Résumé

Devin Schlatter

Cinematographer & Director

Culver City, CA backslsh.create@gmail.com @DevinFilms @devin_films

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Devin Schlatter setting a camera on a tripod in the front seat of a car

Objective

Second-year film student in the AVPA program at Culver City High School. Shoots narrative shorts as director of photography and directs my own work. One film screened at Indie Film Los Angeles and won Best Screenplay at the Reale Film Festival, both in 2026. Looking for crew work, festival opportunities and further training in cinematography.

Education

Culver City High School — Culver City, CA 2025 — Present

AVPA Film · Second year

AVPA Film, the school’s for-credit film class, taken as 7th period each year.
3.8 GPA.

Film Credits

Happy Place — Writer & Director Short film, 2026

A high school student takes refuge in his mind after being put down by the world.
Official Selection, Indie Film Los Angeles 2026. Best Screenplay, Reale Film Festival 2026.

Crashers — Director of Photography Short film, in post

I shot for Bek Barthelman, one of my good friends from AVPA. We shot very late at night but it turned into one of my best DP jobs.

Columbus — Director of Photography Short film, 2026

Shot for Cruz, one of my friends, over the summer. We got free filters from MediaBox Camera to use on the shoot.

M&M — Director, Writer, Cinematographer, Editor Short film, 2025

M&M was a film I made over winter break for our Winter Challenge in AVPA.
1-Minute Challenge, Culver City High School AVPA Film.

Awards & Festivals

2026 Best Screenplay Reale Film Festival Happy Place

2026 Official Selection Indie Film Los Angeles Happy Place

2026 1-Min Film Challenge Culver City High School, AVPA Film M&M

Skills

Camera: Operating, focus pulling, handheld and gimbal work, lens selection, exposure and monitoring, shot listing from a director’s boards & actually shooting stuff.
Lighting: Interior and practical-motivated setups, small LED and modifier packages, day exterior control with bounce and negative fill.
Color: Log workflow, primary and secondary grading, node-based looks and delivery in DaVinci Resolve Studio.
Post & Sound: Narrative editing in Premiere Pro, titles and compositing in After Effects, dialogue cleanup and mix for short-form delivery.
Cameras: Sony A7 III (owned) · Sony FX3 and FX30 (school)
Software: DaVinci Resolve Studio · Adobe Premiere Pro · Adobe After Effects

Full Filmography devinfilms.site/films

Available for crew work

Let’s shoot something.

Looking for a DP, or have a festival or a set I should know about? Reach out — I reply to everything.

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