Productions Notes / Calendar

We hang on to the notion that while we are on a roll, that is all that really matters and to give thought to anything else is not acceptable because it is seen as a negative. I remember a radio program from my teenage days, and the introductory catch line of the show was, “Ignorance is bliss and ‘tis folly to be wise.” Little did I know just how much impact those words would have on my life! I would like to pursue this reasoning in a future article where sufficient space may be allotted to addressing the various vagaries of the freelancer, not from a negative standpoint but more from a vantage point where we can take an objective view of the changing landscape within the industry and where not everything comes up smelling like roses. If there are any readers out there who might have some input regarding the welfare, as well as the wellbeing, of those in the freelance world of filmmaking, I would be pleased if you would offer your thoughts for all to share. And don’t forget: carpe diem!

3O VIES (series); DP Marc Gadoury csc; to April 4, Montreal ARROW IV (series); DP Gordon Verheul csc; to April 27, Vancouver A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS (series); DP Bernard Couture csc; to August 10, Vancouver BACKSTABBING FOR BEGINNERS (feature); DP Brendan Steacy csc; 1st Assistant Brent J. Craig; to April 13, Toronto BATES MOTEL IV (series); DP John Bartley csc, asc; to April 4, Vancouver BETWEEN II (series); DP Boris Mojsovski csc; to March 11, Toronto BEYOND (series); DP Stephen McNutt csc, asc; B Camera Operator/2nd Unit DP Brian Whittred csc; to July 7, Vancouver CARDINAL (series); Steve Cosens csc; to April 21, Sudbury DARK MATTER II (series); B Camera 1st Assistant Marcel Janisse; to May 9, Toronto DEADLY DEPOTTED (TV movie); DP Peter Benison csc; Camera Operator Andreas Evdemon; B Camera Operator Rod Crombie; to March 11, North Bay DOWNSIZING (feature); B Camera Operator & Second Unit DP François Dagenais csc; to July 11, Toronto THE EXPANSE II (series); DP Jeremy Benning csc; Toronto THE FLASH II (series); DP Kim C. Miles csc; to April 18, Vancouver FRONTIER (series); David Herrington csc; to March 15, St. Johns HIDDEN FORTRESS AKA APES 3 (feature); 2nd Unit DP Roger Vernon csc; to March 11, Burnaby IMPASTOR II(series); DP Neil Cervin csc; to May 27, North Vancouver IZOMBIE II (series); DP Michael Wale csc; Operator/Steadicam Greg Fox; to March 11, North Vancouver LEGENDS OF TOMORROW (series); DP David Geddes csc, asc; to April 1, Burnaby LET IT RIDE (series); DP Mitchell Ness csc; to March 25, Etobicoke MISS SLOANE (series); Camera Operator Perry Hoffman; to April 8, Toronto QUANTICO (series); 2nd Unit DP Robert Mattigetz csc; to April 21, Montreal SHIRT (feature); DP Matthew Lloyd csc; to May 27, Burnaby THE STANLEY DYNAMIC II(series); DP Matt Phillips csc; to April 8, Toronto THE STRAIN III (series); DP Colin Hoult csc (alternating episodes); B Camera Operator J.P. Locherer csc; to April 13, Toronto SUPERNATURAL XI (series); DP Serge Ladouceur csc; Camera Operator Brad Creasser; to April 20, Burnaby VAN HELSING (series); DP Brendan Uegama csc; to June 27, Vancouver WOLFCOP 2(feature); DP Adam Swica csc; Camera Operator Michael Jari Davidson; to March 4, Sudbury

AWARDS / FESTIVALS / NOMINATIONS

Reuben Denty, Associ te csc (DP) Undercover High (series), International Emmy Award nomination, April 2016 Karl Janisse, Associ te csc (DP) Late Night Double Feature (feature), San Francisco IndieFest, February 20, 2016; The Hexecutioners (feature), Glasgow FrightFest, February 26, 2016 Cabot McNenly, Associ te csc (DP) O Negative (short), TIFF Canada’s Top Ten Film Festival shorts for 2015, at venues nationwide through May 2016

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

MARCH

10-20, International Film Festival on Art, Montreal, artfifa.com 12, CSC Acting for the Camera Workshop, Toronto, csc.ca

APRIL

2, CSC Awards, The Arcadian Court, Toronto 9-10, CSC Lighting Workshop, Montreal, csc.ca 16-17, CSC Lighting Faces Workshop, Toronto, csc.ca

MAY

7, CSC DSLR Workshop, Toronto, csc.ca

CORRECTION In the article Harry Lake csc: In Memoriam, published in the February 2016 issue, the band name the Fabulous Thunders should have read The Fabulous Thunderbirds.

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