Client
CMLC // Calgary Public Library
Director
Ryan Northcott
Director of Photography
Ryan Northcott
Editor
Ryan Northcott
Agency
In-House
Year
2014-2019
Producer
Eric Giesbrecht, Ryan Northcott
Time-Lapse
Eric Giesbrecht
With so many stakeholders at the table we worked closely with partners involved in dreaming, planning, designing, building, programming, and developing the New Central Library in Calgary. From CMLC and Colliers as Project Managers, Snöhetta and DIALOG as Architects, Stuart Olson as Construction Managers, Entuitive as Structural Engineers, the Calgary Public Library as Operator, and of course to the City of Calgary. This was a once in a lifetime chance to say thank you and showcase Calgary’s “Fabergé Egg”
Documenting the building of a generation
01.
Strategy
We are big fans of libraries. They offer so much to so many different people and the opportunity to document the creation of a globally recognized building was a dream come true for us. It started with the long-term time-lapse provided by our company OwlBox Construction Time-Lapse, then filming in-depth interviews with the builders, managers, creators, and users. If you haven’t visited the New Central Library in Calgary yet, you must.
02.
Crew
We had support from some of theses great artists:
Anies Hassan — Camera // Lucy MacPhee — Camera // Jillian Lee — Camera // Mike Hooves — Production Assistant // Kaeleb Gartner — Production Assistant // Lonni Olson — Production Assistant // Michael Moller — Time Lapse Offline Editor
03.
Time-Lapse Facts
Our OwlBox time-lapse cameras took over 200,000 high-resolution photos over the course of 4 years of construction. According to the construction managers, having the time-lapse on the site saved millions of dollars to the bottom line of the project.
04.
Our own Thank You
We’d like to thank our own group of people who helped us – Clare, Susan, Jessa, Brynn, Jack, Joanna, Kate, Michael, and everyone at CMLC for the opportunity to work on something that will last multiple generations.
