Glen MacPherson, CSC/ASC (born October 29, 1957) is a Canadian cinematographer based in Los Angeles. MacPherson's cinematography career dates to the mid-1980s. MacPherson is fluent in English and French.
MacPherson started work as a focus puller for the 1981 movie Gas. In 1983 MacPherson made his debut as a cinematographer with the movie A 20th Century Chocolate Cake, directed by Lois Siegel. For the remainder of the 1980s, MacPherson held down a variety of jobs, including camera assistant, camera operator and a director of photography.
He received a Genie Award nomination for Best Cinematography at the 19th Genie Awards in 1999 for his work on the film Regeneration.[1] He received a Gemini Award nomination for Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series at the 12th Gemini Awards in 1998 for Captains Courageous,[2] and won the award at the 25th Gemini Awards in 2010 for Keep Your Head Up, Kid: The Don Cherry Story.[3]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | A 20th Century Chocolate Cake | Lois Siegel | |
| 1989 | Snake Eater | George Erschbamer | |
| Snake Eater II: The Drug Buster | |||
| 1993 | Cadillac Girls | Nicholas Kendall | |
| 1995 | First Degree | Jeff Woolnough | |
| 1997 | Regeneration | Gillies MacKinnon | |
| 1998 | Wrongfully Accused | Pat Proft | |
| The Real Howard Spitz | Vadim Jean | ||
| 2000 | Romeo Must Die | Andrzej Bartkowiak | |
| 2001 | Exit Wounds | ||
| 2002 | All About the Benjamins | Kevin Bray | |
| Friday After Next | Marcus Raboy | ||
| 2004 | My Baby's Daddy | Cheryl Dunye | |
| Walking Tall | Kevin Bray | ||
| 2005 | Rebound | Steve Carr | |
| 2006 | 16 Blocks | Richard Donner | |
| 2007 | Trick 'r Treat | Michael Dougherty | |
| 2008 | One Missed Call | Eric Valette | |
| Rambo | Sylvester Stallone | ||
| 2009 | The Final Destination | David R. Ellis | |
| 2010 | Resident Evil: Afterlife | Paul W. S. Anderson | |
| 2011 | Glee: The 3D Concert Movie | Kevin Tancharoen | Documentary |
| The Three Musketeers | Paul W. S. Anderson | ||
| 2012 | Resident Evil: Retribution | ||
| 2014 | Pompeii | ||
| 2015 | Momentum | Stephen Campanelli | |
| 2016 | Resident Evil: The Final Chapter | Paul W. S. Anderson | |
| 2020 | Monster Hunter |
Television
TV series
- The Hitchhiker (1989)
- CBC's Magic Hour (1989)
- Conspiracy of Silence (1991)
- Sliders (1995)
- Keep Your Head Up, Kid: The Don Cherry Story (2010)
- Thai Cave Rescue (2022)
TV movies
- Betrayal of Silence (1989)
- Clarence (1990)
- Deadly Betrayal: The Bruce Curtis Story (1991)
- Deadly Surveillance (1991)
- Miles from Nowhere (1992)
- Lip Gloss (1993)
- Dying to Remember (1993)
- The Substitute (1993)
- The Sea Wolf (1993)
- Miracle on Interstate 880 (1993)
- The Amy Fisher Story (1993)
- Flinch (1994)
- Voices from Within (1994)
- For the Love of Aaron (1994)
- Shock Treatment (1995)
- Bye Bye Birdie (1995)
- Johnny's Girl (1995)
- Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story (1995)
- Toe Tags (1996)
- Calm at Sunset (1996)
- Doctor Who (1996)
- Captains Courageous (1996)
- Max Q (1998)
- Silver Lake (2004)
- Alaska (2004)
References
- ↑ John McKay, "Two films lead Genie pack with 12 nominations each". Canadian Press, December 7, 1998.
- ↑ John McKay, "CBC's 5th Estate leads the pack for 1997 [Gemini Awards]". Canadian Press, January 13, 1998.
- ↑ "Don Cherry movie wins Gemini". Winnipeg Free Press, November 4, 2010.