Philip Andelman
Early life[edit]
He grew up in Kenya, Paris, and New York City.[3] Andelman attended Phillips Exeter Academy.[4] Andelman was involved in filming since age 10.[2] During his junior year in high school, he started interning with photographer Annie Leibovitz.[1][2][3][4] He received a film degree from New York University.[3] His photographic works have been exhibited at Milk Gallery.[5] He is married and has at least one child.[6]
Career[edit]
While at NYU, Andelman directed a 15-minute short film entitled "Looking for Actionman". The film won a grant from director Martin Scorsese.[4] Interning with Annie Leibovitz lead Andelman to become the official photographer for The Grateful Dead.[4] In 2011, Andelman released his first book with the Beastie Boys.[1] Andelman left New York after graduating from NYU to shop a script in Los Angeles.[3] He characterized it as "the worst script ever written" and said "he couldn't even get a meeting".[3]
Andelman worked as a 2nd unit director and cinematographer under director Joseph Kahn.[4]
Working with Kahn was a fortuitous experience, as he went from working as a production assistant to 2nd unit director in the course of a single month.[3] During that time as a 2nd unit director, beginning in the summer of 2000, he worked on over 20 music videos including ones for "Elevation", "South Side", and "Hero"[4] Andelman followed Lenny Kravitz during 2002, shooting a documentary/concert film with colleague Mark Seliger. Andelman went on to direct music videos for Kravitz's album Baptism.[4] He also directed Kravitz's campaign for Kohl's.[2] His other commercial works have included videos for Warby Parker, Target, and Verizon.[2]