Escape from L.A.
Cotten first studied film making at the London International Film School, in London, England. He later studied at The Los Angeles Film School, graduating in 2002. Cotten studied cinematography with many working professionals: Rex Metz ("SWAT", "I Spy"), Dave Klein ("Chasing Amy", "Clerks II"), and Michael Barrett ("CSI", "Bobby", "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang"). He studied Production Design with Lawrence Paull ("Blade Runner", "Escape from L.A.", "Unlawful Entry") and Direction with Paul Verhoeven ("RoboCop", "Starship Troopers"), Donald Petrie ("How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days", "Miss Congeniality"), Danielle Suissa ("Pocahontas", "Neowolf"), and Brad Battersby ("Red Letters", "Jesus the Driver").