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Sylvia Roberts Liaison Librarian for Communication September 16, 2010. CMNS 230 Research for Creator Assignment. Assignment criteria. Choose an artist working in the cultural industries in Canada today: sound recording artist Actor Director
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Sylvia Roberts Liaison Librarian for Communication September 16, 2010 CMNS 230Research for Creator Assignment
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
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
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
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
QUESTIONS? • COMMENTS? • Thanks for your attention! CMNS 230 - Creator Assignment Guide - Fall 2010