Faculty Bio
 | Bill TunnicliffeAssistant Arts Professor |
Biography
Bill Tunnicliffe is a Director of Photography, Writer and Director. He started out in New York shooting music videos, high fashion, and commercials. After moving to LA, Bill shot and directed films and television series focusing on action and highly orchestrated stunt work.Bill shot several feature films for the action film studios, PM Entertainment and Sterling Pacific. His feature DP credits also include Highway with Jake Gyllenhaal, Road Ends with Dennis Hopper, and The New Guy with D.J. Qualls.
Bill shot and directed two network series, LA Heat and Team Knightrider. He directed Howard Stern’s series Son Of The Beach. He shoots segments for OPRAH, and ABC’s Emmy winning newsmagazine shows, Eye On LA and Vista LA. He shot the first mini-DV documentary shown on a major network, Showtime’s Outwitting Hitler, and his digital video work has been featured in Videography magazine.
Bill has sold several feature scripts. He currently has a script in development with Humphreys Productions, that introduces a unique new form of 3D animation. Bill’s NYU short film Political Posture was nominated for an Academy Award, and his children’s video, Cowboys On The Job, was rated one of TV Guide’s Ten Best Kid’s Videos.
Commercial shooting credits include Honda, Cisco, Aveeno, Hugo Boss, Drixoral, Country Star Restaurants, ADM, and several PSAs.
Bill loves to shoot movement and dance and he has worked with award winning choreographers like Judy Lieff and Chloe Arnold on several movement pieces, ranging from JoAnna Shaw’s Dances With Horses to PBS’s Deaf Poetry Jam.
Bill recently designed a new action tracking HD camera system for his show Xtreme Tennis which is currently in development with the Tennis Channel.
He has a BA in Biology, Film Studies, and Philosophy from the University of Rochester and an MFA from NYU. He is a member of the DGA, WGA, NABET, and IATSE.
