CHRISTOPHER LOCKETT
Director of Photography/ Camera Operator
MFA Cinematography
American Film Institute 2002
FEATURES
Motherland – Avalon PDF Films, Director: Doris Yeung
DOCUMENTARY
Haiti – Art in The Streets - RisingNations.com, a look at artists displaced by the 2010 earthquake in Haiti
Haiti – What now? - Unifiedhelp.org, a look at post-earthquake rebuilding of Haiti
A Place of Our Own - 44 Blue, KCET, PBS Child Development series
One Village At A Time - Evolution 3/Section 4 Films, Child slavery in Mali, West Africa
Maximum Positive Impact - Radly Center, Low Cost Development Work in Mali, West Africa
The Last Child - CARE/United Nations, PBS Polio eradication efforts, Haiti Segment
Youth Corps in Guatemala - CARE, Cultural exchange between U.S. teens and Mayan villagers
World of Hurt - Diner Films and PBS, Pro wrestler Gary Mono & his chaotic life
Waterfalls of the Southern Appalachians - Diner Films and PBS, Waterfalls, mountains, animals & music
COMMERCIALS
Best Friends Animal Shelter - AD2LA – National campaign, Director: Ian Kessner
Levi’s (spec)– KCB/SchmeltzerProductions, Director: Casey Brumels
Volkswagen (spec) – KCB/Schmeltzer Productions, Director: Casey Brumels
Puma shoes (spec) – KCB/Schmeltzer Productions, Director: Casey Brumels
Band Camp: American Pie 4 (web spots) - Universal and Panopoly Pictures, Director: Kim Bass
40-Year-Old Virgin (web spots) - Universal and Panopoly Pictures, Director: Kim Bass
MUSIC VIDEOS
Must - “Rust” – Wind Up Records, Director: Alex Marten
Judge Drain - “Silencing The Enemy”- MJ Productions, Director: Joel McDonell
Golden Ticket - “One Big Blur”- In The Light Entertainment, Director: Deanna Shapiro
DJ Tone - “Atlanta Hustle”- Mo’ Fab Productions, Director: Jake Winslow
Charanjeet Virdi - “Aaja Na” – MTV Asia, Director: Farhan Alam
SHORT FILMS
Think Again - L.A. Short Film Festival, Director: Steven Nichols Smith
The Last Stall - Broadcast AMC – Halloween 2003, Director: Steven Nichols Smith
Out of the Shadows – Diner Films, Neo-noir in black/white and color, Director: Christopher Lockett
Dis-Connected - Best Dramatic Short, HDFest 2003, Director: Tim DeRidder
Kotoran Jiwa - ifilm.com and Supercollider Films, Director: Chad Rullman
Christmas In The Hood – Spike TV and Fuzzy Bunny, Director: Rick Baraff
Inserts - A film about love, breasts and height, Director: Thom Southerland
Life of Riley - A film about love, death and baseball, Director: Dooho Choi
The Watcher – Based on Ambrose Bierce short story, Director: Tim DeRidder
Player’s Principal - Two Latinas play a playa, Director: Norma Sepulveda
REALITY TV
Big Brother 6, 7, ,8, 10, 11, 12, 13 – Camera Operator, CBS and Fly On The Wall Entertainment
Real Housewives of Atlanta 2 - Camera Operator, Bravo and True Entertainment
BBQ Pit Masters – Camera Operator, TLC and Original Productions
Trick My Truck season 4 - Director of Photography, CMT and Varuna Productions
Trick My Truck 2, 3 - Camera Operator, CMT and Varuna Productions
Trick My Trucker – Camera Operator, CMT and Varuna Productions
Million Dollar Decorator (Pilot) - Camera Operator, Bravo and GoodBye Pictures
Jack My School (Pilot) - Camera Operator, MTV
Renovate My Family - Camera Operator, FOX-TV and Rocket Science Labs
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Maine Workshops – Teaching Assistant 1996
(16mm Camera, 35mm Camera, Feature Film Lighting, Camera Assistant Workshop, Residents Workshop, etc.)
IMAGE Film & Video Center (Atlanta) - Instructor 1997-2000
(Into to Cinematography, 35mm Camera, 16mm Camera, Into to Video, Documentary)
American Film Institute – Teaching Assistant 2001-2002
Chapman University – Guest Lecturer 2006, 2011
Brooks Institute – Guest Lecturer 2007
American Film Institute - Guest Lecturer 2007
California State –Northride – Guest Lecturer 2009
CORPORATE, INDUSTRIAL AND BROADCAST CREDITS (All as DP and “A” Camera Operator)
PBS, BBC, FOX, CNBC, MSNBC, CNN, Coca-Cola, Georgia Pacific, Georgia Power, Children’s National Medical Center, Mine’s EyeMedia, American College of Chest Physicians, Society of Critical Care Management, Department of Defense, Tomorrow Pictures,BancBoston, International Development Research Council, The Hunter Museum, National Speakers Association, CCU Video, Audio Video Resource Group, Nightly Business Report, Southern Center for International Studies, Turner Broadcasting, 1-888-TV-CREWS, Harpo Productions, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Publicinterest.tv, Unifiedhelp.org, RisingNations.com
SHOOTING FORMATS AND CAMERA SYSTEMS
FILM: Super 8, 16mm, Super 16, 35mm, Super 35.
VIDEO: RED, HDCAM, HDV, XDCAM, Digi-Beta, Beta SP, DVCPRO100, DVCPRO50, DVCPROHD, DVCAM, Mini-DV.
CAMERAS: Panavision, Arri, Red, Moviecam, Aaton, Bolex, Sony, Panasonic, JVC, Canon, Ikegami.
LIGHTING: Everything from Micro-Flo’s to 18K HMI’s, 20K Tungsten and 200K Lightning Strikes units
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST