Jean-Pierre St-Louis
Caméraman et directeur de la photographie
Biography
Jean-Pierre St-Louis was one of the co-founders of the Coop Vidéo de Montréal. He began his career with Robert Morin and Lorraine Dufour, and remains true to his first loves. Indeed, Morin gave St-Louis his first experience behind the camera as director of photography for the feature, Tristesse modèle réduit (1987). Then came Requiem pour un beau sans-coeur (1992), Windigo (1994), Quiconque meurt, meurt à douleur (Whoever Dies, Dies in Pain) (1998), Opération Cobra (2001) and Le Nèg' (2002). Along with these, he has collaborated on many documentaries and dramas, both feature-length and short. In 1998, he was director of photography for Isabelle Hayeur's film, Les siamoises. His résumé also bears witness to his complicity with director Bernard Émond, with whom he worked on the documentaries, L'instant et la patience, La terre des autres, L'épreuve du feu as well as the dramatic feature, 20 h 17 rue Darling.
Between 1979 and 1993, St-Louis made a number of short- and medium-length works with grants from the Canada Council for the Arts, including Fait divers : elle remplace son mari par une T.V., Carapace: auto-portrait d'un chanteur inconnu and Zapping : une histoire de salon.
St-Louis has also worked as a director of photography on documentaries: with Jean-Claude Labrecque in 2004 on Chemin d'eau, Yvan Patry and Danièle Lacourse in 1998 on Le rêve d'Alonso, and Danièle Lacourse in 1984 on Le pays interdit.
In television, St-Louis first co-directed the cultural variety show, Lumières on Radio-Canada (French CBC), along with Mario Rouleau in the early 1980's. This show won a number of Gémeau awards. Since the early 1990's, St-Louis has also lent his talent as a cameraman to various series, such as Black Harbour, Family, The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne and Kashtin. He was recognized for his excellent work in 2000, winning the Gémeau that year for best director of photography for Deux frères, and again in 2002 for La vie, la vie, a series that was applauded by both the public and the press, and which reflected his singular ingenuity.
A keen collaborator of Louis Bélanger, St-Louis has worked with this director on many clips and ads, and participated in the immense success of Post Mortem in 1998. He went back behind the camera in 2002 to collaborate on Bélanger's second feature, Gaz Bar Blues. This film was presented at several festivals and won many awards.
In 2004, Jean-Pierre St-Louis was director of photography on the feature, Que Dieu bénisse l'Amérique (May God Bless America) by Robert Morin and, in 2005, two more: Ten Days to Victory by Tim Conrad and Imitations by Fédérico Hidalgo. More recently, he again joined Louis Bélanger, shooting Le génie du crime, the film adaptation of George F. Walker's play, Criminal Genius.
Filmography
1996
Dramatic Short, video, Co-Directors: Lorraine Dufour and Ruth de Launière, Coop Vidéo
1991
Dramatic Short, video, Coop Vidéo
1984
Dramatic Short, video, Coop Vidéo
1981
Dramatic Short, video, Co-Director: Linda Craig, Coop Vidéo
Faut pas avoir peur de la bête
Medium-Length Drama, video, Coop Vidéo
1979
Medium-Length Performance Coverage, video, Coop Vidéo / Les Snoros
1978
Medium-Length Documentary, video and 16mm
Co-Director: Yvon Leduc, Coop Vidéo
Les Hydro-Québécois
Medium-Length Documentary, video, Coop Vidéo
1977
Documentary Short, video and 16mm, collective, Coop Vidéo
Filmography as Director of Photography and Cameraman
2005
Feature-Length Drama, video HD to 35mm, Director: Fédérico Hidalgo, Atopia
Ten Days to Victory
Feature-Length Drama, video, Director: Tim Conrad, Cinéflix, Co-Production with England
2004
Feature-Length Drama, video HD to 35mm, Director: Robert Morin, Coop Vidéo
2003
Feature-Length Drama, video to 35mm, Director: John L'Écuyer, Jeux d'ombres
2002
Feature-Length Drama, 35mm, Director: Louis Bélanger, Coop Vidéo
20h17 rue Darling
Feature-Length Drama, 35mm, Director: Bernard Émond, ACPAV
2001
Feature-Length Drama, Super 16mm to 35mm, Director: Robert Morin, Coop Vidéo
Secrets de banlieue
Feature-Length Drama, video to 35mm, Director: Louis Choquette, Cirrus
1998
Feature-Length Drama, Super 16mm to 35mm, Director: Louis Bélanger, Coop Vidéo
Les siamoises
Feature-Length Drama, video,- Director: Isabelle Hayeur, Amérique Films
1997
Feature-Length Drama, video, Director: Robert Morin, Coop Vidéo
1993
Feature-Length Drama, 35mm, Director: Robert Morin, Lux Films
1991
sans-coeur
Feature-Length Drama, 35mm, Director: Robert Morin, Lux Films and Coop Vidéo
1987
Feature-Length Drama - video - Director: Robert Morin, Coop Vidéo / ONF
Television Series
2003
Video HD, 8 x 30 min., Director: Paul Carrière, Cirrus, Oxygen (USA), Showcase (Canada)
2000-01
33 x 30 min., Director: Patrice Sauvé, Cirrus
1999
8 x 50 min., Director: Louis Choquette, Cirrus
1997
3 x 30 min., Director: Marquise Lepage, Allégro Films
Documentaires
2004
Feature-Length Documentary, video HD, Director: Jean-Claude Labrecque, Productions Vic Pelletier
2000
Feature-Length Documentary, video, Director: Magnus Isaacson, Erézi / ONF
Les conteurs de vues animées
Medium-Length Documentary, video, Director: Richard Jutras, La Chasse Galerie
1999
Feature-Length Documentary, video, Director: Denis Chouinard, ONF
Aviature
Medium-Length Documentary, Super 16mm, Director: Bruno Bouliane, ONF
Almanach
Medium-Length Documentary, video, Director: Denis Desjardins, ONF
1998
Medium-Length Documentary, video, Directors: Yvan Patry and Danièle Lacourse, Alter-Ciné
1997
Medium-Length Documentary, video, Director: Bernard Émond, Coop Vidéo
1994
Medium-Length Documentary, 16mm, Director: Bernard Émond, ACPAV
1993
Medium-Length Documentary, video, Director: Jean Bourbonnais, Productions du Verseau
1992
Medium-Length Documentary, video, Director: Gil Courtemanche, Avanti Ciné Vidéo
1989
Medium-Length Documentary, video, Director: Magnus Isaacson, Alter-Ciné et ONF
1984
Medium-Length Documentary, video, Director: Danièle Lacourse, Alter-Ciné
Mentions
2001
Cinémathèque québécoise (Montréal, Canada)
Clermont Lapointe