cinematographer canadian cinematographer successful youth quit sport cinematography entered field studying professional career began documentary work involved television feature films work subsequently earned industry awards award nominations inspired father photography appreciation films choose career path find recognition chief cinematographer television series millennium scouted specifically style series led industry awards briefly popular medium leading directly future work game founded documentary production company 1970s later selling share company early life education youth avid fact home town vancouver cold ponds freeze play ice hockey teenage years trained upwards hours day won national championships sport qualified represent canada summer olympics lack funding cycling north_america time necessitated funding journey leaving school opted instead remain education focus interest photography interested cinematography viewing film kid work film cemented interest field motivated father avid photographer early school assignment create super film project received grade proved formative influence studied fine art year changing courses attend classes film department education documentary style began work cites influences outside field cinematography drawing influence dutch art pre movements visual art works particular career having graduated founded production company began work filming documentary footage range subjects narrowly avoided trouble shoots finding arrested filming close oil tanker scarcely missing assaulted trophy hunters british_columbia later sell stake remains proud documentary work time unsuccessful joining industry union work advertising small scale productions union backed project revival television series found success fox television series millennium earning awards work head hunted series creator chris_carter seen work series strange luck initially offered position shooting carter active series x-files season unable start work time developed distinctive style series shooting colours lighting scenes filmed black white use high intensity lighting usually employed advertising cinematography noted style briefly popular series broadcast difficulty adjusting having worked millennium director able connection role hbo fantasy series game called working person cinematography team major logistical challenge noting complexity sequence filming schedules unseen television series worked programme based series cinematography film noir aesthetics 1970s cinema specifically citing long goodbye view president men work accolades nominated won awards course career nominated times awards times work television series millennium television film high noon won canadian awards including wins films episodes millennium work game received nominations award nomination nominated society cinematography series partial filmography film television
Robert McLachlan (cinematographer)