Still Photographer
Two Soldiers
2003 Academy Award winner for best live action short. Best short over 15 min at the Palm Springs International film festival
Wesley
Dead Air
Indian Cafe
Pucked
Home of the Giants
South of Hell
Other Experience
Arri, Panavision, Sony F900, Panasonic HVX 200, Panasonic Varicam, HMI, Kino, Tungsten...
Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Compressor, Photoshop, After Effects, Lightwave 3D, InDesign, GoLive, Illustrator, & more...
Editor, Gaffer
Custom Black & White/Color printing
Awards and Nominations
Nomination for ASC/Charles B. Lang Heritage award, 2005
Honorable mention from Budapest Cinematography Master Class, 2005
Education
Mission San Jose High School, Fremont, CA
San Fancisco Academy of Art College
Photography Major
North Carolina School of the Arts, School of Filmmaking, BFA in Cinematography, 2005
Camera Operator
South of Hell, SD
XRoads, SD
Fall Down Dead, 35mm
Cinematographer
1st Assistant Camera
Fall Down Dead
35mm
Grave Dancers
35mm
Woodrow Wilson
16mm
Birmingham Afternoon
16mm
2nd Assistant Camera
The Key Man (1st on 2nd cam)
35mm
Tragedy Of Glady
16mm
Methuselah's Ledger
16mm
Mortuary Blues
16mm
*References available upon request
Universal Theories of the Duke of Zeppelin Regional Selection for Student Academy Awards, Best Film at Southern Exposure Film Forum, Cine Gold Eagle Award.
SD
A Nice Day For An Earthquake, Official selection LA Downtown Film Festival and Vision Fest 08.
HD
GunLady
Super 35mm
Slushai
RED 4k, 8mm
XS4Play (Reality)
HD
Auditions (Web Promo)
HD
Arizona Sky
HD
Long For Love, Angela Latham (Music Video)
HD
Farydoun Ashna (Music Video)
HD
Cartera
HD
Eagle Crest Real Estate (Commercial)
HD
Piranhas (TV Pilot)
HD
Revenge
HD
Ties That Bind
HD
The Finest Hour (2nd Unit)
HD
Fall Down Dead (2nd Unit)
35mm
1st Community Bank (Commercial)
HD
Pursuit of Happiness
HD
One Night Naked
SD
Little Girl Lost
16mm
United
16mm
Spare Change
SD
Chili & Slaw
16mm
Baby Rose
SD
All materials © Matthew Skala 2006