June / 2010

From the President

I have some sad news to pass along. Sgt. Chuck Ross (Ret.) passed away May 16. CSC members who attended this year’s Awards Gala will remember Chuck and the huge impression he made on us all by accepting the special CSC Combat Camera Award on behalf of the courageous men and woman of the Canadian (Army) Film and Photo Unit (CFPU). It was their cameras that captured the heroic and brave contribution of Canadian soldiers during the Second World War.

Sgt. Chuck Ross (Ret.) with Nikos Evdemon csc

With his camera at his side, Ross was a part of the D Day landing, shooting film of the Canadian push through France, the Netherlands and into Germany. In his acceptance speech, Ross said, “I accept this award on behalf of those who didn’t come home and for those who are dying. There are just six of us left out of a group of 70. It’s a great honour to carry out this tradition of recording history for today’s generation.” Chuck was 90 years old, and I know he will be greatly missed. Our sincere condolences go out to his friends and family.

In this issue, Karl Herrmann csc, writes about his experience filming Marilyn: Forever Blonde, a one-woman show starring Sunny Thompson as the legendary Hollywood actress who took her own life at the height of her fame. Gregory Middleton csc recounts working on William Phillips’s Gunless, starring Paul Gross, Graham Greene and Callum Keith Rennie, in the wilds of the B.C. interior, and we profile one of our pre-eminent female DOPs, Kim Derko csc, whose impressive body of work encompasses theatrical features such as The Law of Enclosures and art gallery installations.

On a final note, this is the last issue of Canadian Cinematographer before our summer break. We will be back in September. So to all our members, sponsors and readers, have a great summer and see you in the fall!

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