IEC
#1: 2011
#2: 2000
DERICK V. UNDERSCHULTZ
Education: Northern Alberta Institute of Technology.
Career: 'As a boy I always loved images. I played around with my parents and grandmother's still cameras. I just loved looking at images and manipulating them. Later, I studied film and television. After graduation, I worked in the film industry in Alberta. Originally, I was an assistant cameraman and editor, and did some work in a lab. That gave me a good overview. I got a chance to start shooting news and documentaries. Back then things were not as defined as they are now. People were more able to move around more than they can today.'
Appeared in the doc "By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Jason X'" [2002, Michelle Palmer; 17m].
Awards: 'Gemini' Award [1999] for 'Total Recall 2070' [ep #16 'Restitution' dir by Jorge Montesi]; 'Gemini' Award nom [2008] for 'The Trojan Horse'.
'Jason X' [2000]: 'Live-action scenes were photographed in 35mm three-perf format, which is a technique Derick Underschultz has used for television programs. Along with accommodating the visual effects team, there was inherent savings in film and lab costs. Many sets were extended and the CG images composited during the digital post-production process. "The size of a 1.85:1 full aperture image on a piece of negative film fits entirely within three perf," says Underschultz. "Since we were never cutting on film, there was never the requirement to have a four-perf negative to cut with. It was a budgetary decision that we would use the money saved shooting to create stronger visual effects." The entire original negative was converted to high definition format with a Phillips Spirit DataCine at Toybox in Toronto. Many shots were augmented with CG elements and other visual effects. The digital master was color-timed in HD format at Toybox and it was transferred to four-perf Eastman color intermediate film with an ARRI laser recorder.' [From KODAK InCamera, July 2001.]
| FILMS | |
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1990 |
2. Saying Goodbye (A Promise Broken) [Ryszard Bugajski] c |
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1990 |
The Events Leading Up to My Death [Bill Robertson] c |
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1993 |
Search for Diana [Milad Bessada] c |
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1994 |
The Long Weekend [David B. Parker] s16/c |
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1999 |
Bless the Child [Chuck Russell] p/c; 2uc; ph: Peter Menzies Jr. |
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2000 |
Jason X [James Isaac] s35-to-35mm/c; efx unit ph: Jerry Andrews; see above |
| TELEVISION | |
|---|---|
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1976 |
Rolling Stone [Michael French] doc (on the Rolling Stone magazine)/?m |
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1987 |
Rock Around the Clock [prod: Michael French] doc/60m |
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1989 |
Can We Be Serious [prod: Michael French] doc/60m |
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1990 |
Hot Licks, Space Between the Notes [prod: Michael French] doc/60m/b&w |
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1993 |
Exploring Ontario's Provincial Parks [Edwina Follows & Stephen Williams] ?; doc/?m |
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1993 |
RoboCop/RoboCop: The Series [ep #19 'Mother's Day' dir by Allan Eastman & #20 'Nanno' dir by William Gereghty] 23-part series, 1994; other ph: William Gereghty (21 ep) |
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1994 |
Due South/Direction: Sud [ep #11 'A Cop, a Mountie, and a Baby' dir by Steve DiMarco, #20 'An Invitation to Romance' dir by George Bloomfield & #24 'Heaven and Earth' dir by David Warry-Smith] 68-part series, 1994-98; 1st season, 1994-95; other ph: Malcolm Cross; 2uc: Milan Podsedly, Michael Storey, Derick V. Underschultz (8 ep), a.o. |
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1994 |
Side Effects [various] 29-part series, 1994-96; other ph: John Dyer; for CBC-tv |
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1995 |
Due South/Direction: Sud [7 ep dir by various] 2nd season, 1995-96; other ph: Malcolm Cross; 2uc: John Dyer & Adam Swica; addph: Alan Thatcher; see 1994 |
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1996 |
F/X: The Series [ep #10 'French Kiss' dir by Allan Eastman, #13 'Supernote' dir by Steve DiMarco, #14 'Medea' dir by Jon Casar, #16 'Gemini' dir by Paul Lynch & #20 'Bad Influence' dir by J. Miles Dale] 40-part series, 1996-98; 1st season, 1996-97; other ph: Malcolm Cross, John Dyer & William Gereghty; + 2uc (6 ep) |
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1997 |
Mission Genesis/Deepwater Black [various] 13-part series |
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1997 |
F/X: The Series [ep #27 'Deep Cover' dir by Stephen Posey] 2nd season, 1997-98; other ph: John Dyer; see 1996 |
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1998 |
Summer's End/Walk on Water [Helen Shaver] tvm; c.op 'b' cam; ph: Andreas Poulsson |
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1998 |
Due South/Un tandem de choc [ep #65 'Dead Men Don't Throw Rice' dir by George Bloomfield & #68 'Hunting Season' dir by Francis Damberger] the 4 last ep of this series were aired in November/December by TNT; see 1994 |
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1998 |
Total Recall 2070/Total Recall: The Series [various] 22-part series, 1999; other ph: Peter Wunstorf |
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1999 |
The Time Shifters/Thrill Seekers [Mario Azzopardi] tvm |
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1999 |
Mr. Rock 'n' Roll [: The Alan Freed Story]/The Big Beat Heat [Andy Wolk] tvm |
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1999 |
On Hostile Ground/Sink Hole [Mario Azzopardi] tvm |
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2000 |
Santa Who? [William Dear] tvm; ep ABC-tv series 'The Wonderful World of Disney' |
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2000 |
