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ROBERT FRESCO (internet retrospective)

Robert Fresco, Cinematographer found (36 titles) active on the internet

2009 Canyon War: The Untold Story (documentary)

2008 Extreme Clergy (TV series documentary)

2006 Chasing the Tango High (TV documentary) (director of photography)

2003 72 Hours: True Crime (TV series)

2003 The Saint

2003 Go Further (documentary)

2002 My Own Private Oshawa (TV movie)

2001 Opening Soon (TV series)

2000 Rats

1999 Grass (documentary)

1998 Staged: The Architecture of Pop Concerts (TV documentary)

1996 Susie Q (TV movie) (director of photography)

1995 At the Midnight Hour (TV movie) (director of photography)

1995 Time Is on My Side (documentary)

1992 Twist (documentary)

1992 Wisecracks (documentary)

1990 Musicians in Exile (documentary)

1990 Last Train Home (TV movie)

1989 The Twilight Zone (TV series)

1989 Crazy as a Soup Sandwich

1989 The Mind of Simon Foster

 1989 Room 2426

1989 Something in the Walls

1988 Comic Book Confidential (documentary)

1988 Soft Touch II (TV movie)

1988 Fall from Innocence

1987 Nightstick (TV movie)

1987 Diamonds (TV series)

1983 Rumours of Glory (TV documentary)

1983 Fitness on Trial (documentary short)

1982 Poetry in Motion (documentary)

1981 Firebird 2015 AD

1981 Imagine the Sound (documentary)

1981 Steady as She Goes (documentary short)

1980 Clare's Wish (short)

1977 Death Bed: The Bed That Eats

1976 Lies

1974 The Clinton Special: A Film About the Farm Show

1972 Pleasure Faire (documentary short)

1970 A One/Two/Many/World (short)

1965 Winter Kept Us Warm



Robert Fresco
Biographical Highlights


Winner of the 2001 GEMINI for Best Photography in an Information Series for "Exhibit A" (CTV) "Beauty Shop Bandit"

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Robert Fresco is an international award-winning film and video director of photography, with a career history that spans virtually all aspects of film and video.  Production film experience ranges from 70mm wide screen theatrical films to 16mm documentaries and music videos.  Video expertise includes broadcast high-definition video, as well as standard professional Betacam and small production formats such as DV, DSLR, and DVCAM.

Director of Photography Credits include:  

13 Theatrical Feature Films          60+ Documentaries            

10 Television Series                      37+ Music Videos

20+ Television Dramas                  60+ Corporate Film and Video Productions

35 short dramas                             50+ Film and Video television commercials 




Current Resume to 2017

Video Productions 
(recent production history to 2014) 

2015 to 2017  "Life Is A Highway".  A full scale CBC documentary production about my Son Fraser (who is autistic) and his twin Sister Hallee.  The production includes interviews with family and over 20 years of accumulated archival of Hallee and Fraser growing up

2015-2017  'Lyme' an historical documentary about Dr. Ernie Murakami who has been actively researching Lyme disease for over 
twenty years.  The trials of being an earlier researcher. The life of a Japanese Doctor in British Columbia. (co-production with Wunderman Films)

Ongoing.    "Quadrate" a personal full scale documentary production about my autistic son now 18.  This documentary includes sequences and collected video spanning all 18 years.  (A Real Hope Pictures production)

2014 An "in production" documentary relating to a revolutionary way to eliminate the radioactivity of nuclear waste materials.  Based on accumulated original video for the last two years, with additional videography in production 
(A Wunderman Films production)

2014 In production, "Born Into Gangs" a full one hour documentary featuring Andreas Terrazakis, the son of one of Vancouver's most notorious drug lords. In production since 2012 (A Wunderman Films production)

(summer 2014) Several Productions with Infinity Films Vancouver.  Promotional videos for the Coast Health Foundation as well as segments for the 2014 "Courage To Come Back" awards.  (I also shot segments for previous "Courage" awards in 2012 and 2013.

2014 Two full documentaries relating to Aboriginal skills now being reintroduced to tribal/general awarenesss "How To Build A Sweatlodge" and "Wind Drying Salmon"

2014 A Music Video for Cole Armour titled 'Original" (see video below).  Other production includes a web page video for the 'Trails Crossing' 
centre in Hope B.C.

