Brian Niles is a film director and writer, currently studying at the LACHSA in the Cinematic Arts department.  He has worked on more than 70 student projects in positions ranging from the technical to the creative, winning the school's top directing honor two years in a row and seeing his productions accepted into competitive film festivals across the United States.

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At LACHSA, in addition to directing, he has helped his peers in a wide variety of roles - including everything from PA, AC, sound mixer, colorist, VFX artist, and editor, to DP and camera operator, shooting projects on RED, Blackmagic, and 16mm film cameras. Brian always works to absorb as much information as possible to allow for the seamless expression of one key component - Story.