Clay Westervelt
American cinematographer, film director, producer

Clay Westervelt

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American cinematographer, film director, producer
Gender:
Male
Birth:
6 June 1973(Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA)
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University of Southern California
USC School of Cinematic Arts
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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.

Career

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.

He directed and produced the documentaries Popatopolis (2009) and Skum Rocks! (2013) and was cinematographer for Lucky Bastard in 2013.

Martini Crew Booking

Westervelt established Martini Crew Booking as a gear and service provider for television productions in 2000.

Imaginaut Entertainment, Inc.

In 2003, Westervelt founded Imaginaut Entertainment, Inc., through which he produced the SAG Foundation series, Storyline Online.