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Charles M Cartwright

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
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Born in October 13, 1988 in Gardena California as Charles Michael Cartwright IV and the son of Brenda Cartwright and Charles Cartwright III. At the age of five, the Cartwright family moved to Mesa Arizona. Charles was always a creative person. He was fascinated with drawing, cursive hand writing and participated in plays at his elementary school. At the age of fourteen Charles got ahold of Stanley Kubrick "A Clockwork Orange" Script and decided that he wanted to be a movie director. He pursued his passion in high school at the East Valley Institute of Technology where he studied video production. After graduating high school Charles took a long hiatus from pursuing his movie directing career. After a few years of some extreme self discipline Charles was obligated to attend The Film School at Scottsdale Community College. It was there where Charles got a name for himself as a cinematographer and lighting technician. During his time in college Charles shot several commercials, short films, and web series for many small Arizona production companies. The demand for Charles's services declined so he was subjected to work as a dishwasher at a neighborhood restaurant for two years. After saving enough money, he moved Los Angeles to pursue his career as a successful cinematographer in the motion pictures industry.
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    Known for

    Doping the Old Vibrations (2017)
    Doping the Old Vibrations
    Short
    • Director
    • 2017
    Metaphysics Madness (2019)
    Metaphysics Madness
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 2019
    Set Stories
    Set Stories
    TV Series
    • Director
      Adriana Fonseca, Jonathan Goldstein, Noel Gugliemi, Johnny Kearns, Louis Mandylor, Jacqui Holland, Jose Rosete, Alexis Iacono, Joe Chacon, Noah Dahl, Brandon Slagle, Devanny Pinn, Victor Boneva, Michelle Romano, Jason McNeil, Michael McIntyre, Sarah French, Steve Villegas, Guillermo Jorge, Nelson Estevez, Ryan Kiser, Clas Lindgren, Jimmy Redhawk James, Robert Thompson, Rosie Beltran, Liz Cuppie, Bronwyn Carrie-Wilson, Johnny Markham, Mike Sarcinelli, Brad Bentz, Kevin Caliber, Travis Bravo-Thomas, David Blak, Omar Camacho, Charles Chudabala, Mauricio Ahued, Kyle Hanus, Julia Moore, Mariana Marcano, Cameron Nawaz, Smalls Lexington, Jessie Flores, Robi Austin, Jose A. Alvarez, Henry Velasquez, Paul Vieyra, and Justyn West in Escape from Ensenada (2017)
      Escape from Ensenada
      3.7
      • Camera and Electrical Department
      • 2017

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      Cinematographer



      • Killer Chances
        • Cinematographer
        • Post-production
        • Short



      • Condition
        • Cinematographer
        • 2025
      • Teale (2023)
        Teale
        Short
        • Cinematographer
        • 2023
      • CJ Deike and Darren Keilan in Audacity (2022)
        Audacity
        Short
        • director of photography
        • 2022
      • Monsters (2021)
        Monsters
        Short
        • Cinematographer
        • 2021
      • Butterflies Don't Die (2020)
        Butterflies Don't Die
        Short
        • Cinematographer
        • 2020
      • Bad Cash
        Short
        • Cinematographer
        • 2020
      • The Bad Guy Speech (2019)
        The Bad Guy Speech
        Short
        • director of photography
        • 2019
      • Metaphysics Madness (2019)
        Metaphysics Madness
        Short
        • Cinematographer
        • 2019
      • Prspctive (2019)
        Prspctive
        TV Mini Series
        • director of photography
        • 2019
      • Janitor
        Short
        • Cinematographer
        • 2017
      • Soap Opera
        Video
        • Cinematographer
        • 2017
      • New Roomie (2017)
        New Roomie
        Video
        • director of photography
        • 2017
      • Miranda
        Short
        • director of photography
        • 2016
      • Ricardo Navas, Stacy Snyder, and Roberta Geremicca Galatz in Millions of Drops (2016)
        Millions of Drops
        8.4
        Short
        • Cinematographer
        • 2016
      • An Interrogation (2015)
        An Interrogation
        7.6
        Short
        • Cinematographer
        • 2015

      Camera and Electrical Department



      • Thank U
        • digital imaging technician, first assistant camera
        • Completed
        • Short



      • Sarah Hollins: Good Girl (2024)
        Sarah Hollins: Good Girl
        Music Video
        • first assistant camera
        • 2024
      • Run-D.M.C. in Kings from Queens: The Run DMC Story (2024)
        Kings from Queens: The Run DMC Story
        8.4
        TV Series
        • DIT
        • 2024
      • War of Colors (2022)
        War of Colors
        7.6
        Short
        • electric
        • 2022
      • And They Occupied Me (2022)
        And They Occupied Me
        8.1
        TV Series
        • lighting technician
        • 2022
      • I Love Us (2021)
        I Love Us
        4.3
        • key grip
        • 2021
      • Coven (2020)
        Coven
        2.8
        • grip
        • 2020
      • Katie Leclerc in A Bride's Revenge (2019)
        A Bride's Revenge
        4.9
        TV Movie
        • additional best boy grip
        • 2019
      • Adriana Fonseca, Jonathan Goldstein, Noel Gugliemi, Johnny Kearns, Louis Mandylor, Jacqui Holland, Jose Rosete, Alexis Iacono, Joe Chacon, Noah Dahl, Brandon Slagle, Devanny Pinn, Victor Boneva, Michelle Romano, Jason McNeil, Michael McIntyre, Sarah French, Steve Villegas, Guillermo Jorge, Nelson Estevez, Ryan Kiser, Clas Lindgren, Jimmy Redhawk James, Robert Thompson, Rosie Beltran, Liz Cuppie, Bronwyn Carrie-Wilson, Johnny Markham, Mike Sarcinelli, Brad Bentz, Kevin Caliber, Travis Bravo-Thomas, David Blak, Omar Camacho, Charles Chudabala, Mauricio Ahued, Kyle Hanus, Julia Moore, Mariana Marcano, Cameron Nawaz, Smalls Lexington, Jessie Flores, Robi Austin, Jose A. Alvarez, Henry Velasquez, Paul Vieyra, and Justyn West in Escape from Ensenada (2017)
        Escape from Ensenada
        3.7
        • gaffer
        • 2017
      • A Crimson Man (2017)
        A Crimson Man
        6.0
        Short
        • rigging & grip
        • 2017
      • Briana Evigan, Ellen Hollman, Peter Porte, and Sophie Guest in The Good Nanny (2017)
        The Good Nanny
        5.2
        TV Movie
        • g&e swing
        • 2017
      • Evil Nanny (2016)
        Evil Nanny
        4.6
        TV Movie
        • grip
        • 2016
      • Kasim Aslam, Jeremy A. Lopez, and Allie Kate Elliott in A Devil's Game (2016)
        A Devil's Game
        6.0
        • grip & electric
        • 2016
      • Eva LaRue in A Killer Walks Amongst Us (2016)
        A Killer Walks Amongst Us
        4.6
        • swing
        • 2016
      • Trippin' with the Folks (2015)
        Trippin' with the Folks
        Short
        • grip
        • 2015
      • Brad Piccirillo in True Love (2014)
        True Love
        9.4
        Short
        • grip
        • 2014

      Director



      • Set Stories
        • Director
        • In Production
        • TV Series



      • Metaphysics Madness (2019)
        Metaphysics Madness
        Short
        • Director
        • 2019
      • Doping the Old Vibrations (2017)
        Doping the Old Vibrations
        Short
        • Director
        • 2017

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