ALEXEY SHMALTS IS A FILMMAKER, CINEMATOGRAPHER, AND COLORIST BASED IN WILMINGTON, NC. DRAWING ON A BACKGROUND IN MEDICINE AND COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION HIS WORK IS FOCUSED ON ELEGANT AND CAREFULLY COMPOSED IMAGES THAT SERVE BOTH A CREATIVE AND NARRATIVE PURPOSE. ON SET AND IN POST HE PRIORITIZES THOUGHTFUL LIGHTING, CLEAN COMPOSITION, AND PRECISE, COLOR-MANAGED WORKFLOWS. FOLLOWING HIS MOVE FROM RUSSIA TO THE U.S., HE HAS PIVOTED TO NARRATIVE AND DOCUMENTARY WORK FOCUSING ON SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. HE IS A CURRENT MFA CANDIDATE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT WILMINGTON WHERE HE SERVES AS A GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT AND INSTRUCTOR OF RECORD, HAVING DESIGNED AND TAUGHT COURSES IN FILM PRODUCTION AND COLOR GRADING.

Alexey Shmalts
Contact me: alexeyshmalts@gmail.com