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Unconventional Films an independent film and television production company
Filmmaker Vernon Mortensen has led an amazing life. The son of Christian Missionaries, he has traveled all over the world. In addition to being a filmmaker, he served as a commando in the US Navy's elite Special Boat Teams and has also worked as an engineer, a photographer, a bodyguard, an emergency medical technician, a private investigator, a librarian and as a substitute teacher for the inner-city schools of the LA Unified School District.
As a writer, Vernon has written screenplays, short stories, plays, novels and essays in a variety of genres and subjects. As a filmmaker, his movies have been exhibited at several film festivals and have been extremely well received by audiences around the world.
Vernon has a Master's degree in Professional Writing (MPW) from the University of Southern California, a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film from the world renowned Art Center College of Design and a Bachelor of Science from New York State's Excelsior College. In the 1999, Vernon was selected for a highly coveted Director's Internship at LA's classical repertory theater, A Noise Within, under celebrated stage director, Sabin Epstein.
As a writer, Vernon has written screenplays, short stories, plays, novels and essays in a variety of genres and subjects. As a filmmaker, his movies have been exhibited at several film festivals and have been extremely well received by audiences around the world.
Vernon has a Master's degree in Professional Writing (MPW) from the University of Southern California, a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film from the world renowned Art Center College of Design and a Bachelor of Science from New York State's Excelsior College. In the 1999, Vernon was selected for a highly coveted Director's Internship at LA's classical repertory theater, A Noise Within, under celebrated stage director, Sabin Epstein.
Please visit him at www.vernonmortensen.com