Screenwriter · Filmmaker · Editorial photographer

A writer who
shoots his own
pictures.

Ashwin Mitchell is 25, three years out of undergrad and two out of an MFA at UCLA, where he taught Introductory Screenwriting. Four original screenplays finished. A photography practice that runs from narrative editorials to union unit stills. Based in Los Angeles and available now.

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Night frame from The Getaway: a figure in a red dress lit against a dark Los Angeles street. — The Getaway, Act I — The Chase. Written, directed and shot by Ashwin Mitchell.

The pitch, in one paragraph

He writes the thing, then he can photograph the thing. Same eye, two crafts, one hire.

Most writers hand over a script and hope someone else can see it. Most stills photographers arrive on set with no idea what the scene is for. Ashwin does both, which means a logline arrives with a look, and a call sheet arrives with someone who has already read for structure.

The clearest proof is The Getaway — an editorial built in three acts, with a protagonist, a want and a reversal, told entirely in photographs.

Selected work

Three rooms in the gallery.

Frame from the Tears in the Rain series: a figure lit in cold blue.

Four screenplays

Writing

Two features, an hour-long thriller anthology and a half-hour comedy, all finished. Loglines, comps and reading samples are behind a password.

Athlete portrait from the Across the Line Vol. 2 cover editorial.

Editorial · portraits

Photography

Narrative editorials, cover stories for Across the Line, portraits and three seasons of national dance touring. Two case studies inside.

Unit still from the short film R1T3, shot on location.

Twelve films · six verticals

Unit stills

Key art, BTS and poster imaging, delivered processed for press, marketing and awards consideration. IATSE rates for union productions.

Case study

The Getaway

A lone thief in a red dress, escaping across Los Angeles. Structured as a film is structured: Act I The Chase, Act II The Calm, Act III The Reward.

“She doesn't look like she ran. She looks like she won.”

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Credentials, plainly

Checkable, not inflated.

Education: MFA, Film, Television and Digital Media — UCLA, 2022–2024. BA, Media Arts — University of North Texas, 2019–2022.
Taught: Introductory Screenwriting (FTV 33) at UCLA — Winter '23, Spring '23, Winter '24, Spring '24.
Awards: Los Angeles Photography Awards, 19th Edition — Winner, 2024. College Broadcasters Inc. Best General Entertainment Program ×2, 2021.
Exhibited: MONAD Gallery (2025); Schoenberg Art Walk (2024).

The full CV

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Editorial from $1,500 a shooting day. Headshots $350. Unit stills at IATSE rates for union productions based in LA. Scripts and script services by email.

Ash@ashwinmitchell.com Rates & process