Chuck France is a United States Cinematographer. Chuck grew up in the small town of Ozark, Missouri deep in the heart of the Southwest Missouri Ozarks region. He attended and graduated from University of Northern Colorado with a degree in History with double minors in Psychology and Anthropology. He first started in film production working in the production department, art department, G&E and camera in the Denver and Kansas City areas. He then worked as a still photographer for a variety of new services, including The Associated Press, Getty Images and The Kansas City Star, winning awards for his lensing along the way. With the downturn in the news sector he served six years as the Chief Photographer for The University of Kansas in the Marketing Communications Department providing the university with stills, video and digital asset management. Deciding to go back to full time freelance film production, he works as Cinematographer on features, shorts, commercials/branded content and music videos. He's an Associate Member of The Society of Camera Operators (SOC), a Friend of the ASC, and a Sigma Cine Ambassador. In the United States he's represented by Empire Artist Agency Nashville/Los Angeles. Worldwide he is represented by Dirs & DOPS out of Germany.