Mahlon Todd Williams has been working in the camera department since the late ’80s. After finishing film school in Montreal, he came back to Vancouver and got into the union, into what was called the camera trainee program. During two years there he’s been tought how to be a 2nd assistant camera or the clapper loader. He did that for about 10 years, hoping to work with people who were already established cinematographers. His father’s friend was a designer on set. So he went to him a couple of times to get some advice about getting into the industry. He didn’t know anything about the camera department, but his main piece of advice was that whatever it is that I want to do, find the people that are at the top of their game in the industry, and figure out the way to train with them. That’s where you learn your art and craft. He worked on some feature films, TV shows, and commercials. Malon started to segway into doing commercials because his ambition from the very beginning was always to become a cinematographer. When he was working as an assistant, he kept on shooting stuff on the side, and using things that he’s learned from other people on his own projects. Eventually it got to the point where he had enough credits, and later Malon started getting phone calls for jobs. After about ten years as a camera assistant, he stepped away and fully started working as a cinematographer, in the union at least. That’s what he’s been doing since around 2006.

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