About
Born; December 20, 1978 | Height: 5′10″ | High School: Le Prélude | College: Saint-Laurent Class of ‘98′ | University: Concordia Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema
After his studies at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema in Montréal, David Gascon quickly emerged as a cinematographer in the independent filmmaking industry. Characterized by a soft visual style, Gascon also explored different schools of cinematography creating a style that could be taken as pleasant realism. Although working as a cinematographer, Gascon has also worked in the capacity as director, photographer and producer for various projects such as commercials, music videos and short films.
Gascon first step in cinematography has been recognized with the award winning short film Devil’s Rose. It won Gascon the Kodak Award at the Mel Hoppenheim School for cinematography and a start to a long lasting collaboration with Californian director Erahm Christopher. Different collaborations with independent filmmakers, producers and television channels such as Bravo! has lead Gascon to a good start in the film industry.
Gascon’s most recent cinematography, Washed In Blue by Tom Fennario, was a new playground to demonstrate the sensitive signature of his work.
He is currently at work developing two short films titled Till Death Do Us Part and Road Kill, slated for a summer 2009 release. Both films are an exploration into the realm of dark comedy.
After completing high school in 1990, Gascon began to explore the visual arts as a photographer. On the side, he began studies in the collegial filmmaking program in an attempt to to synchronize both arts. His love for story telling and the still photograph made him a cinematographer without really expecting it. It was a natural path of evolution that brought him to becoming a director of photography. While Gascon dedicated his time to become a director, where he had the chance to initiate projects such as science-fiction films and documentaries, the photographer inside him never slept. Lighting was an experiment for different matters with different purpose. David Gascon’s dedication to photography came back with his love for portrait and set photography, and now, the moving image and still photography are part of Gascon’s career. During his young career Gascon has had the opportunity to work in various capacities within the film industry; he’s worked as a gaffer, grip, set photographer, model photographer, producer and of course, director and cinematographer. He is also currently teaching filmmaking and cinematography for the film department of the Trebas Institute, a private college specialized in film.
After his studies at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema in Montréal, David Gascon quickly emerged as a cinematographer in the independent filmmaking industry. Characterized by a soft visual style, Gascon also explored different schools of cinematography creating a style that could be taken as pleasant realism. Although working as a cinematographer, Gascon has also worked in the capacity as director, photographer and producer for various projects such as commercials, music videos and short films. Gascon first step in cinematography has been recognized with the award winning short film Devil's Rose.