Deep Field Productions
IIvan Semeniuk - Writer/Producer/Host
Ivan Semeniuk is a journalist, broadcaster and presenter who has spent the past three decades chronicling humanity’s exploration of the universe. His reporting has taken him from mountaintop observatories to the high Arctic and given him a front row seat to some of the most consequential space missions in history.
As science reporter for the Globe and Mail, Ivan is well known to readers across Canada and around the world for the breadth and accessibility of his writing. Prior to joining the Globe and Mail, he was the US news editor for the journal Nature, based in Washington, and was a bureau chief for New Science magazine where he also hosted and produced one of the world’s first popular science podcasts, Scipod. His work has been featured in numerous other publications including Sky and Telescope, Astronomy, and Cosmos and he was a long-time associate editor of the Canadian astronomy magazine Sky News.
As a broadcaster, Ivan wrote and hosted two internationally acclaimed astronomy series. Hubble’s Canvas and Cosmic Vistas, and was a producer and space columnist for 12 seasons of Discovery Channel’s science magazine show Daily Planet.
A lifelong enthusiast of the night sky, he first joined the staff of the Ontario Science Centre where he developed exhibits and planetarium programs for more than a decade before embarking on a full time career in science journalism. Since then, his work has garnered numerous awards and nominations including the Sandford Fleming medal and citation for contributions to the public understanding of science and the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada’s Simon Newcomb award for outstanding writing.
In 2007 he was named a Knight Science journalism fellow at MIT and he was journalist in residence at the University of Toronto’s Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics in 2009.
The asteroid 20045 “Semeniuk” is named after him in recognition of his service to public education.
Craig Colby - Executive Producer/Director
Craig Colby is an award-winning executive producer and author who has been making highly rated television programs, seen around the world, for 35 years. His work has received awards and nominations in documentary, lifestyle and live production covering topics as varied as science, nature, sports, family life, music, arts, and history. Craig has been an early leader in HD, 3D and 4K production. He was the Executive Producer of Love Nature at Blue Ant Media for 3 years and the Director of Production at High Fidelity HDTV/Blue Ant Media for 8 years. Craig spent more than ten years at Discovery Channel Canada producing the highest rated Canadian program and the highest rated series in the channel’s history to that point. Craig emphasizes creativity, solid storytelling and leading-edge technology to bring great viewing experiences to large audiences. In addition to his ownership role in Deep Field Productions, Craig also owns colbyvision, a production and consulting company, and is the author of the award-winning ALL CAPS: Stories That Justify an Outrageous Hat Colleciton.
David Whyte - Producer/Editor
David Whyte is a much sought after senior editor who has worked on every genre including documentary, commercials, lifestyle, reality, and sports. He has worked for the internationally renowned Scott Brothers, home of the Property Brothers, as well as programs for BBC Earth, CTV, Discovery Channel, and TVO, to name just a few. Whyte excels in the use of Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, After Effects and Photoshop.
