IEC
#1: From interview [CSC Awards, 2015]
DOUGLAS KOCH CSC
Born: 1960, Vancouver, Canada.
Education: Ryerson Polytechnic [since 2002: Ryerson University], Toronto [graduated in 1983].
Career: Ph numerous commercials dir by Jeremiah Chechik, Deepa Mehta, Patricia Rozema, Rupert Wainwright, Marco Brambilla, Mark Mainguy, a.o. Ph 100+ music videos with a: The Spoons, Sarah McLachlan, Svengali, a.o.
Awards: 'Genie' Award nom [1988] for 'I've Heard the Mermaids Singing'; 'Genie' Award [1993] for 'Battle of the Bulge'; Canadian Music Video Award [1994]; 'Genie' Award nom [1998] & CSC Award nom [1999] for 'Last Night'; Cannes Bronze Lion [2001] for ph commercials; CSC Fritz Spiess Award for Commercial Cinematography [2009]; CSC Award 'Theatrical Feature Cinematography' nom [2015] for 'The Grand Seduction'.
Website: Douglas Koch [website of his management agency]
Douglas Koch: 'I've always said if you want to learn the craft of cinematography, get into music videos as quick as you can. You will be very frequently forced to produce something from nothing, which is always a great training ground. You will have to go into strange places with a bunch of lights and some crazy smoke machine - although, that's very 1980s - with the minimum budget for the art department, and probably not much of an idea for the end result. It's incredible how much they rely on you, the DOP, to come with ideas to make the video work. And if you can actually make it work, then you will get more work and better pay. I really learnt so much from making these low-budget Canadian music videos. I was constantly being forced to pull a rabbit out of a hat.' [From the CSC website.]
| FILMS | |
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1984 |
Snowscreen [: The Art of Michael Snow] [Robert Shoub] c; doc/50m; cph: R. Shoub |
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1987 |
I've Heard the Mermaids Singing/Le chant des sirènes [Patricia Rozema] 16mm+v-to-35mm/b&w-c |
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1987 |
Night Friend/A Cry from the Heart [Peter Gerretsen] c |
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1987 |
Martha, Ruth & Edie [Norma Bailey, Deepa Mehta & Danièle J. Suissa] c |
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1987 |
Dear John [Catherine Ord] c |
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1987 |
The Sexiest Animal [Stephen Withrow] c; doc/38m; cph: Rhett Morita |
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1988 |
Turnabout [Don Owen] c; cph: John Hertzog |
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1988 |
Friends, Lovers & Lunatics/Crazy Horse/She Drives Me Crazy [Stephen Withrow] c; 2u camera: Ludek Bogner, Rhett Morita, Attila Szalay & Edgar Egger |
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1989 |
Defy Gravity [Michael Gibson] c |
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1989 |
Geeks in Love [Mike Rohl] scheduled to start shooting Spring 1990, later March 1992; status unknown |
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1991 |
The Falls [Kevin McMahon] s16-35bu/b&w-c; doc/89m |
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1992 |
Heart Songs [Sue Clayton] c; short/12m |
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1994 |
When Night Is Falling [Patricia Rozema] c |
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1997 |
The Grace of God [Gérald L'Ecuyer] c; 75m; co-addph; ph: Jonathan Freeman; filmed over a 10 year period |
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1997 |
Last Night/La dernière nuit [Don McKellar] c; 69m; also ep of 10-part series '2000 vu par...' |
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1999 |
Rusty [Jeremy Hindle] c; short/16m |
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2000 |
A Word from the Management [Don McKellar] c; short/6m; prod for the Toronto International Film Festival (2000) |
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2001 |
Bollywood/Hollywood [Deepa Mehta] s35/c |
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2002 |
The Republic of Love [Deepa Mehta] c |
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2008 |
The Catsitter [Tim Hamilton] scope/c; short/11m |
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2012 |
The Grand Seduction [Don McKellar] HD (ARRI ALEXA Plus)-to-D-Cinema/b&w-c; 2uc: Daniel Jobin |
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2015 |
It's Not You [Don McKellar] HD/c; short/12m |
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2017 |
Through Black Spruce [Don McKellar] announced |
| TELEVISION & INTERNET | |
|---|---|
|
1987 |
The Kidnapping of Baby John Doe [Peter Gerretsen] tvm/s16 |
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1991 |
Battle of the Bulge [Arlene Hazzan Green] tvm/30m |
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1991 |
Nilus the Sandman: The Boy Who Dreamed Christmas [Chris Delaney & (live-action) Arnie Zipursky] special (anim + live-action)/30m; live-action ph; followed by 2 specials (1994 & 1995) and a 26-part live-action/animated series (1996-98) |
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1993 |
Fellini & Me [Michael DeCarlo] tvm/30m |
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1993 |
Collateral Damage [Leonard Farlinger] tvm/30m |
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2002 |
Secret Service [Rupert Wainwright] pilot; for FOX-tv |
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2004 |
Meltdown [Jeremiah Chechik] tvm |
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2006 |
Not This But This [Mark Mainguy] pilot; for CBC-tv |
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2006 |
The Bronx Is Burning [Jeremiah Chechik] 8-part series/HD, 2007; 2uc: David Stump; for ESPN-tv |
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2008 |
The Middleman [pilot 'Sanction' dir by Jeremiah Chechik] 12-part series; other ph: John Newby |
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2010 |
Getting Down [Tim Hamilton] 5-part web series; for funnyordie.com (2011) |
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2010 |
Michael: Tuesdays & Thursdays (1st season title) [Don McKellar, Patricia Rozema & Alison Maclean] 18-part series/HD, 2011 & 2017; 1st season, 2011 (12 ep) |
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2013 |
Bodyslam [Robert Budreau] tvm/9m/HD; for bravoFACT (online) |
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2014 |
Sensitive Skin [6 ep dir by Don McKellar] series/HD, 2014-present; 1st season (6 ep) |
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2014 |
The Second City Project [Tim Hamilton] sketch comedy series (multi-platform), 2015; 2uc: Clement Lush |
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2015 |
Sensitive Skin [6 ep dir by Don McKellar] 2nd season, 2016 (6 ep); see 2014 |
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2015 |
The New Yorker Presents [item 'Roy Spivey' (drama/13m) of ep #6 dir by Michael Slovis] drama/comedy/doc series, 2016-present; 1st season, 2016 (11 ep); for Amazon Studios (Amazon Prime Video) |
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2016 |
Michael: Every Day (2nd season title) [Don McKellar] 2nd season, 2017 (6 ep); see 2010 |
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2016 |
Perverts Anonymous [Tim Hamilton] tvm/61m |
| MISCELLANEOUS | |
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1984 |
Next of Kin [Atom Egoyan] c.asst; ph: Peter Mettler |
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1984 |
A Trip Around Lake Ontario [Colin Brunton; short] c.asst; ph: Peter Mettler |
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1985 |
Passion: A Letter in 16mm [Patricia Rozema; short] co-c.asst (+ lighting tech); ph: Peter Mettler |
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1985 |
Knock! Knock! [Bruce McDonald; short] c.asst; ph: Peter Mettler |
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1986 |
Divine Solitude [Jean Marc Larivière; short] co-c.asst; ph: Kemp Archibald & Peter Mettler |
