Jock Brandis
Jock Brandis is an author, film actor, film technician, inventor, and humanitarian. Brandis has received the 2006 ''Popular Mechanics'' Breakthrough Award for Innovation and the 2008 Purpose Prize, which he received in recognition for his work and experience. Brandis was born in the Netherlands and moved to Canada in his youth. He joined CUSO, a Canadian humanitarian group in his twenties and later got involved with other charitable organizations such as Oxfam. After returning to Canada Brandis began working in multiple films as a gaffer, cinematographer, and on lighting and special effects. If necessary, Brandis would use various odds and ends to create special cameras or lighting rigs. Brandis would later state that his experience working with charitable organizations made it easier to create these items. During the 70s Brandis and his wife, Suzanna, were the subjects of the documentary film ''The Salvage Prince'', which focused on their efforts to restore a historic tugboat. ...
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