Webb Pickersgill is the owner behind Bassline Digital, LLC and has been serving the Phoenix, Arizona valley since 2004. Webb provides cinematography, editing, and directing services for a variety of projects created for TV, commercials, feature films, and short films.
Webb Pickersgill has developed a unique blend of technical and artistic abilities stemming from a wide array of personal experiences to make him the creative person he is today. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in music education from the University of Delaware where he studied upright bass and played in the school’s wind ensemble. On nights and weekends, he pursued his passion of being a rock star, playing the electric bass with a local heavy metal band.
After jobs in the music education sector dried up, Webb who had become extremely proficient with computers during that period, refocused his energies and became a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (i.e., a nerd) and web developer for a local technology company. He spent the next 10 years developing his technical skills; skills which continue to serve him today as an editor.
In the mid 2000’s, growing tired of a Dilbert-esque cubicle life and wanting to express his creativity once again, he decided to leave the corporate world to pursue his passion for film and video. He started his own company, Bassline Digital, LLC, and quit his day job. With no safety net, and a “sink or swim” attitude, he learned quickly what he needed to do to survive in an industry that demands quality results on a budget.
Since then, he has acquired credits in feature film, short film, commercial, TV, web- series, and corporate projects. Although he is known primarily for his cinematography, he is also hired regularly for his skills as a director, editor, and producer. His projects have won numerous awards including a Rocky Mountain Emmy, Addy, Telly, Communicator, Davey, as well as various specialty awards for multiple film projects. At the 9th annual Phoenix Film Festival he was awarded the “2009 Arizona Filmmaker of the Year.” Webb loves to be involved in every stage of a project, so he can ensure the upmost quality.
Webb also loves to share what he has learned with others. He is the volunteer Executive Director of IFP Phoenix, a non-profit organization growing the filmmaking community in Arizona. He also teaches Digital Cinematography as an adjunct professor at Scottsdale Community College Film School and The University of Advancing Technology in Tempe.
