David Blanchard
My Mission
As Production Designer my mission is to help you create compelling visual stories and find creative solutions to elevate your project. I believe that every script has a unique story to tell, and I'm here to help you tell yours. A script supplies the text, the period the locations, or the studio sets, supply the context, and the production design supplies the subtext that informs the factual correct information with life and personality.
My Approach
I take a collaborative approach to every project, working closely with the creative production team to ensure that the script, the characters, and the creative vision are brought to life. My experience as a filmmakers and my creative and project management skills are dedicated to delivering high-quality work on time and on budget.
My Experience
With over 30 years of experience in the industry, I have worked with a variety of clients across different genres and mediums. From small independent films to major studio productions, I work with a team of skilled talented craftspeople, together we have the expertise to deliver and improve any project.
Filmography
Feature Films
2024 THE DACHSHUND WEARS PRADA – feature film, CW, Neshama Ent. Producer: Petro Duszara, Dir: John L’Ecuyer
2024 KILLER LOOK ALIKE - Feature Film, Neshama Ent. Mtl. Prod. P. Duszara
Dir: Caroline Lebreche
2023-2024 Walter’s Earth Day Adventure (WEDA) - Feature film, Iceworks pictures Inc., Phase 1, Phase 2, Phase. Prod. Sylvain Viau, Dir.. Sylvain Viau
2023 L’OURAGAN FYT, Feature film, Prod. Frederic Bonbot, Kacim Streets, Laurent Allaire. Dir. Ara Ball
2022 GINGERBREAD CHRISTMAS - Canada Feature length MOW- Gingerbread Christmas Productions ULC, Neshama Entertainment, Marvista, Discovery Food Channel,., Mtl. Prod. Rob Vroom, Dir. Pat Keily
2022 SWISS CHRISTMAS – Canada Feature length MOW - PMA Productions Inc. Prod. Kenneth Hirsch, John L’Ecuyer, Dir. John L’Ecuyer
2020 PEACE BY CHOCOLATE – Canada Wire Studios Canada Incorporated, Feature Film, Prod. Jonathan Keijser, Chadi Dali, Martin Paul-Haus, Catherine Leger. Dir. Jonathan Keijser
2016 SONGS OF GRANITE - Amerique Film/ Roads Entertainment, Feature Film, co-prod. Canada/ Ireland ,Prod. Martin Paul-Haus, Alain Maher Dir. Pat Collins
2014-2015 DARWIN Suki Films Production Feature Film, Prod. K. Berlin, S. Schneir, Dir. Alain Desrochers
2013 LAST DRUID – GARM WARS Production IG Quebec Inc., Feature Film, Prod.Shin Unozawa, Ishikawa Michiru, Asanuma Makoto Ishikawa Mitsuhisa, Fujimura Tetsu Lise Lafontaine Peter Tuovi, Nancy Welsh, , Lindsay Moffat, Dir. Mamoru Oshii
2012 NICKY DEUCE Nickelodeon, Feature Film Prod. Steven R. Schirripa, Ronald Gilbert Ric Nish, Robyn Snyder Dir. Jon Rosenbaum
2011 THE GOOD LIE RBNQC Productions Inc., Feature Film, Prod. K. Berlin, S. Schneir, W. Klymkiw, Dir. Shawn Linden
1995 NEVER TOO LATE Allegro Film Productions III Inc./The Image Organization, Feature Film, Prod. Tom Berry, Stefan Wodoslawsky, Dir. Giles Walker
1990 DEADLY SURVEILLANCE Allegro Films/Westwind Productions Inc., Feature Film,Prod. Louis Goyer, Dir. Paul Ziller
1989 SILENT HUNTER New Line Cinema/Taurus 7 Film Corporation, Feature Film, Prod. Claudio Castravelli, Dir. Fred Williamson
1989 ROY AND DALE AND ME AND DALE Raxlen Productions Inc., Feature Film, Prod./Dir. Richard Raxlen
ART DIRECTION
2021 - 2022 SUGAR – Feature- Canada / Mexico, Cineflix Connect3 prod. Mtl Prod. Pablo Saltzman Dir: Vic Sarin. Montreal Art Director
2015 DRAWING HOME M.Y.R.A. Entertainment, Period Feature Film, Prod. Margarethe Baillou, Allan Neuwirth, Dir. Markus Rupprecht
2011 WINGS OF THE DRAGON DRGN Productions Inc., Feature Film, Prod. Nicki Celozzi, Dir. Dimitri Logothetis (Montreal crew)
2010 THE HOWLING REBORN HR 2010 Inc., Feature Film, Prod. Etchy Stroh, Joel Kastelberg, Dir. Joe Nimziki (Art Director/Head Decorator)
2007 RESTLESS Amerique Film R Inc., Feature Film, Prod. Martin Paul-Hus, Colin Stanfield, Dir. Amos Kollek (Art Director/Head Decorator)
2001 LOST JUNCTION Lost Junction Productions, Feature Film
2000 ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER Watchtower (BC) Films Inc., Feature Film,
1996 THE UNCONCERNED HBO/Allegro, Feature Film,
1996 ESCAPE FROM WILDCAT CANYON Telescene, Feature Film
1996 OWD BOB Kingsborough Greenlight, Feature Film
1995 GOING TO KANSAS CITY Telescene, Feature Film
1994 THE PEACEKEEPER Filmline, Feature Film
1994 PRIMAL SCREAM Filmline, Feature Film
1993 DEAD INNOCENT Blackwatch Films, Feature Film
ART DEPARTMENT
2000 DRIVEN Warner Bros./Trackform Pictures, Feature Film, Montreal Art Director
Television series / Production Designer
2021 SANS RENDEZ-VOUS- Canada SRV Prod. Inc. ,Episodic Television 10 X ½ hr. Prod. F. Larouche & Michel Trudeau. Dir. P. Oumet.
