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Brant Hadfield is a commercial and narrative cinematographer currently residing in Los Angeles.

Style & Influences
Both Roger Deakins and Vilmos Zsigmund have been very influential as sources of inspiration and learning for Brant’s techniques and approaches to cinematography. In all projects, narrative or commercial, Brant is passionate about creating artistically beautiful, cinematic, visual storytelling. Creating images that evoke emotion, tell a story, and compel an audience has always driven him and continues to this day.

Commercial
In commercial work, Brant's visual style helped create the award winning brand identity for a major American health system, receiving regional Emmy awards for multiple years' campaigns. He has shot commercial work for Mercy, McDonald's, AT&T, Alamo, Caterpillar, Enterprise, FirstBank, and the U.S. Army.

Narrative
Brant's narrative work has won cinematography awards in the US and Europe.

In 2013, Brant wrote, directed, shot, and edited the historical Civil War film "The Battle of Island Mound" commissioned by the state of Missouri. The film depicts the first-ever battle fought by African-American soldiers in the Civil War. Shot over the course of just two weekends, it went on to win 7 awards, including two regional Emmys.

Brant has been honored with three "Best Cinematography" for the 2018 short film "The Wagon," from Glendale International Film Festival, Riverside International Film Festival and the St. Louis Filmmaker's Showcase.