Erick Yates Green
CinematographerErick Green teaches
"Film and Digital Cinematography" this summer
Cinematographer and USC Film School Cinematography Faculty member Erick Yates Green began his career as an archaeological architect in Israel and Jordan for the 5 years following his studies at The School of Design in North Carolina State University. While in the Middle East, Erick also worked as a documentarian, photographing the essay entitled In Praise of the Middle Ground (focusing on the village life in the Northern Israel) and a series of portraits of children in Jerusalem. He then returned to produce photographic projects in his native North Carolina, before enrolling in the graduate film/television program at the USC School of Cinematic Arts in Los Angeles where he obtained an MFA in Production. Early professional work in film/television industry included crewing in lighting and camera departments on television programs and on large and small feature films in the Los Angeles area, where he had the honor of assisting,among others, the wonderfully gifted cinematographer, Conrad L. Hall, ASC. Since stepping up to the roll of cinematographer, he has shot many short films, documentaries and commercials and four feature films including Love Philosophy, Prospect, Straight Out of Compton, and the Bollywood film entitled Banana Brothers, as well as most recently collaborating with cinematographer Jack Conroy on Gold Bracelet.
