Aaron Schneider

A veteran cinematographer for films such as the Academy Award-winning "Titanic" (1997) as well as several television programs, Aaron Schneider won an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Subject before making his feature debut with 2009's "Get Low," which earned him an Independent Spirit Award nomination. The film, with Robert Duvall as a Depression Era hermit who decides to throw his own funeral to see how he is truly regarded by the townspeople, also won considerable praise for Schneider's sure and capable hand behind the camera. Its modest success at the box office, as well as the critical outpouring it received, made Schneider a face to watch in independent film.