Phil Mucci

CAREER

As a photographer, Phil has specialized in shooting music, celebrity, and fashion. He’s worked with Christina Aguilera, Ludacris, Jay-Z, The Roots, Tori Amos, Trent Reznor, Shirley Manson, My Chemical Romance, The Killers, Bare Naked Ladies, Carrie Underwood, Rancid, Good Charlotte, tATu, Fall Out Boy, and The Yeah Yeah Yeahs. He’s shot major advertising campaigns for Ecko Unltd., Rocawear, and Skechers.

In 2005, Phil took the giant leap into filmmaking. He shot his first music video for Louis XIV, completed his first television commercial for Skechers, and shot his first short film, The Listening Dead, which he wrote, directed, edited and financed himself. Completed in early 2006, The Listening Dead went on to win awards at film festivals all over the world.

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Website: www.philmucci.com
LPA Portfolio

AWARDS

2001 American Photography 18
2002 PDN/PIX Award for “International Noise Conspiracy”
2006 PDN/PIX Award for “Louis XIV”
2007 Gold Medal for Fashion – London Photographic Awards
2007 International Color Awards Nominee

For THE LISTENING DEAD:
2006 Grand Jury Prize, Best Short Film, NYIIFVF
2006 Best Short Film, Fantastic Fest
2006 Best Short Film, Thriller! Chiller!
2006 Best Short Film, Best Cinematography, FreakShow Horror Film Festival
2007 Honorable Mention, Best Experimental Short, Slamdance
2007 Best Short Film, A Flickering Image Film Festival
2007 Best Short Fantasy Film, Fantasporto, Portugal
2007 Special Jury Award, Return of the Living Shorts, Campobasso, Italy
2008 “Best Short Horror Film of 2007” – Rue Morgue Magazine

For FAR OUT:
2007 Bronze Medal, Horror Shorts, Fantastic Fest
2009 Honorable Mention, Special Jury Award, Boston Underground Film Festival

EDUCATION

In 1992, having just turned 23, Phil Mucci moved to New York City, with only $800 in his pocket and no job. He had a photography degree from Syracuse University, a year’s experience at a photo studio upstate, and a helluva lot of gumption. He began working as a freelance photo-assistant for a variety of still-life and special effects photographers and, in 1993, became studio manager and first assistant for Eric Meola, a successful advertising photographer in Tribeca. Within 3 years, Phil developed an entirely original portfolio of his own, and in the summer of 1996, he left the studio to stake his claim.

Phil immediately started working for a variety of clients, and quickly gained recognition for his unique style of photography and photo-montage. The Mamiya camera company selected Phil as the first featured artist in their “Today’s Assistants, Tomorrow’s Pros” campaign, and sponsored a show of his work in October of 1996. The following year, Phil was chosen to show his work at Lincoln Center, in connection with the NU Breed Synergy of the Arts, where he was one of a hundred selected artists from around the world, representing the best emerging talents in the arts. These were only the first of many honors culminating in a Gold Medal for Fashion Photography at the London Photographic Awards in 2007.

COLLEGE

Syracuse University

PUBLICATIONS

ESPN Magazine, AP: Alternative Press, Time, Spin, Rolling Stone, Complex, URB, Men's Health, Men's Journal, Vibe