William "Bill" Carrier lll
Director/DP

Degrees :

BBA Marketing Communications, University of Memphis

Memphis Academy of Arts, Sculpture

Winona School of Photography PPA

Master of Electronic Imaging PPA

Master of Photography PPA

Current :

President, API photographers, Inc. and API cine

Published 1990, 1995, and 2000 CAMERACRAFTSMAN OF AMERICA

Experience:

Panavision Arriflex, Aaton, Photosonic, Hydroflex, Sony HD 24P F900, D-Beta, Sx, BetaSP

Feature Film
Second Unit :

"A Family Thing"- DP, Fred Murphy - United Artists

"The Firm" -DP, John Seale - Paramount Pictures

"Silence of the Lambs", Aerial Footage - Orion Pictures

"Heart of Dixie" - Heartbreak Productions

"City Killers" - Sunrise Productions Movie of the Week

Television
Second Unit:

"Cybill" starring Cybil Shepherd - Carsey-Wener Productions LLC

"Taking Back My Life" - The Nancy Ziegemyer Story with Patricia Wettig

"Blind Vengeance" - DP, Daryn Okada - Universal Pictures

"Designing Women" - Mozark Productions

"Elvis, Good Rockin' Tonight" - DP, Daryn Okada - New World Pictures

Commercials :

Over 1000, including: McDonald’s, Tennessee & Arkansas Tourism, Harrah’s, Church’s Fried Chicken, Home Box Office, Formby’s, Thompsons Water Seal, Ambush, First Tennessee Bank, Cablevision, Baptist Hospitals, BMW, Shoneys, Holiday Inn, Subaru, Grand Casino, Eagle Capital Mortgage, AutoBody America, Angel Food Ice Cream.

Corporate :

Perkins Restaurants, Prudential, American Home Shield, American Express Travelers Checks, Chase Bank, St.Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Cash America, Federal Express, Boston Museum, Memphis Chamber of Commerce, McMillian McGraw Hill, Koger Properties, University of North Texas, Plough Suncare Products, International Paper, Burlington Northern Santa Fe RR, Thomas & Betts.

Television :

Hardcopy, CBS Sports, How’d They Do That, Unsolved Mysteries, Disney - American Teachers Awards, BBC Bravo Series-MTV Europe, That’s Incredible."Com’n Home, The Sun Reunion" - Lighting Director Dick Clark Productions- Starring Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis, The Elvis Tribute, Queens of Comedy, Entertainment Tonight, and America's Most Wanted.

Aerial
Cinematography:

          "Silence of the Lambs", Orion Pictures
          "Cybill", Carsey-Werner Productions LLC
          "Lost Paradise", HBO Documentary
          "How'd They Do That?" TV Show
          "Oil Factory": Al Green Music Video
          Harrah's Marina, Atlantic City; Lake Tahoe, Reno & Las Vegas
          Sandia Federal; Albuquerque, NM
          Mud Island, Malmo Advertising
          CPI Concrete
          The Port Authority
          Tunica Convention Arena, Combs Advertising
          St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
          Black Gold Awards: Dick Clark Productions
          Memphis Regional Chamber
          State Tech Institute
          Canadian Railroad

Music Video:

"Birth of Rock & Roll" with Ron Wood, Carl Perkins, & Jerry Lee Lewis - Polygram Records

"Class of ‘55" with Carl Perkins - Kiva Records

"My Basketball Man" with Cordell Jackson - Moon Records

"Alternative Nation" Tour with Soul Asylum & Spin Doctors

"Budweiser Country" Tour with Travis Tritt & Little Texas

Educational:

"Wonders" The Memphis International Cultural Series: SPlendors of the Ottaman Sultans, Napoleon, Imperial Tombs of China, Titanic, Ancestors of the Incas, and Czars. This series of videos has won Cine Golden Eagles, Tellies and Addies awards.

Awards :

3 Cine Golden Eagles for WONDERS: Titanic and Ancestors of the Incas

Houston International Film Festival-GOLD for Class of ‘55

Chicago International Film Festival-SILVER for McDonald’s

International Competition - First Place for "Crime Stoppers"

International Fair & Exposition Competition-First Place

National First Place for Catholic Diocese Bishop’s Appeal

Kodak Gallery Award

34 TELLY awards

46 ADDY’s

Four New York Andy Awards, 26 TPPA court of honors

33 Tennessee Professional Photographers Association Court of Honors

CASE National Educational Award

Tennessee Professional Photographers Hall of Fame 2001

Hobbies
and Interests:

           Certified scuba diver
           Accomplished golfer
           Avid snow skier

Bill Carrier's resume

film & video

corporate video samples

commercial samples

3 ton grip/electric truck

location lighting

hd 24p
still photography
stage
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