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#1: From interview [by FAVA-TV, 2015]

 

   

PETER WUNSTORF   ASC

 

Born: 15 July 1959, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Career: 'In the 1950s, his German parents immigrated to Canada and moved to Edmonton where he was born and raised. He knew he wanted to make movies since he was 12. He shot his first film on his father's 8mm camera. By the age of 19, he was already shooting news and commercials for CKRD [now CHCA], a small television station in Red Deer, Alberta. Two years later he moved on to work for CBC-tv French News where he was one of the last cameramen to shoot on 16mm reversal. Three years later he became a freelancer and started shooting music videos, documentaries, small dramas and, finally, three low budget features that launched his movie making career. These features brought critical acclaim and attention not only to the directors, but to the cinematographer as well. John Pozer's b&w film, 'The Grocer's Wife', was selected to open 'Critics' Week' at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival. Since that time, he has photographed nine American television pilots and almost a dozen Canadian feature films [working with directors Mina Shum and Francis Damberger]. Mina Shum's 'Double Happiness' was screened at Sundance and earned him a 'Genie' nomination.' [Peter Wunstorf]

Ph commercials dir by Jennifer Little, Rob Turner, David Nutter, a.o. Ph music videos.

Member of the ASC since 2005. Associate member of the CSC.

Appeared in the doc "Inside 'Hollowman 2'" [2006; ph: Donald Munro; 17m].

Awards: Alberta Film and Television Craft Award 'Best Cinematography - Dramatic' [1994] for 'Road to Saddle River'; 'Genie' Award nom [1994] for 'Double Happiness'; ASC TV Award nom [1996] & CSC Award nom [1997] for 'Millennium' [pilot]; Alberta Film and Television Award 'Best Cinematography - Dramatic' [1999] for 'Heart of the Sun'; ASC TV Award nom [2001] for 'Smallville' [pilot]; ASC TV Award nom [2002] & CSC Award nom [2003] for 'Haunted' [pilot]; Alberta Film and Television Craft Award 'Best Cinematography' [2006] for the music video 'Why I Bother' [a: Tupelo Honey; d: Chris Halmo].

Website: Peter Wunstorf

 

 FILMS

1987

Just My Luck! [Donald C. Archbold] c

1989

Age Is No Barrier [Francis Damberger] c; doc/24m

1989

The Grocer's Wife/La femme de l'épicier [John Pozer] 16mm/b&w; released in 1991

1990

City of Champions/Ville de champions/Young Fury [Joseph Viszmeg] c

1991

Solitaire [Francis Damberger] c

1991

The Perfect Man [Wendy Hill-Tout] c

1991

Living with Dying [Reevan Dolgoy] c; doc/27m; cph: Doug Cole, Ken Hewlett, a.o.

1993

[Tomcat:] Dangerous Desires [Paul Donovan] c

1993

Breaking Point/Double Suspicion [Paul Ziller] c

1993

Road to Saddle River [Francis Damberger] p/c

1994

Strange and Rich [Arvi Liimatainen] c; 2uc: Kenneth Hewlett

1994

Double Happiness/Bonheur aigre-doux [Mina Shum] c

1994

The Michelle Apts./The Michelle Apartments [John Pozer] c

1995

In My Own Time - Diary of a Cancer Patient [Joseph Viszmeg] c; doc/45m; cph: Ehud Ellman, J. Viszmeg, a.o.

1995

Invasion of Privacy [Anthony Hickox] c

1997

Drive, She Said [Mina Shum] p/c

1998

Heart of the Sun [Francis Damberger] c

1999

My Healing Journey: Seven Years with Cancer [Joseph Viszmeg] c; doc/47m

1999

Snow Day [Chris Koch] c; 2uc; ph: Robbie Greenberg

2001

Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity/Fu lu shou [Mina Shum] c

2003

The Final Cut [Omar Naïm] s35+HD (Panasonic VariCam) + mdv (Panasonic AG-DVX100)-to-35mm scope/b&w-c; Zoe unit ph (shot with Panasonic AG-DVX100 in 24P mode) + 2uc; ph: Tak Fujimoto

