Robin Smith(XVII)
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Cinematographer
- Director
Robin Smith has been working in the television industry for over 25 years. He has an abundance of experience working on a variety of television shows, national commercials, sports, high end feature stories, and corporate videos. From lifestyle TV to scripted drama his work can be seen on channels like CTV, CBC/SRC, FOX, Discovery Channel, FX Australia, and HGTV to name a few. In his national commercial experience has worked with many different advertising agencies representing brand names such as Ford, Gatorade, Ziploc, Visa, and H&R Block. He has extensive camera and lighting experience from doing many different of styles of television and video. Whether it is location based, in a studio, an interview, or a sporting event; he is very competent at giving you stunning visuals with effective time management. In his experience in doing sports and high end feature stories of athletes he has worked for major networks including TSN, Sportsnet, ESPN, NBC, and RDS while covering teams from the NHL and CFL in both Ottawa and Montreal. His work has also taken him to remote and sometimes dangerous places in the world to bring the story to the viewer. For news he has worked for companies such as the BBC, CNN, W5, and the Associated Press. In the corporate world he has worked with many private companies and government departments including Health Canada, Canada Post, National Arts Center, EDC, CHEO, Cienna, and the Canadian Medical Association. Being a very team oriented person, his people skills are excellent in English and working French. Robin is used to getting the job done and prides himself on always doing a great job while having fun accomplishing that goal