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May 2005
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founded in 1957 by a group of Toronto, Montreal
and Ottawa cameramen. Since then over 800
cinematographers and persons in associated
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Contents
2 - President’s Report
- Awards and Kudos
14-
CSC Awards 2005
Talent Behind the Camera
10 - Awards Spotlight
- Steve Danyluk csc
16 - Awards Backstory
- Dramatic Short
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17 - Bill Hilson Award
- Stan Ford
18 - Fuji Award
- Susan Saranchuk
19 - Kodak New
Century Award
- Harry Makin csc
10
20 - In Memoriam
- Louis Wolfers csc
21 - News Clips
- Leo Nominees
24 - Action Production Notes
- CSC Calendar
Visit: www.csc.ca
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Cover photo: John Narvali
president’s report
Joan Hutton csc
Awards
and Kudos
Happy
Retirement,
Richard
W
elcome to the 2005 CSC
Awards edition of the CSC
News. While we published
the names of the awards winners and
nominees in the April issue, May is the
traditional time to bring you all the
photos and highlights of this annual
celebration of the Canadian Society of
Cinematographers. The winners and
photos are also posted on www.csc.ca.
In good times and not-so-good,
the CSC Awards night has been a
pleasant oasis in which to pay tribute
to the accomplishments of some of
the most talented cinematographers
in Canadian film and television. This
year we saluted once again the outstanding achievements of a select
group of camera professionals chosen
for special distinction by a jury of
their peers.
I would like to acknowledge our
corporate sponsors, without whom
this event would not be possible. We
have just come through another
tough year, yet sponsor support has
continued to be positive and generous. Guided by the positive direction
of our executive and membership,
the CSC will continue to pursue our
goals with vigour and confidence. My
thanks to those hard-working executive members for their many efforts,
and thanks also to the members of
the awards juries for their time and
expertise.
Special thanks is reserved for
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Executive Director Susan Saranchuk,
our Awards Chair, who once again
worked long hours with dedication
and taste to put together this Awards
evening. We were proud to present her
with the 2005 Fuji Award in recognition of her extraordinary contributions to the CSC. We also congratulate
Harry Makin csc as recipient of the
Kodak New Century Award for his outstanding contribution to the art of
cinematography, and Stan Ford of
Deluxe Sound and Picture as winner of
the Bill Hilson Award for outstanding
service in the development of the
motion picture industry.
I would also like to take this opportunity to extend best wishes to
Richard Leiterman csc on his recent
retirement from the teaching faculty
at Sheridan College in Oakville, Ont.
Richard, one of Canada's best known
and most talented directors of photography, joined Sheridan a few years ago
after a brilliant film and television
career that earned him the CSC's
Kodak New Century Award in 2000.
To mark the occasion of his retirement, the CSC created a special Award
of Excellence in recognition of his contributions to Canadian cinematography. It was presented by CSC Education
Chair Ernie Kestler at Sheridan College
on April 27.
Leiterman's credits include at least
45 movies of the week and over 20 features. In 1976, he won a Canadian
Film Award (later called the Genies)
for his work on the feature The Far
Shore, and in 1982 he won another
Genie for Silence of the North. In 1988,
he received the CSC Feature Award for
The Climb and was nominated for a
Genie, and in 1990 he received another Genie nomination for The First
Season.
Always a proponent of Canadian
film, Richard is a founding member of
the Academy of Canadian Cinema and
Television as well as a long-standing
member of the CSC. On or off the set,
in or outside the classroom, Richard
has always been a teacher as well as a
supremely gifted cinematographer. He
is one of those remarkable people at
the centre of film production in
Canada, which included, he once told
CSC News, a partnership with documentary filmmaker Allan King, “basically shooting documentaries and
indeed at the cutting edge of the 'cinema verité' genre of filmmaking.”
In the late 1960s, Richard turned
to dramatic films, and he shot some
memorable features like Goin' Down
the Road, A Married Couple, The Far
Shore and Between Friends. Since then,
there has been a body of work that
just kept growing and expanding his
horizons.
We wish him well in his retirement, and we hope we will see him
often at future CSC Awards and other
industry events. •
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ROY TASH AWARD FOR SPOT NEWS:
Kirk Neff (right) of Citytv/CityPulse
News, Toronto, presented by Mark
Dailey, co-anchor of CityPulse Tonight.
STAN CLINTON AWARD FOR NEWS ESSAY: Randy
Maahs (left) of CJOH/CTV Ottawa, presented by
News Director Mike Katrycz of CHtv Hamilton.
MUSIC VIDEO: Brad Rushing csc (left),
presented by John Holosko csc.
The 2005 CSC Awards
optimism for a return to sound filmmaking health
erhaps more this year than at any other
By Don Angus
in Canada, adding: “What has impressed me most
time I can remember,” said President Joan
Photos by
through the industry recession over the past three
Hutton csc, the CSC Awards “reflect the lusJohn Narvali
or four years is the positive determination of my
tre of a hardy profession that may be bruised but fellow filmmakers. There have been regrettable casualties as
not broken. The quality of the belts have been tightened, budgets squeezed and some corentries in our 11 competitive porate operations consolidated. There have been long dry
categories speaks volumes. spells for most cinematographers, who have had to be as
The talent behind the camera resourceful as they usually are creative. It has not been easy.”
However, “the 2005 Awards are a symbol of reassurance,”
is alive and well.”
In her welcoming remarks she stated, citing “the generous support of our corporate
to open the 2005 Awards Gala sponsors. We are grateful not only for their donations, but
on April 9, Joan congratulated also for the gracious spirit in which they were given. There is
the winners and nominees “for an understanding in our close-knit world that the annual
achieving a standard of excel- honours bestowed on cinematographers reflect a positive
lence that is on a par with not light on all the many and diverse people who helped create
only the best of the past but the images.”
Joan said that thanks for the success of this year's event
also with the best of the world.”
She also lauded the achieve- also went to administrative assistant Karen Longland, jury coments of Paul Sarossy csc bsc chairs Jim Mercer csc and John Hodgson, the many jurors,
for his 2005 Genie Award, John and volunteers. “As always, special appreciation goes to the
Walker csc, Kim Derko csc and CSC executive, advisers and staff: Vice-President Richard
Rene Ohashi csc asc for their Stringer csc, Treasurer Joe Sunday phd, Secretary Antonin
2004 Gemini Award wins, and Lhotsky, Membership Chair Phil Earnshaw csc, Education
Bruce Chun csc and Jean- Chair Ernie Kestler, Publicity Chair Nikos Evdemon csc,
Claude Labrecque csc as win- Director Ex-Officio George Willis csc sasc, Adviser Bob
Bocking csc, Adviser Sammy Jackson-Samuels csc, Editor Don
ners
of 2004 Prix Gémeaux.
