
Shelby Z. AdaiR
director of Photography



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Featured Work
Cinematography Reel
all videos
The Grand Inquisitor (or G~d Appears in my Closet)


The Grand Inquisitor (or G~d Appears in my Closet)
Plenty of Fish
Wolves
Breaking and Entering: The Women of the LAPD
Coming soon - Feature Films
(IN POST PRODUCTION)
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DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY (2023)
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THE VINDICATOR (2023)


About
I am a director of photography based in LA and a USC Film and TV Production MFA graduate. I shoot and light music videos, shorts, features, documentaries, photoshoots, and live events.
Whatever you need, I'm your camera(wo)man.
In 2018, I directed a short film that screened at the Cannes Film Festival. I interned for Sony at the 2018 NAB show in Las Vegas. In 2019, I shadowed the Fuller House cinematographer Gregg Heschong on the Warner Brothers lot. I also worked for Snapchat’s Original Content team doing a range of things, from script meetings and camera operating their in-house shows to assistant editing. Additionally, I received the Sun Cinematography Award, a prestigious honor backed by the ASC to recognize rising female cinematographers.
Before graduate school, I earned my B.A in Film & Media Studies at USC and competed for four years on the USC Women’s Rowing Team.