2004

Brokeback Mountain [Ang Lee] c; 2uc (+ c.op 'b' cam); ph: Rodrigo Prieto

2005

Hollow Man II [Claudio Fäh] s35/c/V; 2uc: Brian C. Murphy

2006

Patiences [Peter Wunstorf] c; short/9m; + co-prod

2007

Surveillance [Jennifer Lynch] s35/c

2013

Albert Karvonen: Philosophies on Life, Nature and Wildlife Filmmaking [Ava Karvonen] c; doc/49m; cph: Ava Karvonen

2013

Midnight Sun [Roger Spottiswoode (replaced Hugh Hudson)] HD (ARRI ALEXA + Nikon D800)/c; 2uc: Brian C. Murphy

2013

Nightlife [Trevor Anderson] RED scope/b&w; short/6m

 

[Left] with Trevor Anderson - "The Little Deputy"

Photo by Fish Griwkowsky

 

2014

The Little Deputy [Trevor Anderson] HD (ARRI ALEXA)/c; doc/9m; cph: Aaron Munson

2015

A Street Cat Named Bob [Roger Spottiswoode] HD/c; 2uc: Ann Evelin Lawford

 

 TELEVISION

1995

Two [Anthony Hickox] unaired pilot; followed by 22-part series, 1996-97; for CTV Television Network

1996

Millennium [pilot dir by David Nutter] 67-part series, 1996-99; other ph: Robert McLachlan

1997

Mentors [pilot 'The Genius' dir by Arvi Liimatainen] 52-part series, 1998-2002

1998

Total Recall 2070/Total Recall: The Series [ep #1 'Machine Dreams: Part 1 & Part 2' dir by Mario Azzopardi] 22-part series, 1999; other ph: Derick V. Underschultz

1998

Strange World [pilot dir by Mick Jackson] 13-part series, 1999 (ABC-tv) & 2002 (SciFi Channel); other ph: Jon Joffin

1999

Noriega: God's Favorite [Roger Spottiswoode] tvm; addph; ph: Pierre Mignot

1999

The Virginian [Bill Pullman] tvm; 2uc: Kenneth Hewlett

2000

[James Cameron's] Dark Angel [pilot (ep #1) dir by David Nutter] 42-part series, 2000-02; other ph: David Geddes & Brian Pearson

2001

Smallville/Smallville Beginnings [1st pilot (unaired) & 2nd pilot dir by David Nutter & Michael W. Watkins] 216-part series, 2001-11; 1st season, 2001-02; 2uc: Brian C. Murphy; uwph: Ian Seabrook; other ph: Attila Szalay, Glen Winter & Barry Donlevy

2002

Haunted [pilot dir by Michael Rymer] 13-part (6 unaired) series; other ph: Gordon Lonsdale

2002

Mob Princess [Mina Shum] tvm

2003

Tarzan [pilot dir by David Nutter] 8-part series; other ph: Robert McLachlan & Scott Williams

 

[Center] with crew - "Kat Plus One"

 

2004

Kat Plus One [Rodman Flender] unaired pilot; for ABC-tv

2010

The Killing [pilot dir by Patty Jenkins + 12 ep dir by various] 44-part series/s35-to-HD, 2011-14; 1st season, 2011 (13 ep); filmed 2010-11

2011

The Killing [ep #21 'Off the Reservation' dir by Veena Sud] 2nd season, 2012; other ph: Gregory Middleton; see 2010

2012

Deception [pilot dir by Peter Horton] 11-part series/HD, 2013; addph: Darren Genet; other ph: Joseph R. Collins

2013

Betrayal [pilot dir by Patty Jenkins] 13-part series, 2013-14

 

 MISCELLANEOUS

1986

Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star [Peter R. Hunt (replaced Michael Wadleigh)] extra loader; ph: John Coquillon

1987

The Gunfighters [Clay Borris; tvm] 2nd c.asst; ph: Miklós Lente

1988

Cowboys Don't Cry [Anne Wheeler] 1st c.asst; ph: Brian R.R. Hebb

1990

Blood Clan [Charles Wilkinson] c.op; ph: Kenneth Hewlett

1990

The Ray Bradbury Theater [ep #37 'And the Moon Be Still as Bright' dir by Randy Bradshaw; tv-series] c.op; ph: Jim Jeffrey; as Peter Wundstorf

 

 FILMS AS DIRECTOR

2006

Patiences [+ co-prod/ph] see Films