Host Ken Shaw, National Editor
Angus, and, of course, Awards Chair Susan Saranchuk.”
The
president
expressed
her
and Anchor of CTV News at 6
P
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STUDENT: Daniel Grant (left), presented
by Jeff Flowers of Panavision Canada.
DOCUDRAMA: Marc Gadoury csc (not present), presented
by NFB Ontario executive producer Silva Basmajian,
accepted by Gaston Bernier of Kodak E.I., Montreal.
DOCUMENTARY: Michael Jorgensen (not present),
presented by Michael McMahon (right), executive
producer of Primitive Entertainment, accepted by
Denis McCready.
'The talent behind the
camera is alive and well'
Susan “has pulled another rabbit out of her hat, producing
yet another annual ceremony of nothing less than class and
distinction,” she said. “We are proud that many in the industry think the CSC Awards is the best ticket in the country. It
is small wonder that Susan has been chosen unanimously by
the CSC executive for this year's Fuji Award, presented in
recognition of outstanding service to the Society. As Executive
Director, Susan is our Wonder Woman all year round.”
Joan noted in conclusion that “there is one name missing, a friend and colleague who, for as long as I or anyone
can remember, was a vital part of the behind-the-scenes
Awards operations - Bob Brooks csc. Bob passed away on
Feb. 4, leaving a huge tear in the fabric of our Society that
will heal only in the fullness of time and by adhering to the
principles of honesty, integrity and professionalism that he
stood for.
“It is, therefore, with great pride, tinged with sadness, that
I have the honour to announce that, beginning in 2006, the
CSC Award for best documentary will be called the Robert
Brooks Award for Documentary Cinematography. As
with the Fritz Spiess Award for Commercial Cinematography,
the Roy Tash and Stan Clinton news awards and the Bill
Hilson Award, this is as it should be. It is our way of paying
homage to those who have set the high standards for our profession and our Society.”
The president then introduced the evening's host - Ken
Shaw, National Editor and Anchor of CTV News at 6,
Canada's most-watched local newscast.
The 2005 CSC Awards
Winners and Nominees
There were 11 categories in the 2005 cinematography
competition, plus three special honourees and a unique
Award of Excellence.
The Bill Hilson Award was presented to Stan Ford,
vice-president post-production at Deluxe Sound and Picture,
for outstanding service contributing to the development of
the motion picture industry in Canada. The Fuji Award was
received by CSC Executive Director Susan Saranchuk for
outstanding service to the Canadian Society of
Cinematographers. The Kodak New Century Award went
to Harry Makin csc for outstanding contribution to the art
of cinematography.
In addition, Jeff Flowers, Western Canada vice-president of
marketing for Panavision Canada, sponsor of the Student
Cinematography category, presented a special Award of
Excellence to the makers of one of the student films, It
Happened to Us, from Humber College Institute. Jurors were so
delighted with this 21 1/2-minute musical spoof that they
screened it four times over three days, and the CSC decided to
give it distinct recognition. Accepting the Award of
Excellence were the head of the Humber College Institute's
film and television program, Donna O'Brien-Sokic, and the
film's director, George Vajna. The director of photography,
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DRAMATIC SHORT: Serge Desrosiers
csc (not present), presented by Colin
Davis (right) of Technicolor Creative
Services, accepted by Gaston Bernier
of Kodak E.I., Montreal.
FRITZ SPIESS COMMERCIAL: Dylan Macleod csc (left),
presented by actor Christian Potenza.
• from page 5
Kiarash Sadigh, who was nominated for
the Student Cinematography Award,
could not attend.
Here, listed first and in bold type,
are the winners in competitive categories, followed by other nominees in
brackets:
ROY TASH AWARD
FOR SPOT NEWS:
Kirk Neff, 401 Takedown,
Citytv/CityPulse News, Toronto
(Darin Saarela, Christmas Fire,
CFCN Television, Calgary;
Alan Stephens, Haiti Food Shortage,
CTV Television)
STAN CLINTON AWARD
FOR NEWS ESSAY:
Randy Maahs, Motorcycle
Collector, CJOH/CTV Ottawa
(Randy Maahs, Fly Fishing,
CJOH/CTV Ottawa;
Yehoram Pirotsky, The Messiah,
Global Television)
MUSIC VIDEO:
Brad Rushing csc,
Alsou Always on My Mind
(Ray Dumas, Finger 11 One Thing;
Ray Dumas, Fembots Small Town
Murder Scene)
STUDENT:
Daniel Grant,
The Peculiar Case of Dr. Alexa,
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Ryerson University
(Pavel Patriki, Anamnesis, York
University; Kiarash Sadigh, It Happened
to Us, Humber College Institute)
DOCUDRAMA:
Marc Gadoury csc, The Unsexing
of Emma Edmonds
(Damir Chytil csc, Zero Hour:
Massacre at Columbine High; George A.
Willis csc sasc, Ancient Olympics:
Let the Games Begin)
DOCUMENTARY:
Michael Jorgensen, Lost Nuke
(Derek Rogers csc, Shipbreakers;
Chris Triffo csc and Steven Allen,
Escape from Iran: The Hollywood Option)
DRAMATIC SHORT:
Serge Desrosiers csc, Le Pont
(Bruno Philip csc, Summer Chill;
Derek Rogers csc, Porcelain Pussy)
FRITZ SPIESS COMMERCIAL:
Dylan Macleod csc, Advil Turn
Off the Lights
(James Gardner csc sasc, Dairy Farmers
of Canada Skaters; Pierre Gill csc,
McDonald's Alexandre Despatie)
TV DRAMA:
Steve Danyluk csc, Earthsea
(Norayr Kasper csc, Nancy Eaton Deadly Friends; André Pienaar csc sasc,
The Winning Season; Ron Stannett csc,
Evel Knievel)
TV DRAMA: Steve Danyluk csc (right),
presented by Brad Turner, director.
TV SERIES:
Glen Winter csc,
Smallville “Memoria”
(Kamal Derkaoui csc, Robson Arms
“Aftershock”; Alwyn J. Kumst csc,
Mutant X “Cirque des Merveilles”)
THEATRICAL FEATURE:
Paul Sarossy csc bsc,
Head in the Clouds
(Bernard Couture csc, Le Dernier tunnel;
Rene Ohashi csc asc, Highwaymen)
In Appreciation
The 2005 CSC Awards celebration
was made possible through generous
patronage by:
Clairmont Camera, for hors d'oeuvre
D. J. Woods Productions, for door
prizes
Deluxe Toronto, for program and
awards sponsorship
Fuji Photo Film Canada, for afterdinner liqueurs, raffle/door prizes, nominee
gifts and more
Fujinon, for door prizes
I.A.T.S.E. 667, for door prizes
The Lab in Toronto, for awards
sponsorship
Kodak Canada, for reception martinis,
photography, raffle/door prizes and jury host
Panasonic Canada, for door prizes
Panavision Canada, for student prizes,
nominee gifts, door prizes and support
Precision Camera, for dessert,
give-away gifts, nominee gifts, door
prizes and support
TV SERIES: Glen Winter csc, presented by actor
Shirley Douglas.
