WELCOME TO BEN McEVOY CREATIVE PROJECTS
Ben McEvoy Creative Projects was created to serve as a bridge between creative and professional minds to help successfully realize a variety of creative projects from start to finish. Drawing on a diverse background in creative content design, business development and academic experience, we provide ‘just-in-time’ and on-going assistance and management on a growing number of exciting projects.
CREATIVE THINKING FOR BUSINESS MINDS
Creativity can be unfamiliar territory, we really get that, and with that comes many unknown variables for successfully executing projects involving creative content and emerging technologies. Add to this the cost of engaging various creative content providers for more sophisticated projects, and the whole venture becomes more daunting than enjoyable. That’s okay – we have a solution for you.
BUSINESS THINKING FOR CREATIVE MINDS
Not all business types are creative, and most certainly not all creative types are interested in being good at ‘business’. This is why we are here.
We understand the business implications of the creative process, including strategy, marketing, financing and management of creating and delivering new ideas and content. We also intimately understand the creative production process, including the time required to develop ideas and produce content, as well as the common obstacles and hurdles experienced when working with clients and client expectations. Using over 10 years of business strategy and development, we can help you best understand many of the critical business planning concepts and execution processes that can support your creative ideas to turn them into business success.
A CREATIVE APPROACH TO PROJECTS
The key to our service is flexibility and adaptability to each unique project and circumstance. Not only have we worked with numerous different clientele in numerous fields, but almost each project has been unlike any of the others before it.
WE ARE COMMITTED TO YOUR SUCCESS
We want you to succeed. Badly. To do that, we have to help you in every way we can, not just by providing excellent services, but by giving you the best customer service experience we can to make this as enjoyable as possible.
Most projects fall apart due to communication and expectations – lack of clarity on what you are getting and how you are getting is the backbone of a problem project.We are dedicated to a ‘client-oriented’ service model, which emphasizes and maintains a strong communication with our clients throughout the development and implementation process. We want to ensure that you understand the process, products and expectations throughout all stages of your project, and provide you with an efficient approach to managing all points of communication for you throughout. In our experience, this is the real key to project success.
NEED MORE?
- Why not read our company biography for more about our experiences;
- Explore our various Business & Strategy solutions for Creative Organizations;
- Discover the wide array of Creative Services we can provide;
- Learn about how you can benefit from our Training & Education programs and projects;
Or do you just want to connect with us now? Sounds good to us! Contact us to find out more about how Ben McEvoy Creative Projects can help you find success in your next creative endeavour.
CREATIVE SERVICES
JACK OF ALL TRADES (MASTER OF SOME)
When dealing with creative content, you are faced with a few important decisions, including the need to hire multiple service providers to meet your multiple creative needs. We understand creative people and the creative process, including the time required to develop new ideas and deliver content, as well as the common obstacles and hurdles experienced when working with creative personnel and creative projects. With our extensive experience in a variety of fields combined with a network of creative partners, BMCP can provide you with a one-stop solution for all your creative needs.
We do a lot of different creative things, and (according to some folk) do many of them quite well. We provide a whole host of in-house creative solutions to help you create compelling and engaging results. We also work with industry leaders in a number of fields who extend our overall creative capacities to reach as far as your project needs. We’re intimately familiar with the common obstacles and hurdles experienced when working on creative projects and will work with you to ensure that you feel confident knowing that you are getting the work you want time and time again.
We have worked with clients providing solutions such as:
- WEB DESIGN
- PRINT DESIGN
- BRANDING / IDENTITY
- ANIMATION / MOTION DESIGN
- SOUND DESIGN
- ILLUSTRATION
Tell you what: Why don’t you check out a selection of clients that I’ve provided creative services in the recent past. I think it will help paint* (harhar!) a more complete picture of what we can do for you.