BC Government "Premier's Awards" (May, June 2012) 70 short video documentaries highlighting the achievements of various outstanding individual  government departments

"THE COLE ARMOUR PROJECTS"  (January February 2012)  2 high-quality high-definition projects for BC's new singing sensation Cole Armour.  Includes concert footage with 5 cameras and clips from major US broadcast shows.  Now in production.

"SERIES PILOTS"  (January 2012) 2 series pilots for Infinity Films Vancouver

"AFTERMETH" (December 2011) A feature-length  documentary production, almost three years in the making.  Now in final post-production, videography and editing by Robert Fresco and directed by filmmaker Eva Wunderman. 

"CANYON WAR" (Summer of 2008).  Video cameraman for a docu-drama with recreations shot on and near the Fraser River which tells the story of the confrontations between native tribes and the hordes of gold seekers who descended on the Fraser Canyon in the mid 1850
(A Wunderman Films production in HD)


"THE CARL STROMQUIST PROJECT"  (2010-2012.)  An on-going documentary project about a BC Native artist schooled in traditional ways, but working with contemporary methods. This documentary features the work, philosophy and lifestyle of this exceptional artist and is currently in production.  Robert Fresco, producer/director, cinematographer, and editor.
(A Real Hope Pictures Production)


“WINTER OLYMPICS HD VIDEO ACQUISITION” (March 2009)
An ongoing contract to shoot full High Definition video for use by the BC Government 
in promoting the 2010 winter Olympic games .
(an Infinity Films Production)

“WOMEN IN RECOVERY” (2008-9) A CBC “LENS” documentary about women fighting their addictions, primarily heroin and cocaine.  

New Sony CMOS HDV three chip mini camcorder.

“STOCK FOOTAGE” on -going acquisition for "Shutterstock" of various subjects initiated in HD

Video for BC
Vista productions and major US stock footage companies

“CONVICTIONS” a half-hour documentary for Vision TV about the work of Rev. Ruth Wright and the 1st United Church’s work with the homeless and disenfranchised street people of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. 


“CHALLENGING THE OLD MASTERS” (2006-7) A half-hour documentary about “Super Realist” and visionary Toronto Artist David Jean.  Shot over five years.
(A Real Hope Pictures Production)

“CHASING THE TANGO HIGH” (2006) a one-hour music documentary shot on location in Argentina that follows Vancouver Trio “Tangissimo” as they Tango in the land where it all began. 
(an Infinity Films Production, Vancouver)


“CRYSTAL FEAR CRYSTAL CLEAR” (2005) 2006 GRACIE ALLEN AWARD WINNER
A CBC “Passionate Eye”one-hour documentary.  Shot over two years the film follows families and teens affected by the use of “Crystal Meth” in a small town.
HD originated production
 (A Wunderman Films Production and a multi award winner)

“
FIREMOUNTAIN” (2005) PAL digital Betacam. Director of Photography for BBC.  Part of a one- hour series about world disasters, a dramatic re-created docu-drama about
 the scientists, (some of whom died) during the eruption of Mt. St. Helens.
(A BBC Production re: "Great Disasters of the Twentieth Century)


“RACE OF THE CENTURY” (2004)    GEMINI AWARD WINNER 2005

CTV prime-time special (Bell Fund) about doping in sports (The Ben Johnson story and more)
An Infinity Films Production.


“72 HOURS” (2003-4). 

13 Episodes of a high definition forensic crime series for the CBC (2004) 
Director of Photography for Kensington Communications Toronto

“THE SACRED BALANCE”  (2003)

Segments for the David Suzuki science series.
Director of photography for Kensington Communications Toronto


“LIVE TO AIR”  A CBC two-hour special about the veterans of Canadian broadcasting,   
featuring stories and interviews with early Canadian television entertainers. 
Freelance director of photography Toronto.


