about

Birds in the House is a new media and video production company based in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Creativity is our passion. We're thinking out-of-the-box, engaging rather than slick. We focus on storytelling that brings people together, forms a stronger community, and inspires.

Let me introduce Geoff Peters - he's an award-nominated filmmaker and the primary editor behind the films at Birds in the House. He's produced videos for a company the size of Microsoft, but is equally at home making two minute clips showcasing great Vancouver restaurants.

Recent News

In 2012, Geoff's film "A Different Beat" was shown at Cannes Short Film Corner in France, which he wrote and directed. This year, Geoff and his collaborators also released a 13 minute comedy short called Shawarma, filmed on location in Vancouver.

Geoff is currently the videography sponsor for the Food Talks Volume 1 series of events hosted by Vancouver Foodster, featuring discussions from experts on food security / sustainability, ethnic foods, creative cooking, and local farming in Vancouver Canada.

In 2011, Geoff was a top ten finalist in the Nokia Direct and Project competition held at the Vancouver Art Gallery, with his short film "Alphabetical Order in my Neighborhood".

Birds in the House Productions has a keen interest in documenting the thoughts and realities of the marginalized and less vocal, as well as highlighting environmental, culinary, and cultural features of communities. Well versed in new media, Geoff Peters is a major local contributor to Youtube, maintaining several channels with a total of over 780,000 views. Geoff has diverse interests in software development, music production, jazz piano, food photography, comedy, fiction, and satire.

Our recent work can be found on the features page.

  

current projects

Project Type	Short Film
Title	Robo Robert
Synopsis	Meet Robo Robert. He's an eccentric fellow who loves a good chip and defrag. Surprisingly well connected, RR plays chess, goes for walks, and even takes care of the mouse. Robo's life is simple, but something is missing. Something electric. One day, RR goes to a park for a chat with Lindy. Their exchange will change his outlook forever.
Filming Date	Spring 2013
Location	Vancouver BC Canada
Film Length	< 10 mins
Director / Writer	Geoff Peters

  

equipment

Birds in The House Productions has access to equipment and tools to enable creative freedom in video, music, and photography. Our comfortable studio space can accommodate music recording of small ensembles, live performances, music video shoots, and is complete with a fully stocked kitchen available for food photography and cooking video production.

Equipment includes:

Canon High Definition SLR video camera with prime and zoom lenses, fluid head tripod, wireless lapel microphone and shotgun mic / boom, portable audio recorder, 8 channel audio interface, basic lighting equipment and reflector/diffuser, wireless external flash and studio umbrella, microphones for recording acoustic instruments and voice, Petrof Acoustic Piano, Yamaha digital piano, Roland Analog modeling synthesizer. High Speed wireless internet access, living room / lounge area.

(above) Filming "Shawarma" on set in 2011.

 

Our studio is located in Yaletown, near Level Furnished Suites.