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/17m "By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Jason X'" [2002, Michelle Palmer].

Awards: 'Gemini' Award [1999] for 'Total Recall 2070' [ep #16 'Restitution' dir by Jorge Montesi].

Website: Derick V. Underschultz

About 'Jason X': 'Live-action scenes were photographed in 35mm three-perf format, which is a technique 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 In Camera, July 2001.]

1990        2. Saying Goodbye (A Promise Broken) [Ryszard Bugajski] c

1990        The Events Leading Up to My Death [Bill Robertson] c

1993        Search for Diana [Milad Bessada] c

1994        The Long Weekend [David B. Parker] s16/c

1999        Bless the Child [Chuck Russell] p/c; 2uc; ph: Peter Menzies Jr.

2000        Jason X [James Isaac] s35/c; efx unit ph: Jerry Andrews

1976        Rolling Stone [Michael French] doc/?m

1987        Rock Around the Clock [prod: Michael French] doc/60m

1989        Can We Be Serious [prod: Michael French] doc/60m

1990        Hot Licks, Space Between the Notes [prod: Michael French] doc/60m/b&w

1993        Exploring Ontario's Provincial Parks [Edwina Follows & Stephen Williams] ?; doc/?m

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)

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.

1994        Side Effects [various] series, 1994-96; other ph: John Dyer

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

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)

1997        Mission Genesis/Deepwater Black [various] 13-part series

1997        F/X: The Series [ep #27 'Deep Cover' dir by Stephen Posey] 2nd season, 1997-98; other ph: John Dyer; see 1996

1998        Summer's End/Walk on Water [Helen Shaver] tvm; c.op 'b' cam; ph: Andreas Poulsson

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

1998        Total Recall 2070/Total Recall: The Series [various] 22-part series, 1999; other ph: Peter Wunstorf

1999        The Time Shifters/Thrill Seekers [Mario Azzopardi] tvm

1999        Mr. Rock 'n' Roll [: The Alan Freed Story]/The Big Beat Heat [Andy Wolk] tvm

1999        On Hostile Ground/Sink Hole [Mario Azzopardi] tvm

2000        Santa Who? [William Dear] tvm; ep ABC-tv series 'The Wonderful World of Disney'

2000        Rough Air: Danger on Flight 534 [Jon Cassar] tvm

2001        Danger Beneath the Sea [Jon Cassar] tvm

2001        Power and Beauty [Susan Seidelman] tvm

2001        Sons of Mistletoe/Un Noël pas comme les autres [Steven Robman] tvm

2001        Sins of the Father [Robert Dornhelm] tvm

2001        Dream Storm [: A North of 60 Mystery] [Stacey Stewart Curtis] tvm

2001        The Strange Legacy of Cameron Cruz [Jorge Montesi] pilot

2002        Gilda Radner: It's Always Something [Duane Clark] tvm; 2uc: Billy Buttery

2002        RFK [Robert Dornhelm] tvm

2002        Martin and Lewis [John Gray] tvm

2002        The Cheetah Girls [Oz Scott] tvm

2003        This Time Around [Douglas Barr] tvm

2003        Finding John Christmas [Andy Wolk] tvm

2003        [Jackie Collins'] Hollywood Wives: The New Generation [Joyce Chopra] tvm

2003        [Scott Turow's] Reversible Errors [Mike Robe] 2-part tvm

2004        Anonymous Rex [Mike Pavone] pilot/HD

2004        H2O [: The Last Prime Minister] [Charles Binamé] 2-part tvm/s16

2004        While I Was Gone [Mike Robe] tvm

2004        Identity Theft: The Michelle Brown Story [Robert Dornhelm] tvm

2004        The 12 Days of Christmas Eve [Martha Coolidge] tvm

2005        Locusts [David Jackson] tvm

2005        Knights of the South Bronx [Allen Hughes] tvm

2005        Hello Sister, Goodbye Life [Steven Robman] tvm

2005        The Ron Clark Story/The Triumph [Randa Haines] tvm/s16

2006        Santa Baby/Mary Christmas [Ron Underwood] tvm/s16

2006        Everest! [Graeme Campbell] 2-part tvm/s16; 2uc: Jarrett Craig

2006        Carolina Moon [Stephen Tolkin] tvm/HD; splinter unit ph: Jarrett Craig

2006        The Trojan Horse [Charles Binamé] 2-part tvm

2006        A Christmas Wedding [Michael Zinberg] tvm

2007        Holiday in Handcuffs [Ron Underwood] tvm/HD

2007        Au Pair 3: Adventure in Paradise [Mark Griffiths] tvm/HD; 2uc: Raphy Molinary

2007        Snowglobe [Ron Lagomarsino] tvm/HD

2007        The Note [Douglas Barr] tvm

2007        The Session [Holly Dale] 13-part series; other ph (pilot): Onno Weeda

2008        Snow 2: Brain Freeze [Mark Rosman] tvm/HD

2008        Warehouse 13 [pilot dir by Jace Alexander + 11 ep dir by various] series/16mm, 2009-present; 1st season, 2009 (12 ep)

2008        Being Erica [13 ep dir by various] series/HD, 2009-present; 1st season, 2009 (13 ep)

2009        Happy Town [various] series, 2010