Will will miss him terribly," Paul Lewis, president of Discovery Canada, said in a statement. "John was an incredibly talented director and cameraman, and a wonderful friend. His directing credits include shows like Monster Moves, All For Nothing and Heavy Haulers. He also filmed two seasons of History Television's Ice Pilots NWT. In addition to travelling to more than 30 countries for Dangerous Flights, Driftmier had also shot other Discovery Channel shows such as Highway Thru Hell and Licence to Drill. "Our thoughts are with his family and friends." He will be greatly missed," Pixcom CEO Jacquelin Bouchard said in a statement. "John was a director of exceptional talent and a wonderful cameraman. He had irons in the fire."ĭriftmier had been slated to return on Monday, after having completed a three-week shoot for the second season of Dangerous Flights. "He's touched people all over the world," Allen added. I saw him as a son and a very valuable member of the family," Les Allen, Driftmier's father-in-law, told CBC News from the filmmaker's Ottawa home on Monday. "The thing that's the hardest for me is: I didn't see him as a son-in-law.
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The crash also killed the pilot of the craft.Ĭalgary-born, Ottawa-based Driftmier had been shooting footage for the Discovery Canada doc series Dangerous Flights, which follows ferry pilots responsible for delivering small, private planes to customers around the globe. Hes a cameraman at Channel 6 - hes April ONeils cameraman - and Vernon is a character who is from the Turtle mythology. I am a lighting cameraman with over 20 years experience working in broadcast on documentaries, factual programming and entertainment as well as corporates and news. John Hank, Veteran cameraman and editor, Freelance Certified Legal Video Specialist, Notary and Apple Certified Final Cut Pro Editor This site was designed with the. He died in Kenya on Sunday after his small plane crashed during a morning location shoot, Montreal production company Pixcom announced.
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Canadian TV director and cameraman John Driftmier, known for shooting TV documentary shows in extreme conditions - from the frigid Arctic in winter to sweltering jungles in tropical hotspots - has died at the age of 30.
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