Mark Dobrescu csc graduated from film school at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology in1989. Upon his graduation, he was awarded The Academy of Motion Pictures top student cinematographer of the year and was hired by CTV in Regina Saskatchewan. Within a year, Mark became the senior cinematographer, travelling worldwide on numerous projects. After his tenure at CTV he began shooting documentaries , commercials and sporting events for such clients as the National Film Board of Canada, British Airways, Pepsi Cola , The National Hockey League, the Winter Olympics and The Calgary Stampede. In 2000 Mark was granted full membership in The Canadian Society of Cinematographers. Since that time, he has concentrated his career on movies and television series working with directors such as Terry Gilliam, Roger Christianson and David Hackl with actors Charlize Theron, Jeff Bridges, Ryan Reynolds, Nicolas Cage and Jamie Fox. His project list is extensive, shooting such classics as the critically acclaimed series Little Mosque on the Prairie and the action thriller Daughter of the Wolf starring Gina Carano and Richard Dreyfuss. Mark shot three Escape formatted pictures in recent years which also included sections of each project filmed in virtual reality. Mark recently wrapped the action picture “Dangerous” starring Scott Eastwood and Mel Gibson.

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Barco Escape

Barco Escape is a film format where the movie is shot with three cameras simultaneously capturing nearly 270 degrees at an aspect ratio of 7.17 - 1. The result is a movie that is projected with three separate projectors completely immersing the viewer in the theater.

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Virtual Reality

Filming a dramatic scene virtual completely different beast than shooting a normal feature film. Lighting for 360 degrees , hiding gear , camera moves and camera perspective are all complexities that a normal scope film does not encounter.

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Animals.

Over the years Mark has filmed numerous scenes with many wild animals. Those include a pack of wolves, an elephant, a grizzley bear , dogs, skunks, squirrels , snakes and an army of crawling insects