website. Six years after its inception, Hexagram needed to give more space to the projects of their member researchers to reflect the way the organization's mission had evolved. Photographs and videos illustrate project descriptions, and visitors to the Website now have access to information on rounds of financing and to the list of projects in the costing phase. The site was produced by Hexagram and built by Turbulent Média Inc., with Furaxe and Skimo taking part in design and artistic direction of the site.
Focus on the environment with Jean Lemire and Sedna.tv
Montreal, 20 August 2007. Jean Lemire shares his passion for the environment, along with gripping
memories of his mission to Antarctica, in the series Sedna.tv. Initially created for the
www.radio-canada.ca Website, where four programs are already on line, Sedna.tv is making an
entrance on RDI, starting on Saturday, 15 September at 11:30 a.m. Turbulent, in association
with Philippe Corriveau (Tofubox), handled artistic direction of the project, which was
funded in part by the Quebecor Fund and the Bell Fund.The Bell Fund provides funding for the Étoile.tv project
Montreal, 26 June 2007. The Bell Fund has confirmed its involvement in the Étoile.tv, a portal showcasing dance and vocal performance. Étoile.tv is the Web incarnation of the television programs Le Match des étoiles and l'Heure de gloire, both broadcast on Radio Canada. The project will be produced by La Presse Télé. Turbulent will act as delegate producer and technical director.
The Quebecor Fund provides funding for the Sedna.tv project
Montreal, 20 June 2007. Quebecor Fund has confirmed its involvement in the Sedna.tv project, which offers videos and in-depth "green" Webcasts, a Web 2.0 section, including a blog hosted by Jean Lemire where visitors can suggest concrete actions for the environment and, last but not least, a green classroom (Webschool) section aimed at teachers. The project will be produced by Glacialis, with Turbulent acting as delegate producer and technical director.
Fric Show Website among finalists for 2007 Gemini awards
Montreal, 21 June 2007. Fric Show has been selected as a finalist for the Gemini Awards in the Best Website category.
The “Who We Are” project wins the 2007 NFB multimedia challenge
Montreal, 18 June 2007. A concept by Ghassan Fayad and Mat Donnelly developed in collaboration with Kung fu Numerik and Turbulent Média won the 2007 National Film Board multimedia challenge. The multimedia challenge called on content creators to submit innovative, interactive and socially engaged concepts.
The Bell Fund provides funding for the Sedna.tv project
Montreal, 20 March 2007. The Bell Fund has confirmed its involvement in the Sedna.tv project. The project will be produced by Glacialis, with Turbulent acting as delegate producer and technical director.
Turbulent Short-Listed for 2007 OCTAS Awards
Montreal, 5 April 2007. The project Les invincibles interactifs has been short-listed for the 2007 OCTAS Awards in the category IT in Education Culture and Media. This project was produced by Radio-Canada and Casablanca in partnership with Lipso and Furaxe.
Christiane Asselin joins Turbulent as Associate and Vice-President in charge of marketing and business development
Montreal, 19 March 2007. Turbulent is proud to announce the arrival of Christiane Asselin, who joins us as Associate and Vice-President in charge of marketing and business development. With extensive expertise in new media technologies and multi-platform production and distribution, Ms. Asselin will be called upon to play a key role in Turbulent's growth.Telus helps fund Ullumi project
Toronto, January 15, 2007. The Canadian Film Centre is pleased to announce the first two recipients of the newly formed TELUS Innovation Fund. Rocketfuel Productions, and Films Isle Turbulent Inc., will each receive funding of $100,000 to put towards completing their original and ground-breaking media-based projects.
Marc Beaudet Elected to the RPM Board of Directors
Montreal, December 2006. During the annual General Meeting held in December of 2006, the membership of the Regroupement des producteurs multimédia (RCM) elected four new administrators to the organization's executive board. These four new members are Marc Beaudet, CEO of Turbulent, Jean-Simon Chartier, CEO of MC2 Communication-Média, Jérôme Couture, CEO of ALT Productions and Myriam Girard, director of production at Techni-Logique.
