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DAVID RUDD

DIRECTOR / DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

A Los Angeles based Director of Photography for over 25 years. Credits include features, commercials, promos and music videos. Directing Commercials Campaigns for Nissan, Infiniti, Thomasville Furniture, Nutrilite, Community Hospital of Monterey, Crest. Photographing Commercials for McDonalds, Discover Card, Ameritech, AT&T, Captain D’s and Cincinatti Bell. Features include “Keeper of the Pinstripes” directed by Robby Benson, “Billy”, “Wisteria”, “The Gray Man” and “Captain Nuke and the Bomber Boys”. Televison credits include “Ugly Betty” for ABC, “Pretend Time” for Comedy Central/Happy Madison, “Sting: Inside-The Songs of Sacred Love” for PBS, “Sting: All this Time” for PBS, “Sting: Songs from the Labyrinth” for PBS. Over 200 Music Videos and Live Shows including Sting, Metallica, Keith Urban, Dave Matthews, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie and John Mayer. Awards include 4 Emmy Nominations, MTV Music Video Award Nomination, 25 Telly Awards. Bachelor of Arts degree with Honors from Brooks Institute of Photography in Motion Picture Production and Cinematography.

RESUME

FEATURES:

KEEPER OF THE PINSTRIPES – Samarian Films Director: Robby Benson – Exec. Producer: Alfred J. Zaccagnino

BILLY THE EARLY YEARS – 821 Entertainment Group Director: Robby Benson – Exec. Producers: Larry Mortorff, Eric Geadelmann

THE GRAY MAN – Wisteria Cottage LLC Director: Scott Flynn – Producers: Aaron Osborne, Chelle Flynn

PAM FLAM & THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE (Short) – FXM Shorts Director: Betty Thomas – Producer: Kim Adelman

DEMOLITION DAY – Concord-New Horizons Director: Charles Gale – Executive Producers: Roger Corman, Chris Naumann, Chris Peschken

MOST WANTED (2nd Unit) - New Line Cinema Director: David Hogan - Executive Prodcuer: Tony Mark, Eric L. Gold

SET IT OFF (2nd Unit) - New Line Cinema Director: F. Gary Gray - Executive Producer: Mary Parent

TELEVISION:

TRANS SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA "BIRTH OF ROCK THEATER" - Night Castle Entertainment / PBS Director: David Rudd - Producer: Paul O'Neill, Adam Lind, Kenny Kaplan

PRETEND TIME – Comedy Central / Happy Madison Director: Tom Gianas – Producer: Doug Robinson

UGLY BETTY (SEASON 2: Double Up Days) – ABC Studios / Reveille Productions / ABC Directors: Various – Exec. Producer: Silvio Horta, Salma Hayek, Richard Heus

SONGS FROM LABYRINTH FEATURING STING (Special Programming) – PBS Director: Jim Gable – Producer: Ned Doyle

GAY ROBOT (PILOT) – Comedy Central / Happy Madison Director: Tom Gianas – Producer: Doug Robinson – Line Producer: Tom Lofaro

COMMERCIALS:

CREST - Director: David Rudd

STACKER - Director: David Rudd

LEXUS - Director: Leon Knowles

GM - Director: Francisco Pugliese

WWE - Director: Doug LeBow

MCDONALD'S - Director: Bill Duke

DISCOVER CARD - Director: Darryl Merchant

MUSIC VIDEOS:

STING “Fragile” – Director: Jim Gable – RFD Productions

GOOD CHARLOTTE “The Young and Hopeless” – Director: Sam Erickson – Epicenter Films

KEITH URBAN “You’ll Think of Me” – Director: Sam Erickson – Epicenter Films

ANDY GRIGGS “If Heaven” – Director: Roman White – Revolution Pictures

KIMBERLEY LOCKE “8TH Wonder” – Director: Sam Erickson – Epicenter Films

TAXI RIDE “How I Got This Way” – Director: Sam Erickson – This Thing of Ours

UNITED WE SING – Director: Damien Lichtenstein – R&R Productions

METALLICA “I Disappear” – Director: Wayne Isham – A Band Apart

*Nominated 2000 MTV Video Music Awards “Best Cinematography”

METALLICA “Wherever I May Roam” – Director: Wayne Isham – A Band Apart

METALLICA “Sad But True” – Director: Wayne Isham – A Band Apart

BON JOVI “Living in Sin” – Director: Wayne Isham – A Band Apart

GO WEST “Tell Me” – Director: Nigel Dick – A Band Apart

LIVE PERFORMANCES:

TRANS SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA "Beethoven Last Night" - Director: David Rudd - Night Castle Entertainment

TRANS SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA "Winter Tour" - Director: David Rudd - Night Castle Entertainment

STING “Certfiable” – Director: Jim Gable – Graying and Balding / A&M Records

STING “Sacred Love” – Director: Jim Gable – RFD Productions / A& E

*2004 Emmy Nomination “Outstanding Lighting Direction”

JOHN MAYER – Director: Sam Erickson – ESP Productions

DAVE MATTHEWS BAND – Director: Jeff Richter – Earthquake Films

STING “Live in Tuscany” – Director: Jim Gable – RFD Productions

*2002 Emmy Nomination “Outstanding Lighting Direction”

LENNY KRAVITZ – Director: Bart Lipton – Brown and Serve

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE – Director: Jeff – Earthquake Films

THE ROLLING STONES – Director: Jim Gable – Graying and Balding

METALLICA – Director: Wayne Isham – A Band Apart

DAVID BOWIE – Director: Jim Gable – Graying and Balding