Bruce Dorn

I’m good at it. I can quickly understand a challenge and find a solution even faster. It’s a gift.

I’m aware of what’s going on around me but historically I’ve been more if a trend-setter than a trend follower.

Although often inarticulate, my clients understand their product inside and out. My job is to distill their message and to do that I must fully understand it. I listen. Once I understand a challenge, I can reliably find new ways of communicating its uniqueness. 

Lighting is my hook. In the very beginning I had one camera and one lens. My third ever professional tool was a 3200K incandescent flood light. After learning the basics by years of sometimes painful trial-and-error I was blessed with the opportunity of working with many of the world’s greatest cinematographers as their director. I can’t imagine a greater education. My lighting toolbox is deep and wide. I use anything and everything in pursuit of a specific look.  

Sometimes concept sketches —sometimes fully resolved storyboards or digital previz clips. I can comfortably pre-visualize finis imagery in my mind’s eye so the sketches and boards aren’t for me. They’re primarily useful to assuage client concerns or answer my crews’ shot prep questions in a clear, concise, and actionable manner.