Tom Curran(III)
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Director
Tom grew up in Alaska and later Cape Cod, Massachusetts, developing a life-long love for the outdoors and adventure. In the beginning of his camera career, Tom focused on adventure cinematography and shot the Iditarod dog sledding race in Alaska seven times for ABC which won him an Emmy Award. He was always so determined to get that perfect shot that he once developed frostbite on his leg hanging out of a helicopter. Tom also produced and directed his own films-- his award-winning film "Adrift" aired at many prestigious film festivals as well as PBS and was described by the Boston Globe as "deeply personal, resonant and brave." After Tom moved to Los Angeles in the early 2000s his career as a Director of Photography took off. He was a master of documentary hand-held shooting. His shoots were varied-from feature documentaries for HBO to reality shows for Netflix to adventure shows for National Geographic. He would go from filming on a glacier in Greenland to shooting fashion icons in Paris to filming fishing off the coast of Vietnam. Tom also owned Curran Camera an equipment rental business in Los Angeles and was passionate about mentoring young filmmakers.