He believes it will be invigorating to interact with talented new filmmakers at the start of their careers. Cundey studied architecture and cinema at UCLA, earning his bachelor's degree in 1968. After graduation, Cundey worked odd jobs as a gaffer or technician. He finally got a chance to shoot when a cinematographer who was scheduled to work on a film canceled at the last moment. Initially, he worked on horror genre flicks with minuscule budgets.
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