Production Resume
Director of Photography
CINEMATOGRAPHER, LIVE EVENT VIDEO INTEGRATION Produced by Sulyma Productions for The Ukrainian Shumka Dancer’s 50th Anniversary Event at the Edmonton Jubilee Auditorium - March 2009
CINEMATOGRAPHER, TROLLS Directed by Brianne Nord-Stewart a short film shot on the RED One camera. North Vancouver January 2009
DANCE OF THE KALEIDOSCOPE, Director of Photography, Directed by Geraldine Carr a artistic short film using the Red One Camera shot on the green screen at Global Studios in Edmonton, Alberta with compositing handled by Kim Clegg at Rat Creek Desgin Winter, 2008
CINEMATOGRAPHER, APOLOGIES, Directed by Mitch Miyagawa Produced by Panacea Entertainment, HD Pilot Documentary Wins Borsos Competition at Whistler Film Festival. Fall 2008 www.panaceaentertainment.com
CINEMATOGRAPHER, Whatever it was, HD FEATURE FILM, Rocky Mountain Picture Company & 1213 Productions Inc. Directed by Dylan Pearce, completed August 2008, www.whateveritwas.com
CINEMATOGRAPHER, THE SHOW MUST GO ON, TV SERIES PILOT, Rocky Mountain Pictures & Joe Media Group, Produced by Joe Novak, Matt Gilespie and Darren Arsenault, Directed by Petros Danabassis, Edited by Dave Backe
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY, Texas Road, HD feature film, Peerless Pictures, Southern Ontario Directed by Dylan Pearce, December 2007 www.texasroadthemovie.com
Cinematographer/System Consultant, Suede Productions, Windsor Ontario, HD commercial production company, responsibilities included design of computer workflow and storage systems in addition to filming and lighting of commercials, Summer 2007 www.suedeproductions.com
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY, Trapped, HD feature film, W5 Productions, Central Alberta, Directed by Wendy Whitbeck, August 2007 www.w5productions.com
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY, Baby Blues, feature film, Rocky Mountain Picture Company, Windsor Ontario, Directed by Dylan Pearce, ACTRA sanctioned, Canadian theatrical release, 3 Alberta Motion Picture Industry (AMPIA) nominations including Best Feature Film, Fall 2006 www.babybluesthemovie.com
CINEMATOGRAPHER, Dare To Dream, documentary Drew FX Productions, Alberta, distributed by the National Film Board of Canada, Screened at the Edmonton International Film Festival 2006 www.dare.drewfx.ca
CAMERA OPERATOR, FLIGHT TO STAGE DOCUMENTARY, produced by Sulyma Productions Inc. Broadcast on BRAVO, A documentary following Canada’s first and only professional Ukrainian Dance Company as they bring their show to 10 cities across China Summer 2006
CAMERA OPERATOR, NMP Golf Construction Corporate Video, Ashworth Photography, Directed by Steve Ashworth, New England & Quebec, included arial photography,, summer 2007 www.nmpgolf.com
CAMERA OPERATOR, Elk River Corporate Video, Drew FX Producitons, Directed by Andrew Scholotiuk, Fernie BC included underwater photography, summer 2006 www.elkriver.ca
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY, The Other Side of Reason, short film, ReDefined Pictures, Directed by Dylan Pearce, Red Deer Albeta, a PSA to help bring awareness to teenage sexual assault, January 2006
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY, Madwoman of Chailot, drew fx productions, Directed by Andrew Scholotiuk, live to tape recording of the main stage production, Fall 2004
CAMERA OPERATOR, Here we go again, Documentary, Directed by Steve Ashworth, Spokane Washington, following 25 Canadians traveling to Spokane, Washington to partake in Bloomsday, one of the USA’s largest marathons, Summer 2003
Producer
THE SHOW MUST GO ON, TV SERIES PILOT, Rocky Mountain Pictures & Joe Media Group, Pitched at the Banff Television Festival
Baby Blues, an independent feature film under the T.I.P. agreement with ACTRA filmed in Windsor, Ontario. Principal Photography Sept. 12, 2006. Currently in theatres and 3 AMPIA nominations including best Feature Film. www.babybluesthemovie.com
Dare To Dream, distributed by the NFB, a documentary following, for the first time ever in Canada, teens creating feature film as part of the school’s curriculum, nominated for an AMPIA award and selected to screen at the Edmonton International Film Festival. Jan 2005-May ’06
Film & Television Production