Antarctic Mission, a Resounding Popular Success
Montreal, November 2006: 775,000 Web surfers have visited the Antarctic Mission Website since it was launched in October 2005.
The Bell Fund lends its support to Fric Show II
Montreal, November 2006. The Bell Fund confirms its involvement in the Fric Show II project, which will be co-produced by Virage and Turbulent.
Contact TV a finalist at Gémeaux awards
Montreal, October 2006. Contact TV is a finalist for a Gémeaux award in the Best Website category.
The Avataq online museum project will become a reality thanks to Canadian Heritage
Montreal, September 2006. The Canadian Heritage online partnership fund will finance development of the Avataq Cultural Institute's online museum. This project will be co-produced by Turbulent and Avataq. Artistic oversight was entrusted to the agency Les Évadés.
Turbulent Short-Listed for a Moebius award
Montreal, August 2006. Antarctic Mission was short-listed for a Moebius award.
The Web campaign for the MIRA Foundation reaches its objective
Line St-Amour (MIRA Foundation ), Marc Beaudet (Turbulent), Jacques Hurtubise and Charles Gagnon (Les Évadés).
Montreal, June 2006. The "Aidez-moi à payer mes études", produced in partnership with Jacques Hurtubise, Turbulent Média and the advertising agency Les Évadés, was able to raise more than $20,000 in less than a year. The advertising visuals, featuring a puppy who dreams of becoming a guide dog, routes Web surfers to a micro-Website where they can make online donations. The campaign obtained promotional backing from Benoît Chiasson, of the online daily Cyberpresse and from Jean Rodrigue, of the TQS Network.
The Quebecor Fund provides support for Fric Show II and Antarctic Mission
Montreal, June 2006. The Quebecor Fund has confirmed its involvement in the projects Fric Show II and Antarctic Mission.
Telefilm Canada confirms its involvement in funding development of CitySpeak
Montreal, May 2006. Telefilm Canada has confirmed that it will be taking part in funding the project CitySpeak, co-produced by Turbulent and Kung Fu Numerik. Remember that CitySpeak was the big winner of Cyberpitch 2005, organized by the Bell Fund and was a finalist in the Content 360 competition at Millia/MIPCOM 2006. INIS and FJORD Interactif will be involved in carrying out the project.
Praises from Our Clients"CONTACT, l'encyclopédie de la création, a Website that belongs to all of us, is a truly extraordinary thing. And thanks both to our team effort and to your exemplary professionalism at every stage of production, we have at last brought this Website out into the light of day with a great deal of pride."
Stéphan Bureau,
producer,
Contact TV
"Everyone agrees: you've made our Website look fantastic. Web surfers who come by once are anxious to come back and see more photographs. Great job!"
Jean Lemire,
Mission Leader, Producer and Director,
Antartic Mission
Thank you so much for your excellent work on the project Réanimons Leloup. Everyone is happy, and the Website is incredible!
Charles Gagnon,
President,
Les Évadés
Turbulent is without a doubt one of the primary reasons our Website has been a success.
Éric St-Pierre,
president and founder,
Fondation Mira
The Anamorphoses project presented a major challenge. The time constraints, combined with the use of cutting-edge technological resources, brought out the creativity, flexibility of execution and high performance capabilities of your rock-solid staff.