Rough Air: Danger on Flight 534 [Jon Cassar] tvm |
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2001 |
Danger Beneath the Sea [Jon Cassar] tvm |
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2001 |
Power and Beauty [Susan Seidelman] tvm |
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2001 |
Sons of Mistletoe/Un Noël pas comme les autres [Steven Robman] tvm |
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2001 |
Sins of the Father [Robert Dornhelm] tvm |
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2001 |
Dream Storm [: A North of 60 Mystery] [Stacey Stewart Curtis] tvm |
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2001 |
The Strange Legacy of Cameron Cruz [Jorge Montesi] pilot; for Nickelodeon-tv |
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2001 |
Anonymous Rex [Mike Pavone] pilot/HD; for Sci-Fi Channel; filmed October |
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2002 |
Gilda Radner: It's Always Something [Duane Clark] tvm; 2uc: Billy Buttery |
[Center/cap] with dir Robert Dornhelm [right] - "RFK"
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2002 |
RFK [Robert Dornhelm] tvm |
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2002 |
Martin and Lewis [John Gray] tvm |
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2002 |
The Cheetah Girls [Oz Scott] tvm |
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2003 |
This Time Around [Douglas Barr] tvm |
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2003 |
Finding John Christmas [Andy Wolk] tvm |
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2003 |
[Jackie Collins'] Hollywood Wives: The New Generation [Joyce Chopra] tvm |
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2003 |
[Scott Turow's] Reversible Errors [Mike Robe] 2-part tvm |
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2004 |
H2O [: The Last Prime Minister] [Charles Binamé] 2-part tvm/s16 |
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2004 |
While I Was Gone [Mike Robe] tvm |
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2004 |
Identity Theft: The Michelle Brown Story [Robert Dornhelm] tvm |
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2004 |
The 12 Days of Christmas Eve [Martha Coolidge] tvm |
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2005 |
Locusts [David Jackson] tvm |
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2005 |
Knights of the South Bronx [Allen Hughes] tvm |
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2005 |
Hello Sister, Goodbye Life [Steven Robman] tvm |
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2005 |
The Ron Clark Story/The Triumph [Randa Haines] tvm/s16 |
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2006 |
Santa Baby/Mary Christmas [Ron Underwood] tvm/s16 |
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2006 |
Everest! [Graeme Campbell] 2-part tvm/s16; 2uc: Jarrett Craig |
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2006 |
Carolina Moon [Stephen Tolkin] tvm/HD; splinter unit ph: Jarrett Craig |
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2006 |
The Trojan Horse [Charles Binamé] 2-part tvm |
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2006 |
A Christmas Wedding [Michael Zinberg] tvm |
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2007 |
Holiday in Handcuffs [Ron Underwood] tvm/HD |
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2007 |
Au Pair 3: Adventure in Paradise [Mark Griffiths] tvm/HD; 2uc: Raphy Molinary |
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2007 |
Snowglobe [Ron Lagomarsino] tvm/HD |
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2007 |
The Note [Douglas Barr] tvm |
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2007 |
The Session [Holly Dale] 13-part series; other ph (pilot): Onno Weeda |
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2008 |
Snow 2: Brain Freeze [Mark Rosman] tvm/HD |
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2008 |
Warehouse 13 [pilot dir by Jace Alexander + 11 ep dir by various] 63-part series/16mm, 2009-14; 1st season, 2009 (12 ep) |
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2008 |
Being Erica [13 ep dir by various] 49-part series/HD (Genesis), 2009-11; 1st season, 2009 (13 ep) |
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2009 |
Happy Town [ep #1 (addph) 'In This Home on Ice' dir by Gary Fleder (GF), #2 (cph) 'I Came to Haplin for the Waters' dir by GF, #3 'Polly Wants a Crack at Her' dir by Mick Garris, #4 'Slight of Hand' dir by Darnell Martin (DM), #5 'This Is Why We Stay' dir by John Polson, #6 'Questions and Antlers' dir by Ron Underwood, #7 'Dallas Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore' dir by Bobby Roth & #8 'Blame It on Rio Bravo' dir by DM] 8-part (2 unaired) series/HD (ARRI D-21)+film, 2010; other ph (ep #1-2): Theo van de Sande; 2uc (ep #7): Brian Harper |
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2010 |
In Treatment [28 ep dir by various] 106-part series/HD, 2008-10; 3rd season, 2010 (28 ep) |
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2010 |
Breakout Kings [12 ep dir by various] 23-part series/HD, 2011-12; 1st season, 2011 (13 ep); other ph (pilot): Jim Whitaker |
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2011 |
12 Dates of Christmas [James Hayman] tvm |
[Right] with dir Bruce McDonald - "Transporter: The Series"
Photo by Joseph Mallozzi
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2011 |
Transporter: The Series [(Canadian order) ep #3 'The General's Daughter' dir by Stephen Williams, #8 'Sharks' dir by Bruce McDonald & #11 '12 Hours' dir by Bruce McDonald & Brad Turner] 24-part series/HD (ARRI ALEXA + Canon EOS C300 + GoPro), 2013-14; 1st season, 2013 (12 ep); cph: David Herrington (#8) & Stephen Reizes (#11); filmed 2011-12 |
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2012 |
An Amish Murder/Sworn to Silence [Stephen Gyllenhaal] tvm; for Lifetime-tv (2013) |
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2012 |
666 Park Avenue [ep #2-8 dir by various] 13-part (4 unaired) series; other ph (pilot): Anette Haellmigk |
