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Cinematography is one of the most captivating forms of expression in the world. A craft that requires a broad knowledge of all the arts - music, poetry, literature, sculpture and painting, as well as a deep understanding of what can be achieved with light, shadow, colour and composition, yet the visual way cinematography tells the story is often overlooked in the minds of audience members who don't really know what a cinematographer, or director of photography, really does. Though their appearance on the opposite side of the camera is quite rare, these masters of the moving image will be brought into the spotlight in Northern Lights, a documentary that will celebrate and give an appreciation of the Canadian cinematographer’s role in film-making. Northern Lights will feature interviews with dozens of the medium's greatest cinematographers in Canada (Paul Sarossy CSC BSC, Mark Irwin CSC ASC, Kim Derko CSC), to name a few. In addition, acclaimed Canadian Directors (Atom Egoyan, Bruce McDonald, Sarah Polley), provide further insight into the Director & Cinematographer collaboration. As they relate stories of the films, television series or commercials they've worked on, the problems they've faced and solved, the innovations and techniques they've made standard, one will get a full understanding of the love and dedication that goes into the process of telling a story through images. The men and women featured in this documentary encompass three generations of cinematographers and represent a broad range of film cultures. What they all have in common is the invaluable contribution they have made to the Canadian film & television industry and the fact that their work has helped to enrich and expand the language of film by enabling people of different nationalities, cultural or ethnic backgrounds to communicate and empathise with one another. Even if some people have only a passing interest in film, this will change the way they look at movies and the talented filmmakers behind the scenes that make the magic real for us. |
Directed by: Written by: Producers: Original Music: Sigur Rós Music Licensed Courtesy of: Cinematographer: Editor: |
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