Serge Ladouceur
Director of Photography of Supernatural, for all episodes except for the pilot.
He won a Constellation Awards award in 2009 for "Best Technical Accomplishment in a Film or TV Production" for 4.05 Monster Movie
The job of the cinematographer is to create the looks and the moods through lighting, choice of colors, and the control of contrast. The cinematographer selects the different instruments, cameras, lenses, filters, lighting units, gels, and diffusion material to achieve this goal. The cinematographer supervises the camera, the grip, and the the electric crews. If the first assistant director is the left arm of the director, the cinematographer is the right hand..
We wanted Supernatural to look like it could happen in real life. For me, there is a strong reality-base bias. Lights are source justified: lamps, candles, daylight coming through a window, flashlights, etc... Also, we didn't want to "glamorize" the action by using slow-motion effects in fight or action scenes. The concept was, and still is, to base the stories in real-life America, so when the "supernatural" occurs, you believe it could spring from the day-to-day life and [it] surprises or frightens you. We wanted the show to feel organic, moody, and, of course, dark.
– Serge, Supernatural: Official Magazine - Issue #6 2008
Director of:
2.18 Hollywood Babylon
Serge is listed as the Director of Photography on Hell Hazers II: The Reckoning - the (fictional) movie whose set is being haunted during 2.18 Hollywood Babylon.
- Video of the trailer for the movie.
6.15 The French Mistake
Played by: Art Kitching
Serge is working on the episode that Sam, as Jared Padalecki, and Dean, as Jensen Ackles, find themselves on.
When Virgil starts killing the crew, Serge calmly dodges the bullets "Matrix"-style.
Links
- @SergeLadouceur on Twitter
- Serge Ladouceur website
- Serge Ladouceur on IMDB
- Cinematographer credits on IMDB
- 2010-15-2 / Interview with Serge Part 1 and Part 2 by Fangasm.
- Serge is featured in Issue 6, Oct./Nov. 2008 of Supernatural: Official Magazine - read the interview here
- The Supernatural: The Official Companion Season 6 has a chapter on Serge in the "Meet the Crew" section.
