Chris Orchard helped bring Joanna Makes a Friend to the next level. He added all the extra effects that helped us get the film screened at places such as Cannes [Film Festival]. He was also pleasure to share drinks with in the South of France.

• Jeremy Lutter, Filmmaker, Broken Mirror Films ~

I have had the profound pleasure of working with Chris Orchard on a number of occasions and have always been impressed not only with the quality of his craft, but also with his tenacious attitude and good humour. He is obsessed with the details and the work shows it.

• Bryan Skinner, Executive Director, Cinevic Society of Independant Filmmakers & Filmmaker, Bryan Skinner Productions ~

Chris brought a high level of technical knowledge and enthusiasm to our short film "Joanna Makes a Friend". It greatly added to the success of the film which ultimately won Audience Choice Awards at the Victoria Film Festival and the TIFF Kids Film Festival.

• Robin Chan, Producer, Like Minded Media ~

Having worked with Chris on a number of projects, what I really like about him is that his answer is never, "No, it can't be done," but rather, "Hmmm, I wonder how we can do that?". Chris continually challenges himself, and continues to overcome all challenges.

• Michael Korican, Filmmaker, Obscure Film Productions, Inc. ~

What impressed me the most is how Chris managed to combine such a high sensitivity to detail with an inflexible respect for deadline. Zero stress and total class, it was a pleasure working with him.

• Duncan McDowall, Writer/Director, Antler Films ~

Chris literally created the universe! For the film, I should say. The epic cosmic spectacles he crafted for Godhead played an integral role for us getting to festivals around the world, including the Toronto International Film Festival. His digital wizardry is a game changer.

• Connor Gaston, Writer/Director, Clown Bog Studios ~

Chris is a filmmaker and understands story and plight of the filmmaker. He had valuable suggests when it comes to helping your visual effects become a part of the story.

• Jeremy Lutter, Filmmaker, Broken Mirror Films ~

Chris is not only tremendously talented, but extremely dedicated to the cause of independent filmmaking and a great asset to our community. His skill and helpfulness brought an added level of professionalism to my project.

• Jim Knox, Filmmaker, Higher Films ~

On numerous occasion's, Visual Effects Producer Chris Orchard's sound technical and creative acumen helped push my films to a higher level. I am extremely proud and fortunate to call Chris both a friend and a collaborator - and I would highly recommend his well-rounded knowledge to anyone interested in Visual Effects.

• Arnold Lim, Director/Producer, Arnold Lim Visuals ~

What a treat to work with Chris Orchard. He's fast, creates flawless FX shots and makes me look like a better director! Can't wait to do more VFX!

• Maureen Bradley, Writer/Director, Sugar Shack Films ~

Chris is a gem in our industry: as talented and creative as he is good-natured and dedicated to his craft. We first worked with him on our web series "Mythos" and the work he provided integrated beautifully with the dark visuals of our project. I can't recommend him enough, and look forward to working with him on our next film!

• Karen Lam, Writer/Director, Opiate Pictures Inc. ~

There's absolutely no doubt that our production greatly benefited from Chris' artistic and technical competence since he's obviously highly skilled, but what I retain most from our collaboration is that he's a gentleman and a pleasure to deal with.

• Duncan McDowall, Writer/Director, Antler Films ~

Working with Chris Orchard was a pleasure, his attentive and fast results added a high production value to our film. Luchagore Productions looks forward to continually collaborate with Chris on future projects!

• Gigi Saul Guerrero, Luke Bramley & Raynor Shimabuuro, Director, Cinematographer, Producer, Luchagore Productions ~

Chris is a wizard. He practices visual effects magic. If there is a shot or effect that I think is impossible - I ask Chris.

• Jeremy Lutter, Filmmaker, Broken Mirror Films ~

The thing you seek as a filmmaker is artists who are talented, inventive, collaborative, easy to work with and people who you imagine taking from one film to the next. I was lucky enough to meet Chris at the Oaxaca Film Festival when we were both there with separate projects. Our first collaboration was CRAZY BITCHES, which Chris contributed to in so many varied and creative ways. I look forward to many more projects in the future.

• Jane Clark, Writer/Director, FilmMcQueen Productions ~

Working with Chris has been an absolute pleasure in so many ways.

The professionalism Chris brought to our project raised the production value immensely. From working hands-on with our "Star" talent on set to delivering VFX products that blew our minds on the first draft.

Amazing turn around times, great "out of the box" ideas and always crystal clear on the final vision.

Having Chris and his studio is an absolute must to anyone taking their production to new bounds.

• Mike Hanus, Director/Producer, Michael Hanus Productions ~

It didn't take long to reconfirm Chris' high standards of skill and professionalism. After that it was his class and good humor that made working with him such an easy and rewarding experience. We're looking forward to the next one!

• Duncan McDowall, Writer/Director, Antler Films ~

We would like to thank Chris at Orchard Film Studios for a great job on short notice. In a shot we very much needed for a music video; "A Wanted Man", there was a large and unattractive lens flare that we wanted removed. Chris, despite doing work on at least three other projects, found the time and had the skill to remove the flare giving us the opportunity to submit our video before the upcoming deadline. Thanks, Chris.

• Art Messenger, Filmmaker, Corner Booth Entertainment Ltd. ~

Chris created some animation segments for our children's series, Tiga Talk! We were delighted by his creativity and sense of fun combined with sensitivity to the needs our pre-school audience and an efficient use of time and resources.

• Hilary Pryor, Producer, May Street Productions ~