Colleen Sturtevant
David Cronenberg
FilmmakerKnown for:
The Fly (1986), Crash (1996)
Education:
University of Toronto (BA, English literature)
David Cronenberg developed a genre of horror he called "body horror" - films in which flesh itself is the site of transformation, violation, and desire - across Shivers (1975), Videodrome (1983), and The Fly (1986). His later films - Naked Lunch (1991), Crash (1996), A History of Violence (2005) - maintain the same interest in the permeability of the body's boundaries while moving away from genre conventions. He is widely considered Canada's most significant filmmaker.
David Cronenberg's Gear List(1)
Panavision
Connection note
Cronenberg used Panavision cameras for "The Fly" (1986), "Crash" (1996), and "A History of Violence" (2005). His cinematographer Peter Suschitzky has discussed the equipment in interviews.
Product description
The Panaflex Gold is a 35mm motion picture camera produced by Panavision, a company that manufactures equipment exclusively for rental to productions. Its near-silent operation and compatibility with Panavision's proprietary anamorphic and spherical lens systems made it a standard for Hollywood features from the 1980s onward. Christopher Nolan and many other directors continue to use Panavision equipment for productions shot on film.
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Last updated March 20, 2026
