Micha Dahan
Director of Photography
Biography

Micha Dahan’s commercial campaigns for clients include Discovery Channel, Showtime, Canadian Airlines, and Sony Music Canada. Micha’s recent music video projects for Oz Media are Holly MacNarland, Our Lady Peace, Great Big Sea and rap artist Jelleestone.

Micha studied film production at Ryerson Polytechnical University in Toronto. His career as a lighting technician has given him a strong background for his distinct visual style. He incorporates his innovative camera rigs and mounts to shoot dynamic, cutting edge photography. His latest work for Discovery Channel and Christie Digital incorporates the use of composite images, a recent trend in commercial aesthetics.

Awards

2001 Much Music Video Nominee Best Cinematography Our Lady Peace “Life”

Select Commercials

Pointts “Venting” Calum Dahartog Spank Films
Sony Playstation/Walmart “Shipment of the Week” Reilly Saso Spank Films
Sony Playstation for Cinema Reilly Saso Spank Films
Sony Playstation “Games Galore” Reilly Saso Buck
CTV “Flying Silks” Station ID Elements James Hubbarde CTV
CTV Chopper Promotions Jon Arklay CTV
Discovery Channel “Daily Planet” Jon Arklay Oz Media
Christie Digital “Eye” Michael McDougall Stonehenge Inc.
Pizza Hut “Cheap?” Stephen Markle Steam
Showtime “Extreme” Jim Fitzgerald Industry Films
Showtime “Leap Years” Jim Fitzgerald Industry Films
Ooh La La Opening Dan Sadler Automatic Prod/City TV
Nike “A Moment in Time” Micha Dahan Hammer Pictures

Select Music Videos

Crush Donnie Mullins Oz Media
Matt Mays Donnie Mullins Oz Media
Jelleestone “Money” Michael Douglas Oz Media
Holly McNarland “Beautiful Blue” Micha Dahan Oz Media
Great Big Sea “Clearest Indication” Derek Horn Oz Media
Our Lady Peace “Life” Micha Dahan Oz Media
Our Lady Peace “Thief” Micha Dahan Hoodoo Films
The Proclaimers Tim Godsall Avion Film Co.
Great Big Sea “Turn” Andrew McNaughtan Revolver Films

Film, Television and Documentaries

“Masterminds” Select Scenes Dir: James Hyslop 2003 Red Apple Productions
“Tops and Bottoms” Docu Dir: Christine Richey 1999 Bark At Moon Productions
(Select Sequences)
“Shadowmaker” Docu Director: A. Herzig 1998 Intrepid Productions
(Select Sequences)
“Safe Distance” Drama Dir: Naomi Bock 1998 Sparrow Films/ Telefilm
“M.I.C TV” TV Pilot Dir: Derek Robinson 1998 Grappling Hook Productions
“Someone To Love” Comedy Dir: Shawn Goldberg 1997 Dark Circle Pictures/ Comedy Network
“Even If…” Drama Dir: Stephanie Allaire 1997 C.F.C.
“The Detective” Drama Dir: Shawn Goldberg 1996 Dark Circle Pictures/ WTN

Special Skills
Inventor and Patent Holder of Dynamic Rig: 3D “Virtual” Cinematography Apparatus
Owner/Operator of 16mm Bolex package
Intervolumeter/ Time-Lapse Photography
Green Screen
HD Video

Web Sites

Vertigo: www.vertigoreps.com login: michadahan / michadahan

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