feature films

Upper Peninsula. Director. Unspoken Pictures, producer. (2010)
Let's Play. Cinematographer. Dennis Ostermaier, director. (2010)
In Montauk. Cinematographer. Jeremiah Kipp, producer; Kim Cummings, writer/director. (2010)
Fast Forward. (Documentary) Director, editor. Unspoken Pictures, producer. (2010)
Truth Be Told. (Documentary) Co-director, cinematographer, editor. Linda Mills/Peter Goodrich, producers. (2009)
Salgan and Salgan. (Documentary). Cinematographer. Zona Audiovisual, SRL, producer. (2009)
The Irish Fashionista. (Documentary). Cinematographer. Kim Cummings, director. (2009)
Limelight. (Documentary) Camera operator. Billy Corben, director. (2009)
Ponies. Gaffer, HD colorist. Greenbox Entertainment, producer. Nick Sandow, director. (2009)
Studio Days. (Documentary) Cinematographer. Al Gorgoni, director. (2007)
Hadassah: Kissed By The Gods. (Documentary) Cinematographer. High Frequency Wavelengths, producer. (1998)
My Lucky Porn Star. (Documentary) Cinematographer, editor. B.C. Kagan, producer. (1998)
Knots Urbane. Gaffer. Raju Tharimana, producer. (2006)
The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch. (Documentary) Additional cinematography. John Catania/Charles Ignacio, directors/producers. (2005)
American Lynching. (Documentary) Sound recordist. Gode Davis/Jim Fortier, producers. (2003)
Moscow. Writer. (2003)
Glory Days. Writer. (2002)
Perfume. Grip/electric. Parseghian/Planco, producer. Michael Rymer, writer/director. (2001)
I'll Take You There. Additional editing. Adrienne Shelly, director. (1999)
Amherst Pines. Cinematographer. Low Rez Productions, producer. (1997)
Without Consent. Grip, boom operator. (1997)

short films - as director

Leaving Ashland. Director, writer, editor. Colleen Davie Janes, producer. (2007)
Trouble. Director, editor, cinematographer. (2006)
The Translator. Director, writer, editor. (2006)
Healing Babylon. (Documentary). Director, editor, sound recordist. (2006)
The Aerialist. Director, writer, editor, producer, sound design. Unspoken Pictures, producer. (2005)
Glory Days. Director, writer, editor, composer. Kim Cummings, producer. (2003 - Project Greenlight semi-finalist)
Dodge Ball Genius. Director, writer, editor, actor. Unspoken Pictures, producer. (2003)
Modigliani. Director, editor. Unspoken Pictures, producer. (2001).
Denys. Director, writer, editor. Full Frame Filmmakers, producer. (1999)
The Dance. Director, editor. Unspoken Pictures, producer. (1998)
Unspoken. Writer, director, editor, producer, composer, actor. (1996)
Nobody's Baby. Writer, director, cinematographer, editor. Unspoken Pictures, producer. (1995)

short films - as cinematographer

The Greims. Cinematographer. Peter Bolte, writer/director. (2009)
Missing Persons. Cinematographer. Sam Kretchmar, director. (2007)
Evening News. Cinematographer. Richard Giannotti, writer/director. (2007)
Sugar Free Kiss (Coca Cola Refreshing Filmmaker finalist). Cinematographer. R. Giannotti/B. Go, directors. (2006)
YX. Cinematographer. Cinematographer. Yan Xing Cao, writer/director. (2006)
Trouble. Director, editor, cinematographer. (2006)
A Good Man. Cinematographer. Brooke Swaney, writer/director. (2006)
Work To Eat. (documentary) Cinematographer. Trisha Solyn, producer/director. (2006)
Day Laborer. Cinematographer. Kristen Swanbeck, producer/director. (2005)
The Mousetrap. Cinematographer, editor. Jeremiah Kipp, writer/director. (2002)
Delivery. Cinematographer. Patrick Sullivan director, Whitney Hamilton, writer. (1999)
Weeki Wachee Girls. Cinematographer, editor. Kim Cummings, writer/director. (1999) Distributed by Atom Films.
Valentine's Day. Cinematographer. Roxanne Dent, writer/director. (1999)
Opera Singer. Cinematographer, editor. Kim Cummings, writer/director. (1999)
Either B# or Cb. Cinematographer. David Fasciano, writer/director. (1996)
Nobody's Baby. Writer, director, cinematographer, editor. Unspoken Pictures, producer. (1995)

