Canadian Society of Cinematographers Podcast

Hoyte Van Hoytema asc discusses his career journey, his collaborations with Christopher Nolan, and offers advice for those interested in exploring filming in an IMAX format.   This episode is hosted by Daniel Green. CSC Audio Files is brought to you by Rosco.  www.rosco.com/dmg

Hailing from Vancouver, Sean Stiller uses his graphic design background, travel experience and the love for cinema to aide his hunger for experimental storytelling. This episode is hosted by Kaayla Whachell. CSC Audio Files is brought to you by Rosco.  www.rosco.com/dmg

CSC Associate Member Diana Parry discusses the path that led her to become comfortable with cameras while facing labels placed upon diverse individuals within the film industry. This episode is hosted by Kaayla Whachell. CSC Audio Files is brought to you by Rosco.  www.rosco.com/dmg

The inherent love for film as a ten year old was encouraged by Jesse Wickland's grandfather. Watching VHS tapes and DVD's Jesse was enamoured by moving pictures and began his journey as a filmmaker. This episode is hosted by Kaayla Whachell. CSC Audio Files is brought to you by Rosco.  www.rosco.com/dmg

Hailing from Mexico, Andres opens up about staying resilient in an industry that can appear more intimidating than it actually is. Staying open and humble leaves doors open, if you are open to it. CSC Audio Files is brought to you by Rosco.  www.rosco.com/dmg

The love for filmmaking starts in childhood. Jon brings us back to the early memory of watching Jurassic Park for the first time with his grandmother. From there, he began making homemade movies with his brothers. The rest is history and a bright future ahead of many more stories to tell. CSC Audio Files is brought to you by Rosco.  www.rosco.com/dmg

This episode features Marc LaLiberté csc. On the discussion menu: shooting large scale series, on set structure, complacency and reaching beyond your comfort zone. CSC Audio Files is brought to you by Rosco.  www.rosco.com/dmg

This episode features Stirling Bancroft csc in Vancouver. He shares wisdom, enthusiastic love of cinematography, first impressions, camera operating and the importance of a good coffee. CSC Audio Files is brought to you by Rosco.  www.rosco.com/dmg

Austin Texas based Peter Simonite shares with host Carolyn Wong his reflections on career and life journey so far, working with DPs he admires, the importance of 2nd unit dogmas and figuring out parenthood while on the road.   CSC Audio Files is brought to you by Rosco.  www.rosco.com/dmg

This episode features respected documentary cinematographer, Iris Ng in conversation with host Carolyn Wong.  Iris talks about how the genre chose her, learning to question a thesis and that representation matters in the industry.  CSC Audio Files is brought to you by Rosco.  www.rosco.com/dmg

Hailing from the Philippines, Angel Navarro III, goes against academic expectations and pursues art and film while learning how to deal with burnout. CSC Audio Files is brought to you by Rosco.  www.rosco.com/dmg

Emerging cinematographer Belen Garcia talks about creating your own possibilities, the challenges of relocating to Canada from Mexico, and how an emerging filmmaker can immerse themselves professionally and socially. CSC Audio Files is brought to you by Rosco.  www.rosco.com/dmg

Cinematographer Jack Yan Chen talks about the moment he left the office desk to pursue filmmaking, how you learn through observation and what his Asian parents think about him as a filmmaker.  CSC Audio Files is brought to you by Rosco.  www.rosco.com/dmg

Former pro-basketball player turned up-and-coming cinematographer, Darrell Wonge sits down with host Andres Galicia to discuss how to start a career from scratch, the importance of a growth mindset and the joy of the journey. CSC Audio Files is brought to you by Rosco.  www.rosco.com/dmg

Former pro-basketball player turned up-and-coming cinematographer, Darrell Wonge sits down with host Andres Galicia to discuss how to start a career from scratch, the importance of a growth mindset and the joy of the journey. CSC Audio Files is brought to you by Rosco.  www.rosco.com/dmg

Kennan Lynch is one of Canada’s most sought-after cinematographers. Today, he chats with podcast host Andrés P. Galicia about mental health, mentoring and the money side of things.  CSC Audio Files is brought to you by Rosco.  www.rosco.com/dmg

There are many paths to becoming a Director of Photography.  Host Carolyn Wong speaks to Kristin Fieldhouse csc, a former humanitarian aid worker who, in her own words, felt she was not technically inclined. Now, as an accomplished cinematographer, her recent credits include WORKIN' MOMS, Season 2 of LITTLE DOG,  FRANKIE DRAKE MYSTERIES, AFTER MUNICH, and SHADOWTOWN with Director Jon Gustafsson.  CSC Audio Files is brought to you by Rosco.  www.rosco.com/dmg

This podcast features Director of Photography Doug Koch CSC in conversation with Carolyn Wong of the CSC. Doug chats about his latest feature, Funny Boy, directed by Deepa Mehta. Hear in detail his sneaky lighting trickery, dealing with really-really dark situations, aperture pulling, power outages, 100% handheld and feeling liberated by a ‘real jazz’ style shooting approach for this film.  Needless to say, Doug is admittedly pleased with what he was able to accomplish on this 31 day, very low-budget film shot under extreme (heat) weather conditions in Sri Lanka. Podcast post production services were provided courtesy of ZERO11ZERO.

This podcast features Director of Photography Elie Smolkin CSC in conversation with Carolyn Wong of the CSC. Elie’s formative years in sports came to the fore when an elective gym course in high school was full and anded into a TV Production course where his love for cinematography was born. This led to meeting Kamal Derkaoui csc who generously mentored him.  Elie loves the balance of technical, creative - the personality of lenses and customizing them for projects. Words of wisdom: Have your basics, try things, take risks when confident and don’t get complacent or let yourself get bored. Guest hosted on the CSC instagram March 16-30, 2019 Podcast production services were provided courtesy of ZERO11ZERO

This podcast features Director of Photography Brendan Uegama CSC, in conversation with Carolyn Wong of the CSC. Brendan reveals how Stars Wars trickery shaped his desire to get into movies. And discusses the lighting behind some of his recent colourful projects (Katy Keene, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina), how he is always looking for ways to keep growing, learning and progressing as a DP. His philosophy - drive to create something better all the time - don’t settle on ‘just getting it done’ and keep the positivity flowing. Guest hosted on the CSC instagram April 16-30, 2020 Podcast production services were provided courtesy of ZERO11ZERO.