Productions Notes / Calendar

Anne of Green Gables (TV movie); DP Ousama Rawi csc, bsc; First Assistant Jim Chirayouth Saysana; to June 17, Toronto The Art of More (series); DP Pierre Jodoin csc; Camera Operator Alfonso Maiorana; B Operator/Steadicam Yoann Malnati to August 17, Montreal Blackstone V (series); DP Jonathan Benny; to June 5, Edmonton Beauty and the Beast IV (series); DP Bruce Chun csc & David Makin csc (alternating episodes); Camera Operator Peter Battistone; to November 17, Toronto Cedar Cove III (series); DP Kamal Derkaoui csc; to July 20, Burnaby Damien (series); DP Luc Montpellier csc; to June 23, Toronto Defiance III (series); DP Thomas Burstyn csc, frsa, nzcs; to June 11, Toronto Devil’s Gate (feature); DP Perry Hoffman; to June 5, Winnipeg Hello, It’s Me (TV movie); DP Boris Mojsovski csc; to June 1, Toronto Heroes Reborn (series); DP Glen Keenan csc (alternating episodes); to September 18, Toronto Lavender (feature); DP Brendan Steacy csc; to June 29, Toronto The Layover (feature); DP Mark Irwin csc, ASC; to June 7, Burnaby Letterkenny (series); DP Jim Westenbrink csc; Camera Operator Tony Lippa; to June 22, Sudbury King Dave (feature); DP Jérôme Sabourin csc; to July 6, Montreal Les Pays d’en haut (series); DP Jérôme Sabourin csc; to July 10, Montreal Manny’s Best Friend (MOW); DP Thomas Harting csc; to June 12, North Vancouver Max and Shred II (series); DP Bentley Miller; Pedestal Operator Matt Phillips csc (alternating); to June 26, Toronto Murdoch Mysteries IX (series); DP James E. Jeffrey csc & Yuri Yakubiw csc (alternating episodes); Camera Operator Brian Gedge; First Assistant Kevin Michael Leblanc; to November 20, Toronto Music Room (series); DP Kim Derko csc; Camera Operator Brad Hruboska; to July 9, Toronto My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (feature); EPK Ted Parkes; B Camara Operator J.P. Locherer csc; to June 26, Toronto Nouvelle adresse III (series); Richard Ciupka csc; to June 26, Montreal Rogue III (series); DP Steve Cosens csc; to September 11, Toronto Rupture (feature); Karim Hussain csc; to July 8, Toronto Schitt’s Creek II (series); DP Gerald Packer csc; to July 2, Toronto Sensitive Skin II (series); DP Douglas Koch; to June 30, Toronto Shadowhunters (series); DP Eric Cayla csc; to October 9, Mississauga Stakes (feature); Camera Operator Ian Seabrook csc; to June 10 Suits V (series); DP Alwyn Kumst csc; Camera Operator/Steadicam Michael Soos; B Camera Operator Peter Sweeney; to November 6, Toronto Sunnyside Season 1 Part 2 (MOW); DP D. Gregor Hagey csc; to June 23, Winnipeg Terrific Trucks (series); DP Ben Lichty; to October 1, Toronto

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

JUNE

6-7, CSC Lighting for Tabletop Workshop, Toronto, csc.ca 7-10, Banff Media World Festival, banffmediafestival.com 20, CSC Camera Movement Workshop, Toronto, csc.ca

JULY

11, CSC Acting With the Camera Workshop, Toronto, csc.ca

AUGUST

15, CSC Advanced Post Workflow Workshop, Toronto, csc.ca 27-September 5, Montreal World Film Festival, ffm-montreal.org

SEPTEMBER

10-20, Toronto International Film Festival, tiff.net 19, CSC Camera Module – High Speed for ACs, Toronto, csc.ca 20, CSC Camera Module – High Speed for DPs, Toronto, csc.ca

OCTOBER

15, CSC Lens Testing Module, Toronto, csc.ca 17-18, CSC Camera Assistant Workshop, Toronto, csc.ca

NOVEMBER

7, CSC Advanced Post Workflow Workshop, Toronto, csc.ca 28, Camera Module (Sony F55 & 5) for ACs, Toronto, csc.ca 29, Camera Module (Sony F55 & 5) for DPs, Toronto, csc.ca

McLachlan from page 5

Worst Advice:

I can’t think of any for the most part. Maybe I just got good at ignoring bad advice. There was, though, the time I was told – when I was getting into the union as an operator on the remake of Sea Hunt – that I should go back and be a second AC “to really learn the business.” Well, at that point of my career, I’d shot a small feature, several short dramas, dozens of documentaries, and shot and directed about 250 TV commercials, in addition to founding Omni Film Productions. I thought, “F**k that.” Obviously, I didn’t take the advice. Richard Leiterman was the DP on Sea Hunt, and when he directed the last couple of episodes he had me shoot them. So four months after getting in IATSE, I was a DP, two years later I was a second unit DP, and then eventually main unit DP on MacGyver, the biggest show on TV at the time. I’ve been super busy as a DP ever since. Yes, a lot of it was TV, but I had a family and I couldn’t afford to wait for features, and I sure as hell couldn’t afford to be a second AC, financially or psychologically. The reason I moved up so fast is because I never blew an opportunity when it arose and I was ready to shoot everything that came along. I’m not saying that is the way to go for everybody, but that’s what worked for me.

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