Education:
**** **** ****** ** **** Arts in Cinematography - The American Film Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
**** **** ***. ** ********** and Sociology - Westf lische Wilhelms Universit t, M nster, Germany.
1999 2004 Masters Degree in Journalism, Psychology, Sociology - Westf lische Wilhelms Universit t, M nster, Germany.
Selected Filmography as Cinematographer:
TITLE DECRIPTION FORMAT DIRECTOR PRODUCTION
NO HABLA Feature Film HD Silvia Gallini Incantation (in prep)
THE DOG AND THE DUCK Feature HD Silvia Gallini Incantation (in
Documentary production)
STUPID QUESTIONS Short Film HD Jessie Kahnweiler
FIRST DREAM CALLED OCEAN Installation S16mm/ S8mm Yuval Soffer D.O.F. Films
FATE Feature Film HD Dan Sheldon Treage Production
ALIEN LOVE THE TRADE Music Video HD Ilya Farfell Eugene Shakhov Prod
3 TO 4 Installation HD Krysten Cunningham -
ERASE THIS FROM OUR BLOOD Music Video HD Patryk Chlastawa atma film
MUSE VICTORIA NOLL Music Video HD Brett Comden atma film
HYMN MOXY PHINX Music Video 35mm Patryk Chlastawa atma film
CITYPORTRAIT: SAN DIEGO TV Magazine HD Self Visible Vision
OUR WORLD HOLLYWOOD OR BUST Documentary HDV Linda Sills BBC
THE SERPANT AND THE SHADOW Short Film Ultra16mm Jeffrey Martin Living End Productions
FIERCE COUTURE Commercial S35mm Self atma film
NETFLIX Commercial 35mm Omar Samad atma film
ANTHROPOLOGIE Commercial 35mm Silvia Gallini atma film
TAKEO Short Film S35mm Omar Samad AFI
WERKBEISPIEL: theta chorus Installation 35mm P. Chlastawa/ Self atma film
ANDREW YORK S MUSIC Installation HD Andrew York Andrew York
TO CATCH A FISH Short Film DVCAM Zeke Hawkins AFI
LIFE AS A DOG Short Film DVCAM Omar Samad AFI
LANGE FOUNDATION Documentary DV Self -
LOST IN THE NAKET CITY Installation S16mm Self atma film
THE NOON ROOM Short Film DVCAM Patryk Chlastawa AFI
ANATOMY OF FAILURE Documentary mixed Minou Norouzi Ad Lumina Prod
BETWEEN THE SUNSET & THE SEA Short Film 8MM Marianne Hansen Wisdom Bell Prod
THE AFRICAN PENGUIN Documentary Beta SP Bart Smithers Big B Productions
BIRDS OF THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE ocumentary
D Beta SP Bart Smithers Big B Productions
Brian Ellis
ALL CREW AGENCY
2920 West Olive Avenue Suite 201 Burbank CA 91505
818-***-**** ****@*************.***
Professional Experience
2002 current freelanced Cinematographer
2009 current Screen Plane, Munich, Germany Freelanced Technical Consultant (3D workflow, rigs, mounts)
2008 current cmotion Film Tech. Inc., Los Angeles, CA Freelanced Technical Consultant (lens-, camera control systems)
2009 Software Test/ establishment of Post-Prod. workflow of Technicolor s DP Lights Software for Color Correction
2005 2008 cmotion Film Tech. Inc., Los Angeles, CA Executive Vise President
2007 Book Publication: ZWISCHEN REALITAET UND FIKTION. UVK Medien. Konstanz. Germany.
2004 - 2005 Dedo Weigert Film, M nchen, Germany High speed camera Technician
2002 - 2003 Cyclone Film Productions, Cape Town, South Africa Cinematographer (focus on Commercial/ Music Video)
2002 2003 Big B Productions, Cape Town, South Africa Cinematographer (focus on Documentary)
2001 - 2002 West Deutscher Rundfunk, M nster, Germany studio graphic designer
Scholarships:
Fujifilm Award for AFI Thesis Film TAKEO (2009), Panavision Young Filmmakers Award for AFI Thesis Film TAKEO (2009),
Tom Yoda Scholarship (USA) (2008-2009), Philanthropy scholarship for the documentary LANGE FOUNDATION (USA) (2008-
2009), DAAD Scholarship for Graduate students of the arts and film (Germany) (2007-2009)
Skill Set:
Good people skills/ etiquette
Languages: German (fluent), English (fluent), French (medium level)
Working knowledge of various film and digital motion picture cameras
Underwater Cinematography (certified Scuba Diver)
Still photography (Digital & Film)
Computer and other technical skills in both Mac and PC
Others:
Travel: Having traveled and worked through Europe, Africa, America, Australia - I adjust easily to new cultures and situations.
Hobbies: Moving Images, Still Photography, Dance, Jewelry Design, Fashion Design and many other art forms have inspired me
over the years.
Brian Ellis
ALL CREW AGENCY
2920 West Olive Avenue Suite 201 Burbank CA 91505
818-***-**** ****@*************.***