Consider having filmmaker John Hopkins, one of the most experienced and award filmmakers in Atlantic Canada, direct, shoot or edit your next documentary, independent feature, dramatic or reality TV series, TV spot, or B-Roll needs. We shoot with Sony. Canon, Phantom or Arri cameras. We also offer and arrange underwater and helicopter cinematography, hi-speed slow motion, and live streaming. Our post editing suite is Avid Media Composer based and we can deliver colour corrected dailies for offline with time-code burn in etc. We can also edit your next film. Let us know about your projects and let’s see what we can do for you. Contact John Hopkins by email for samples of our Documentary Director/Cinematography/Editing work.

Whether it’s the A7Siii, FX3, FX6, FX9, F55, Venice, Sony FS700, FS7, Canon, RED, Alexa, Panasonic or Phantom cameras we will consistenly capture stunning images enhancing every story. We also offer spectacular underwater, drone (Inspire 6K ProRes Raw) services and can arrange helicopter cinematography, where drones will not do. SDPA's POST FACILTIES are equipped with an offline Avid Media Composer, Premier Pro or FCP X suite.

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AWARD-WINNING PRODUER, DIRCTOR & CINEMATOGRAPHER

John Hopkins is a celebrated mixed-heritage Director/DP with North African Berber roots, on his father's side, immigrated to the UK. Hopkins' parents later moved to Canada to practice medicine as a doctor and nurse team. His mother Hilda Woolnough RCA, who studied under sculpter Henry Moore became a highly respected professional artist in Canada.

The family moved to Prince Edward Island in 1969 where his mother was invited to teach fine arts and cinema at UPEI, while her partner poet/novelist Reshard Gool, an East Indian from South Africa, taught politics and literature. While growing up in PEI John Hopkins met many of Canada's finest artists, poets and writers who were frequent visitors to the family home which jokingly became known as "The Consulate" in Charlottetown.

Hopkins is proud to have been selected in the past to pitch at the IDFA Forum in Amsterdam.  He has also won “Best Project” and "Best Film" at the Atlantic Film Festival. John Hopkins regularly attends festivals and makets such as Lunenburg DocFest, TIFF, Hot Docs, Sunnyside, Input, Independent Feature Film Project, Raindance, Banff, and Congress of History and Science Producers.

If you are interest in a collaboative effort on a production please drop us an email. In the meantime, here are a couple of music videos John Hopkins directed, shot and edited for your enjoyment:

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