Derek Schmitt is a Chicago-based cinematographer born and raised in Madison, Wisconsin. He has lensed narrative feature films that have recently premiered in the Milwaukee Film Festival (Corridor dir. John Olsen, Scotch Tension dir. Grant Brown and Samuel Kasper) and various narrative and docu episodic, commercial and music video work that has played on platforms such as HBOMax, Discovery+ and prime time placements.
Derek’s upcoming work on the thriller epsiodic The Clowns (dir. Ross Otterman), and feature film Creature Fear (dir. Manny Gumina) continue to bring audiences into complete, visceral narrative. In commitment to storytelling, Derek loves to explore perspective and ways to shape it through the lens.
Contact : schmdrk@gmail.com