Charles Schner graduated with honors from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, winning the Jim Morrison Film Award for “Summer Hero”, film he wrote and directed. After graduation, Charles pursued a career in camera. He has since worked as an assistant cameraman, camera operator and now director of photography on hundreds of commercials, music videos, television series and feature films. His credits as director of photography include “Surveillance” for Academy Award winning producer Gray Frederickson, “Shredder” for MGM, “L.A. Heat” for TN, “Bad Kids of Crestview Academy” for Sony and “Greatland”. As a camera operator and 2nd Unit DP, Charles’ credits include “Captain America: Civil War” for Disney, “Insurgent” for Lions Gate, “Master and Commander” for 20th Century Fox, “Zathura” for Columbia Pictures, “American Horror Story” for FX, “Salem,” for WGN America and “Medium” for CBS. Charles also shoots documentary films and series such as “Deadly Sins” for Investigation Discovery, “Craft In America” for PBS, “UFO Files” for the History Channel and “Serendipity” for the Discovery Health Channel. His latest documentary film is the PBS special “John Lewis: Get In The Way” on Congressman and Civil Rights leader John Lewis. His commercial, corporate and PSA clients include eBay, Bumblebee, Toyota, Hyundai, Dermalogica, Ibanez, US Job Corps, Nissan, the State of Tennessee. Charles is a member of the International Cinematographers Guild.
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Montage reel of some of my latest narrative work, American Horror Story, Salem, Deadly Sins and Bad Kids of Crestview Academy.
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