Robert Lepage,
Film Director and Producer
Our Clients
Communications, advertising, design and marketing
ALT
BBDO Montréal
Bluesponge
Zad — Promotion et Commandite
Exo7
Catalpa
Jet Films
Kung Fu Numerik
Les Évadés
Mecano
SIDLEE
SLA-M Multimédia
Tofubox
Toxa
Arts
Institut Culturel Avataq
Experts conseils et services professionnels
Tecsult Edusplus
Finance
La Société Générale de Financement
Le Fonds de Solidarité FTQ
High Technology
Avior
CEL-Aérospace
Hexagram
National Ressources Techniques
nstein
Music
Audiogram
Martin Léon
OSBL and Foundation
Fondation du cancer du sein du Québec
La Fondation Mira
Public Sector
Ville de Montréal
Television and film sector: broadcasters
Astral Media
Radio-Canada
TQS
Télé-Québec
Television and film sector: producers
Avanti
Eureka
Films de l'Isle
Glacialis Production
La Presse Télé
Juste Pour Rire
Palomar Films
Production de la Tête Chercheuse
Production Virage
Vivavision
Divertissement : distributeurs
Audio Ciné Films
Tribal Nova
Television and film sector: distributors
Audio Ciné Films
Tribal Nova
Television and film sector: events
Festival du Nouveau Cinéma
Prizes, Awards and Distinctions
- Finalist, 2008 Canadian New Media Awards, for Sedna.tv
- Finalist, 2008 Geminis, for Étoiles.tv
- Finalist 2008 Geminis, for Sedna.tv
- Finalist, 2008 Indie Awards, for Étoiles.tv
- Turbulent named 2007 Multimedia Personality of the year by CTVM.info
- Grand prix Boomerang 2007, Media and Entertainment Website, for Fric Show
- Finalist, 2007 Japan Prize, for Fric Show
- Finalist, 2007 Gemini Awards, Best Website, for Fric Show
- Winner, 2007 NFB Multimedia Challenge
- Finalist, 2007 OCTAS, for Les Invincibles, the Website
- Finalist, 2006 Geminis, Best Website, for Contact TV
- Finalist, 2006 Boomerang Mission Antarctique
- Finalist, 2006 Moebius, for Mission Antarctique
- Finalist, Content 360, for CitySPK
Turbulent Média Inc.
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Featured Project
The Montreal Canadiens historical website
(2008)
Produced by Canadiens de Montréal and conceived by Bluesponge with Turbulent handling technical direction. The challenge was true: honor the team’s hundredth anniversary while developing a creative and avant-garde approach that would keep the die hard fans on their toes and get the general public savvy. The site’s front-end technologies and back-end system were developed by Turbulent providing the site with a solid technological structure, complete a custom Client Management System with advanced content tagging features.
Our Production Work
Web 2.0 productions
CitySPK
(2008)
CitySpk premiered in Canada on the Sympatico / MSN. CitySpk is a unique Web 2.0 messaging concept whereby messages are composed in a typeface made up of pieces of the world`s great cities. Born out of a close collaborative effort by Turbulent Média, Kung Fu Numerik, Matt Donnelly and Furaxe, CitySpk will provide a platform for sending virtual cards created from some 15,000 letters and symbols include in a database that brings together images from a score of cities in America and Europe.
Étoiles.tv
(2007)
Produced by La Presse Télé, with Turbulent handling direction, Étoiles.tv is a free portal entirely dedicated to dance and vocal performance. On Étoiles.tv, you can view videos produced by other Web surfers and share your own videos with your friends. Turbulent worked as artistic director in association with Génération Flash and Stéphan Denis (Furaxe) to carry out this project.
Ma Grande Entrevue.com
(2008)
Produce a video interview with the creator of your choice, submit it on line, and invite your friends to vote for you! Ma Grande Entrevue.com was designed and produced by Contact TV with Turbulent acting as a technical production consultant.
Websites for the entertainment sector
Cinéma Québécois
(2008)
The Website Cinéma Québécois re-edits the great works of Quebec cinema in a completely new, innovative light that is wonderfully effective. The Website is made up of 1450 film clips, 350 clips of interviews with craftspeople, a quiz with 1000 questions, a trade guide presented by experienced film professionals and a film glossary. The Website is produced by Eurêka! Productions with the support of the Bell Fund, the Quebecor Fund and Télé-Québec. It was built by Turbulent Média and Productions Version 10. Turbulent and Version 10 joined forces with Philippe Corriveau (Tofubox) and Sophie Malouin, who acted as artistic and conceptual directors for the project.