Rosco Canada, for support
Sim Video, for support and door prizes
Soho, for production of the show tape
Sony Canada, for raffle/door prizes
Technicolor Creative Services
Toronto, for support and production
of awards show DVD for winners
Videoscope, for production of show
and door prizes
William F. White International,
for dinner wines
The Presenters
Presenting the Roy Tash Award
for excellence in spot news cinematography was Mark Dailey, the voice of
Citytv and the co-anchor of CityPulse
Tonight. Mark was a radio anchor and
crime reporter in Detroit before coming
to CHUM radio in Toronto in 1974. He
joined CityPulse in 1979 and served as
an assignment editor and producer
before taking the reins of the Crime
Beat for more than 10 years. He's been
the anchor of CityPulse Tonight for
almost 15 years.
The Stan Clinton Award for best
cinematography in a news essay was
presented by Mike Katrycz, news
director at CH Hamilton. Mike's reporting career included more than a decade
at CFTO-TV in Toronto where he covered a broad range of beats from politics
to entertainment. Mike broadened his
horizons as a news producer, eventually
moving to Global Television in Toronto
as Senior Producer for Global News @
THEATRICAL FEATURE: Paul Sarossy csc bsc (not present),
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE: Donna O'Brien-Sokic,
presented by Arsinée Khanjian, accepted by Ivan Sarossy csc. head of the Humber College Institute's film and
television program, and director George Vajna
(right) for the student film It Happened to Us,
presented by Jeff Flowers of Panavision Canada.
5:30. In 2000 he moved to CH
Hamilton, shortly after the station was
acquired by Canwest, with the challenge of repatriating CH's traditional
local audience.
The award for Music Video
Cinematography was presented by
John Holosko csc, an award-winning
DOP of features, series, TV drama and
commercials. John cut his teeth on
music videos that rock with movement,
colour and invention.
The Bill Hilson Award was presented by Dan McLellan, Executive
Vice-President and General Manager of
Deluxe Sound and Picture.
Presenting annual awards and
cash prizes to three student cinematographers,
nominated
from
among entries submitted by undergraduates at colleges and universities
across the country, is one of the many
ways Panavision Canada assists
young filmmakers. Making the
Student Cinematography presentation was Jeff Flowers, Western
Canada Vice-President of Marketing
for Panavision Canada. Flowers also
presented the Award of Excellence
to Humber College Institute.
The Docudrama Award was presented by Silva Basmajian, Executive
Producer for the National Film Board's
Ontario Centre. She has been a producer, writer and researcher at the Ontario
Centre for more than 20 years. She has
worked on more than 50 productions,
receiving a Genie Award, a Peabody
Award, four Donald Brittain awards at
the Geminis for Best Social/Political
Documentary and an Outstanding
Achievement Award from Women in
Film and Television - Toronto.
Presenter of the Documentary
Award was Michael McMahon, a
founding
partner
in
Primitive
Entertainment, a Toronto-based production company with a 15-year history of producing critically acclaimed documentary features films. Michael is the
Co-Chair of the Toronto Executive of
the Documentary Organization of
Canada, an industry group representing
600 documentary filmmakers, and he is
also the Co-Chair of the Board of
Directors of Hot Docs, the Canadian
International Documentary Festival.
The award for Dramatic Short
was presented by Colin Davis,
Vice-President, Film Operations, at
Technicolor Creative Services.
The Kodak New Century Award
was presented by Kim Snyder, country
manager and vice-president of Kodak
Canada Entertainment Imaging.
The Fritz Spiess Award for
Commercial Cinematography was
presented by actor Christian Potenza,
whose work in commercials gets him
recognized on the street as “There's That
Guy.” Christian can also be seen as a regular on the CBC hit series The
Tournament, and he has landed a key
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years
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part in the upcoming New Line Cinema
film King's Ransom. When not in the
studio doing funny voices for cartoons,
he is busy producing his upcoming film
Travail, shooting in August.
The Fuji Award was presented by
Graeme Parcher, Sales Director of
Motion Picture Products for Fuji Photo
Film Canada.
The TV Drama Award was presented by director Brad Turner,
whose impressive television credits just
keep growing. Last year, he won the
Best Director Gemini Award for his
acclaimed work on CBC's six-hour
mini-series Human Cargo, which also
earned him two Directors Guild of
Canada Awards. All told, he has collected nine Gemini nominations for direction. Brad has been working recently in
Los Angeles on various TV series,
including 24 for Fox, and he also directed the feature Species 3 for MGM.
Shirley Douglas was presenter of
the TV Series Award. The illustrious
stage and screen career of Shirley
Douglas is matched only by the intensity of the political conscience she inherited from her distinguished father,
Tommy Douglas. Shirley is a graduate
of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
in London and lived and performed
there and in Los Angeles before moving
to Toronto in 1977 to work in theatre,
film and television. She starred in the
acclaimed series Wind at My Back and
for her role in the TV film Shadow Lake,
Shirley won the 2000 Gemini Award for
Best Featured Actress in a Drama.
Shirley has been the recipient of a
Doctor of Laws degree from Ryerson
University, she was appointed to the
Order of Canada in 2003, and was
inducted into Canada's walk of fame
last summer. Her most recent TV role is
in the CTV comedy series Robson Arms.
The Theatrical Feature Award
was presented by accomplished
Canadian actor Arsinée Khanjian.
Arsinée is best known for her dynamic
collaboration with filmmaker Atom
Egoyan, including the critically
acclaimed Ararat, for which she
received the Genie Award for Best
Actress in a Feature Film. On television,
she starred in the CBC drama series,
Side Effects and teamed with Ken
Finkleman in his series More Tears,
Foreign Objects and Foolish Heart, the latter of which she performed entirely in
Armenian and for which she earned the
Gemini Award for Best Actress in a
Series. Internationally, her screen work
includes a starring role in Catherine
Breillat's highly provocative French film
Fat Girl.
Short Ends
• Awards Chair Susan Saranchuk
reported that 316 guests attended the
2005 Awards Gala at Toronto's Westin
Prince Hotel, compared with 307 last
year. There were 154 entries in 11
competitive categories, up from 141
in 2004.
