There’s always a beginning, and there’s always an end. We want to tell your story. Established in 2003, Kontakt continues to deliver highly crafted and engaging content for our clients in Toronto and all over the world. We strive to combine the most beautiful visuals with compelling storytelling on all our productions. From the concept and script, to production, through post, we want to maximize your project’s potential and show your best side. Take a look at our Demo Reel below:
We are CREATIVE. We are PRODUCTION. We are POST. We are storytellers, content creators and image specialists that have produced media across a variety of industries. Kontakt has focused on commercial, music and corporate projects in the Film and Motion, Photography and Livestream production landscapes. Take a look at our different Portfolios below to see our work and visit our Blog to learn more about our company:
Team
Our team is based out of Toronto and we have worked on many Canadian and international productions over the years. Our projects vary in size from smaller shoots with a handful of crew or clients on set to broadcast commercials with full sized crews on location and in studio. We also help other production companies from across Canada and abroad service and facilitate their productions.
Adam Bialo
Adam bought his first video camera at the age of 17 and he has been shooting and editing ever since. He founded Kontakt after finishing film school at Sheridan with honours and those filmmaking roots have continued to help him stylize the client’s vision cinematically through captivating imagery and engaging storytelling. He’s grown into a seasoned Director and Producer with extensive knowledge of production and post and his personal touch and expertise is seen in all of our productions.
COLLABORATORS
Over the years we have worked with our core crew of specialists as well as other freelance collaborators. Every project is unique and has different requirements for key people and equipment and we will ensure we have the right team and equipment to execute your production.
Nelson Tam
Food & Lifestyle Projects
Co-Producer
Kevin Mackenzie
POST SOUND SUPERVIsOR
& Music Projects Co-Producer
AUSTIN PINCHES
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
TREVOR HARRIS
AERIAL SPECIALIST &
CAMERA OPERATOR
Will Johnson
Gimbal Specialist &
Camera Operator
Keith Taylor
Services
Pre-Production
Client Consultation
Content Strategy
Concept Development
Storyboarding
Scriptwriting
Talent Casting & Booking
Location Scouting
Permits, Licensing, Insurance
Production Scheduling
COVID-19 Set Safety & Compliance
Production
4K – 6K – 8K Cinematography
Photography
Livestreams
Aerial Cinematography
Time Lapse Cinematography
Concert Productions
Green Screen
Freelance Production Crew
Equipment Rentals
Studio Rentals
Post Production
Video & Photo Editing
Graphic Design & Branding
Motion Graphics
2D & 3D Animation
Visual Effects
Color Correction
Sound Design & Audio Mixing
Original Music Composition
Voice Over Recording
Closed Captioning
Post Publishing
Broadcast Consultancy
Broadcast Delivery & Versioning
Social Channel Integration
Channel Management
Analytics
Thumbnail Design & Video Optimization
Metadata & Annotations
Multi Platform Integration
Vertical Story Versioning
Podcast Versioning
Pre-Production
Client Consultation
Content Strategy
Concept Development
Storyboarding
Scriptwriting
Talent Casting & Booking
Location Scouting
Permits, Licensing, Insurance
Production Scheduling
COVID-19 Set Safety & Compliance
Production
4K – 6K – 8K Cinematography
Photography
Livestreams
Aerial Cinematography
Time Lapse Cinematography
Concert Productions
Green Screen
Freelance Production Crew
Equipment Rentals
Studio Rentals
Post Production
Video & Photo Editing
Graphic Design & Branding
Motion Graphics
2D & 3D Animation
Visual Effects
Color Correction
Sound Design & Audio Mixing
Original Music Composition
Voice Over Recording
Closed Captioning
Post Publishing
Broadcast Consultancy
Broadcast Delivery & Versioning
Social Channel Integration
Channel Management
Analytics
Thumbnail Design & Video Optimization
Metadata & Annotations
Multi Platform Integration
Vertical Story Versioning
Podcast Versioning
Pre-Production
Client Consultation
Content Strategy
Concept Development
Storyboarding
Scriptwriting
Talent Casting & Booking
Location Scouting
Permits, Licensing, Insurance
Production Scheduling
COVID-19 Set Safety & Compliance
Production
4K – 6K – 8K Cinematography
Photography
Livestreams
Aerial Cinematography
Time Lapse Cinematography
Concert Productions
Green Screen
Freelance Production Crew
Equipment Rentals
Studio Rentals
Post Production
Video & Photo Editing
Graphic Design & Branding
Motion Graphics
2D & 3D Animation
Visual Effects
Color Correction
Sound Design & Audio Mixing
Original Music Composition
Voice Over Recording
Closed Captioning
Post Publishing
Broadcast Consultancy
Broadcast Delivery & Versioning
Social Channel Integration
Channel Management
Analytics
Thumbnail Design & Video Optimization
Metadata & Annotations
Multi Platform Integration
Vertical Story Versioning
Podcast Versioning
Clients
Testimonials
Thanks to the Kontakt team for a great video and timely delivery. We just love it! We already received responses from applicants including this one: "I JUST WATCHED THE NEW ACCEPTANCE VIDEO SERIOUSLY SO COOL!!!! I love that my name is in the whole thing! And I choked up at the end when they showed the diploma with my name on it!!! 10/10"
We hired Kontakt to tell our story and we were so impressed with their ability to understand our brand's vision and transpose it into film... something much harder to say than to do. If you're an e-commerce brand looking to generate long-lasting, meaningful content that will convert into sales, you have come to the right place.