“RATS & RAT TALES”  (1999)  Director of Photography, film and video.  A (digital video) feature  film and documentary production featuring mixed media, super 16mm film, as well as digital and analog Betacam
A Jacques Holender Production Toronto



Television Series (Director Of Photography)
72 HOURS                                  (CTV)                   (two seasons 26 shows)

THE SACRED BALANCE           (CBC)                   (two segments)
"EXHIBIT A" Discovery/CBC (2002)                        (two seasons 26 shows)                         
WEDDINGS                                                              DISCOVERY
OPENING NIGHTS                                                  DISCOVERY
SPOKEN ART / ORIGINALS IN ART                       CITY/BRAVO
SOUL WORKS                                                         BRAVO
THE TWILIGHT ZONE                                             CBS/MGM/Atlantis
MY SECRET IDENTITY                                           MCA/Universal
THE CAMPBELLS ( 39 shows)                                CTV/CBN world synd.
ADDERLEY (two seasons 26 shows)                       CBS/CTV
DIAMONDS (one season)                                        CBS/CTV

OWL TV ( Children's series..3 seasons)                  PBS/CBC
BEHIND THE SCENES                                            CTV/ITV

THE NEW AVENGERS                                            ITV/IDTV Paris



U.S. and Canadian Video Production 
(Prior to 1999)
 

1998-9       Director of Photography for on-going series
                    White Pine Productions (Toronto)
                    "A S
cattering of Seeds”
1998-9      Director/Director of Photography for CP Communications of
California
1998         SHELL OIL’s large-screen presentations in Florida, and Palm Springs CA. 

                  as well as commercial production for ISUZU Trucks, HOME DEPOT, 
                  DOS EQUIS Breweries 
1997        Director of Photography for Sleeping Giant productions ( Toronto) 
                 in association with DISCOVERY channel a television series       
1997        Director Of Photography for Sleeping Giant Productions for the VISION series 
                 “An Understanding of Death and Dying” 

1996-7     Director of photography for Sleeping Giant Productions “Spoken Art”.  A 
                 dramatized series for BRAVO Production continuing through 1997 
1996        Video director of photography for Shell Oil ( U.S.), for the production of several 
                 20/20 style documentaries and personnel profiles  of executives, for the 1996 
                 National Sales convention in Hawaii. Production includes the use of digital Betacam 
                 and Steadicam  in several different styles and formats.
1994         Director of Photography. 
                 The 1994 Academy Awards commercials for ABC with BILLY CRYSTAL 
1993-5      Director of video production for Gallagher Thomson Productions of Los Angeles, 

                 for several productions including corporate   
                 videos for Sony Corporation and Motown Records, including the “30 year
 
                 Motown Reunion” production also included a music video for Stevie Wonder.  
1991-6      Primary Video Cameraman (director of photography) for C.P. Communications 
                 of Irvine, California for the production of infomercials and corporate productions
1989         Partner of Level A Entertainment Inc. a video production corporation producing large 

                 scale “Personal Nostalgia Videos” as well as local television commercials in the 
                 Riverside county area of Southern California
1986-8      Director, director of photography and editor of 30 music videos for groups as diverse 

                  as “The Parachute Club” “The Spoons”   "The Pukka Orchestra" and “Jane Siberry”                    Winners of several awards.
1980          Out-source video cameraman for IBM Canada.  A wide variety of production 

                  including internal sales and orientation, to large- scale documentary style 
                  production.    Several of these productions were produced internally using the 
                  existing studio, others were shot on location.  



Feature Films

(director of photography) 
35mm and 16mm film productions as DOP  

GO FURTHER                        (2003/4)            Feature documentary with Woody Harrelson      
MY OWN PRIVATE OSHAWA (2002/3)            Feature theatrical film                  
AT THE MIDNIGHT HOUR  (2000)                   35mm feature theatrical film  
                                                                           (Harlequin Romance)                                
LONG TRAIN HOME                                         feature theatrical film       Atlantis/MGM             
SUZIE Q                                                             35mm feature theatrical film                                  NIGHTSTICK                                                      35mm feature theatrical film                          IMAGE IN REVERSE                                         35mm feature theatrical film                                 LATITUDE 55                                                     35mm feature theatrical film



Movies-of-the-Week and Television Specials

SUPERMODELS IN THE RAINFOREST           CBS/BRI video
TIME IS ON MY SIDE                                         Nemissis/CH4/TVO           
POETRY IN MOTION                                         Alliance/Sphynx
FOLK SINGER DELUXE                                     CBC on hour documentary
"
THIRTY TWO DOUBLE A"                                 Insight/CTV pilot show