short films - as editor

The Gentleman. Editor. Jonathan Spottiswoode and Sam Serafy, co-directors/writers. (2000) Distributed by I.F.C.
Weeki Wachee Girls. Cinematographer, editor. Kim Cummings, writer/director. (1999) Distributed by Atom Films.
The Essence of Sleep. Editor, music editor. Michelle Tirado, writer/director. (1999)
The Translator. Director, writer, editor. Unspoken Pictures, producer. (2006)
Healing Babylon. (Documentary). Director, editor, sound recordist. Unspoken Pictures, producer. (2006)
Opera Singer. Editor. Kim Cummings, writer/director. (1999)
The Aerialist. Director, writer, editor, producer, sound design. Unspoken Pictures, producer. (2005)
Glory Days. Director, writer, editor, composer. Kim Cummings, producer. (Project Greenlight semi-finalist) Unspoken Pictures, producer. (2003)
The Mousetrap. Editor. Jeremiah Kipp, writer/director. (2002) Modigliani. Director, editor. Unspoken Pictures, producer. (2001).
Dodge Ball Genius. Director, writer, editor, actor. Unspoken Pictures, producer. (2003)
Modigliani. Director, editor. Unspoken Pictures, producer. (2001).
Denys. Director, writer, editor. Full Frame Filmmakers, producer. (1999)
The Dance. Director, editor. Unspoken Pictures, producer. (1998)
Unspoken. Writer, director, editor, producer, composer, actor. Unspoken Pictures, producer. (1996)
Nobody's Baby. Writer, director, cinematographer, editor. Unspoken Pictures, producer. (1995)
Hamlet. Editor, actor, sound designer, music editor. Jeremiah Kipp, director. (1998)

short films - as gaffer

Moving Forward. Gaffer. Joshua Weber, writer/director. (2009)
An Old Hope. Gaffer. Dan Gvozden, writer/director. (2009)
Flower of a Girl. Gaffer. Kim Cummings, writer/director. (2007)
When Snow Falls. Gaffer. Carol Liu, writer/director. (2007)
Unaccompanied. Gaffer. Shang-Sing Guo, writer/director. (2006)
It Strikes Twice. Gaffer. David Kim, writer/director. (2006)
Sweet Tooth. Gaffer. Yvonne Shirley, writer/director. (2006)
Flower of a Girl. Gaffer. Kim Cummings, director. (2005)
Going To The Chapel. Gaffer. Austin Films, producer; Russ Weatherford, director. (1999)

short films - other crew positions

Ice Man. (documentary) Sound recordist. Michelle Walson, director. (2006)
Appalachian Trail. Sound recordist. Sally Kewayosh, writer/director. (2006)
The Middle Sister. Assistant Director. Michelle Walson, writer/director. (2006)
The Face of the Earth. Grip/electric. William Speruzzi, writer/director. (2005)
On Air. Sound recordist. Jeremy Villano, producer. Hilary Downes, director. (2003)
Table For One. Sound recordist. TAC Productions, producer. Maureen Hennigan, director. (2003)
Near To You. Composer, lighting director. Jeremiah Kipp, writer/director. (1999)

