biography
Brian Melton is a freelance cinematographer who’s worked on indie films such as Great World of Sound, which premiered at Sundance in 2007 and the Oscar-nominated Junebug.
In February of 2007, the American Society of Cinematographers awarded Brian the ASC Heritage Award for cinematography for his work on the 16mm short film Red Autumn.
Since then, he has shot several projects including an HD feature directed by Stephen Cone called The Christians, which made its debut in November of 2008 at Chicago’s Gene Siskel Film Center, a Joshua Harrell music video that is currently running on MTV’s LOGO network, and Cowboy Funeral, an upcoming independent feature produced by Crosswater Entertainment.
Brian is an alumnus of the North Carolina School of the Arts School of Filmmaking. He currently lives in Philadelphia.
awards / press
- 2007 ASC Heritage Award
- American Cinematographer
- Filmmaker Magazine
- Student Filmmaker Magazine
- Variety Magazine
education
production credits list- BFA Filmmaking
North Carolina School of the Arts - BA English
Wake Forest University