James David Head is a Canadian

television director A television director is in charge of the activities involved in making a television program or section of a program. They are generally responsible for decisions about the editorial content and creative style of a program, and ensuring the prod ...

Career

Cameraman

Head began his career as a

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on various film crews. In 1985, he was a second assistant camera for the

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'' by

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. In 1987, he was a second assistant camera for the film ''

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''. He then worked as a first assistant camera on ''

Beyond the Stars ''Beyond the Stars'' is a 1989 American science-fiction drama film written and directed by David Saperstein and starred Martin Sheen, Christian Slater, Sharon Stone, Olivia d'Abo, and F. Murray Abraham. The film was originally titled ''Persona ...

'' (1989), '' The Fourth War'' (1990), ''

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'' (1991), ''

And the Sea Will Tell ''And the Sea Will Tell'' is a true crime book by Vincent Bugliosi and Bruce Henderson (author), Bruce Henderson. The nonfiction book recounts an apparent double murder on Palmyra Atoll although only one body was ever found; the subsequent arres ...

'' (1991), and ''

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'' (1991).

Early years as a director

Head made his directorial debut in 1991, directing at least one episode of TV's ''

The Commish ''The Commish'' is an American comedy-drama television series that aired on ABC in the United States from September 28, 1991, to January 11, 1996. The series focuses on the work and home life of a suburban police commissioner in fictional Eastb ...

'', but did not become a full-time director at that time. He was

second unit A second unit is a discrete team of filmmakers tasked with filming shots or sequences of a production, separate from the main or "first" unit. The second unit will often shoot simultaneously with the other unit or units, allowing the filming s ...

director of photography The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the recording of a film, television production, music video or other live-action piece. The cinematographer is the chief of the camera ...

for '' Man of the House'' (1995) and ''

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'' (1996). He was back as a director in 1996, directing at least one episode of '' F/X: The Series''. In 1997, he directed an episode of ''

The Adventures of Sinbad ''The Adventures of Sinbad'' is a Canadian action-adventure fantasy television series which aired from 1996 to 1998. It follows the story of the pilot of the same name. It revolves around the series' protagonist, Sinbad. The series is a re-telli ...

'', and during the 1996–97 season, he has directors credits for three episodes of ''

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''. During the 1998-99 TV season, he directed two episodes of '' The Crow: Stairway to Heaven'', an episode of ''

Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy ''Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy'' is a Canadian television drama series, which aired on CBC from 1998 to 2000. The series, which is set in the 1940s, was based on the memoirs of author and rancher Richmond P. Hobson, Jr. and set on a ranch in rur ...

'', an episode of '' Poltergeist: The Legacy'', and five episodes of '' Earth: Final Conflict''. Between 1998 and 2001, he directed six episodes of ''

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'' . In 2000, he was second unit director on ''

First Target ''First Target'' is a 2000 American-Canadian made-for-television action-thriller film and a sequel to '' First Daughter'' (1999) with Daryl Hannah taking over the role of Agent Alex McGregor. The film co-stars Doug Savant and Gregory Harrison, re ...

'' and he directed a

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remake of '' The Spiral Staircase''. In 2001, he was second unit director on '' Just Cause'' and also directed at least one episode of ''

Wolf Lake ''Wolf Lake'' is an American supernatural drama television series that originally aired on CBS from September 19 to October 24, 2001. Nine episodes were produced, but only five aired before the series was canceled by CBS. The full series, inclu ...

''. In 2002, he was second unit director for two episodes of ''

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'' and then went on to direct two episodes of the series.

Recent accomplishments

From 2003 onward, Head has been regularly employed full-time as a television director. His directorial credits have included an episode of ''

The Twilight Zone ''The Twilight Zone'' is an American media franchise based on the anthology series, anthology television series created by Rod Serling in which characters find themselves dealing with often disturbing or unusual events, an experience described ...

'' (2003), at least one episode of ''

1-800-Missing ''Missing'' (originally titled ''1-800-Missing'') is a Canadian crime drama television series based on the ''1-800-WHERE-R-YOU'' book series by Meg Cabot. The series aired on the A-Channel network and W Network in Canada, and on Lifetime in the ...

'' (2003), an episode of ''

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'' (2004), twenty episodes of '' The Dead Zone'' (2003-2007), an episode of ''

Battlestar Galactica ''Battlestar Galactica'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Glen A. Larson. It began with the original television series in 1978, and was followed by a short-run sequel series, '' Galactica 1980'', a line of book adaptat ...

'' (2006), at least one episode of ''

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'' (2007), four episodes of ''

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'' (2007-2008), two episodes of ''

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'' (2008), three episodes of ''

Kyle XY ''Kyle XY'' is an American science fiction television series created by Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber and produced by ABC Signature, ABC Studios. The central character is a teenage boy (Matt Dallas) who awakens naked in a forest outside Seattl ...

'' (2008-2009), and an episode of ''

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'' (2009).

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Head, James Canadian television directors Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people)