Southwest Film Festival.

Atlanta Film Festivals

ANNIE J. HOWELL AND LISA ROBINSON’S “SMALL, BEAUTIFULLY MOVING PARTS”

WESTCHESTER GOES HOLLYWOOD

SFTV’s O’Haver Pays Homage to Queer Cinema with 1-Minute Musical

Loyola Marymount University is a top-ranked national university by U.S. News and World Report, which places LMU among the top six Jesuit universities in the country and in the top six private universities in California. Founded in 1911, LMU is a Catholic, Jesuit, and Marymount university with more than 7,100 undergraduate students and more than 3,000 graduate and law students. LMU offers 56 undergraduate majors and 56 minor programs, along with 46 master’s degree programs, three doctorate programs and 12 credential/authorization programs. LMU’s intercollegiate athletics teams compete in the West Coast Conference with 14 Division I varsity sports.

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An accomplished cinematographer, Charles Swanson is the Cinematography Professor in the Production Department at Loyola Marymount University. He began his study of cinematography at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, where he earned an MFA in Film Production. After graduation, Charles freelanced as a cinematographer and in various production positions.

Charles served as cinematographer on the feature films:  FROM BARBADOS WITH LOVE, GIRL'S BEST FRIEND, CONTRADICTIONS OF THE HEART, THIS IS NOT A TEST, and SMALL BEAUTIFULLY MOVING PARTS. The latter premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival as well as earning the prestigious Sloan Award and can be viewed on Prime Video.  Charles also photographed the award-winning short films, MONTGOMERY, TIA AND MARCO (premiered at SXSW), PROFESSOR, TWO WEEK'S NOTICE, YELLOW PERSONA, and ONE BEDROOM, ONE BATH.

The music video JAGUAR, which Charles photographed for Techno artist DJ Rolando, received wide play on MTV Europe. His work has aired nationally on both The Finer Living Channel’s show, I-Design, and the commercial spot Diabetes: Living Without Limits.  
 
Recently, he developed the cell phone photographed project MODERN HOMOSEXUAL with Director Tommy O’Haver and Strand Media, which screened at the New York Museum of Modern Art (Moma), Hammer Museum, and the Criterion Channel.

Cinematography in Digital 

Traditional Film Lighting

Charles Swanson Cinematographer Short Reel

Professor of Production and Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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