Tony Oberstar
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Production Department
- Cinematographer
Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. When he was only 18, he moved to Los Angeles, CA to become a Cinematographer, knowing
the right people and having a strong passion for what he wanted to do
with his life he quickly began studying as well as working with academy
award winning cinematographer Janusz Kaminski (Saving Private Ryan,
Catch me if you Can, Minority Report). He is now 21 years old and has
had the privileges of working with Spike Jonze (Adaptation), Oliver
Wood (The Bourne series), Will Smith (Seven pounds), Judd Apatow
(Knocked up), Roger Corman (everything...literally) as well as many
other highly respected people throughout the entertainment industry.
When not making a living by working on film sets, he is at his computer editing his latest projects or producing his next short film. He first got into the industry by winning a seat belt safety contest his senior year of high school which aired nationwide. A local commercial production company called to hire him to edit more commercials as he did for the remainder of the year. He was young and still is but knows the art of cinema. He picked up his first camera when he was 9 (recorded to VHS) and hasn't stopped shooting since. He has made over 100 personal projects from 3 features, 7 promotional, 12 commercials, 16 music videos, and 53 short films. He shoots film, HD and Mini DV depending on what the feeling of the movie should be. He loves what he does and will continue to do Hollywood favors.
When not making a living by working on film sets, he is at his computer editing his latest projects or producing his next short film. He first got into the industry by winning a seat belt safety contest his senior year of high school which aired nationwide. A local commercial production company called to hire him to edit more commercials as he did for the remainder of the year. He was young and still is but knows the art of cinema. He picked up his first camera when he was 9 (recorded to VHS) and hasn't stopped shooting since. He has made over 100 personal projects from 3 features, 7 promotional, 12 commercials, 16 music videos, and 53 short films. He shoots film, HD and Mini DV depending on what the feeling of the movie should be. He loves what he does and will continue to do Hollywood favors.