• This was the first year that Fuji Photo
Film Canada had a lobby display of
past Fuji Award recipients.
• Replacing the usual champagne
reception, Kodak Canada sponsored a
complimentary Bacardi martini bar,
which was so popular that they ran
out of alcohol 10 minutes before the
dinner started.
• There were 11 volunteers to help
make the evening run smoothly Nancy
Angevine-Sands,
Guido
Kondruss, Sydney Kondruss, Graeme
Kondruss, Tanja Korak, Melissa
Longland, Jennifer Mallette, Ryan
Sullivan, Scott Thorn, Chris van Dijk
and Winnie Wong.
• Ticket sales for the raffle prizes (a
Kodak Easyshare digital camera and
docking station, two Fujifilm FinePix
digital cameras, and a Sony 21” LCD
Wega TV) totalled $1,090.
• The CSC thanks the 2005 jurors:
Robert Bocking csc, Bert Dunk csc asc,
Carlos Esteves csc, Nikos Evdemon
csc, Richard Fox, John Goldi csc,
George Hosek csc, Joan Hutton csc,
M. Jackson-Samuels csc, Alwyn J.
Kumst csc, John Lesavage csc, Roger
Moride csc, Stephan Nitoslawski csc,
Matthew Phillips csc, Branimir Ruzic
csc, Ron Stannett csc, Andrew Watt
csc. Jury Co-chairs: Jim Mercer csc,
John Hodgson. Thanks also to Kodak
Canada Entertainment Imaging for
the generous use of their theatre by
the juries.
• Vice-president Richard Stringer csc
brought the evening to a close by
thanking host Ken Shaw for his eloquence and humour, and extended
special thanks to all the presenters. •
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awards spotlight
Steve Danyluk csc
THE TV DRAMA
CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD
Legend of Earthsea
“Feeling the emotion of the scene and improvising under pressure is what I love”
Steve Danyluk csc
T
he atmosphere was heated on the
set of Legend of Earthsea, a twopart mini-series for which director of photography Steve Danyluk csc
won the 2005 CSC Award for TV Drama
Cinematography.
But it wasn't tempers that flared at
Vancouver locations for the fantasy
drama, produced by Sea Earth
Productions and Hallmark Pictures for
the American Sci Fi Channel. Light
thrown from thousands of custom-
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made candles and five-foothigh roaring fireplaces cast a
burnished glow on the faces
of Danny Glover, Isabella
Rossellini, Shawn Ashmore,
Kristin Kreuk and other
actors in this television saga.
Danyluk and his director, Rob Lieberman, decided in prep on a “Barry
Lyndon look,” emulating
the candlelit 1970s historical film. While that choice
added the right dramatic
touch for this “fantasy
period piece,”
Danyluk told
By Heather
CSC News, it
also created the biggest
challenges during the 55
days of filming the special.
“The foam rocks were
melting,” he recalled. “We
needed air systems to keep
the carbon monoxide out,
and all the sets had to be
sprayed with fire-retardant.” In some cases the
crew shot in barns, the special-effects people keeping
close watch on candles
perched on cedar posts.
Eighty per cent of the
film was shot indoors, lit by
fires and the double-wick candles made
by the art department. “All the lights
were dancing and dimming in every
scene; we shot wide open all the time,”
Danyluk said. “In some scenes I'd ask
props to slap down a few candles in
front of actors and turn on my
Chimera flashlight and say, 'Let's roll.'”
Along with actors in bearskin capes
and heavy brocade gowns sweltering by
the fireside, the Earthsea shoot saw
equipment lugged up the mountains
surrounding Vancouver and custombuilt ships towed by barge into English
Bay - all to recreate the fantastical world
of the mountain-islands surrounded by
ocean depicted in Ursula K. Le Guin's
well-known Earthsea novels.
The $20-million (Cdn.) mini-series
was Danyluk's biggest budget as a DOP
to date. And it's the project of which
he's most proud so far in his career.
“Robert Hallmi Sr. (of Hallmark
Pictures) said at the start, 'I want this to
be fantastic!' and it was: things flying in
the air, people disappearing and reappearing.” Danyluk is also proud of the
special look that was created in the Earthsea timAngus-Lee
ing/colour
correcting
phase, orchestrated by Gary Shaw.
(Sorry, it's a trade secret).
The 44-year-old Danyluk - of Polish
descent, francophone through a
Montreal upbringing and marriage, and
now based in Toronto - loves his work
and commonly puts in 70-hour weeks
nine months of the year. “When we
plan a family vacation, we book three
tickets and I fly stand-by,” he laughed
about the reality of his unpredictable
downtime. But Danyluk knows how to
unwind and shut work out, he added,
switching to “being a full-time dad at
home” with his teenage kids and wife,
Frances Trudeau. (He met her at high
school in Montreal; she now manages a
physical therapy clinic in Toronto, after
years in the hospitality industry.)
When Danyluk had to spend almost
half a year in Vancouver to make
Earthsea, his family flew there weekends
and during the summer months.
Daughter Alexandra played a mystical
student alongside movie heartthrob
Shawn Ashmore in the mini-series.
(“She tries to get a small cameo in all my
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theatrical work.”) However, son Yann
prefers the other side of the camera,
helping in the backstage grunt work. He
starts university this fall, and Danyluk
said he's “pushing him to do anything
but what I do; a lot of people in this
field have an up-and-down life” in
regard to the amount of work available.
Danyluk has been lucky in that
respect. About half his workload is making commercials; recent clients include
Juicy Fruit gum, Bell Canada and
Volkswagen. He has won a Gold Award
in Cannes and a CSC Award for Best
Commercial Cinematography.
The rest of the time Danyluk
bounces back to longer-form projects.
To pursue the theatrical arena more, he
moved his family to Toronto five years
ago from Montreal, which is more of a
hub for commercial work.
Danyluk first ventured on to the
Toronto film scene during the summer
of '79, working as fifth electric on
Melanie, featuring The Guess Who's
Burton Cummings and Don Johnson of
Miami Vice fame. He landed the job
thanks to a neighbour at his family's
Tremblant, Que., cottage - Richard
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Ciupka csc, Oscar-nominated Atlantic
City DOP. “Richard acted as my big
brother,” said Danyluk.
Before entering the movie business,
the young Danyluk's only work experience came a year after college, as a shipper for Holt Renfrew (doubling as an
undercover agent to check on missing
fur coats) and a brief stint at a Montreal
wood factory, which he ditched to work
on Melanie.
At the green age of 19, Danyluk was
immediately hooked on the business. He
loved the filmmakers' creative work and didn't mind playing baseball with
Burton Cummings and crew against
Tom Selleck and his Three Men and a
Baby team, also then filming in Toronto.
