Person
Patrick Melly
Lighting
Biography
During the 1970's, Patrick Melly worked on civil rights documentaries, made his own award-winning short films, and entered the Masters of Fine Arts program at UCLA's film school. During the '80's into the '90's, Melly gaffed hundreds of music videos and a handful of feature films. During the '90's into the '00's, Melly gaffed hundreds of commercials. In 2000, Patrick Melly received a Best Cinematography Award from the FantasPorto film festival for the black & white feature "Night Train". Melly retired from the film business in 2013. Education: Master of Fine Arts, UCLA Film School, 1988 (School of Theater, Film, and Television); undergraduate study as an English major at UC Santa Barbara 1966-1970; Bachelor of Arts in English awarded by San Francisco State University 1977. First film: On the Battlefield (1972, Tricontinental Films)
Known for

Casual Sex?
Gaffer

Totally Nude Aerobics
Gaffer
Año Nuevo
Assistant Editor

Zapped Again!
Second Unit Director of Photography

Shikse
Director of Photography

Night Train
Director of Photography
Genesis: Visible Touch
Gaffer
Filmography
- 1999Night TrainDirector of Photography
- 1997Totally Nude AerobicsGaffer
- 1990Zapped Again!Second Unit Director of Photography
- 1988Casual Sex?Gaffer
- 1987Genesis: Visible TouchGaffer
- 1983ShikseDirector of Photography
- 1981Año NuevoAssistant Editor
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