"You can not give someone an answer to a question they are not asking..."

Director´s Reel

It is those questions that motivate the stories Chris Armstrong portrays on script and screen. Inspired questions in need of answers, emotional truth depicted in performance, and the visual beauty in each and every frame are the foundations of every one of his films.

A San Francisco Film Arts Foundation sponsored Director; Chris Armstrong currently has an assortment productions credited as Producer, Director, and writer. Beyond those films, he has also worked on a variety of crew positions and jobs on over 40+ films as the Director of Photography, Assistant Director, Lead Gaffer, and other below the line positions. On the bottom of this page are links to view his Director's Reel

Education

Writer, director, producer Chris Armstrong was educated and graduated with high marks as a film major in California giving him the knowledge and training required of the film industry. A majority of these films and projects were used as examples and demonstrations for classes in the following years. Accompanying his major in film, he also minored in computer generated visual effects and animation, giving him valuable knowledge of the creative aspects and integration of these elements into film and video.

Company

The visionary and founder of Elysian Pictures LLC, he has created two productions companies to service the production and post-production needs of today's demanding independent film and video projects. Elysian Pictures is Chris' independent production company designed to facilitate the development, funding, production, and distribution of current motion picture and video projects.

Producer

A film does not make itself. It takes an unseen amount of time, planning, effort and people to produce and organize every aspect of production. Nor do they pay for themselves. They are businesses in and of themselves, designed as a product for profit. As a producer for five films, Chris Armstrong knows the challenges and demands required to make a good film: The delicate balancing act of budgets and artistic freedom. Knowledge of the rules, stipulations, and legalities of actors, crew, equipment, and locations. The process of Pre-Production through Post and Distribution to fulfill the artistic potential and profit of a completed film.

Writer

A film can only be as good as the story that is told. For that story to be told it must first be written. No matter how well produced, acted, or directed a film maybe, a lousy script will always be just that, and the film will reflect that quality. A good script will give a foundation that is invaluable for the rest of the creative process. As the writer of numerous feature and short scripts, including 4 produced independent short films, Chris Armstrong believes this aspect of the creative process to be the most important in the production. Snappy dialogue and catch phrases, flowing together in a lyrical harmony compliment the deep, emotionally layered characters that are woven in each of Chris' scripts. Every story is told with an inherent curiosity of what follows next, told in non-cliche and original ideas. Every story a moment of truth, emotion, questions, and the possibility of answers wrapped in life's drama and excitement. Every story told in words awaiting their moment to be told in pictures, to live as film.

Director

As a director, Chris Armstrong gives life to these words and stories. Adding to the story what only real life and a thousand word image can provide. Told through actors whose performance is as seamless and believable as could ever be caught on video or celluloid. Every shot framed and lit to move the plot, characters, and to convey the meanings and themes of that story. Every scene a story in itself. Every film an example of the power to move and change the life of the viewer through the artistic medium of film.

Directing Reel

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