Danyluk took the unconventional
route of moving right from fifth electric
to gaffer on his next job (a TV commercial) because of Ciupka's mentorship. “I
skipped some ranks quickly,” he said,
with his steepest learning curve being
camera operating. “I would take the
gearhead home and practise figureeights on my wall.”
He travelled alongside Ciupka to
projects in Mexico, Los Angeles, Miami
and France as a gaffer for the next few
years. “More and more I would take the
meter readings so I could make sense of
it all. I also learned the technical part of
the cameras from Richard and from
assistant cameramen.”
Increasingly, Danyluk worked with
different DOPs. “Gaffers can pick up so
many aspects from different people, if
they decide to implicate themselves. A
favorite project from
the '80s was shooting the first dozen
Heritage
Canada
shorts, including the
ones about Jacques
Plante - the first
hockey goalie to wear a mask - and the
Halifax explosion. “(CBC host) Patrick
Watson told me then, 'you'll remember
these; they'll play your whole life.'”
Danyluk was doubtful, but today watches the shorts fondly with his kids.
Then, around 1990, Danyluk
became a DOP, first in commercials.
His favorite part of the job was, and
remains, “trying different things,
playing with all the new toys.” For
example, he was DOP on the first
high-definition project ever done by
CBS - Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary
Kay starring Shirley MacLaine. Hell
turned out to be more than the film's
subject or an intense actress; HD then
lacked the full technology of today.
“The latitude was missing, and it was a
black-and-white viewfinder,” said
Danyluk. (He's since done commercial
HD, but not for features.)
He cites as inspiration the work of
DOPs Bruno Delbonnel afc (A Very
Long Engagement) and the late Conrad
Hall asc (American Beauty) for their
innovation, “their way of seeing
things.” For himself, Danyluk said that
on the job, “I go for the gusto. I always
try to do something different from
what's out there and from what I've
done in the past.
“There's a lot more to cinematography than just technique and the tools
we use; it's very organic and instinctual. Feeling the emotion of the scene
and improvising under pressure is what
I love. The most beautiful stuff comes
from the unknown; when we're
pushed, when we go away from our
usual bag of tricks.”
(Heather Angus-Lee is
a GTA-based writer.)
(Editor's Notes: On Earthsea, Danyluk
used Angenieux lenses on the new
Arricam Studio and Lite cameras, as well
as an Arri 535b, from Clairmont
Camera. He chose the Kodak VISION2
5217 [200 ASA] and
the 5218 [500 ASA]
35mm colour negative stocks, the latter
especially for the
firelight scenes. Lab
and post were by
Technicolor, under
the direction of vicepresident Louis Major.
In addition to his 2005 and 1992
CSC Awards, Danyluk has been nominated for the CSC TV Series Award three
times, in 1999 for Emily of New Moon,
and twice in 2001 for Falcone and Blue
Murder. He also earned a CSC nomination for Theatrical Feature with Skull II in
2003. There have also been two Gemini
nominations, for Emily of New Moon in
1999 and for the dramatic short Heritage
Canada “Valour Road” in 1992.) •
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to cinematography than
just technique and the
tools we use; it's very
organic and instinctual'
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awards backstory
The Making of a
Winning Dramatic Short
hen
Colin
Davis
of parents near the city of St-Armand,
Technicolor Creative Services Québec, not far from the U.S. border.
“Short films don't necessarily have a
opened the envelope and
read the name of Serge Desrosiers csc as lot of money,” Desrosiers explained.
the winner of the 2005 CSC Award for “We paid the crew minimum wage for
Dramatic Short Cinematography, his old a four-day shoot and I had to invest my
friend from Kodak Entertainment salary in the production since there
Imaging in Montreal, Gaston Bernier, were no money left to pay me.” Since
came up to accept. Desrosiers, Bernier he was committed to the project, the
explained, was at home with his wife, DOP decided to try to persuade “a couwho was expecting a baby any day, per- ple of great companies to join me in
this adventure.”
haps any minute.
He said he called Phillipe Radin at
As it turned out, baby Méo was born
on April 15, a healthy boy of nine Panavision Los Angeles “and told him
pounds. Perhaps a future CSC Award that I had never shot anamorphic in my
life, but I had this nice project in a beauwinner; certainly already photogenic.
The winning short, Le Pont (The tiful old covered bridge location, and it
Bridge) from Metafilms, was also some- would be a great place to use anamorthing of a miracle of birth, Serge phic lenses in 2:35 format. Since it is not
explained to CSC News. It was the first easy on any productions in Québec to
of a trilogy, and the Quebec director of try to shoot 2:35, it was a real opportuphotography (Camping sauvage) did the nity for me.
“Panavision jumped in the boat
shoot as a “freebee.”
It all started when Guy Édoin, a first- with me and shipped us all I needed in
time director, asked Desrosiers if he anamorphic lenses. I was thrilled when
would be interested in working on his I saw they were also sending the 3:1
project, the story of a couple with a zoom (270-840mm Primo) lens. Wow,
wheelchair-bound young girl who stop that lens is absolutely beautiful.”
Desrosiers then called Bernier at
by a shallow river, where they struggle
to commit a monstrous act. Set against Kodak and told him the Panavision
a beautiful pastoral setting, Le Pont is a story. “When I said, 'Imagine if we get
disturbing
tale
of
immoral lust and its consequences.
The
13minute 35mm colour
film premiered at the
Toronto International
Film Festival in Short
Cuts Canada last fall.
Édoin sent Desrosiers
the script, and “I accepted the offer since visually
it looked really good. He
also showed me some
photographs of the covered bridge (in the title)
and it looked really Serge Desrosiers csc (left) and 1st AC Jacques Bernier on location for Le
great.” The bridge is on Pont, winner of the 2005 CSC Award for Dramatic Short Cinematography.
the farm of the director's That's the the 3:1 zoom (270-840mm Primo) lens on the camera.
W
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all of this great cinematographic equipment, we'll need a super film stock from
Kodak,' they jumped in as well and
helped us on the footage. Since I really
wanted to have a nice look, I shot 2,000
feet of film tests of bleach and nonbleach bypass, with different filters. We
decided to go with 100-per-cent bleach
by-pass with film stock 5274 and a
Straw #2 filter only.” (See the results of
the test at www.sdcam.ca/bleach).
“Michel Trudel from Locations
Michel Trudel in Montréal helped us
with the electric department, with Alex
Amyot as gaffer, and Jeff Nichols, key
grip, came with his truck. All of the
crane shots were made from a homemade crane and a homemade remote
head from Jeff Landry, which at 33 feet,
with heavy anamorphic lenses, worked
very well, and without any focus worries since 1st AC Jacques Bernier was on
our team.”
