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Brian
Glover The Cinematographer Glover started as a camera loader and worked his way up through the ranks as operator. He has had opportunities to work with Gordon Willis, ASC whom he describes as “a master of the craft,” Frank Tidy, BSC and Conrad Hall, ASC. “Conrad Hall was probably the first cinematographer I became aware of,” he says. “After seeing In Cold Blood, I became very interested in finding out who authored the images.” Glover says it is an honor to have his film cited as an example of excellent cinematography by his peers. He hopes to become a cinematographer and “do nothing, but shoot films.” The Film Salvation is based on a chapter of the Langston Hughes autobiography The Big Sea. Hughes described attending a church revival meeting when he was about 12 years old when he had to “pretend” to be saved. Hughes noted that it was one of two times in his life when he cried. Glover is a veracious reader, so when director Bruce Schwartz approached him about the project, he was immediately enchanted. They filmed at a church in south Los Angeles in 16-mm format. Glover says Schwartz gave him tremendous creative control over the look. They plan to enter the short in festivals and travel to several screenings.
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Brian Glover was born and raised in Chicago. He studied painting at
the Art Institute of Chicago when he was very young. Glover segued
into still photography in high school after his dad gave him a camera.
He worked as a still photographer in Chicago until he was chosen
for an apprentice program in the film industry.