Kontakt Films spent great time and effort to understand our business, customers, staff and products. They became ‘one of us’ in order to produce an outstanding collection of videos that showcase our story. They made us feel comfortable, relaxed and helped us develop tools that met many needs from marketing to training.
We have worked with Kontakt Films on several promotional videos for our products including a few that were used for crowdfunding campaigns. Their attention to detail and creativity combined with superb directing has been a huge contributor to our success.
We had a last minute video requirement from a client and Kontakt Films was not only able to meet all our requirements but went above and beyond to produce a visually impactful piece. Exceeding our expectations, the video was exactly what we were looking for.
Adam Bialo, from Kontakt Films, is very professional, detail oriented, listens to the client and has great suggestions. It was a pleasure to work with him on our JustBirch brand video and we will definitely go back to him with any future film or photo production work. Highly recommended!
Behind The Scenes
Take a behind the scenes look at some of Kontakt’s recent productions for our clients in our BTS Gallery:
Mini Pop Kids
On set for the Mini Pop Kids TV Commercial, using Astera Pixel Tubes for lighting and Ronis-S for the gimbal
Sony Music
The Kontakt Crew on set with Spike Lee, filming the press junket for his film “Bad 25” Toronto International Film Festival premiere
Blacksaw
Always great to be back in studio shooting the new season of premium alpaca blankets with owners Kyle and Steph Taylor
Henry's Camera
Going live to YouTube from the red carpet at the Buffer Festival with our host extraordinaire Gajan Balan at TIFF Lightbox
Hellman's
From production in studio, to agency mockups, to final display in store, it’s always great to see our work in the real world
Kia
Kontakt cinematographers Will Johnson and David Spowart filming the new Kia models at the Canadian International Auto Show
Bentley UK
Adam Bialo at Billy Bishop Airport after filming EVA1 video and Canon 5DM4 photos of the Toronto skyline for FX plates
SickKids
The Kontakt Crew on set for the SickKids Groundbreaking Facebook Livestream at their new downtown location
DVBBS
Director Adam Bialo and Cinematographer Vinit Borrison filming with the Movi and Red camera for the “Raveheart” music video
King Cole Ducks
On set filming the Duck Charcuterie recipe video using the Panasonic EVA1 4K cinema camera mounted overhead
Kia
Cinematographer Will Johnson frames up a shot for the Kia Thanksgiving Campaign using the Sony FS5 camera and Ronin Pro gimbal
Tiesto
Filming the Club Life Concert at the Home Depot Center in LA with Co-Producer Kevin Mackenzie and Cinematographer Martin Hawkes
Pabst Blue Ribbon
Adam Bialo filming the Street Jam Contest in downtown Toronto with the Canon C100MK2 camera and Movi gimba
Canopy Growth
It was a great experience working with the LBS, Leeftail and Baitshop team documenting the the Kwest Kodec Art Show
Dog Tales Rescue
Cinematographer Martin Hawkes using the Red camera on Steadicam and Pilot Chris Bacik flying Drone for the DTR TV spot
Echo Bay Media
Adam Bialo filming from the helicopter for our friends at Echo Bay and their client Goldcorp in Timmins Ontario
Quicksilver
Trevor Jennings boosts in the Mammoth Mountain half pipe while filming our web series for Quiksilver and West 49 in California
Motörhead
Director/Producer Adam Bialo at the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco, moments before the doors open for the concert and shoot
Time Lapse
Using the Canon 60D camera and Kessler Motion Control Slider to capture 3-axis moving time lapse shots of our favourite city
Interscope Records
The Kontakt Crew after our multi camera concert shoot for Interscope at the West Edmonton Mall