Kyle Wullschleger, a native of Valley, Nebraska, is currently remodeling his ideal home in Eagle Creek, Oregon. For the last two years, when his busy job as a cinematographer permits, he has been taking flights from New York City to the small rural village.
Goats are included in this charming house. Fifteen of them were saved by the self-described “animal lover,” and they are now dispersed over the eight-acre property.
Wullschleger said, “When I moved out here, my neighbor kind of talked me into it.” “He acts in the same manner. He has about thirty goats and is associated with a rescue group.
I was thrilled to relocate next to someone who shares my passion of animals because he is an animal lover.
Wullschleger’s passion for animals began at a young age, and by high school, he had secured an internship at the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, where he hoped to work as a zookeeper.
He soon came to the realization that he didn’t want a job that included shoveling manure half the day, even though it turned into a part-time employment.
He chuckled as he remarked, “You’re kind of an animal janitor.” “I don’t want to diminish the other aspects of it, but there is a lot of cleaning involved.”
Wullschleger changed his mind and chose to concentrate on filming and photography after being impressed with National Geographic and wildlife movies like “Wild Kingdom.
” The Omaha Public Power District was an unexpected source of his first encounter.
He recalled, “There are internships available,” a buddy of a friend who worked in that department said. And I believe it was a journalism internship at the time, paying about $15 per hour.
It was simply like, “Oh, wow, this is amazing,” in 2008.
Writing articles regarding promotions and other internal OPPD events was Wullschleger’s assigned responsibility. He once asked Gary Williams, the director of communications for the company, whether he would want to film a narrative, and he gladly agreed. Numerous attempts were made after the first, which was a huge success.
He said, “They put together a budget for us.” We converted their internal news into a weekly video by using cameras and an editing station.
Based on the Sonic ads of the time, they let my friend Django and I create comedic movies about choosing green power.
Wullschleger then began working with Scott Drickey and Bill Sitzmann at a digital photography studio called Minorwhite Studios. From 2009 to 2012, Wullschleger worked with Drickey’s film production firm, Torchwerks.
However, the cosmos had more ambitious intentions. Wullschleger made a six-month stopover in Boston before moving to New York City, where his career really started to take shape.
Wullschleger is now a seasoned cinematographer with credits on television productions like “Broad City,” “Saturday Night Live,” “Chopped,” “Russian Doll,” and, more recently, the Hulu comedy “Only Murders in the Building,
” which stars Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez. However, being able to work on the camera for “Saturday Night Live” felt like a turning point.
He remarked, “It was unbelievable.” “The Beygency,” a sketch about Beyoncé devotees, was the first one I worked on. The fact that I’m calm, courteous, and curious is very important to people in New York. It was a pleasure working with me.
“I believe I’m good in my profession, but I’m also a good hang most of the time. Using all of the amazing abilities my parents in Omaha taught me to be kind is a major aspect of my work.
Wullschleger frequently finds himself in the same room as some of his heroes—Martin and Short, two comic geniuses known for their illustrious careers—by fostering those ties.
Both Steve and Martin felt very at ease with me because I was establishing those ties while working as a camera operator on season two. “And Selena,” he added. “It went quite smoothly when I moved over to be the director of photography for season three.”
Even though Wullschleger is 37 years old and has done a lot in more than ten years, he probably has a long and prosperous future ahead of him.
He declared, “I’m really proud of the work that I’ve done in comedy.” “I believe that many people aspire to work on Christopher Nolan films and with such well-known directors when they are a cinematographer or director of photography. Although I would really like to achieve that as well, I’m quite content with where I am right now.
Wullschleger will tend to his 15 goats and any other animals that wander around his Oregon house until season five of “Only Murders in the Building” starts filming in January. This may or may not involve cleaning up some feces.