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].

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

1984	Snowscreen [: The Art of Michael Snow] [Robert Shoub] c; doc/50m; cph: R. Shoub
1987	I've Heard the Mermaids Singing/Le chant des sirènes [Patricia Rozema] 16mm+v-to-35mm/b&w-c
1987	Night Friend/A Cry from the Heart [Peter Gerretsen] c
1987	Martha, Ruth & Edie [Norma Bailey, Deepa Mehta & Danièle J. Suissa] c
1987	Dear John [Catherine Ord] c
1987	The Sexiest Animal [Stephen Withrow] c; doc/38m; cph: Rhett Morita
1988	Turnabout [Don Owen] c; cph: John Hertzog
1988	Friends, Lovers & Lunatics/Crazy Horse/She Drives Me Crazy [Stephen Withrow] c
1989	Defy Gravity [Michael Gibson] c
1991	The Falls [Kevin McMahon] s16-35bu/b&w-c; doc/89m
1992	Geeks in Love [Mike Rohl] status unknown
1992	Heart Songs [Sue Clayton] c; short/11m
1994	When Night Is Falling [Patricia Rozema] c
1997	The Grace of God [Gérald L'Ecuyer] c; 75m; co-addph; ph: Jonathan Freeman; filmed over a 10 year period
1997	Last Night/La dernière nuit [Don McKellar] c; 69m; also ep of 10-part series '2000 vu par...'
1999	Rusty [Jeremy Hindle] c; short/16m
2000	A Word from the Management [Don McKellar] c; short/6m
2001	Bollywood/Hollywood [Deepa Mehta] s35/c
2002	The Republic of Love [Deepa Mehta] c
2008	The Catsitter [Tim Hamilton] scope/c; short/11m

TELEVISION

1987	The Kidnapping of Baby John Doe [Peter Gerretsen] tvm/s16
1991	Battle of the Bulge [Arlene Hazzan Green] tvm/30m
1993	Fellini & Me [Michael DeCarlo] tvm/30m
1993	Collateral Damage [Leonard Farlinger] tvm/30m
1994	Nilus the Sandman [Chris Delaney & Arnie Zipursky (live-action)] anim series; live-action ph
2002	Secret Service [Rupert Wainwright] pilot
2004	Meltdown [Jeremiah Chechik] tvm
2006	Not This But This [Mark Mainguy] pilot
2006	The Bronx Is Burning [Jeremiah Chechik] 8-part series/HD, 2007; 2uc: David Stump; for ESPN-tv
2008	The Middleman [pilot 'Sanction' dir by Jeremiah Chechik] 12-part series; other ph: John Newby
2010	Michael, Tuesdays and Thursdays [Don McKellar] pilot/HD/22m

MISCELLANEOUS

1984	Next of Kin [Atom Egoyan] c.asst; ph: Peter Mettler
1984	A Trip Around Lake Ontario [Colin Brunton; short] c.asst; ph: Peter Mettler
1985	Passion: A Letter in 16mm [Patricia Rozema; short] co-c.asst + lighting tech; ph: Peter Mettler
1985	Knock! Knock! [Bruce McDonald; short] c.asst; ph: Peter Mettler
1986	Divine Solitude [Jean Marc Larivière; short] co-c.asst; ph: Kemp Archibald & Peter Mettler