Director of Photography

Originally from Shelburne, Massachusetts, Will attended the University of Massachusetts to study Mass Communications and Television Production/Advertising. During college he began a free-lance video production company shooting documentaries and sales presentations. He moved to Boston in 1991, and began as a Producer for Cablevision of Boston. In 1995 he was recruited by Time Warner Entertainment and became Senior Commercial Producer in 1998, winning 12 Telly awards, and 7 CAB awards for photography.

While at Time Warner, Barratt co-founded ArieScope Pictures with writer/director Adam Green, and he has directed all photography since then. Barratt has studied at the Film & Television Workshops, in Rockport, ME under masters such as Michael Hoffstein (The Fall Guy, Aculpulco Heat, Drop Zone) and Rob Draper (Spitfire Grill).

In May 2002, he won an Emmy award for a television spot with WBZ and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and was nominated for 2 other Emmy awards for his commercials with FOX Sports.

Barratt produces and shoots over 100 commercials a year for clients such as Fox Sports, Harvard University, John Hancock, Toyota, Comcast, The BBC, and Cider Jack Hard Cider. Most recently, he was contracted to return and head-up coverage of NBC's World Cup Skiing.