ABOUT
Anthony C. Kuhnz
Anthony enjoys challenging himself to continually experiment and evolve, using cinematography to effectively enhance story, theme and character in the magical way only it can.
Anthony earned a BA in film at Northwestern and an MFA in film production from the University of Southern California where he currently teaches cinematography as an adjunct professor.
When not shooting or teaching, he likes sharing time with his writer/director wife, Shilpi. They enjoy camping, traveling the world and playing music at home with their cats.
“Professional cinema image-taking should integrate, serve, interest, and enhance the story.” –Haskell Wexler
SELECT EXPERIENCE
NARRATIVE
I’ll Meet You There: Iram Parveen Bilal – Feature Film, Selection SXSW Film Festival
Fox Hunt Drive: Drew Walkup – Feature Film, Selection Cinequest Film Festival
Izzy Lyon: The Unspun Truth: Mehran Torgoley and Dan Lanigan – Feature film
Stalled: Shilpi Roy – AFI Directing Workshop for Women Short Film
Ball or Nothing: Will Lamborn – IFC Comedy Crib Series
PHD2: Iram Bilal – Feature film based on the popular webcomic
Searching for Fortune: Joseph Matarresse – Feature Film
Rubber Soul: Jon Lefkovitz – Feature Film based on interviews with John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Selection SXSW Film Festival
Engagement: Jon Lefkovitz – Feature Film
Homecoming: Sean Hackett – Feature Film, Best Feature Kansas City Film Festival
Impress Me: Ben Shelton – TV Series airing on PopTV
The Daly Show: Ben Shelton – Web Series Starring Tim and Sam Daly
Disillusioned: Shilpi Roy – Web Series, Best Comedy Hollyweb Film Festival
Extinction: Iram Bilal – Short Film
Natural 20: Brusta Brown – USC MFA Thesis Short Film, Best Comedy Short ComiCon
Summer of Zombies: Ashleigh Nichols and Eddie Beasley – Short Film
Out of Nowhere: Will Lamborn – USC MFA Thesis Short Film, Selection SXSW Film Festival
Running: Ben Shelton – Short, Official Selection YouTube Screening Room
A Lesson in Biology: Keno Rider – Short, Best Drama Short Commffest
DOCUMENTARY
The IMDb Show: Jennifer Heftler – Entertainment News Web Series
Catfish: Untold Stories: Mark Landsman – MTV Series Special Episodes
Travelscope: Joseph Rosendo – Emmy-Award-Winning PBS Travel Show
Popsugar: Nicole Iizuka – Fashion, Beauty, Food and Pop Culture Video Network
Celebrity Poker LIVE!: Brooke Hanson – Multi-camera Poker Show
Ballet Degas: Evan Rosenberg – Getty Museum Educational Video
COMMERCIALS
Lanco: Dan Lanigan
Poof: Greg Ash
Life Is Good: Josh Shelton
Farmers Insurance: Chris Smith
Volkswagen: Jared Mark
eHarmony: Ben Shelton
Vitamin Water: Jess Polim
Silk Cashew Milk: Lauren Sofair
Boost Mobile: Greg Swartz
Caltech Physics Department: Iram Bilal
USC Credit Union: Patricio Ginelsa
MUSIC VIDEOS
Sean Pawling “Sunsinking”: Anthony C. Kuhnz
Carol of The Nutcrackers: Evan Rosenberg
Calcutta “Driving On”: Shilpi Roy
Native Guns “Champion”: Patricio Ginelsa – Best Music Video San Diego Asian-American Film Festival
Education
May 2008 University of Southern California – Los Angeles, CA: MFA Cinema/Television
June 2005 Northwestern University – Evanston, IL:
BS Communication: Double Major in Radio/TV/Film and Art Theory/Practice