A VERY SELECT CLIENT LIST
CLIENT: EVERGREEN CANADA (2010)
Services: Web Design
CLIENT: HELLMAN’S FREE RUN EGGS (2010)
Services: Sound Design
CLIENT: KRAFT PEANUT BUTTER (2009)
Services: Sound Design
CLIENT: INTERNATIONAL CENTRE (2007 – 2009)
Services: Web/Print Design, Animation
“Working with Ben McEvoy Creative Projects over the past 2 years has helped our business reach more customers with more impact than ever before. Their ability to listen, interpret, and respond with quality material the first time simplifies the creative process. They truly provide an unmatched level of creative service with their consistent availability and dedication to getting the project out the door.”
David Merklinger, Marketing Manager, International Centre
CLIENT: SWEETSPOT.CA (2009)
Services: Web/Print Design
CLIENT: CBC – THE RICK MERCER REPORT (2008)
Services: Traditional Animation
CLIENT: ONTARIO MARCH OF DIMES (2007)
Services: Web/Print Design, Animation
CLIENT: PICASSO-CENTENNIAL CANADIAN ANIMATION COLLEGE (2007)
Services: Web Design
CLIENT: ONTARIO MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT (2007)
Services: Print Design
TRAINING AND EDUCATION
We walk the walk, talk the talk…
And we teach the … teach? Are you a creative professional looking to develop your professional skills to become more valuable? Are you a professional organization looking to develop a better understanding of the creative process? Perhaps you are a creative studio looking to move up the value chain and provide better service to your clients or manage your projects internally. Whatever it is, we can train you.
CREATIVE AND BUSINESS TRAINING BY PEOPLE WHO TEACH CREATIVITY AND BUSINESS
Over 6 years of experience in the classroom combined with training experiences for a variety of clientele has helped define a suite of excellent teaching and training services that can compliment any project, or more importantly, stand on it’s own as session based modular ‘just in time’ learning. Whether it is a large curriculum development project or a single session at your next retreat, we are familiar with the techniques and value of excellent training.
CLIENT: SHERIDAN & COMPUTER ANIMATION STUDIOS ONTARIO (CASO) (2010)
Services: Project Management & Subject Matter Expertise
OVERVIEW: Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning has partnered with Computer Animation Studios Ontario (CASO) through a grant provided by the Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) Entertainment and Creative Clusters Partnership Fund to develop and deliver a series of pilot training programs for animation workers. These pilot programs are designed to enhance the capacity of animation studios and skills of animation workers to create a more competitive market for the Ontario animation industry internationally.
THE BMCP SOLUTION: Understanding the various aspects of the creative process (especially animation), the business needs of the Ontario animation industry, and the training processes required to help train individuals and organizations, Ben McEvoy Creative Projects is providing both project management and subject matter expertise to ensure that the many moving parts of the project are coordinated while maintaining a clear line of communication and understanding between different people.
CLIENT:SHERIDAN & SINGAPORE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (WDA) (2008-2009)
Services:Project Management & Subject Matter Expertise
OVERVIEW: Sheridan was engaged by the Singapore Workforce Development Authority (WDA) to develop over 150 competency standards to train existing professionals from within their growing creative industries. WIth subject matter needs in 4 key areas (Animation, Gaming, Media and Business) as well as a business partner situated on the other side of the world, Sheridan needed someone who was familiar with the creative industries, the training development process and managing an array of different personnel resources both locally in Canada and abroad in Singapore to successfully complete this massive undertaking.
THE BMCP SOLUTION: Already familiar working with an international partner, as well as the Singaporean creative landscape, Ben McEvoy Creative Projects was happy to provide the backbone to this exciting project. Tapping into a broad network of local creative professionals in Animation, Gaming, Media and Creative Business while coordinating with our team of instructional designers across Canada and partners in Singapore, BMCP coordinated the development of over 150 competency units, including validation by industry experts in both Canada as well as overseas in Singapore.
As a result of the efforts of many people, the Singapore WDA was pleased to endorse all the competency units for immediate implementation in their Creative Industries Workforce Skills Qualifications initiative in 2009.
