Clay Westervelt | |
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Born | Clayton James Westervelt |
Alma mater | University of Southern California |
Occupation(s) | Director, Producer, Cinematographer |
Years active | 1997–present |
Spouse | Sunny Rashidi |
Clayton "Clay" Westervelt is a film director, producer, and cinematographer based in Los Angeles, California. He is the founder of Martini Crew Booking and Imaginaut Entertainment.
Westervelt attended graduate school at University of Southern California for film, where he received both the Bush and Kodak Awards for Excellence in Cinematography. Subsequently, he filmed pilots for ABC, A&E, Animal Planet, and HGTV. He also produced and directed the award-winning series Storyline Online, featuring such talents as Elijah Wood, Betty White, James Earl Jones, and Al Gore.
In 2009, Westervelt was the Director of Photography for the documentary film The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club , which won an LA-area Emmy award in the Arts & Culture / History category. [1]
He directed and produced the documentaries Popatopolis (2009) [2] and Skum Rocks! (2013) and was cinematographer for Lucky Bastard in 2013. [3] [4]
Westervelt established Martini Crew Booking as a gear and service provider for television productions in 2000. [5]
In 2003, Westervelt founded Imaginaut Entertainment, Inc., through which he produced the SAG Foundation series, Storyline Online.
Year | Title | Notes |
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1997 | SAG Foundation Conversations | TV series |
1998 | Thursday Afternoon | Short |
2004 | Storyline Online 3 | TV series |
2007 | Blinded | Short |
2008 | Pushing The Envelope | Short |
2008 | Popatopolis | Documentary |
2011 | Lexington: Drowning | Video Short |
2010-2011 | Mario Lopez: Saved By the Baby | TV series; 3 episodes |
2012 | Nutty | Short |
2012 | Birdseye Veggies | Short |
2012 | Box of Nails | Short |
2013 | Mr. Twister | Documentary Short |
2013 | Skum Rocks! | Documentary |
2003-2014 | Storyline Online | TV series (19 episodes) |
2014 | Sylvania: Invention | Short |
Year | Award | Category | Film | Result |
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2000 | Temecula Valley International Film Festival | Best Student Film | Thursday Afternoon [6] | Won |
2001 | CINE Competition | Cine Golden Eagle - Student Division: Drama | Won | |
Cine Eagle - Amateur/Pre-Professional | Won | |||
Tambay Film and Video Festival | Student Award | Won | ||
WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival - Gold Award | Independent Student Film & Videos - Graduate Level Student Productions | Won | ||
2002 | Crested Butte International Film Festival | Audience Award | Won | |
Gold Poetic Justice Award | Won | |||
2010 | CINE Competition | Cine Golden Eagle - Feature Documentary | Popatopolis | Won |
2012 | Honolulu International Festival | Aloha Accolade | Won | |
Las Vegas International Film Festival | Golden Ace Award - Music Videos | Nutty | Won | |
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