Elizabeth Yarwood is a Los Angeles-based cinematographer, director, and writer. She is an Associate Professor of Filmmaking in the School of Media : Culture : Design. Elizabeth holds an MFA in Film and TV Production from the USC School of Cinematic Arts and a BA in Photography from Bard College. Her cinematography work has included both scripted and documentary films and TV shows, and has been seen at film festivals including SxSW, Cinequest, Dances with Films, Full Frame, and HollyShorts. She has served as a cinematographer on award-winning projects such as the feature documentary Pioneers in Skirts by director Ashley Maria, which explores gender inequality in the workplace, and the horror-comedy short film Witchy, by writer/director Liz Manashil. She has worked in the camera department on a wide variety of TV shows on network and cable television such as Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. on PBS.

Elizabeth has developed and produced original content as well. She is the creator of the comedic web series LA Picker, about feuding thrifters and resellers, and the writer/director of the short film, The Modern Couple. She has also directed over thirty videos for Wisecrack, a YouTube channel with over 3 million subscribers. She is a member of the International Collective of Female Cinematographers (ICFC) and Women of Cinematic Arts.

Education

BA, Bard College
MFA, USC School of Cinematic Arts