Clayton "Clay" Westervelt is a film director, producer, and

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based in Los Angeles, California. He is the founder of Martini Crew Booking and Imaginaut Entertainment.

Career

Westervelt attended graduate school at

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for film, where he received both the Bush and Kodak Awards for Excellence in Cinematography. Subsequently, he filmed pilots for

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, A&E,

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, and

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. He also produced and directed the award-winning series Storyline Online, featuring such talents as Elijah Wood, Betty White, James Earl Jones, and Al Gore. In 2009, Westervelt was the Director of Photography for the documentary film ''

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'', which won an LA-area Emmy award in the Arts & Culture / History category. He directed and produced the documentaries '' Popatopolis'' (2009) and ''

Skum Rocks! ''Skum Rocks!'' is a 2013 independent rockumentary film about Skum, a 1980s rock band with "a near-crippling lack of musical talent." The film is directed by Clay Westervelt, a veteran documentary filmmaker, and features the living members of Skum ...

'' (2013) and was cinematographer for ''Lucky Bastard'' in 2013.

Martini Crew Booking

Westervelt established Martini Crew Booking as a gear and service provider for television productions in 2000.Martinicrew.com
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Imaginaut Entertainment, Inc.

In 2003, Westervelt founded Imaginaut Entertainment, Inc., through which he produced the

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series, ''Storyline Online''.

Filmography

Director

Awards

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Westervelt, Clay Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) American cinematographers American film directors American film producers USC School of Cinematic Arts alumni