Michael L.

About

Michael prides himself on strong collaboration. His experience across genres helps define powerful visual choices and structure, supporting the directors he works with by helping to elevate the process through his creative intensity. Having completed the cinematography residency at Maine Media Workshops in 2009, Michael has had the privilege of working with, and learning from, the most talented cinematographers in the industry, including Tom Weston (Hustle & Flow, Law and Order SVU), Rodney Taylor, ASC (That Evening Sun, Wired to Win), Robbie Greenberg, ASC (Wild Hogs, The Milagro Beanfield War), and Oscar winner Mauro Fiore, ASC (Avatar, Training Day, The A Team). Inspired by the atmospheric lighting of cinematographers such as Jeff Cronenweth and Darius Khondji, he has been building his cinematography reel with dozens of projects of all stripes. Michael’s ability to reveal the subtleties of character through light, shadow, colour, and the juxtaposition of subjects within the frame has been evidenced in films such as Damn it, Mamet! (Best Cinematography, Foster’s Film Fest), Take Me To The River (Official Selection, Sundance Film Festival), Four in the Morning (Official Selection, Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival), and Reservations (Best Short Film Winner, Omaha Film Festival). Having lensed projects for brands such as Bridgestone, Daimler, Methodist Health Systems, research non-profit RTI International, the FBI, and the National Institute of Justice, Michael has been able to translate his love of narrative film work for the commercial world. When he is not behind a camera, he enjoys playing in chess tournaments, mountain climbing, biking, and traveling.

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