WATER STREET WEST ENTERTAINMENT

Christopher J. Murphy Director of Photography
“The Experienced Eye Sees More” 28 Years Experience

DOCUMENTARY 1999 – 2004

NIGHTMARE IN CANADA: DOP: 1 hour documentary – 2004

A look at the history of making horror films in Canada.
Director: Jennifer Adcock. Producer: Ocean Entertainment.

***AWARD*** Gold Remi from the 2005 World Fest Houston Awards

EASTERN TIDE: DOP: 30 min Documentary – 2002.

Experience the spectacular beauty and the harsh realities of climbing Granite boulders in NS.
Director: Todd Foster. Producer: Pulldown Productions

***AWARD*** Awarded Best Canadian Mountain Film at the Vancouver Mountain Film Festival.
Selected for The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour 2002.

LYNN AND HARRIET: DOP - 15 min Short – 2004

Witness one woman’s philosophical journey while raising a pig for food, becoming friends with it, and deciding whether or not she should eat Harriett.
Director/Producer: Linda Fitzpatrick

***AWARD*** 2004 Dawson City Film Festival - ZeD People's Choice Award

***AWARD*** 2004 Yorkton Short Film Festival - nominated for Best Short Documentary

OPRAH WINFREY – BEHIND THE SCENES: DOP - 8 min - CTV News – 1995

Behind the scenes on the set of Harpo Studios for two days – includes exclusive interview with Oprah.

HAITI AND PRESIDENT ARISTIDE: DOP - 8 min Sunday Edition – 1992

Analyzing the political turmoil of a deadly election and the sanctions that burden the country.

AIDS IN CITY SOLEIL, HAITI: DOP - 8 min Sunday Edition – 1992

More than 1 in ten have Aids. There are 200,000 people, open sewers and 1 clinic.

TELEVISION SERIES: 1999 - 2005

STREET CENTS: DOP - 34 half hour episodes for CBC - 2003/2005

***AWARD*** The Alliance for Children and Television 2005 Awards of Excellence
All Genres Category, Teens

***AWARD*** 2006 Gemini Award - Best Children's or Youth Non-Fiction Program or Series

SINGULAR SERIES: Camera – 13 one hour episodes for Bravo
- produced by Creative Atlantic - 2003

INDIENATION: DOP - 18 half hour episodes for IFC - 2001/2002

HIGH SEAS RESCUE: Segment DOP - 3 one hour episodes for TLC
- produced by Tri Media - 2001

STEEPLECHASING: Camera/Steadicam - 26 half hour episodes for VISION
- produced by Topsail Entertainment - 1999/2000

GLOBAL VILLAGE: DOP - 13 episodes for Astral Vision Europe
- produced at EXPO 2000 by WETV

MRS. GREENTHUMBS: Camera - 13 half hour episodes for HGTV
- produced by Salter Street Films – 2000

COMMERCIALS: 2004 – 2005

NSGEU – Cape Breton Regional Police, Civil Service, Home Care Workers, Group Home Workers
- 22 Regional Advertising spots

CUPE – Nova Scotia Workers - Regional Advertising spots

NETWORK TELEVISION: 1977 – 1999

ENG / EFP: ATV, CBC, NTV, ASN, ETV

EDUCATION:

1977 – 1981: B.Sc., Computer Science - Memorial University of Newfoundland.

1986 – 1988: Digital Electronics - Cabot Institute of Applied Arts and Technology

Chris Murphy
Water Street West Entertainment Inc.
5688 Cornwallis Street Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3K 1B8
Phone: Office (902) 423-5509, Cell (902) 488-8314
murp@eastlink.ca