television/music videos/industrials

Yuri Lane. Cinematographer. Commercial for clothing company. Fred Guerrier, director. (2010)
Above Hell's Kitchen. Concert/staged reading. DIrector of photography. Spottiswoode and His Enemies. (2009)
That’s What I Like. Music video. Cinematographer. Andrew Blackwell, director. (2007)
Spottiswoode and His Enemies at Joe's Pub. Director of photography. (2007)
PBS. Gaffer, sound recordist for promotional spots, Channel 13, New York. (2002-2003)
Tufts University. Editor on promotional segment for nutrition graduate program. Patricia Bannan, producer. (2002)
Chase Manhattan Bank. Various marketing/communications pieces and web banners for internal web sites. Designer, animator, cinematographer, editor, writer, voiceover talent. (1999-2001)
Animal Planet. “Tales From Ground Zero.” Editor. BNN TV, producer. (2002)
Promotional reel for dance company. Editor, voiceover talent. Marilynn Danitz, producer. (1999-2001)
Talent reels. Editor for various actors and on-camera talent. (1999-)
100% Club 1997. Editor, cinematographer for corporate junket. Aspen Technologies, producer. (1997)

related professional experience

Director, cinematographer, editor of film sequences for live theater productions including Antigone, The Last Supper, Blood on the Cat’s Neck, Blood Wedding for La MaMa E.T.C., Trinity College, Actors Without Borders. (2004-2009)

Photographer and designer for posters, postcards and publicity materials for theater productions including Antigone, Big Love, Blood on the Cat’s Neck, Blood Wedding, Operetta, The Last Supper, The Whore From Ohio. Clients include Actors Without Borders, La MaMa E.T.C., New School University, Trinity College. (2004-2009)

Photography, freelance. Published and collected internationally. Commercial assignments including conceptual and portraiture photography and commercial retouching for advertisements, book covers, CD covers, web sites, posters, actor’s head shots and publicity materials for clients including Simon and Schuster, Doubleday, Hyperion, Revlon, BBC, Victoria’s Secret, Polo Ralph Lauren, NBC, LaMaMa Theater and others. (see www.BrianDilg.com) (1998-)

Taught basic and advanced Photoshop classes, seminars and private tutoring. Created courseware, exercises and photographs for advanced Photoshop curriculum. (1999-)

Designer for multimedia applications and web sites for JP Morgan Chase. Designed and created interfaces, illustrations, animation and music, selected stock images, wrote scripts and performed voiceover narration, edited audio. (1999-2004)

Technical Director, Rockport College (previously International Film and Television Workshops), Rockport, Maine. Managed technical aspects of film/video and digital imaging programs. (1996)

Freelance Musician, classical, jazz, pop and rock keyboardist, vocalist and guitarist in New York, NY; Boston, MA; Phoenix, AZ; Denver, CO. Performed live and recorded albums for Sony Records and London Records with Boston Symphony Orchestra, Hydra, Richter Scale, Cambridge Madrigal Singers, Trinity Choir. (1983-present)

Animator and editor on 2D and 3D animations for corporate presentations and advertising. (1988-2004)

Clients: Avid Technology, Brown Brothers Harriman, Boston University, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Digital Equipment Corporation, Fidelity, GTE, Harvard Institute of International Development, IDG Publishing, JP Morgan Chase, MetLife, Polaroid, NEBS, Thompson Financial, U.S. Dept. of Defense, Ziff-Davis Publishing.

education

New York University Tisch School of the Arts. MFA candidate, Film Production (2005-2010). Full scholarship recipient.

Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA. B.M. in Music, 1992, Summa Cum Laude. Multiple scholarship recipient.

Central Wyoming College, Riverton, WY. Full scholastic scholarship student, major in music performance, minor in radio/television production. Additional scholarships for music and theater. 1981-1983.

Additional studies in film production, acting, fine art, photography and liberal arts at the School for Visual Arts, NY; HB Studio, NY; The New School, NY; Santa Fe Photo Workshops, Santa Fe, NM; Boston Film and Video Foundation, School of Museum of Fine Arts, and the Art Institute of Boston, Boston, MA.