William is best known for his work with Rangitaranga , 2015 where he worked as a DOP with famed director Anup Bhandari . The film opened to overwhelmingly positive response from audiences and critics alike . Critics acclaimed the film 's screenplay , direction , film score , cinematography and the acting performance of Saikumar . The film made it into the list of productions eligible for the 88th Academy Awards but did not make it into nomination list . Writing for Deccan Herald , S. Viswanath called the film " a n eerie romantic thriller " . On the cinematography , he wrote , " ... Lance Kaplan and William David capture the verdant and scenic vicissitudes of mountainous ravines and quietly flowing rivers of coastal Mangaluru , as also the famous tea gardens and hills of Ooty . " Sunayana Suresh of The Times of India rated the film 3/5 and wrote , " ... B Ajaneesh Lokanath 's background score is on par with some of the best global thrillers , as is the cinematography by Lance Kaplan and William David . " William along with Lance were nominated for Times KAFTA , 2015 for Best Cinematographer for the same movie
88th Academy Awards
88th Academy Awards
William David