Empty Cup Media

Empty Cup Media Video artists making making beautiful content. Colin Burwell and Carla Sinclair are the filmmakers behind the Cup.

Now in their 12th year of business, they've have had two films in Hot Docs, won a DATCA award, won two film awards at the 2016 Durham Region Film Festival and completed their first feature length documentary called "Heal Myself". The team shoots with Canon C100, Canon 5D mark iii, and Panasonic GH5 slow motion cameras and pack lots of creative tools to help bring their stories to life!

Hosting photography workshops for the metal work, textiles and ceramics programs at Selkirk College. I'm helping them ta...
04/04/2025

Hosting photography workshops for the metal work, textiles and ceramics programs at Selkirk College. I'm helping them take better photos of their work for the year end show that's happening next weekend.

Pics from the  a couple of weeks ago.
02/26/2025

Pics from the a couple of weeks ago.

I made a dark and gritty music video for DEFIED's song 'Wait' because I loved the song so much. Filming this was fun - w...
02/11/2025

I made a dark and gritty music video for DEFIED's song 'Wait' because I loved the song so much. Filming this was fun - we filmed it entirely at night over 5 evenings and we were challenged with looking at Nelson with a different set of eyes. EDM is inspiring. Thanks DEFIED for making music that filled my cup and for making this with me!

https://emptycupmedia.cahttps://defied.ca Track: "Wait" - DEFIED

A new type of light painting! I'm using 2 lights for this shot: a softbox flash that's being triggered wirelessly and a ...
12/20/2024

A new type of light painting! I'm using 2 lights for this shot: a softbox flash that's being triggered wirelessly and a colour continuous video light set to roughly 2% intensity. After the flash went off, I slowly stood up while lifting my hands up. I took these photos in the photo studio.

Follow me at  to see other media stuff I'm up to with the City of Nelson.Did you know I built a studio here? I'll show i...
11/08/2024

Follow me at to see other media stuff I'm up to with the City of Nelson.
Did you know I built a studio here? I'll show it to you sometime.

I'm honoured to have vibed with Jen from .earthy.jewelry a few weeks ago after meeting her at .   has so many wonderful ...
09/15/2024

I'm honoured to have vibed with Jen from .earthy.jewelry a few weeks ago after meeting her at . has so many wonderful people in it and I'm lucky to photograph some of them.

I made it out to the  drive in tonight to see a cute animated film called Robot Dreams. But this is a photo from a new T...
09/14/2024

I made it out to the drive in tonight to see a cute animated film called Robot Dreams. But this is a photo from a new Transformers trailer. Yes, you can buy snacks with your credit cards there.

Teleprompter filming in   at the Doukhobor Discovery Museum for  Lots of equipment for filming 2 people talk.
08/30/2024

Teleprompter filming in at the Doukhobor Discovery Museum for
Lots of equipment for filming 2 people talk.

My first film meetup in   was cool!  hosted a chill event with about 9 local creators at  for Kootenay Screen Based Indu...
06/21/2024

My first film meetup in was cool! hosted a chill event with about 9 local creators at for Kootenay Screen Based Industry Workers (KSBI) a few days ago. We're cooking up some tasty film thoughts together. I'm excited to see what will manifest over the next year with this group.
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Capturing the energy emitting from . What a powerful human to be around.I nailed this light painting on my first attempt...
06/14/2024

Capturing the energy emitting from . What a powerful human to be around.
I nailed this light painting on my first attempt. It's like I know what I'm doing or something.

Electricity between  and  under the northern lights last Saturday. I feel it and see it and vibe with it. Photo taken on...
05/15/2024

Electricity between and under the northern lights last Saturday. I feel it and see it and vibe with it.
Photo taken on the beach at Kokanee Camp Ground.

Address

915 Carbonate Street
Nelson, BC
V1L4R3

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

+19055506968

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