User:Rick Bremness

Rick Bremness was born in Edmonton, Alberta on December 13, 1959. He was raised along with his two brothers (Douglas Bremness, Kevin Bremness) and his two sisters (Kathrine Jesson and Sharon Smith) by his parents Werner and Margaret Bremness. An active young man became interested in photography while in boy scouts with the Calder 100th scout troop where he first earned his photography badge while under the guidance of scout leader Clarence "Snuffy" Clarke.

While attending Rosslyn Junior High School, Rick joined a close knit group of friends (Brian Halberg, Joe Sulyma, Rob Currie, Kelly Burke, and Dana Andersen) that were interested in creating films as a hobby. The exploration of the visual arts continued throughout the rest of his education and while at Queen Elizabeth Composite High School in grade eleven, Rick went to an audition for the movie "Why Shoot The Teacher" produced by Fil Frasier with long time friend Dana Andersen and was very surprised to land a bit part in the the film as Bill Field.

The next part of his career lead Rick to gaining some great experiences in television while working at QCTV the local cable station community channel and then landed a job with CFRN TV. First a stagehand and shortly there after as a cameraman. His work on numerous television programs and commercials gave Rick an opportunity of a wide assortment of experiences. Day to day work in a studio environment on programs such as "Popcorn Playhouse","Kid Dies on Kamera" and working with professional talent like Gaby Haas, Ian Tyson, Tommy Banks and such was a wonderful learning platform for the next part of his career.

Seventeen years of work at the CTV affiliate gave Rick a great base to start out on a freelance camera career.

After a successful stint of freelancing working on many documentaries and television series, Rick is currently working as in Edmonton for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.