Charles Schner graduated with honors from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, winning the Jim Morrison Film Award. 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 TNT and the recently released "Bad Kids of Crestview Academy." As 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 recently aired PBS special "John Lewis: Get In The Way" on Congressman and Civil Rights leader John Lewis. His commercial, corporate and PSA clients include Toyota, Hyundai, Dermalogica, Job Corps, Nissan, the State of Tennessee and the Entertainment Industry Foundation. Charles is a member of the International Cinematographers Guild. Keywords: Cinematography, Cinematographer, Director of Photography, Film & Television Production, Documentary, Commercial, Videography, Videographer, Camera