About

Robert Carnevale has worked with Oscar winners, luxury fashion brands, and two young filmmakers from Rhode Island who set out to make the best zombie movie ever.

That last collaboration says a lot about him. In 2013, Robert began filming Sam Suchmann and Mattie Zufelt as they chased their dream, and in 2015 he directed their script, Spring Break Zombie Massacre. The film became a festival favorite around the world, and the story of how it was made became the documentary Sam and Mattie Make a Zombie Movie (2021).

Robert is also a frequent collaborator of Oscar-winning director Peter Farrelly, serving as 2nd Unit Director on Green Book, Ricky Stanicky, and Balls Up. As a cinematographer, he shot the documentary series The Broken and the Bad, the features White Light and The Unidentified, and the award-winning Walter Potter: The Man Who Married Kittens, which screened at Tribeca. His commercial clients include Estée Lauder, DKNY, J.Crew, Adidas, Bacardi, Condé Nast, and Chase.

He learned his craft from the ground up, spending 15 years as a Local 52 dolly grip in New York on Saturday Night Live, Birdman, Bridge of Spies, Inside Llewyn Davis, and Ocean's 8. Today he is a member of the DGA.

Off set, Robert lives in Rockaway Beach with his family, and you'll most likely find him in the water.