Erik Clapp

Biography

As the son of a photographer, Erik had a video camera on his back at the age of 15 and never looked back. After graduating from the University of Texas at Arlington, Erik worked at NBC 5 for the legendary reporter Bobbie Wygant in her film and video archives. Clapp then began his career in advertising by writing and directing ADDY award winning commercials for 15 years in the local advertising game. Erik wrote and directed the feature film, “Seventy-8” which premiered at the Hollywood film festival in 2004 and landed world-wide distribution. In 2011 his time-lapse film, “The Fort” became a viral sensation and landed him an American Advertising Award for Best Cinematography. Erik started hi...