Toc Toc Docteur
(2008)
Produced by La Presse Télé with Turbulent handling production. Closely linked to the program Toc Toc Docteur, which airs on Canal Vie, the Website provides help and support to individuals seeking to understand various aspects of and issues affecting their health and that of their family. The Website offers enriched content from the program, original video content, tools, tests and more. Drop by the Toc Toc Docteur Website for a reassuring helping hand. To make this project happen, Turbulent joined forces with Stéphan Denis (Furaxe), who acted as artistic director.
Just for Laughs
(2008)
Just for Laughs has launched a new Website, hahaha.com, that is more dynamic than ever! Produced by Just for Laughs with Turbulent handling technical production, Mecano responsible for artistic direction and Bell Business Solutions handling development of online ticketing.
Contact TV II
(2006, 2007 and 2008)
The essential complement to the television series, the Contact Website shines the spotlight on the world of the show's guest creators, emphasizing the intelligence of words, sound, video and, naturally interactivity. The second version of the Website was designed and produced by Contact TV in a collaborative effort, with Turbulent handling technical production.
Sedna.tv
(2007 and 2008)
Produced by Glacialis and Turbulent. During the Antarctic mission led by Jean Lemire aboard the Sedna IV sailing vessel, a tremendous interactive experience brought together 900,000 Web surfers. Daily logs, videoconferences in the schools, photographs, videos. Sedna.tv is carrying on with the mission, having become the home port of all of the video content that has flowed out of the mission while also hosting original content. Sedna.tv, then, relays information on the feature-length film, Le dernier continent (The Last Continent), on the three scientific documentaries broadcast on Découverte and on the series Aventures du Sedna (the life of the crew during the mission), coming soon on RDI. Sedna.tv is built around three spaces. On the one hand, Webcasts are each made up of three capsules: Rencontre, Reportage vert and Carnet de voyage. On the other hand, Sedna.tv offers a scholastic section—Antarctic Classroom—and a community portion, including the sections Take Action and Virtual Mariners. Turbulent worked in association with Philippe Corriveau (Tofubox) on artistic direction of the project.
Dans Ma Bulle
(2007)
The "Dans ma bulle" Website seeks to shatter prejudices on exceptional children and to provide financial support for educational projects in the Hochelaga primary school in the Montreal school district. Designed and produced by graduating students of the INIS interactive program with Turbulent and Kung Fu Numerik handling technical production of the project.
Fric Show
(2007)
Productions Virage and Turbulent Media have joined forces to produce an all new Website for the Fric Show. The Fric-Show is a veritable circus of excessive consumerism, but that doesn't mean nothing's free! Indeed, content is not simply a concoction made up of leftover scraps. The Website provides a remarkable amount of additional food for thought, to complement the fare provided during the weekly program. Produced by Ian St-Denis and Nicolas Hanfield with Dominique Turmel and Stéphan Denis (Furaxe) handling artistic oversight.
Rumeurs
(2007)
Rumeurs is a women's magazine designed entirely in Flash. Produced by Radio Canada and sponsored by Les Fromages d'Ici. Artistic oversight was handled by Furaxe.
Les Invincibles
(2006-07)
Produced by Radio Canada with our partner firm Furaxe handling artistic oversight. Turbulent is responsible for Flash development and provides production staff for the video blogs. Thanks to Annie St-Pierre our peerless producer.
Ullumi
(2007)
Produced by Films de l'Isle and Turbulent, ULLUMI offers an original experience of sight and sounds. Web surfers are carried away to the heart of the Great White North, amongst the inhabitants of Quebec's arctic and sub-arctic territories through a series of remarkable virtual tours in Flash. Ullumi is an immersive Website that offers an experience that is midway between photojournalism and film in which the documentary genre meets the language of interactivity.
RCI Viva
(2006)
RCI viva offers Web radio broadcasts of programming not only in English and French, but also in Arabic, Mandarin, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian and Ukrainian. This project, which was developed in Flash 8.0 and deployed on a Flash server, was conceived and produced by the new media department at Radio-Canada, with Turbulent handling technical production and Furaxe providing artistic oversight.
