Tyler Purcell
- Editor
- Cinematographer
- Director
Tyler Purcell is an award-winning filmmaker and cinematographer who has been working in the entertainment industry for over 30 years.
Tyler started in the broadcasting industry, becoming the youngest director (15 years old) of live news programming for local cable television. For 8 years he produced, shot and edited news and documentary content for NECN, Univision and The Wellesley Channel, before moving to Los Angeles.
His proven mix of technical expertise and creative ability, led him into being part of an engineering team developing broadcasting solutions such as the first portable FlyPack and one of the largest video tape archive facilities in the world.
His passion however, has always been filmmaking and after spending a year working on the critically claimed award-winning "A Fuller Life" documentary, he focused on the creative world, working with Armstrong Moving Pictures, co-producing, shooting and editing industrial films, music videos, educational and feature films, two of which did a limited national theatrical run.
In recent years, Tyler has been focused on preserving the classic style of filmmaking through the use of motion picture film. He runs a successful camera service, engineering and film restoration business (narrow gauge films), focused on preserving film and the technology which makes it. Working with his peers, he has co-developed several new products for the industry, along with supporting older equipment in need of repairs. He also has produced several successful short narrative and documentary films, all shot on 16mm and 35mm film.
As someone always eager to educate, Tyler started teaching a cinematography program at LACHSA (the Los Angeles High School for the Arts) in 2016, where students shot on Kodak Motion Picture film, several of the students productions went on to win festivals and two of his students are top professionals in the industry. In addition, he launched a successful YouTube and Instagram page, which discusses how motion picture cameras work, one of the first of it's kind on Socal media.
Outside of the film industry, Tyler is a NAUI certified SCUBA instructor who has been diving and training for over 25 years. He holds (from 2010) an AMA professional roadracing license and has three club-level championships. He also has race-wins in multiple disciplines from Roadracing, to motocross and even Autocross. He also is very passionate about steam railroading and has spent many months exploring Colorado's active and abandoned railroads and has produced several movies on the subject.
Tyler started in the broadcasting industry, becoming the youngest director (15 years old) of live news programming for local cable television. For 8 years he produced, shot and edited news and documentary content for NECN, Univision and The Wellesley Channel, before moving to Los Angeles.
His proven mix of technical expertise and creative ability, led him into being part of an engineering team developing broadcasting solutions such as the first portable FlyPack and one of the largest video tape archive facilities in the world.
His passion however, has always been filmmaking and after spending a year working on the critically claimed award-winning "A Fuller Life" documentary, he focused on the creative world, working with Armstrong Moving Pictures, co-producing, shooting and editing industrial films, music videos, educational and feature films, two of which did a limited national theatrical run.
In recent years, Tyler has been focused on preserving the classic style of filmmaking through the use of motion picture film. He runs a successful camera service, engineering and film restoration business (narrow gauge films), focused on preserving film and the technology which makes it. Working with his peers, he has co-developed several new products for the industry, along with supporting older equipment in need of repairs. He also has produced several successful short narrative and documentary films, all shot on 16mm and 35mm film.
As someone always eager to educate, Tyler started teaching a cinematography program at LACHSA (the Los Angeles High School for the Arts) in 2016, where students shot on Kodak Motion Picture film, several of the students productions went on to win festivals and two of his students are top professionals in the industry. In addition, he launched a successful YouTube and Instagram page, which discusses how motion picture cameras work, one of the first of it's kind on Socal media.
Outside of the film industry, Tyler is a NAUI certified SCUBA instructor who has been diving and training for over 25 years. He holds (from 2010) an AMA professional roadracing license and has three club-level championships. He also has race-wins in multiple disciplines from Roadracing, to motocross and even Autocross. He also is very passionate about steam railroading and has spent many months exploring Colorado's active and abandoned railroads and has produced several movies on the subject.
