Serge Ladouceur
Director of Photography on Supernatural, for all episodes except for 1.01 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..
– Serge Ladouceur, Supernatural: The Official Companion Season 6
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 Ladouceur, Supernatural: Official Magazine - Issue #6 2008
Episodes
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| Name | Serge Ladouceur |
| Actor | Art Kitching |
| Dates | |
| Location | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Occupation | Director of Photography Co-Producer |
| Episode(s) | 2.18 Hollywood Babylon (mention) 6.15 The French Mistake |
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
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.
Director of:
External links
- Official website
- Serge Ladouceur on IMDb
- @SergeLadouceur on Twitter
Interviews
- Williams, David E. 2020. Supernatural – Family Business. American Cinematographer, March 8; archive link
- Clarissa. 2016. Supernatural: Behind the Scenes With Set Design and the Impala. The TV Addict, December 6; archive link
- Sarah House and Lynn Zubernis. 2014. “Fan Appreciation No.2 Serge Ladouceur: The Cinematographer.” In Fan Phenomena: Supernatural, edited by Lynn Zubernis and Katherine Larsen. Bristol and Chicago: Intellect.
- Related: Cinematography of Supernatural by ash48 (November 2014); archive link
- Knight, Nicholas. "Meet the Crew" in Supernatural: The Official Companion Season 6. London: Titan Books, 2011
- Serge Ladouceur: Camera Obscura. Supernatural: Official Magazine, Issue #28, Nov 2011; archive link
- spnfans. 2010. Our Warm Winter Evening with Serge Ladouceur – Part 2. Fangasm, February 21; archive link
- spnfans. 2010. Our Warm Winter Evening with Serge Ladouceur. Fangasm, February 15; archive link
- Vision Quest: An interview with Serge Ladouceur. Supernatural: Official Magazine, Issue #6 Oct./Nov. 2008; archive link
- American Cinematographer magazine has a brilliant in-depth interview with Supernatural Director of Cinematography Serge Ladouceur.
