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The Expanse – Practical LED Lighting with Jeremy Benning csc

Director of Photography Jeremy Benning csc walks viewers through the set of The Expanse with explanations of many of the cinematographic approaches used for this series.

CSC Audio Files Podcasts

Craig Wrobleski csc

This podcast features Director of Photography Craig Wrobleski csc in conversation with Carolyn Wong of the CSC. Craig reveals his early days, what he doesn’t go to set without, how large format blew his mind and thread of connectivity. And Tips for DITs. Recent projects include Umbrella Academy and In The Tall Grass. At the time of the podcast, he was prepping to head off to shoot the reboot of The Twilight Zone.

Guest hosted on the CSC instagram 1-15 Jan 2018.

Podcast production services were provided courtesy of Michael Jari Davidson (Associate member) and Devin O’Haire.

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Karim Hussain csc

This podcast features Director of Photography Karim Hussain csc in conversation with Carolyn Wong of the CSC.

Karim discusses how his formative years in the suburbs of Ottawa shaped him, how it influenced his life long obsession with art house horror films and how this genre’s subversive nature is a reflection of society. Some insightful anecdotes on the films that put him on the map and recent projects ‘Random Acts of Violence’ and what’s cooking up this spring with Brandon Cronenberg’s ‘Possessor’.

Karim was our first ever guest host on the CSC instagram, October 2015, with a redux July 16-30, 2018

Podcast production services were provided courtesy of Michael Jari Davidson (Associate member) and Devin O’Haire.

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3D Workshop

This workshop in February 2010 was a great success, with UK DP Geoff Boyle NSC joining us along with LA-based stereographer Paul Taylor. Over two days, participants got to shoot with multiple 3D rigs, and at the end of the 2nd day, test footage was screened at Creative Post’s 3D screening room.

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Round Table Talk

This round table from August 2017 features four innovative and respected members of the Canadian Society of Cinematographers: Maya Bankovic, Catherine Lutes csc, Scott McClellan, and Bobby Shore csc. The discussion is moderated by Dale Sood, and the video’s Director of Photography is Martin Wojtunik, associate CSC member.

CSC Audio Files Podcasts

Adam Marsden csc

This podcast features cinematographer Adam Marsden csc, interviewed by Jeremy Benning csc and Martin Wojtunik (Associate member), discussing Adam’s work on the internet-crushing music video “Hotline Bling” for Drake.

Adam talks about how he got his start and the craft of music videos in general.

The video presented Adam with challenges related to shooting high frame rates with RGB LED light fixtures and lighting integration with set design.

Guest hosted on the CSC instagram 1-29 Feb 2016.

Podcast produced by Treehaus.

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Brett VanDyke csc

This podcast features Director of Photography Brett Van Dyke csc in conversation with Carolyn Wong CSC Board member, about his industry beginnings, the TV series “Backstage” airing on Family Channel in March 2016, praise of documentary cinematographers, the art of 2nd unit shooting and tips for starting out.

Guest hosted on the CSC instagram 16-30 Jan 2018.

Thank you Grayson Matthews for the use of their studio space to record the podcast and Red Square Motion for post production services.

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Gerald Packer csc

This podcast features Director of Photography Gerald Packer csc in conversation with Carolyn Wong, CSC Board member, about how much he enjoys working with the “funny bunch of people” on the award winning CBC hit comedy series “Schitt’s Creek”, hitting the lighting sweet spot between sitcom/drama and wanderings that lead him to where he is now.

Thank you to Red Square Motion for post-production services and recording space.

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Daniel Grant csc

This podcast features Director of Photography Daniel Grant csc in conversation with Carolyn Wong, CSC Board member. Daniel discusses his work on “The Messenger”, the award-winning Canada/France co-production feature documentary directed by Su Rynard. Also about precise timing, the hardest shot he’s ever done and easy crossover from non-fiction to fiction.

Guest hosted on the CSC instagram 1-15 Nov 2017.

Thank you to Red Square Motion for recording space, and
to Michael Jari Davidson (Associate member) and Devin O’Haire for-post production services.
Images courtesy of SongbirdSOS Productions Inc.

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Jeremy Benning csc

This podcast features Director of Photography Jeremy Benning csc in conversation with Fanen Chiahemen and Carolyn Wong, discussing Jeremy’s work on season 1 of a big-budget sci-fi TV series “The Expanse” based on the series of novels by the same name.

This series presented challenges with an extraordinarily large physical scale, number of futuristic sets and camera movements best described as “floating”.

Guest hosted on the CSC instagram 1-31 Dec 2015 and 16-30 Aug 2018.

Podcast production services were provided courtesy of Michael Jari Davidson (Associate member) and Devin O’Haire

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