U.S. Network Promos and Pilots

ABC            THE ACADEMY AWARDS WITH             BILLY CRYSTAL                  ABC
ABC            HOME IMPROVEMENTS WITH               TIM ALLEN                            ABC
ABC            DOOGIE HOWSER, MD WITH                  NEIL PATRICK HARRIS    ABC
ABC            FAMILY MATTERS WITH                          JALEEL WHITE                    ABC
NBC            OLYMPIC TRIPLECAST
NBC            FRANNIES WORLD                                      (Pilot)                                   

STREET LUGE                   70MM                   Theme Park Ride show    
                                                                         SHOWSCAN CORP

                                                                         of Culver City California
DEVILS MINE RIDE           70MM                    Theme Park Ride show      SHOWSCAN CORP.

SUNFIRE (GM)                   70MM                   Commercials                      SHOWSCAN CORP
SONY HI DEF PROMO                                    (Sony commissioned)        SHOWSCAN CORP    


National U.S. Television Commercials

MAKITA TOOLS                                          6 THIRTY SECOND SPOTS for ISUZU  TRUCKS                                          National Conventions spots                                   
SHELL OIL                                                             National Convention spots
CORONA BEER                                           3 THIRTY SECOND SPOTS
DOS EQUIS BEER                                       3 THIRTY SECOND SPOTS

BULMER’S CIDER                                       3 THIRTY SECOND SPOTS
MARLBORO                                                 EUROPEAN THEATRICAL 


Documentaries Originated on Film

RATS (The documentary)                                   NEMISSIS/TVO/CH4
TIME IS ON MY SIDE                                          NEMISSIS/TVO/CH4
SUPERMODELS IN THE RAINFOREST            BIG ROCK
                                                                            REPUBLIC PICTURES
WISECRACKS                                                    Alliance/CBS

SPECIAL OF THE DAY                                       CBC
POETRY IN MOTION                                          SYPHYNX/NEW WORLD
COMIC BOOK CONFIDENTIAL                          SYPHYNX/NEW WORLD
IMAGINE THE SOUND                                        SPHYNX/NEW WORLD
THE TWIST                                                          SYPHYNX/NEW WORLD
MAGIC OR MEDICINE                                         CTV
THE ART OF SURVIVAL                                      PBS/learning channel/Discovery
TOO MUCH HAMLET FOR ME                            Independent
EASTER IN IGLOOLIK                                         PBS/TVO/Discovery
STEADY AS SHE GOES                                      National Film Board
HEAVY HORSE PULL                                          National Film Board
THE SALVAGE PRINCE                                       National Film Board
CROSSING GUARDS                                          National Film Board
A LATTER DAY LUNCH                                       CH4
JAMES GEORGE LEAVES INDIA                        CBC
TRINIDAD CARNIVAL                                          TVO            



Awards and Nominations

“CHASING THE TANGO HIGH”                        2007 LEO AWARD NOMINATION

“CRYSTAL FEAR CRYSTAL CLEAR”               2006 GRACIE ALLEN AWARD WINNER

“RACE OF THE CENTURY”                              2005 GEMINI (Best sports documentary)
 
                                                                           2004
NEW YORK FESTIVALS’ GOLD MEDAL

“EXHIBIT A”                                                        2001 GEMINI 

                                                                            “Best Photography (Information Series)

“TIME IS ON MY SIDE”
                                     1995 GEMINI NOMINATION

“THE ROAD HOME”                                           1995 SANTA CLARITA FILM FESTIVAL

                                                                  
 "HEAVY HORSE PULL"                                 GOLDEN SHEAF ( Saskatchewan)

                                                                             NEW YORK IND. FILM AWARDS 1ST. PRIZE
                                                                             CHRIS BRONZE PLAQUE
                                                                             SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL (best documentary) 
                                                                             SILVER ANCHOR (Toulon France)
                                                                  

“IMAGINE THE SOUND”                                     BIG MUDDY ILLINOIS 1ST. PRIZE 
                                                                              SILVER HUGO (CHICAGO)

 “LITTLE KINGS AND QUEENS”                          AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL 

                                                                               BLUE RIBBON NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL 

 
”RISE UP”                                                            JUNO AWARD NOMINATION (MUSIC VIDEO)                                                                                                
                                                                              BLACK MUSIC AWARDS WINNER
“WINTER KEPT US WARM”                                 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL
                                                                              SPECIAL JURY PRIZE