Desrosiers said he is committed to
shooting the other two-thirds of the trilogy, “and I personally hope that with
the CSC Award I have won for this project, it will help in shooting the other
two with the same equipment and support. Without them, this film would not
have won the award.” •
Baby Méo Desrosiers
awards
Stan Ford
THE BILL HILSON AWARD
For outstanding service in the development
of the motion picture industry
T
he 2005 Bill Hilson Award was
presented to Stan Ford, vicepresident post-production at
Deluxe Sound and Picture, by Dan
McLellan, executive vice-president
and general manager of Deluxe Sound
and Picture.
“As you know,” said McLellan,
“this award is presented for outstanding service contributing to the development of the motion picture industry in Canada. It's not easy to summarize Stan Ford's contributions when
you realize how long Stan has been of
service. Stan joined our industry on
Sept. 30, 1968, working with early
pioneers and a number of colleagues
who tutored him - including Bob, Vi
and Dave Crone, Clark Deproto, Bill
Hambley, John Latremoy, Fin Quinn
and others.
“The rest is history, and just the
beginning of a life-long commitment
to the motion picture industry,”
McLellan said. At Deluxe, Stan “has
played an instrumental role in rein-
venting a business that he helped
launch in 1988. Through it all, he is
truly one of our most respected and
highly regarded citizens. Our longtime customer, Norman Jewison, will
only deal with Stan, and it is not surprising to hear that our Film Centre
graduates feel the same way.
“Stan Ford is all about commitment. At every turn he has made
himself available to help, counsel or
nurture.”
In accepting, Stan said he was
“truly honoured to receive this prestigious award and to be listed among the
previous recipients, some of whom
include Bob Crone, Fin Quinn, Wilson
Markle, Bill White and the late Bob
Brooks, as well as many others whom I
look up to as mentors and leaders in
the film industry.
“Any personal success I've had
reflects the commitment and hard
work of countless Deluxe people, past
and present. I hold this award in trust
for them.” •
BILL HILSON AWARD: Stan Ford (right) accepts the Bill
Hilson Award from Dan McLellan, executive vice-president and general manager of Deluxe Sound and Picture.
CSC News / May 2005 •
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awards
Susan Saranchuk
THE FUJI AWARD
In recognition of extraordinary
contributions to the CSC
other things like courses,
workshops, golf tournaments and, oh yes, awards
galas. It's hard to imagine a
CSC without Susan.”
Parcher said Susan “credits DOP Phil Earnshaw, now
CSC Membership Chair, for
initiating her remarkable
relationship with the CSC.
Phil - a good friend through
his university connection
with her husband, CTV producer Guido Kondruss asked if she was interested
in the job as CSC administrator, which was primarily
a bookkeeper at that time,
and Susan said yes.
“At first, Susan has
admitted, she did the books
and answered the phone,
fielding questions with a
well-practised
response:
'Well, I'm not sure about
that, but I'll find out and
call you back.' A quick
phone call to President
Joan Hutton, Bob Brooks
or someone else on the
executive board gave her
FUJI AWARD: Susan Saranchuk accepts the Fuji Award from
the
information she needGraeme Parcher of Fuji Photo Film Canada.
ed. As her knowledge grew,
en years ago, Susan Saranchuk so did her responsibilities. She has
brought her extraordinary been Awards Chair for several years
administrative and organization- now, learning the ropes from Joe
al skills to the Canadian Society of Sunday, and the Society named her
Cinematographers, and the CSC has the first-ever Executive Director early
never been the same,” said Graeme this year.”
Parcher said: “In her previous life,
Parcher, director of sales for motion picture products at Fuji Photo Film Susan brought her innate intelligence,
Canada, in presenting the 2005 Fuji enthusiasm and curiosity to a variety of
Award to CSC Executive Director Susan work challenges, including an exciting
stint with a flamboyant, private art
Saranchuk.
“She quickly became the efficient dealer. In that capacity, she studied and
engine that runs not only the daily excelled in art history and, in an interbusiness of the Society but also a few esting twist, helped the company orga-
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nize celebrity parties for the fledgling
Toronto Festival of Festivals, now the
world-famous Toronto International
Film Festival.
“That experience gave her an appreciation for and a love of all things cinematic. She recalls that the first parties
were held at her boss's mansion in the
exclusive Forest Hill area of Toronto,
and party-goers included famous stars
like Robert De Niro. Later, the company
rented space at Harbourfront, and one
party for Robert Duvall included the
jungle sights and sounds of Apocalypse
Now.
“She had been bitten by show biz,
but she is quick to point out that she
now considers cinematographers to be
among the true stars of film and television. She has great admiration and
respect for the craft of cinematography
and for the members of the CSC who
have mastered the art and science of
creating moving images.
“A person of impeccable style and
ingenuity, Susan leaves her mark on all
that she touches. And what makes
Susan even more exceptional is her
passion and devotion for all things
CSC. Susan is always willing to put in
that extra effort and take those few
extra steps to improve the CSC for its
membership.”
In accepting the award, Susan
thanked Fuji and the CSC. “It is humbling for me to be recognized in this
way by an organization that I respect so
much. The CSC is a very special and
remarkable Society. It has been very
good to me in so many different ways.
The CSC has allowed me to grow in my
profession. It has allowed me to be creative in my work, and it's allowed me to
meet some of the most fascinating people in this business, or in any business.
Cinematographers really are the nicest
people in the world.” •
awards
Harry Makin csc
THE KODAK NEW CENTURY AWARD
For outstanding contribution to
the art of cinematography
“
K
im Snyder, country manager
and vice-president of Kodak
Canada Entertainment Imaging,
presented the 2005 Kodak New
Century Award to Harry Makin csc, a
cinematographer who “truly represents
the essence of what (this) award is all
about - a relentless commitment to creativity and to advancing the art and science of filmmaking.”
Ms. Snyder thanked the CSC for
hosting an evening where the industry can recognize excellence in
motion picture imaging. The Kodak
New Century Award “is our way of
saying thank you to an artist who has
earned the admiration of his peers in
the CSC.”
She said Harry Makin first became
involved in cinematography on Aug.
12, 1961, when he joined the CBC in
Winnipeg. He spent four years perfecting his craft, then in 1965 he was
“put on loan” to the Canadian external affairs department, who transferred him to Ghana Broadcasting in
Africa to set up their film department.
Returning to Canada in 1966,
Harry worked for two years with the
CBC in Toronto before deciding to go
freelance. His first feature film was
The Crowd Inside, directed by Al
Waxman. He has shot nine more features, including If You Could See What
I Hear, A Quiet Day in Belfast and The
Neptune Factor.
