BRIAN

SCHILLING

VISUAL STORYTELLER

PERSONAL PROFILE

I am a collaborative director dedicated to

creating dynamic and entertaining visuals. I

am passionate, confident, and curious.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Cinematographer for Industrial Accident

nominee for Grand Jury Prize

Cinematographer for internationally

award-winning horror short Loop

Published in Chicago Bears city-wide

print campaign in bus-stops/billboards

SKILLS OF INTEREST

I know how to swim, skateboard, and drive a

manual transmission vehicle. I am familiar

with kitchen, workshop, and laboratory safety.

I once worked in a photography laboratory. I

have my black belt in the Korean martial art,

Kuk Sool.

SELECT WORK HISTORY

Cinematographer, Director of Photography

Currently in post-production for an episodic pilot titled Doughnut Boyz Filmed international documentary Industrial Accident: the Story of Wax Trax! Set the visual tone for the Chicago Blackhawks ONE GOAL Campaign Published by major brands, including; Oscar Mayer, CDW, Kraft, Hershey's, Marriot, Kingsford, Pinnacle Vodka, McDonald's, BP, Google, GSK, Caterpillar, Culver's, General Motors, Oxygen Network, Toyota, VH1. MTV. Cars.com, and USPS Freelance 2010 - Present (13 years)

Southern Illinois University

• Minor in Fine Art

BA Cinema & Photography, 2002

EDUCATION

Director

Directed key opinion leaders for Abbot Laboratories & Gilead Sciences Directed OTT content for Hershey's, Cracker Barrel, Navistar, Alz.org, DePaul, Cook County Hospital, Famous Footwear, Lands' End, and DePaul University Range of experiences including Tabletop, Documentary, Comedy, Horror, Music Videos, Reality TV, B2B, Interviews, Public Address Freelance 2014 - Present (9 years)

ONLINE & SOCIAL

Artist Portfolio: schillingfilm.com

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/schillingfilm

Instagram: @schillingfilm

Vimeo : vimeo.com/schillingfilm

IMDB: www.imdb.com/name/nm1575604/

773-***-**** adv52y@r.postjobfree.com

Adjunct Professor

Instructor for Introduction to Multimedia, created lesson plan for in-class instruction, assigned and graded at-home assignments, handled administrative duties Harrington College of Design May - Aug 2016 (4 months) Owner/Producer

Schilling Film, LLC 2009 - Present (14 years)

Designed my production company to adjust nimbly with low overhead Produced for dozens of companies, including; Lands' End, Harley Davidson Motor Clothes, ConAgra, American Academy of Pediatrics, DePaul University, and Kellogg University

Produced one of the most viewed Major Lazer music videos Original Don with over 18M views

Built a novel solution for an incognito, multi-camera, traveling interview setup in an Airstream. Forerunner of quarantine remote solutions VOLUNTEER & ASSOCIATIONS

Management by Morgan

Work with instructors and students to pre-visualize shots Prepare & operate technical and creative tools for film student projects Guide and educate student actors regarding set etiquette and safety Director of Photography, Summer Film Camp 2019 - Present American Society of Media Photographers

President from 2015-17, currently a Board Advisor

Led the chapter out of debt and grew our savings to over $15,000 Facilitate, host, and speak at public and online events Officer, Board of Directors Chicago Chapter 2014 - Present