SHOOTS@WILLIAMPERLS.COM / LOS ANGELES  / 303.579.5234 /

Will Perls is an award-winning cinematographer with 15 years of experience creating impactful work for films, series, music videos, and commercials. From Super Bowl campaigns to bootstrapped indie films, 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

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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

  • Spotify "Music Happens Here " // Series / Ilse Fernandez

  • Spotify “Academy Green Room” // Series / Adam Bussell

  • “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 (pre-production)

  • 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

  • Tmobile / 2024 Superbowl Campaign

  • VMware / CloudCity

  • Whimsy + Row / Summer + Winter Campaigns

AWARDS + DEGREE

  • 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

PRODUCTION COMPANY PARTNERS

  • Aether Films

  • ConceptWell

  • DYNMC Films

  • Epoch

  • Hecho Studios

  • Park Pictures

  • Radical

  • Smuggler

  • Stadium

  • STX Entertainment

  • Vice

AGENCY PARTNERS

  • 72andSunny

  • David & Goliath

  • Goodby, Silverstein & Partners

  • Media Arts Lab

  • Saatchi & Saatchi

  • SidLee

  • Special Group

  • Wieden + Kennedy

  • Ogilvy

SHOOTS@WILLIAMPERLS.COM / LOS ANGELES  / 303.579.5234 /