Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with cinematographer Jenny Stolte

Director of Photography Jenny Stolte has been interested in filmmaking since she was ten years old. Through middle and high school she made many short and feature length films. Some were great and were selected for film festivals and won awards - some were not as great. However, there was never any doubt when she started college at the University of Iowa in 2003 that filmmaking was the career she wanted to pursue. While at the University of Iowa, Jenny interned with Scott Duncan, a television and commercial director of photography. Scott proved an excellent mentor and played a key role in her realization that cinematography was where her true talent and passion lied. This led to her transferring to Columbia College in Chicago where she felt she could get a more hands-on, cinematography specific education. There she majored in Film & Video with an emphasis in Cinematography. She was able to refine her talent, make contacts, and get the hands on experience she wanted and needed. While attending Columbia she worked on countless films as a camera operator, grip, gaffer, AC, or DP. During this time she also worked on numerous features and shorts through her production company, Collateral Damage Productions. “The Chemistry of Dating” received numerous awards from 2006 – 2007 and “Driver’s Ed Mutiny” is currently in post-production. Since graduation in 2008, Jenny has shot several feature films including, “Collapse”, “Aaseamah’s Journey”, “Driver’s Ed Mutiny” and pick-ups for the film “’77”. She has also shot several shorts including “Chamber of Worlds”, “Dancing With Boys”, “Morgan’s Last Call”, and “The In-Between”. She has also ACed many features and shorts including “Cyrus”, “Splatter”, “Dark Ways” and “Hands On A Hard Body”. Stay tuned to Rex Sikes Movie Beat for other great archived interviews, cast and crew listings, events, festivals, premieres, and more at http://www.rexsikes.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.