CLIENT: SHERIDAN & CHINESE ACADEMY OF FINE ART (CAFA) (2009)
Services: Subject Matter Expertise
OVERVIEW: Sheridan was partnering with the renowned Chinese Academy of Fine Art (CAFA) to develop programming in Beijing that would create opportunities for Chinese graduates to study at an international level locally and abroad with Sheridan in Canada. At the completion of the first year of the program, a delegation of Canadian representatives from Sheridan visited CAFA in Beijing for a program assessment.
THE BMCP SOLUTION: With over a year of experience in student evaluation at international standards levels, Ben McEvoy Creative Projects was able to provide not only subject matter expertise to compliment the Sheridan delegation, but a perspective and insight into understanding many of the differences in evaluation and expectation that are encountered in international partnerships and communication.
CLIENT: SENECA COLLEGE / FRAMEBOXX (2009)
Services: Training & Facilitation
OVERVIEW: Seneca College has partnered with India’s Frameboxx Digital to create an international training facility in Mumbai, India with the long term goal of bringing students to the award winning Animation Arts Centre in Toronto, Canada. An early requisite to success for this initiative was an onsite training program in Canada for faculty representatives from India, to ensure Seneca’s approach to international quality animation education was understood and taught in the campuses overseas.
THE BMCP SOLUTION: Ben McEvoy Creative Projects was engaged to develop and deliver a short-term training program for the faculty representatives from India, as well as liaise on behalf of the college and the partners. The two week intensive training featured one-to-one curriculum walk throughs, in class shadowing as well as sessions in group learning, teaching techniques and classroom management. The training culminated in a 3 hour class ‘test’ taught exclusively by the visiting faculty to a group of eager students – a test that was passed quite effortlessly by the talented group.
CLIENT: PICASSO-CENTENNIAL ANIMATION (2007)
Services: Training, Facilitation & Project Management
OVERVIEW: Centennial College, one of the oldest colleges in Canada, had entered into an exciting international partnership with the Maharishi Group in New Delhi, India, to create one of the first internationally driven animation colleges in the country. Integral to it’s success through the launch of this new campus, Centennial required a subject matter expert on the ground who could navigate this new and yet constantly shifting project successfully with the partners on the ground, all while delivering the international quality of education that was expected from students and the Indian animation industry alike.
THE BMCP SOLUTION: A distinguished highlight of our experience was the successful launch of the Picasso-Centennial Canadian Animation College. With a primary focus as Lead Faculty for the new animation college, including curriculum development and implementation, other responsibilities included managing a team of over 10 faculty and support staff, as well as consultation and participation in all administrative aspects of the college with the principals in India and Canada. Through the course of 13 months, we established the college as a leading centre for international animation education in Northern India, as well as set the foundation for the college to expand to a number of new campuses within New Delhi and into key urban centres across India, including Mumbai, Hyderaabad, Chandigarh and Bangalore.
CLIENT: SENECA SUMMER INSTITUTE (2007 – 2010)
Services: Training & Facilitation
OVERVIEW: Seneca College was offered a unique opportunity to develop a summer internship program in collaboration with local studios as a means of enhancing the training and education of their graduating animation and gaming students. Partnerships included Starz Animation, C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures, the National Film Board of Canada and Bedlam Games. Each program required a faculty liaison and trainer to work with the students onsite through an advanced curriculum during working hours designed to enhance their internship experience.
THE BMCP SOLUTION: We is familiar working in adaptable environments to develop and deliver a new curriculum while liaising with the studio partners to ensure that programming works cohesively with the production pipeline/timeline in the studio environment and to the program’s expectations. We developed training curriculum for artists focuses on advanced concepts in professional development, production, production management and entrepreneurship.
CLIENT: COLLEGE STUDENT ALLIANCE / DIAMOND MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE
Services: Training & Facilitation
