KATHRYN BRILLHART

ABOUT

Kathryn Brillhart is a Cinematographer, Director, and Producer who

leverages volumetric capture, visualization techniques, and supervising visual effects to enhance projects. Her recent work incorporates real-time game engine and virtual production techniques to achieve in-camera visual effects.

For the past decade, she has helped to redefine best practices and standards in virtual production and has advocated for diversity in the film industry through her role on the Global Board of Directors for the Visual Effects Society.

Kathryn is a member of the Virtual Production Committee and the Advanced Data Management Committee within the ASC Motion Imaging and Technology Council. She also serves as a member of the Alliance of Women Directors, and Women in Media.

As a Director, Kathryn's body of work explores deeper human issues by pushing the boundaries of visual poetry, movement, and mixed media. She is known for curating public screenings to give context for her films as well as provide exposure for other artists.

Awards:

2024 | 45th Annual Telly Awards – Magnopus Awarded – “Fallout” S01

GOLD Winner for Craft – Digital Environments; (Credited as Virtual Production Supervisor)

GOLD Winner for Craft – Virtual Art Direction; (Credited as Virtual Production Supervisor)

2019 | Clexacon Film Fest - Best Short Film, "Light In Dark Places"

Credited as VFX Supervisor

2016 | Award of Excellence in Cinematography presented by the Southern Shorts Film Festival as Director of Photography on "The Boots"

2015 | Recipient of the Digital Bolex Grant for Women Cinematographers as Director of Photography on "The Boots"

2014 | 5 Award Winner in Experimental Film- Best Concept, Director, Cinematographer, Editor, and Actor for "I AM" at the 2014 Los Angeles New Wave Intn'l Film Festival

2013 | Official Selection in Experimental Film for "I AM" at the Atlanta Film Festival

Publications:

Innovative Approaches to In-Camera VFX in Contemporary Cinema

Pending Publication Date; Submitted for Peer Review Oct 2024

Camille--Virtual Production Case Studies: Considerations for Working With LED Walls for Independent Filmmakers

SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal - Issue May 2023

Ripple Effect White Paper - Entertainment Technology Center (ETC)

University of Southern California (USC) - March 2021

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Articles:

VFX Voice Magazine - Spring Issue 2023

How VP Rethinks The Way Stories Are Being Told