Photo Credit: Rafy The Canadian Society of Cinematographers proudly announces the appointment of Zoe Dirse csc as its new President.  A pioneering female cinematographer with an illustrious career spanning over many decades, Zoe is known for her innovative approach and remarkable contributions to documentary filmmaking.  A graduate of the University of Toronto with degrees in Psychology and Education, she started her career in cinematography by joining the camera union IATSE 644 in Toronto in 1979, and became a full member of the CSC in 1997, the third woman to get her letters of the ..read more

Congratulations to our members whose work has been nominated for a 2024 Canadian Screen Award. FILM NOMINATIONS Achievement in Cinematography | Meilleure direction photographique Mike McLaughlin – Hands That Bind Karim Hussain csc – Infinity Pool Gabriel Brault Tardif csc – Richelieu Best Cinematography in a Feature Length Documentary | Meilleure direction photographique dans un long métrage documentaire Patrick McGowan, Jason Providence – Coven TELEVISION PROGRAM CATEGORIES Rob Stewart Award for Best Science or Nature Documentary Program or Series Ageless Gardens VisionTV (ZoomerMedia) (AG4 P ..read more

One of the CSC’s initiatives to address the issue of diversity below the line in the camera arts is the Field of View Mentorship Program that aims to make the cinematography profession more inclusive by fostering diversity behind the camera. It pairs DPs of varying levels with those with more experience to push through the celluloid ceiling that exists for women, BIPOC individuals and other underrepresented groups. Now in its third year, the mentorship initiative has created more than 200 pairings, which last for one year, although many continue for longer. 62.5% of mentees from our 2023 coho ..read more

Both a powerful visual display and intense learning environment, the Canadian Society of Cinematographers (CSC) brought together six industry partners and highly regarded cinematographers to support the CSC’s Virtual Production Masterclass on February 10, 11 and 12 in Vancouver. Featuring a curriculum developed by Philip Lanyon csc, Director of Photography for Star Trek: Picard, Star Trek: Discovery, and Netflix’s Frontier, in conjunction with Buckethead creators, Marco Bossow and Andy Brown of Transmute Pictures, cinematographers from across the world were in attendance as participants and a ..read more

Photo credit: Daniel Jardine/CBC News The tent encampment of homeless people at Grand Parade in the middle of Halifax’s downtown core is one of hundreds currently peppering the centres of many Canadian cities. Yet, the Halifax encampment received a surprising source of comfort in the new year from a company more famous for supplying world famous film and television productions with equipment. William F. White International, a Sunbelt Rentals Company, dropped off donated equipment to run power lines over the encampment area that would route the power from a VOLTstack 30K portable generator ..read more

The CSC Virtual Production Masterclass is created by cinematographers for cinematographers, and aimed at established DPs who need good quality comprehensive information quickly in an advanced learning environment.  This intensive three-day session will provide participants with a thorough understanding of camera and lighting techniques necessary to create compelling visuals in an LED volume, as well as an overview of Unreal Engine. Targeted towards experienced cinematographers, and taught by CSC industry experts, participants will gain the hands-on training needed to excel in the ra ..read more

Congratulations to the following newly accredited CSC members: Diego Guijarro csc Photo credit: Ryan Thompson Gabriel Brault-Tardif csc Photo credit: Sandra Larochelle The post New Full Members appeared first on Canadian Society of Cinematographers ..read more

“My dad’s love for blockbusters, especially Indiana Jones and James Bond, meant that my family watched a lot of Hollywood classics ever since I was young in Hong Kong,” says Melody Chan, one of 15 interns that took part in CSC’s Future is Calling Intern Initiative through 2022 and 2023. The Future is Calling Intern Initiative, partly funded by the Province of Ontario, was a 12-week paid internship that involved four weeks at a rental house, four weeks on a production set and four weeks at a post production facility. Interns were provided with an orientation by the CSC and copy of the CSC Inter ..read more

From left to right: Philip Lanyon csc, Chris Mably csc, Marco Bossow and Andy Brown on the set of the Virtual Production Masterclass in Toronto held on July 7, 8 and 9. (Mably taught part of the lighting module but was not part of the curriculum development.) Among other things, 2023 marked the debut of CSC’s home-grown virtual production curriculum. The need for virtual production training was identified in a 2020 Stakeholder Research Study the CSC conducted among its members, and key industry partners and observers, who declared it “urgent.” “The times are changing,” said one stakeholder ..read more

TUNE IN TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL ON FRIDAY, MARCH 22ND AT 12PM EST / 9AM PST AS WE SHARE THE 2024 CSC AWARDS NOMINEES! The CSC Award winners will be announced live on May 4th at The Carlu in Toronto, ON. Click here for details. The post 2024 Nominee Announcement appeared first on Canadian Society of Cinematographers ..read more