Hisham AbedDirector of Photography
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HISHAM ABED
Director/Director of Photography
Representation Gil Harari, Paradigm Talent Agency (310) 288-8000

Television

  • The Hills – MTV, Director/DP (DP on Pilot, 1st, 2nd, 3rd seasons, Alternating Director 1st, 2nd, 3rd seasons, Director 4th Season)
  • America’s Prom Queen - ABC Family, Lead Director, (6 episodes)
  • Miss America, Reality Check –TLC, Lead Director, (4 episodes)
  • Fashionista (Pilot) - Style Channel, Director/Director of Photography
  • With a Bullet (Pilot) - VH1/Lionsgate Films, Director of Photography
  • Laguna Beach: The Real O.C. – MTV, Director (15 episodes, 3rd season), DP (pilot 1st & 2nd seasons)
  • American Body Shop - Comedy Central, DP (pilot & 9 episodes)
  • Beyond the DaVinci Code - The History Channel, Director of Photography (1 episode), Emmy Nominated
  • Starlet - Warner Bros. Television/Next Entertainment, Director of Photography (4 episodes)
  • Faking the Video - MTV, Director of Photography (5 episodes, music video segment)
  • Scratch & Burn - MTV, Director of Photography (8 episodes)
  • Becoming - Director of Photography (6 episodes, music video segments)
  • Making the Video - MTV/Toy Plane Prod., Director of Photography, (60 episodes)
  • The Artist’s Revolution - Eight Winds Prod., Director of Photography

Features

  • The Debut - Director of Photography, Columbia Tri-Star
  • Knockout - Director of Photography, DMG Entertainment
  • Pit Stop - Director of Photography, Highway Five Productions
  • The Natural History of Parking Lots - Director of Photography, Strand Releasing
    Winner: LA Times Top Ten Films of the Year
    LA Weekly: Pick of the Week
    First place Stockholm Internat’l. Film Festival
    First place Turin Internat’l. Film Festival
  • Sam & Joe - Director of Photography, Z Films
  • Elizabethtown - Additional photography, video unit, FX, Paramount Pictures
  • An Ambush of Ghosts - Camera Operator, Additional Photography, Stress Fiesta Films
    Winner: Best Cinematography, Sundance Film Festival

Music Videos

  • The Rentals, “Getting By” - Maverick/Warner Bros., Director of Photography
  • Buckwhead, “Tattoo”, Delicious Vinyl – Director of Photography
  • Hello Disaster - “Native Son”, Variant Recording, Director

Short Films

  • Love, Pop & Trash- HKM/Lonely Shark, Inc., Director of Photography
  • Mi Abuela - Knightmare Productions, Director of Photography
  • Winner: International Cinematographer’s Guild Showcase for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography

Commercials

  • The IT Room (Webisodes/Viral Ad) - Dell Computers/Motiv Films, Director of Photography, Episode 105, “Ugly Baby”
  • “Pluma”, Alivio Legal- Walker Advertising, Director
  • “Pasajero”, Alivio Legal- Walker Advertising, Director
  • “Gordo”, Los Defensores- Walker Advertising, Director
  • “Familia”, Los Defensores- Walker Advertising, Director
  • “Carné”, Los Defensores- Walker Advertising, Director
  • “Magic Isle”, Eternity - Spec, Director

Education

  • University of Southern California – BA Film & Television Production, Minor in Fine Arts (Drawing & Painting)


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