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                                      DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY • CARL STURGESS

I’ve always thought of Carl as a visual artist. Since the day I met him, he’s been someone that I consider to be on the forefront of style and technology, a very modern and practical blend. The way he presents himself, from garb to speech, and the level of style and professionalism he brings to the work that he does really speaks to that. So it was a natural, easy choice for me when deciding on a Director of Photography for Between One and Two, as this film is about modern relationships, told in a stylish way, and composed using modern technology.

Carl shot Between One and Two with the Canon 7d. It was a fitting camera because of its size, portability, and image quality. I asked Carl what it is that he likes about shooting with the Canon 7d. Carl feels a closeness to photography and feels that when composing shots with the 7d he is happy with level of control he has over the image by using particular lenses, ISO, shutter speed, etc. The resulting images are rich and cinematic.

Carl has done a beautiful Job with the visual treatment of Between One and Two. When asked about his favorite part of the making of Between One and Two he responded that, “There was an evening where we went walking around the city shooting a montage. We were using a skeleton crew and available light. This city (San Francisco) is so beautiful. We weren’t rushed and the pictures came out great. I really enjoyed the challenge of working with a wide open 50mm lens and using only the natural light that the neighborhood (Inner Richmond) had to offer. When trained in the traditional ways of lighting, it is sometimes fun to break all those rules and just go for it with natural lighting.”

A taste of Carl’s Handy work on Between One and Two

Here’s a bit a bout Carl:

Full time filmmaker and photographer, Carl Sturgess started his career in the action sport, rollerblading industry. He successfully directed, produced, and edited four feature length skate films. Moving onto narrative work and living in Los Angeles, he filmed and edited the award winning short film “Bunny Suits.” The films awards include the Gold Coast award at the Hollywood East Film Festival and was an official selection at both the Muskegon Film Festival and the Backseat Film Festival in Philadelphia. The film also won the Gold Kahuna Award at the Honolulu Film Festival. Carl has produced, edited and directed multiple television shows created by Fuel TV, Echo Entertainment, the Action Sports Association, the MSS (Mobile Skate Park Series) as well as the LG Action Sports Series. He has worked on television shows which aired on the Outdoor Life Network, Fox Sports and ESPN. While working in television, Carl traveled to several countries including China, Russia, Spain, Italy, France, and England.

After leaving television, Carl began working for Apple Inc., which included four years as a Creative Specialist teaching all Apple applications the Final Cut Studio Suite, and all Apple mobile devices and computers. Carl was trained at Apple Corporate Creative Training in Cupertino, CA, as well as Creative Training in Irvine, CA. Since then Carl has moved to San Francisco and now works as Technical Director for Pixel Corps/Rebel Unit Media Service Agency, a media services and production company located in the south of Market district of San Francisco. Carl is also co-founder of Kwality Media, an artist collective comprised of San Francisco filmmakers.

To learn more about Carl, visit his about.me page, about.me/carlsturgess.

Cheers,

Matthew Rome

Director · Between One and Two