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Use the Alphabet bellow to locate your VRSC Researcher by their Last Name. Or you can also use the Filter Search below to find a VRSC Researcher by Project Type, Research Type, Subject Area and Language.


  
127 Visual Researchers
Emma Kehayas
City Hamilton

Project Type All Project Types, Documentary, Feature Films, Industrials, Dramatic Television, Factual Series, Publishing, Advertising, Museum Exhibitions, Web Content
Research Type Visuals Stills, Visuals Footage, Licensing, Project Management, Editorial Research
Subject Areas Popular Culture, Arts And Culture, Music
Languages English

Mark Kiss
City Toronto
Subject Areas Biography, Human Rights, Crime, Music
About My Work I am highly resourceful, award-winning researcher with over 10 years experience conducting and overseeing large scale research projects. I have graduate level post-secondary training specializing in exhaustive, best-practice research initiatives that require the acquisition of difficult to locate assets using resources such as archives, online databases, and news media. Also, I have knowledge of copyright laws, licensing, and media clearances Lastly, I have previous managerial experience allocating fiscal resources so that projects are completed in a timely manner and on budget.
Elizabeth Klinck
City Collingwood

Project Type Documentary, Feature Films
Research Type Visuals Stills, Visuals Footage, Music Clearances, Licensing, Project Management, Editorial Research
Subject Areas History World, History Canadian, History European, Politics Current Affairs, Biography, Human Rights, Popular Culture, Arts Culture, Music
Languages English, French, German

About My Work Elizabeth Klinck has worked as an Archive Producer, researcher and clearance specialist on numerous award-winning international films and digital projects that have garnered Emmy, Gemini, Peabody and Academy awards. Elizabeth serves as a member of the FOCAL International Executive and on the board of WIFT Toronto. She is a founding chairperson of the Visual Researchers’ Society of Canada and is a member of FOCAL, DAE, DOC and WIFT Toronto. Filmography can be viewed here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0459583/
Maxine Krawczyk
City Kings Head

Project Type All Project Types, Documentary, Feature Films, Industrials, Dramatic Television, Factual Series, Publishing, Advertising, Museum Exhibitions, Web Content
Research Type All Types, Visuals Stills, Visuals Footage, Music Clearances, Talent Clearances, Trademark Clearances, Licensing, Project Management, Editorial Research
Subject Areas All Areas, History World, History Canadian, History American, History European, History Military, Politics And Current Affairs, Food, Biography, Geography, Human Rights, Science And Environment, Popular Culture, Arts And Culture, Nature, Music, Architecture And Interior Design, Social Studies, Health And Medicine, Business And Law, Sports, First Nations Issues, Agriculture
Languages English, French, Italian, Other

About My Work Audio visual researcher, set decorator and investigative mind. Interested in contributing to filmic aspects relating to aesthetics, historical accuracy, audio-visual research and beyond. My experience lies in research, education, film history and travel. Issues revolving social justice, the environment, race and gender are what inspire me to communicate with the public at large through cinema and challenge the status quo. Endless curiosity for local and international film, film history, theory and art philosophy. Thoroughly organized and am receptive to emerging technologies. I am eager to participate in the advancement and innovation of digital and filmic practices and its development within the arts.
Victoria Kuglin
City Toronto

Project Type All Project Types, Documentary, Dramatic Television, Factual Series, Publishing
Research Type All Types, Visuals Stills, Visuals Footage, Project Management, Editorial Research
Subject Areas History World, History Canadian, History American, History European, History Military, Politics And Current Affairs, Food, Biography, Geography, Human Rights, Popular Culture, Arts And Culture, Nature, Crime, Music, Architecture And Interior Design, Social Studies, Health And Medicine, Business And Law, Agriculture
Languages English, Other

About My Work A Bachelor's Degree in Journalism, coupled with a Master's Degree in Slavic Languages & Linguistics has enabled me to hone my research skills. My experience working in television and film, as well as freelance experience writing for the Canadian Press, has given me real-world opportunities to put my research skills into practice, and has kept my range of interest and research subject matter widespread.
Dawson Kuzak-Kolley
City Richmond
Project Type All Formats
Research Type Visuals Stills, Visuals Footage, Licensing, Editorial Research
Subject Areas History World, History Canadian, History American, History European, History Military, Politics Current Affairs, Food, Arts Culture
Languages English
About My Work I've been working with Parallax Film Productions on Editorial and Historic Research and now stills, footage, and licensing for Parallax under the mentorship of seasoned archive producer Anita Turcotte. For season five of Hitler’s Last Stand, I am credited as the “on set and Archive Researcher." A six episode documentary series airing on National Geographic. Sourcing and licensing all archive for Hitler’s Last Stand Season 5. I have established connections with leading footage companies such as Getty, British Pathé, CriticalPast, LAC, Pond5 and Periscope. I also liaised with researchers in Washington to acquire NARA films. I’ve taken the lead as Visual Researcher for season 4 of the returning series Hell Below. Subject areas are Military/World History, Arts & Culture.