Chris Bell
Director of Photography
Cameraman
Producer / Director
Serving Denver, Colorado; The Rocky Mountin West and The World

Work History

Freelance Cameraman/Editor
July 1990 - Present

"Spirit of Tsunami" 2005. A 38 minute documentary made with a Kodak Merit Grant looking into the personal recovery of those devastated by the Christmas '04 Tsunami. Durango Film Festival & Toronto International Film Festival.Learn More..

"Lyme Disease ", Documentary--PBS, narrated by Meryl Streep. Winner of Telly, Emmy, Aegis, PHEHP, NAGC and Omni Awards in 1999.

"Gulf Stream V - Singapore Airshow", Gulfstream Aerospace

“Wild Fires 2003” Discovery Channel. Summer 2003

"Drunk Drivers," NBC News--Dateline. National Emmy Nomination

“Laura Trujillo” ABC’s State Vs. Justice system mini doc. March 2003

"Christmas in the Aire", American Gramaphone Records, Germany & Ireland

"Jelm Mountain", Hel Straeon, Welsh TV Documentary

“Sossy’s Story”, DV-cam Documentary, Creighton University, Tanzania, East Africa

“Kobe Bryant Trial” NBC News. Eagle, CO 2004

NBC NEWS
April 1984 - July 1990
Denver Bureau Shoot, Edit, Live Shots Sunrise
Today Show
Nightly News

April 1979 - April 1984
Burbank Bureau Shoot, Sound, Edit, Live Shots.
All Shows

KUTV NEWS
March 1975 - April 1979
Salt Lake City, Utah
Shoot and Edit 16 mm Film. CP-16 single system
Shoot, Edit, and Live shots. TK-76

Awards
Received two National Press Photographers Association Awards
"Daddy Detective" 1987
"Falcons" 1985

Won an Emmy and a Dupont Award:
"Fetal Alcohol Syndrome" 1989
Nominated for an Emmy:
"Homeless Kids" 1986

Received Sigma Delta Chi Award:
"Family Suicide" 1979


Education:
1974 BA Journalism. Utah State University. Logan, Utah 3.86 GPA
1971 High School Degree. College du Leman. Versoix, France