2019 CANADIAN DETECTIVE – Canada - Real Detective Productions III Inc., CBC, 8 X crime television anthology series, Prod. Hans Rosenstein, Debbie Travis, Scott Bailey, Petro Duszara, Jen Gaeten Dir.(s) John Lecuyer, Gabriel Pelletier, Anne De Leon, Jasmin Mozaffari
2018 CANADIAN DETECTIVE – Canada - Real Detective Productions II Inc., CBC, 8 X crime television anthology series, Prod. Hans Rosenstein, Debbie Travis, Scott Bailey, Petro Duszara, Jen Gaeten Dir.(s) John Lecuyer, Robin Aubert, Anne De Lean
2018 DEADLY SECRETS – U.S. WAM Media Group Inc., Discovery Investigations, 6 x crime television anthology series, Prod. Hans Rosenstein, Debbie Travis, Scott Bailey, Petro Duszara, Jen Gaeten Dir.(s)
2017-18 BROKEN TRUST – U.S. WAM Media Group Inc., Discovery Investigations, 10 x crime television anthology series, Prod. Hans Rosenstein, Debbie Travis, Scott Bailey, Petro Duszara, Jen Gaeten
2017 CANADIAN DETECTIVE – Canada - Real Detective Productions II Inc., CBC, 8 X crime television anthology series, Nominated for CSA Production Design. Prod.Hans Rosenstein, Debbie Travis, Scott Bailey, Petro Duszara, Jen Gaeten Dir.(s) John Lecuyer, Gabriel Pelletier, Anne De Lean
2016 REAL DETECTIVE - II - Real Detective Productions II Inc., Discovery Investigations, 8 X crime television anthology series, Nominated for CSA Production Design, Prod.Hans Rosenstein, Debbie Travis, Scott Bailey, Petro Duszara, Jen Gaeten Dir.(s) Gabriel Pelletier, Michel Poulette, Martin Villeneuve, John Lecuyer..
2016 PINBALL WIZARDS PILOT 1 UP - Reflector Entertainment Ltd., Television series, Prod. Alexandre Amancio, Mathieu Lariviere Dir.(s) Alexandre Amancio, Mathieu Lariviere
2015 REAL DETECTIVE - Real Detective Productions Inc., Discovery Investigations, 8 x crime television anthology series, Prod. Hans Rosenstein, Debbie Travis, Scott Bailey, Petro Duszara, Jen Gaeten Dir.(s) David Hackle, Robin Aubert, April Mullen
2008 – 09 SOPHIE CBC/Sphere Media, Season 2, Episodic Television, 13 X 30 min. Prod. Jocelyn Deschenes, Melanie Lamothe, Dir. multiple
2007 – 08 SOPHIE ABC Family/CBC/Sphere Media, Season 1, Episodic Television, 13 X 30 min. Prod. Jocelyn Deschenes, Melanie Lamothe, Dir. multiple (Unsupervised Art Director)
2005 – 06 COTOONS CBC/Zone 3 Inc., Season 1, Episodic Television, 13 X 30 min. Prod. Patricia Lavoie, Elisabeth Gimber/Geoff Patenaude, Dir. multiple (Unsupervised Art Director)
2004 MENTAL BLOCK CBC/Zone 3 Inc., Season 2, Episodic Television, 13 X 30 min. Prod. Patricia Lavoie, Elisabeth Gimber, Geoff Patenaude, Dir. multiple
2003 MENTAL BLOCK CBC/Zone 3 Inc., Season 1, Pilot, Episodic Television, 13 X 30 min. Prod. Patricia Lavoie, Elisabeth Gimber/Geoff Patenaude
2001 UNDRESSED Taurus/Breadwinner, Episodic Television, 52 x 30 min. Prod. Roland Joffe, Claudio Castravelli
1997 BIG WOLF ON CAMPUS Fox Family/Saban Entertainment, Season 1, Pilot, Episodic Television, 26 X 30 min. Prod. Robin Spry, Robert Baylis, Dir. multiple
1997 MISGUIDED ANGELS Fox Family/Saban Entertainment, Season 1, Pilot, Episodic Television, 26 X 30 min. Prod. Robin Spry, Robert Baylis, Dir. multiple
1992 SIRENS Telescene Inc., Episodic Television, 22 x 60 min (1st Assistant Art Director)
Documentary Recreations
2023 TRAFFICKED VOICES – ( Recreation ), Documentary , Docu-drama.. Melki Films. CBC Gem Dir. Viveka Melki
2023 THE CON Phase 2 – Canada, Phase 3 (Historical Recreation), Feature length, Docu-drama –Production la guerre secrete inc.. (PMA Prod.) Prod. Kenneth Hirsch, John L’Ecuyer, Real.. John L’Ecuyer