VIDEO DIRECTOR, The Ukrainian Shumka Dancers 50th anniversary concert, responsible for creating a 50’x30’ animated/prerecorded interactive projected backdrop on the Edmonton Jubilee Stage March 09
MAINTENANCE CO-ORDINATOR, FILM & VIDEO ARTS SOCIETY - ALBERTA (FAVA), responsible for purchasing, managing & maintaining production and post production film, digital cinema equipment www.fava.ca September 08-Present
Lighting & Video Technician, Allstar Show Industries, Edmonton Alberta, large venue live production service company, responsibilities included setup of lighting, audio and video systems as well as operation of systems 2004-06
Lighting Technician, First In Line, ReDefined Pictures, Red Deer Alberta, a short film nominated for a AMPIA award. Fall 2006
First Camera Assistant, How to Make Movies Worth Watching, ACCESS Television, Red Deer Alberta, Directed by Gord Shepard. Winner of Best Educational TV Show AMPIA Awards, Spring 2006 www.accesstv.ca
Camera Operator (Second Unit), Marylin Halvorsons Dare, Central Alberta, Loose Change Productions, Feature Film nominated for a 2 AMPIA awards summer 2006
First Camera Assistant, The Looking Glass, Red Deer Alberta, Directed by Harley Hay, Director of Photography Wes Doyle, Steadicam Operator Brett Manaluck. Winter 2005
Best Boy Grip, Zero Down O.A.C., Rocky Mountain Picture Company, Red Deer Alberta, Directed by Aaron Moseson, a short film produced with Bravo. Summer 2005 www.rockymountainpictures.ca
Camera Operator, Take the Stage, Sulyma Productions Inc., Directed by Doug Howel, a Documentary following The Ukrainian Shumka Dancers three week tour of China from stage to street aired on Bravo Fall 2004.
Theatre Production Management
ASSISTANT SOUND RECORDING ENGINEER ~ Recording of a live 52 member orchestra in Kiev Ukraine, for The Ukrainian Shumka Dancers Recording Engineer: Slavko Haltyn, produced by Sulyma Productions. Spring 2004 & Fall 2008
Company Manager ~ Snow White and the Seven Gnomes of Christmas, Sulyma Productions Inc. Edmonton Citadel Main Shoctor Stage, an adapted version of the ballet currently touring in Europe, featuring the Kiev Ballet and the Ukrainian Shumka Dancers winter 2006 www.sulyma.com
Assistant Technical Director ~ Cobblers Princess, Sulyma Productions Inc.a 3 week 10 city tour across China with the Ukrainian Shumka Dancers. Duties included adapting the production to new venues with the TD and SM, managing props and set pieces, produced by Sulyma Productions. Fall 2004 www.shumka.com
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER ~ The Nutcracker, A Ballet Fantasy. A main stage production at the Citadel Theatre, responsible for pre-production planning, set & prop maintenance, and support backstage during production, produced by Sulyma Productions. Winter 2004
STAGE MANAGER, A Kind of Alaska, Eva-O-Howard Theatre 1999
Associations:
•Canadian Society of Cinematographers (C.S.C.) Associate Member
•Alberta Motion Picture Industries Association (A.M.P.I.A.)
Awards:
Emerging Artist Award Nomination ~ Professional Arts Coalition of Edmonton (PACE), Mayor's Celebration of the Arts - April 6, 2009
-Best Film Nomination ~ Alberta Motion Picture Industry Association Annual Awards, Baby Blues – Producer 2008
-Best Cinematographer Nomination ~ Alberta Motion Picture Industry Association Annual Awards, Baby Blues – 2008
-Best Student Film ~ Calgary Fringe Festival, Fade to Black - Director of Photography 2006
-Best Student Film ~ AMPIA Nomination, Dare to Dream - Producer 2006
-Grand Winner ~ Film 2880 international film festival, The Blind –Cinematographer, 2005
Academic Training:
-Bachelor of Applied Motion Picture Arts, Red Deer College 2007
-Advanced Certificate in Motion Picture Arts, Red Deer College 2006
-High Definition Production Training delivered by the Alberta Motion Picture Association and Southern Alberta Institute of Technology 2006
Good Press:
•Nominated for Mayor’s Art Award Read the Edmonton Journal articles 1 2
•“Students make college proud” Read the Motion Picture Arts Allumini Article
•Baby Blues opens Number One Per-Screen-Average in North America view the stats on the IMDB Website
•“Lights Camera Action” Read the Windsor Star Article
•Dylan & Andrew are Robbed by gunpoint as they prep for the next film in LA, Read the Article
•Baby Blues ‘Comes Home To Red Deer’, read the Red Deer Advocate Article