Gary Nolton

Gary Nolton began his career in his hometown Los Angeles, California studying film at the prestigious Art Center College of Design. In 1982 he migrated north to Portland Oregon, where he opened his first studio. Gary’s success shooting commercial photography assignments for clients nationwide inspired the 1998 launch of his film production company Limbo Films, where he now concentrates on shooting broadcast commercials, web content and corporate communications. Limbo Films produces with Gary directing, independent narrative and documentary films as well.


One of the Northwest’s most successful director/cameramen Gary has worked for an impressive list of agencies across the United States including:
AKQA, BBD&O, BP&N, Cole & Weber, DDB Needham, Dentsu/Tokyo, Element 79, FCB, Fahlgren, GSD&M, J.Walter Thompson, Leo Burnett, Loomis, Magneto, McCann Erikson, Ogilvy, Possible, Peter Mayer, Rodgers & Townsend, Rubin-Postaer, Wieden & Kennedy and Zimmerman Agency.


His client list is equally impressive:
Adidas, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Bonita Bay, Budweiser, Coca-Cola, Converse, Del Taco, Dove, Dunlop Golf, Dusquene Power, Gatorade, Honda, Jansport, Jantzen, Intel, L.L. Bean, McDonald’s, Mead Notebooks, Microsoft, Mississippi Power, Napa Auto, NIKE, Nikon, Nintendo, Pampers, Papa John’s, Precept Golf, Precor, SBC, Sprint, Sony, Tommy Bahama, Windstar Cruises and hundreds of others. Really…hundreds.


Gary has been trusted to serve as Director of Photography on several independent films including ‘CPR’ and ‘9’, both Directed by Kimberly Warner, ‘The Divine’ Directed by Tim Hoover, ‘The Light’ Directed by Josh Dion, ‘Legacy’ Directed by Guy Baker, ‘The Punishing Business’ directed by Heather Harlow, ‘Shave’ directed by Joe Molina and most recently the feature length ‘Adams Apples’ Directed by John Strasberg. In Fall of 2017 he completed his own short narrative film ‘Six Nights’ and is about to enter it in Festivals.
Gary has produced/directed/edited the documentaries ’A-town’, ‘Evergreen for Kids’, and currently in production ‘From a Number to a Name’; an inspiring story about Holocaust Survivor, speake and author, Alter Wiener.