Harry's body of work in television
includes three MOWs - She Cried
Murder, Golden Rod and Lives of Girls
and Women. His documentaries
include Tutankhamen, Cleopatra,
Lusitania and Napoleon's Lost Fleet,
shot for the Discovery Channel, as
well as National Geographic programs The Lone Eagle and Fallen Angel,
chronicling the lives of Charles
Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart.
He has over 100 documentaries to his credit, including
A&E's eight-part Dinosaurs
and three-part Peter Ustinov's
Leningrad, plus the Discovery
Channel's three-part series
Oceans. Harry's six TV series
include Swiss Family Robinson,
Police Surgeon, Adventures in
Rainbow Country, and the eightpart mini-series The National
Dream, which earned him one
of his three CSC Awards.
Harry has also received
international recognition in
the form of awards from the
New York Film Festival, the
New York International TV
and Film Festival, World Fest
and numerous others. He has
shot literally hundreds of
TV commercials for products
ranging from car manufacturers to fast food chains and beer
and soft drink companies, and
has been awarded two Bessie
Awards in the process.
“On behalf of my colleagues
at Kodak,” concluded Ms. Snyder,
“it is my honour to present Harry
Makin with the 2005 Kodak New
Century Award.” •
KODAK NEW CENTURY AWARD: Harry Makin csc accepts
the Kodak New Century Award from Kim Snyder of
Kodak Canada Entertainment Imaging.
CSC News / May 2005 •
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in memoriam
Louis Wolfers csc
Canadian TV Pioneer
C
SC Full Life Member Louis
Wolfers csc, a pioneer of private and public television in
Canada who later worked with the
greats of British television, died suddenly of heart attack April 11 at
Milton Keynes, England. He was 76.
Born in London, a graduate of
London University, Wolfers came to
Canada in 1953 to work as a telecine
operator and studio cameraman at
CHSJ-TV in Saint John, N.B., and as
freelance cameraman and coordinating producer when CBC Television
opened in Halifax the next year.
“Louis was the rarest of cameramen, a
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totally civilized human being,” said
reporter and documentary maker
Kingsley Brown. “He had no rough
edges. The distinguishing mark of his
character was his concern for others; that
came first always, even before his craft.
“On or off the job, his thoughtfulness and generosity was so palpable,
so professional in the way he contributed to all those around him, I was
always saying to myself, 'Why didn't I
think of that?' It was magic how he
made things happen.”
Looking for more creative avenues,
he found them as a freelancer with
British broadcasters and U.S. National
Education Television, working on
major TV and cinema documentaries
around the world with David
Attenborough, Tony Snowden, Jack
Gold and Eric Davidson.
He retired to Grand Manan Island,
N.B., and returned to England a few
years ago. He was cremated. There was
no service. Friends who had worked
with him in The City, wilds of
Indonesia and the peaks of Bhutan
gathered to hear his beloved Handel
and had refreshments at a pub. Louis
hated fuss. He is survived by his wife,
Ingrid, who accompanied him as a
sound operator, and a sister, Philippa. •
news clips
The seventh annual Leo Awards
take place on May 27 and 28 at the
Westin Bayshore Resort and Marina
in Vancouver. The Leo Awards are
where the best and brightest film and
television talent and programs in
British Columbia are honoured for
their work.
Nine CSC members have been
nominated in four separate cinematography categories. For Feature
Length Drama, nominees include
Randal Platt csc for Desolation Sound;
Laszlo George csc, Lies Like Truth; and
Danny Nowak csc, The Love Crimes of
Gillian Guess.
Best Dramatic Series: Kamal
Derkaoui csc, Robson Arms “Aftershock”;
Glen Winter csc, Smallville “Memoria”;
Henry Chan csc, The Collector “The
Mother”; and Henry Chan csc, The
Collector “The Historian.”
Best Short Drama: Gregory
Middleton csc, White Out.
Documentary Program or Series:
Kirk Tougas, Arktika.
Photo: Don Angus
2005 LEO AWARDS
Nine CSCers
Among Nominees
On March 29, Technicolor Creative Services in Toronto held another open house at its post-production
facilities for CSC members and other industry guests. Here, sales manager Bob Waite speaks to guests
at the reception.
The National Film Board of
Canada is fulfilling its goal to
increase public access to the NFB collection, with three innovative Web
spaces: CineRoute, Documentary
Lens, and Images of a Forgotten War.
These micro-sites accessible through
the NFB Web site (www.nfb.ca) offer
an extensive collection of films,
archival footage and educational
resources.
• see page 23
Photo: Don Angus
FILMS ON
DEMAND
New Web
Initiatives at
the NFB
On March 22, Toronto's Cine-Byte Imaging Inc. invited CSC members for a tour of the digital intermediate process, including a look at all the hardware and software steps in the acquisition, digital cleanup
and outputting of the project back on to 35mm film, demonstrating how the dynamic range of the film
negative is maintained throughout the process. The focus of the visit was on the interactive portion of
the DI process as it occurs in the colour grading suite. Here, Cine-Byte staff crowd a "clean" telecine
room for a team portrait: (from left, top) Drake Conrad, Chris Ross, president Alan Bak, Rick Hannigan;
(from left, bottom) Mark Tureski, Jason Giberson, Paul Mantler.
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FOR SALE: Nikon Super Zoom system for
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Providing Aerial support to the film industry since 1987
The NFB's online film library,
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films (100 in English and 100 in
French) to the more than 250 titles
available since April, 2004. All films
are streamed in MPEG-4 format.
Subscribers can view for free everything from this year's Oscar-winning
animated short, Ryan, to classics of
Canadian cinema such as Norman
McLaren's Neighbours and Claude
Jutra's Mon oncle Antoine. This online
film library is a pilot project at this
time and is available to NFB Film
Club members: www.nfb.ca/nfbfilmclub.
Documentary Lens is an educational site that features an online
bilingual library of films and audiovisual learning projects. The site
includes 50 English and 50 French
excerpts and is designed to help students hone their critical thinking
skills while learning the basics of
documentary
cinema.
Detailed
teacher's guides and interactive tools
encourage students to explore the art
of storytelling and documentary
making. Interested teachers and students can visit the site at
www.nfb.ca/doclens. This site was
designed by 7th Floor Media, a nonprofit multimedia research and development centre at the Faculty of
Education at Simon Fraser University
in Vancouver.
