I've been a cinematrapher on feature films, shorts and commercials.   I’ve written 10 feature length screenplays and 4 television pilots. One of my feature scripts was optioned with a directing agreement . One of my TV pilot scripts was in a shopping agreement with a producing team. I’m currently working on a novel.

I encourage every cinematographer to try their hand at the writing process and for every director to pick up a camera and learn to tell stories visually. Cinema is an art form, Movie making is a business. The best films balance the two and provide escape along with insight into universal human struggles. I don’t believe in high concept or low concept. Just really good storytelling.

Understanding screenplay structure as well as the fundamentals of composition and lighting only helps when communicating your story to both the audience and the crew you collaborate with. Cinema is a visual language but story is everything. That story starts on the page.