Title: Associate Professor
Education: MFA Film Production and Cinematography, USC 
Program Track: Film & Television Production
Phone: 310-258-4678
E-mail: cswanson@lmu.edu, cinedp@hotmail.com

Charles has served as cinematographer on the feature films All the Best: Billy Sears, From Barbados With Love, Girl’s Best Friend and Contradictions of the Heart.  Charles also photographed the award winning short films Rain - which aired on The Showtime Network - I’d Rather Be Dancing and Distant Dragons. The music video “Jaguar”, which he photographed for Techno artist DJ Rolando, received wide play on MTV Europe.

Charles began his study of cinematography at the University of Southern California’s School of Cinema and Television where he earned a Master’s degree in Film Production. After graduation Charles began to teach cinematography part-time at the New York Film Academy and The Art Institute of California, Los Angeles. In fall of 2002, he was invited to teach at Loyola Marymount University where he later received a position as Assistant Professor.