The new site on World War I, Images
of a Forgotten War (www.nfb.ca/ww1),
is an indispensable tool for anyone
seeking a better understanding of history and Canada's role in the Great
War. Rare footage filmed by the
Canadian Expeditionary Force is the
foundation of the site. In addition,
texts written by top World War I
experts will help visitors understand
the films and provide context for this
exceptional footage from the early
20th century. The rich collection of
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ACTION PRODUCTION NOTES & CSC CALENDAR
British Columbia, Prairies
THE 4400 (series); DOP: Tony Westman csc; to July 26, North
Vancouver (HDTV).
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (series); DOP: Stephen McNutt csc; 2ndunit DOP: Henry Lebo csc; to Dec. 8, Vancouver (HDTV).
DEAD ZONE (series); DOP: Michael Balfry csc; to Sept. 6,
Vancouver (HDTV).
FIDO (feature); DOP: Jan Kiesser csc asc; Op: Randal Platt csc;
June 6-July 29, Vancouver.
FINAL DESTINATION 3 (feature); Rob McLachlan csc asc; to June 24,
North Vancouver.
GRAY MATTERS (feature); DOP: John Bartley csc asc; May 24-June
18, Vancouver.
MASTERS OF HORRORS (series); DOP: Attila Szalay csc (with Jon
Joffin); B-Op: Brad Creasser; to Nov. 7, Burnaby.
THE NEGOTIATOR (feature); DOP: Danny Nowak csc; to May 14,
North Vancouver.
NO MORE VICTIMS (MOW); DOP: John Berrie csc; OP/SC: Carey
Toner; to June 1, Calgary.
ROMEO 3 (series); DOP: Michael Wale csc; to June 22, Vancouver.
STARGATE ATLANTIS (series); B-1st: Grizz Salzl; to Oct. 17, Burnaby
(HDTV).
STARGATE SG-1 (series); DOP: Peter Woeste csc (with Jim
Menard); to Oct. 17, Burnaby (HDTV).
35 YEARS IN THE LIFE (series); DOP/Op: Richard Games; to June 28,
Victoria and across Canada.
TOMMY DOUGLAS PROJECT (CBC mini-series); DOP: Pierre Letarte
csc; Op: Ken Krawczyk csc; May 10, Regina.
WHISPER (feature); DOP: Dean Cundey csc asc; to June 9, Vancouver.
Ontario, Quebec, Atlantic
AU NOM DE LA LOI (serie); DOP: Bernard Couture csc; au mi-aout,
Montreal.
BEACH GIRLS (MOW); DOP: David Greene csc; May 16-July 21,
Halifax.
A BUG AND A BAG OF WEED (feature); DOP/Op: David Bercovici; to
June 3, Halifax.
CANADA RUSSIA '72 (mini-series); DOP: James Jeffrey csc; to May
9, Fredericton, N.B.
CENTRALIA (feature); B-1st: Chirayouth Jim Saysana; 2nd-unit DOP:
Peter Benison csc; 2nd-unit B-Op: Rod Crombie; to July 18, Toronto.
COMME EN APPART' (tele-roman); DOP: Daniel Villeneuve csc
(pilote); au 31 janvier, Montreal.
DEGRASSI: THE NEXT GENERATION (series); DOP: Gavin Smith csc;
May 6-Nov. 22, Toronto.
DROWNING (long metrage-film); DOP: Pierre Jodoin csc; au 6 mai,
Montreal.
FELICITY (MOW); Op: Christopher Tammaro csc; May 16-June 17,
Toronto.
FOUR MINUTES (MOW); Op: Keith Murphy; May 6-June 3;
Toronto.
INSTANT STAR 2 (series); DOP: John Berrie csc; June 27-Dec. 2,
Toronto.
LES INVINCIBLES (serie); DP: Ronald Plante csc; au 20 aout,
Montreal.
MAURICE RICHARD (long metrage-film); DOP: Pierre Gill csc; 30 mai
au 22 juillet, Montreal.
MISSING (series); DOP: David Herrington csc; Op: Michael
Fylyshtan; 1st: Philippe Champion; to Aug. 15, Toronto.
MURDER IN THE HAMPTONS (MOW); DOP: Michael Storey csc; May
8-June 3, Toronto.
PLAYING HOUSE (MOW); DOP: Thom Best csc; June 1-30, Toronto.
PURE LAINE (serie); DOP: Marc Gadoury csc; au 17 mai, LaSalle,
Que. (video).
SAW 2 (feature); Op: Brian Gedge; May 2-June 6, Toronto.
THE SECRET (feature); DOP: Paul Sarossy csc bsc; to July 8,
Montreal.
SECRET SANTA (MOW); DOP: Alwyn Kumst csc; Op: Colin Hoult
csc; 1st: Gottfried Pflugbeil; to May 8, Toronto.
72 HOURS - TRUE CRIME (series); DOP/Op: Richard Stringer csc;
1st: Lori Longstaff; to May, Toronto and various.
SIXTEEN BLOCKS (feature); DOP: Glen MacPherson csc; B-1st:
Joseph Micomonaco; to July 1, Toronto.
SNOW CAKE (feature); Op: Perry Hoffman; to May 19, Toronto.
TAKE THE LEAD (feature); Op: Mark Willis; 2nd: Marcel Janisse; to
June 28, Toronto.
THIS IS DANIEL COOK II (series); DOP: George Lajtai csc; Op: Ted
Overton; to June 24, Toronto (DVCam).
TWITCHES (MOW); DOP: Manfred Guthe csc; May 24-June 29,
Toronto.
THE UNTITLED CERRONE PROJECT (feature); DOP: Richard Crudo csc
asc; May 16-June 13, Toronto.
Schedule of Meetings and Events of Interest to CSC Members
May 28-29 - CSC Intermediate Lighting Workshop. Contact admin@csc.ca, phone 416-266-0591 or go to www.csc.ca/education
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“It's not the light you add to a scene,
it's the light you take away. But great
lighting is not enough on its own.
You have to be a storyteller.
When I read a script, I imagine right
away how the images should look.
Everything that your eye can see,
the film can see. You get to know a
film stock so that it becomes your
friend, and that allows you to put all
your creativity into evoking the right
mood. You can look at film with a magnifying glass and see the depth in each
frame. We're in an exciting time now,
with the melding of different technologies. Digital intermediate opens up a
whole new world for cinematographers. Film will always have an important role, because to me film is the
only true original.”
Attila Szalay, CSC, HSC was born in
Budapest, Hungary. His family moved
to Calgary when he was a boy.
Szalay studied film at Sheridan College
in Oakville, Ontario and assisted on
NFB documentaries, corporate films
and music videos. He operated on
dozens of projects before becoming a
director of photography in the mid1990s. His credits include The Outer
Limits, The X-Files, Critical Assembly,
Smallville, Peacemakers,
Touching Evil, and The Mountain.
To read the full transcript of
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