2021 THE CON – Canada, Phase 1 (Interview) Feature Film, Docu-drama - .Secret War Documentary Productions Inc. (PMA Prod.) Prod. Kenneth Hirsch, John L’Ecuyer, Dir. John L’Ecuyer
2020 PEACE BY CHOCOLATE – Canada Wire Studios Canada Incorporated, Feature Film, Prod. Jonathan Keijser, Chadi Dali, Martin Paul-Haus, Catherine Leger. Dir. Jonathan Keijser
2019 CANADIAN DETECTIVE – Canada - Real Detective Productions III Inc., CBC, 8 X crime television anthology series, Prod. Hans Rosenstein, Debbie Travis, Scott Bailey, Petro Duszara, Jen Gaeten Dir.(s) John Lecuyer, Gabriel Pelletier, Anne De Leon, Jasmin Mozaffari
2018 CANADIAN DETECTIVE – Canada - Real Detective Productions II Inc., CBC, 8 X crime television anthology series, Prod. Hans Rosenstein, Debbie Travis, Scott Bailey, Petro Duszara, Jen Gaeten Dir.(s) John Lecuyer, Robin Aubert, Anne De Lean
2018 DEADLY SECRETS – U.S. WAM Media Group Inc., Discovery Investigations, 6 x crime television anthology series, Prod. Hans Rosenstein, Debbie Travis, Scott Bailey, Petro Duszara, Jen Gaeten Dir.(s)
2017-18 BROKEN TRUST – U.S. WAM Media Group Inc., Discovery Investigations, 10 x crime television anthology series, Prod. Hans Rosenstein, Debbie Travis, Scott Bailey, Petro Duszara, Jen Gaeten
2017 CANADIAN DETECTIVE – Canada - Real Detective Productions II Inc., CBC, 8 X crime television anthology series, Nominated for CSA Production Design. Prod.Hans Rosenstein, Debbie Travis, Scott Bailey, Petro Duszara, Jen Gaeten Dir.(s) John Lecuyer, Gabriel Pelletier, Anne De Lean
2016 SONGS OF GRANITE - Amerique Film/ Roads Entertainment, Feature Film, co-prod. Canada/ Ireland ,Prod. Martin Paul-Haus, Alain Maher Dir. Pat Collins
2016 REAL DETECTIVE - II - Real Detective Productions II Inc., Discovery Investigations, 8 X crime television anthology series, Nominated for CSA Production Design, Prod.Hans Rosenstein, Debbie Travis, Scott Bailey, Petro Duszara, Jen Gaeten Dir.(s) Gabriel Pelletier, Michel Poulette, Martin Villeneuve, John Lecuyer..
2015 REAL DETECTIVE - Real Detective Productions Inc., Discovery Investigations, 8 x crime television anthology series, Prod. Hans Rosenstein, Debbie Travis, Scott Bailey, Petro Duszara, Jen Gaeten Dir.(s) David Hackle, Robin Aubert, April Mullen
2010 BIGFOOT PHENOMENON Handle Productions/Dangerous Films, Documentary Recreations (Unsupervised Art Director)
2006 DOGFIGHT OVER GUADLACANAL National Geographic/Cineflix Productions, Documentary Recreations (Unsupervised Art Director)
Short Films
2011 FUGACE ET PERSISTANT CINELMA Productions, Short Film, Prod./Dir. Celine El Masri
2022 Si seulement ... peut-être Productions, Short Film, Prod./Dir. Anne Kmetyko
Commercials/selected
2022 UBER Premium - Asymmetric Media Ltd.
2021 SquareD
2020 FIFA Soccer EASports
Alcan
Montreal Musuem of Fine Arts
Lens Crafter
Awards and Nominations
Canadian Screen Award 3 Nomination for Best Production design Non Fiction
2015 REAL DETECTIVE - Real Detective Productions Inc., Discovery Investigations,
2016 REAL DETECTIVE - II - Real Detective Productions II Inc., Discovery Investigations,
2019 CANADIAN DETECTIVE – Canada - Real Detective Productions III Inc., CBC,
Canadian Screen Award 1 Nomination for Best Series Non Fiction
Canadian Screen Award winner for Best Series Non Fiction
2019 CANADIAN DETECTIVE – Canada - Real Detective Productions III Inc., CBC,