Will Perls // Cinematographer

SHOOTS@WILLIAMPERLS.COM / LOS ANGELES / 303.579.5234 /

Will Perls is an award-winning Mexican cinematographer with 15 years of experience creating impactful work for films, series, music videos, and commercials. From Super Bowl campaigns to bootstrapped indie films, to HBO series, he can scale to the production and reliably deliver quality. Will is focused on mastering the craft and building a village where everything is possible.

For full service production inquiries please visit ConceptWell.com

Select Clients: Apple, Activision, American Express, Cisco, Coors, Google, HBO Max, Humane Society, Netflix, Motor Trends, Mazda, Pepsi, Spotify, Toyota, Uber Eats, Westin Hotels, STX Entertainment, & Vice

Select Artists: Cardi B, Dana Carvey, Graham Nash, Green Day, The Linda Lindas, Mike Myers, Macklemore, Miley Cyrus, Nile Rogers, Odesza, Phoebe Bridgers, Reggie Watts, Trevor Noah, Quest Love & Ziggy Marley

15 years shooting for brands and film makers
Fluent in Red, Arri, Sony, Canon OS
Red Komodo + Red Scarlet-W owner + operator
Ronin / Movi Operator
Available to work local in LA + NY
A solid network of production + agency people

NARRATIVE // FORMAT / DIRECTOR

Academy Awards “Nominee Panels” // Series / Adam Bussell
“Bad Acid” /// Short / Sam Fox
“Birth of the Black Underworld” // Feature / Matty Rich (production)
“Blind Rider” // Short / Bo Martin (post-production)
“Code Green” // Feature / Rick Cutter (post-production)
“Caller 100” // Feature / Matty Rich (funded)
“Drawing Netflix” // Series / William Perls
“Nightmare at Camp Bloodbath” // Short / Dylan Arnow
“Ghosted” // Short / Rhett Brandt
“Guiltless Bride” // Short / Emily Karlsson
“Healer within” // Feature / Sinclair Fischer-Gray
“Hot Rod Garage” // Seasons 12 + 13 / Haven Lamoureux
“No Days Off” // Series / Sam Windell
“Saviors” // Feature / Colin Sonner (fundraising)
Spotify "Music Happens Here " // Season 1 / Ilse Fernandez
Spotify “Academy Green Room” // Series / Adam Bussell
“Talk”// Short / Jessica Pearlman
“Tomato Soup in Skid Row” // Feature / Alexo Wandel
“The Bride” // Feature / Emily Karlsson (development)
“The Routine” // Feature / Will Galperin (development)
“The Oath” // Feature / Bret Miller (fundraising)
“Unagi” // Short / Sam Fox
Vice "Outliers" // Series / Dylan Coburn
“YoungBucks” // Short / Rance Randle

COMMERCIAL / DIRECTOR

Apple / Mark Coppos
Apple / Simon McQuoid
Amgen / Colin Sonner
American Express / Law Chen
Bliss Lights / Adam Bussell
Cisco / Yann Caloghiri
CockBlock / Mister
Democratic National Convention / Lance Acord
Doominglings / Eric McCoy
Guess / Corey Stanton
HP / Zac & Adam
Huggies / Chad Howitt
LG / Patrick Taktor
Los Sundays / Samy Mosher
Mazda / Adam Bussel
Moxie / Michael Miller
New Era / Eric Maldin
Pepsi / Stephen Malik
PokerKing / Carlo Alberto Orecchia
Samsung / Michael Downing
UberEats / Richard Downie
VanMoof / Emma Parkinson
Westin Hotels / Chad Howitt

MUSIC VIDEO ARTISTS // SONG / DIRECTOR

Alysdare // “Just Talking” / Abbas Deidehban
Cory Cross // “Cryin’ in this Honky Tonk” / Chase Manhattan
Desert Sparrow // “Karma” / Lauren Augarten
D-Bone // “Strut” / Carlo Alberto Orecchia
D-Bone // “Sunset 9” / Carlo Alberto Orecchia
Greenday // “Dilemma” / Ryan Baxley
Jems // “Completely” / Jessica Rotter
Jungle // “Drops” / Satelite Crew
Linda Lindas // “Too Many Things” / Ryan Baxley
Odessa // “All Things” / Rachel McCord
DJ Harvey // “Zombie Sex Dream” / Sam Fox

DP/DIRECTOR WORK

Activision / End of Year
Allstate / Tiny Tips Campaign
Allstate / Agents in Training
Eaze / Culture Film
Glo / Broadcast Campaign
Dyme / Brand Video and Campaign
Google / Google Home Anthem
Humane Society / We can help
Mercy Health / Brand Film
Mika Jaymes / Brand Film
Netflix / Drawing Netflix EP 1- 6
PAX / Era Launch
Trusted / 2022 + 2023 Campaigns
T-Mobile Metro / 2024 Superbowl Campaign
VMware / CloudCity
Whimsy + Row / Summer + Winter Campaigns

AWARDS + DEGREE

2024 Nominated for VMAs Best Rock Music Video "Dilmena” by Green Day
2023 AICP Awards, Electected Judge of Color Grading, 30-60s commercials
2023 “Birth of the Black Underworld” Best Short - Audience Award -Essence Fest
2022 “Bad Acid ”, Official Selection, Fantasia International Film Fest, La Jolla Film Festival, Sydney Underground Film Festival, London Fashion, Film Festival, Motelx Lisbon International Film Festival, LA BeyondFest
2022 AICP Awards, Electected Judge of Cinematography
2022 “Nightmare of Camp Bloodbath”, Best Cinematography -New Jersey Film Awards, Silver Winner -New York Movie Award, Official Selection: Vesuvius International Film Fest, Official Selection, Horrorgins Film Fest
2022 “Young Bucks”, Official Selection: LA Shorts, Golden State Film Festival, Twin Cities Fim Festival, Oakland Film Fest, Newport Beach Film Festival, New York Indie Festival, Santa Cruz Film Festival
2022“Tomato Soup in Skid Row”, Best Documentary, New York Movie Awards, Winner of Award of Recognition, Accolade Global Film
2021 “Unagi”, Official Selection, Another Hole in the Head
2012 Bronze ADDY Medal for the Humane Society
2011 BFA in Commercial Photography from the Academy of Art University
2010 “Top 100 New Creatives in the US” by CMYK magazine
2009 “Top 100 New Creatives in the US” by CMYK magazine