Promo Videos

Here's a short 15 second commercial we made reminding people who live in Oshawa to register for their leisure activities for this fall/winter....

The St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital worked with Empty Cup Media to create a video that brings a human story to the hospital. We are all so different, but one of the things that unites us is that we all visit the hospital. We shot the video...

We were hired by the team at Blair and Esther Buchanan Real Estate to create a video to sell the team while highlighting Whitby's attractions. Shot over several months, we conducted  interviews and scripted a short scene to create this film. The final product illustrates what Whitby...

We had a great opportunity to create the launch video for Continental Bank. We worked with a script writer and together we came up with this video that's on their main website. This was our first project shot entirely with our new C100 camera....

The City of Oshawa is committed to the Arts, Culture and its Heritage. The City's Arts, Culture and Heritage Plan has been approved by City Council and is laying the foundation for a new type of city. One that is built on its local arts,...

The City of Pickering hired Empty Cup Media to document their 2013 Sustainable Neighbourhoods project. Over 6 months, Colin and Carla visited various neighbourhood groups and captured their examples of a sustainable neighbourhood. Then they were all stitched together to be shown at the main...

The Durham Art of Transition Creative Awards is accepting nominations! Nominate an artist or organization from the Durham region at www.artoftransition.ca! (We won the "best story about Durham Region" at DATCA 2012 for our short documentary "Forget Me Knots") We made this 15 second commercial for...

This short video highlights the importance to learn your about your photographer's character before hiring one for a shoot while profiling Kerri Davis from imagesbykerri.com...

We were asked to create a video that showcased the new auditorium and the other arts facilities at Eastdale C.V.I . Our good friend Adam Wilkinson (who was in our documentary By Accident that played at the 2013 Hot Docs film festival) was brought in...

Check out the book trailer for Ruth E. Walker's novel "Living Underground". We joined forces with the talented writer to address the tone and feeling of her recent publication utilizing Colin Burwell's fancy cinematography, Archive.org + Wiki Commons for archival images, Llewellyn Jones's lovely voice...

Royal Ashburn Golf Club is 50 years old! Colin attended the event to record the speeches made by Wilson Paterson, Dick Eng and many other dignitaries in attendance. Guests were given a book about the 50 years of Royal Ashburn (signed by Wilson, the president...

Peterborough EMS approached Empty Cup to create a community involvement PSA video to post online and present at trade shows. They were looking for an opportunity to broaden people's awareness of the many services that EMS engages in through a 'feel good' piece. Carla and...