Marie-Antoinette
(2006)
Get a behind-the-scenes look at a revolutionary film and the universe of the elite classes of Quebec and Versailles in the 18th century. This project was co-produced by Télé-Québec's new media department and Turbulent. The Les Évadés agency handled artistic oversight for the project.
Mission Antarctique
(2005-2006)
The Website followed along as the oceanographic vessel Sedna IV undertook the most important scientific and filmmaking mission of her career. Throughout an incredible human adventure that took place over more than a year, the public was invited to follow along with the expedition to share in and gain an understanding of the Sedna's mission. Turbulent also handled run-up of satellite communication equipment. The Antarctic Mission Website is a co-production of Glacialis and Turbulent.
Contact TV
(2006)
The Contact TV Website provides an essential complement to the television series, opening up the universe of guest creators with a focus on depth of words, images, sound, video and interactivity. Website designed and produced by Contact TV, with Turbulent collaborating on technical production and Mr Edgar handling artistic oversight. Thanks to our technical partner Quantik Solutions for their contribution to the project.
InukSite (www.inuksite.com)
(2005)
Produced by POP6, Turbulent acts as delegate producer, and our partner firm Tofubox as director. Inuksite offers kids aged 4 to 7 an immersive experience with measured intervention by Inuk, the guide. Having Inuk as a host makes for child-friendly, entirely voice-guided navigation through the Website. The Website branches out into story-journeys through which the educational and societal values of the television series are conveyed. At the crux of these webisodes, problem-solving skills are featured through interactive decision-making processes. For many children, Inuksite will be their first Web experience.
www.anamorphoses.com
(2003)
Created and developed on the basis of an idea by Robert Lepage, Anamorphoses set out to be an interactive journey of cinematographic creation. This Website includes an online film-editing application that has yet to be produce anywhere else on the Web.
Promotional micro-sites
Around the World in 60 Days
(2008)
Produced and designed by SID LEE for SAQ awith Turbulent handling development and Flash structure. Around the World in 60 Days is a Website where Web users can learn about wines from all over the world through an interactive Papervision3D.
Un verre de lait c'est bien, mais deux c'est mieux (2007)
Produced and conceived by BBDO Montréal, with Turbulent handling technical direction. "Un verre de lait c'est bien, mais deux c'est mieux" is a Website where Web surfers can share their memorable moments. The stories that the judges find interesting will be included in an interactive book that visitors can check out on site. Turbulent worked in association with Kung fu Numerik on development of this project.
e-commerce
Audiogram Virtual Store
(2008)
Produced by Audiogram with Turbulent handling strategy, project oversight and technical production, and Les Évadés handling artistic direction. The Audiogram virtual store offers visitors over 2400 tunes and albums in MP3 and .wav format. Shoppers can save items in a shopping basket and thus enjoy unlimited personal downloading. Turbulent also embedded the Optimal Payment online payment system.
Le Lait Virtual Store
(2008)
Produced and Designed by BBDO Montréal with Turbulent handling technical production and integration. At the Le Lait virtual store, shoppers can purchase Le Lait promotional articles.
Webware
GPHIN (Global Public Health Intelligence Network) for Nstein technologies and Health Canada
(2004)
The mission of the GPHIN platform is to monitor, gather and disseminate all pertinent information to the international public healthcare community. The technology provided by Nstein Technlogies is at the heart of a 24/7 monitoring system that analyzes, gathers pertinent health-related information, translates this information into six languages in real time (English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Russian and Arabic), then disseminates the information to the worldwide public healthcare community. Turbulent carried out this project with the collaboration of Typhon Solutions. Turbulent developed the software module combining the technology of Nstein Technlogies with that of Microsoft Sharepoint 2003. Turbulent also took part in development, interface design and HTML/ASP integration. Mandate carried out under the supervision of Nstein Technlogies.
