
ABOUT RICHARD VIALET
Richard was born and raised in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. After graduating with a film degree from Howard University (where he won two consecutive honorary Paul Robeson Awards for Best Cinematography), he moved to Los Angeles to attend the prestigious Cinematography program at the American Film Institute Conservatory. Since then, he has worked as Director of Photography on many feature films, including multiple theatrical releases. Credits include the box office smash hit comedy BOO! A MADEA HALLOWEEN, and the drama ACRIMONY, both directed by Tyler Perry, the hit horror anthology, TALES OF HALLOWEEN, on which he worked with director Neil Marshall (The Descent, Game of Thrones), and the award-winning indie drama THE LAST FALL. His television work includes Season 2 of the hit show THE QUAD on BET, TOO CLOSE TO HOME, the first scripted drama on TLC Network, and the SyFy Original movie, LAVALANTULA. He has worked around the world, having shot films entirely in Cambodia, Bulgaria, and Costa Rica. In addition to feature films, he has photographed numerous short narratives, international commercials, and a variety of music videos, featuring artists such as Destiny's Child, Snoop Dogg, Take 6, Bilal, and Najee. He is represented worldwide by Dattner Dispoto and Associates.
THEATRICAL FEATURE FILMS
ACRIMONY
A MADEA HALLOWEEN
TALES OF HALLOWEEN
PERSECUTED
THE LAST FALL
I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE III: VENGEANCE IS MINE
DYSFUNCTIONAL FRIENDS
INSIGHT
MISCHIEF NIGHT
ARDENNES FURY
THE LOST COAST TAPES
500 MPH STORM
A TRUE STORY...
GROWTH
CLASH OF THE EMPIRES
3 TIMES A CHARM
Æ
11 SECONDS
DIR: Tyler Perry
DIR: Tyler Perry
DIR: Neil Marshall and Mike Mendez
DIR: Daniel Lusko
DIR: Matthew A. Cherry
DIR: R.D. Braunstein
DIR: Corey Grant
DIR: Livi Zheng
DIR: Richard Schenkman
DIR: Joseph Lawson
DIR: Corey Grant
DIR: Daniel Lusko
DIR: Malcolm Goodwin
DIR: Gabriel Cowan
DIR: Joseph Lawson
DIR: Letia Clouston
DIR: Thunder Levin
DIR: Daniel Lusko
Lionsgate Entertainment
Lionsgate Entertainment
Epic Pictures
Millennium Entertainment
Image Entertainment
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Image Entertainment
Stellar Films
Image Entertainment
Global Asylum
XLrator Media
Global Asylum
Freestyle Entertainment
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Global Asylum
Marvista Entertainment
Global Asylum
Destined Media
TELEVISION
THE QUAD: SEASON 2
TOO CLOSE TO HOME: SEASONS 1 & 2
LAVALANTULA
THEY FOUND HELL
SOCIAL NIGHTMARE
LAYOVER
AGE OF DINOSAURS
CREATOR: Felicia D. Henderson
CREATOR/DIR: Tyler Perry
DIR: Mike Mendez
DIR: Nick Lyon
DIR: Mark Quod
DIR: R.D. Braunstein
DIR: Joseph Lawson
BET Network
TLC Network
SyFy Network
SyFy Network
Lifetime Network
Lifetime Network
SyFy Network
MUSIC VIDEOS/COMMERCIALS
*Destiny's Child, Dos Pinos, Gollo, match.com, Snoop Dogg, Bilal, Chloe x Halle, Kindred theFamilySoul, Dwele, Source 44, The Stunners, Take 6, The Foreign Exchange, K'Jon, Najee
*WINNER OF THE 2015 STELLAR GOSPEL MUSIC AWARD FOR MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