Hosting infrastructure for high-traffic Websites
LoftStory.ca
(2003)
Administration of the highly-solicited server farm for the television series Loft Story. We were given the task of improving the hosting infrastructure along with a portion of the content-management software, the purpose of this being to increase the system's capacity to meet demand. The revamped infrastructure then included six Web servers running on FreeBSD and Apache, two database servers running on MySQL and 25 servers running on Windows Server 2003 to handle broadcast of the streaming video signal. When we were done, the hosting infrastructure was available at a rate of 99.5% for the three months during which the program was on the air.
Information portals
Festival du Nouveau Cinéma
(2005-06-07-08 editions)
Produced in a collaborative effort with FNC staff, with Cundari handling artistic direction. Turbulent handled project management, technical development and project integration. On the FNC Website, festival-goers can consult the complete festival program, build their own personal calendar (Mon FNC) and view previews of films being shown at the festival.
Avataq Cultural Institute (2007–2008)
The Avataq Cultural Institute Website provides access to the largest collection of art and first-person testimonials on the culture of Nunavik. Several collections—museum, archaeological and documentary— are presented. Through these collections, the richness and heritage of an entire people are made available to members of the public who are curious to learn more about a civilization and tradition from Quebec's Far North. The Website will make its contribution to Avataq mission to ensure that the Innu language and culture continue to blossom, so that future generations may benefit from the rich heritage handed down by our eminently wise ancestors. The Website is a production of Turbulent with Tofubox handling artistic direction.
Laval Health and Social Services Agency
(2008)
Turbulent overhauled the portal for the Laval Agence de santé et des services sociaux and the Website 0-5-30laval.com. The Laval Agence de la santé et des services sociaux handles the job of coordinating and setting up health and social services for the Laval region.
Readers Digest Canada
(2008)
Produced by Readers Digest Canada with Turbulent acting as a strategy consultant and handling technical production and Furaxe handling artistic direction. The new Website for Readers Digest Canada offers a new organization of its content along with a refurbished graphical format. Several features were also added to the content manager and to back-end technology.
NTIC.org
(2007)
The ntic.org Website (Vitrine Technologie-Éducation) presents information in three areas of interest for educators: research and technological watch in the field of education; enrichment of the educational treasury, and support for learning establishments. Turbulent handled the Website's background technology and integration.
Corporate Websites
Avanti
(2008)
Avanti Ciné Vidéo presents its new Website, made in the image of their aspirations for innovation and entertainment. You can browse through television archives and the array of stage productions to discover or rediscover the company's enormous catalogue. Moreover, the Website facilitates access to the various services offered by Avanti, such as distribution of formats and DVDs, project submissions and the purchase of archives. The Website is a Turbulent production, with Furaxe handling artistic direction.
Xiplink
(2008)
Promotional Website for XipLink, a leader in standardized IP protocol acceleration technology on wireless networks on their broadband communication platform for private jets and jetliners. The assignment included project management and development of the Website as well as integration of the content-management tool.
Hexagram
(2007)
The new Hexagram Website does a better job of showcasing the projects and activities of the Institute's member researchers right from the home page. High quality photos and videos provide visual aids to the descriptions of each project. To carry out this project, Turbulent worked in association with Stéphan Denis (Furaxe) on artistic direction and Akemi Tazaki (Skimo) on communication strategies.
Jetfilms (www.jetfilms.com)
(2006 et 2007)
Promotional Website for one of Canada's foremost advertising producers. The Website was produced with Flash MX. Content management is entirely dynamic. The mandate included project management, system architecture, programming components, developing the content management tool, server configuration and related services, as well as digitization and compression of video content. Thanks to Francisco for his assistance with site design.
Interactive terminals
S.I.T.Q. Place Ville-Marie
(2006)
A system of interactive terminals in the form of information kiosks for the shopping centre and office towers of Place Ville-Marie. The system includes nine terminals deployed with a central server and content manager. The system was carried out in Flash and Action Script 2.0. Project designed by SLA-M Multimedia in collaboration with Turbulent handling technical production and programming.
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