After graduating from U.S.C. in Cinema, Moore spent several years shooting documentaries and travelogues, in addition to being Western U.S. rep (with Conrad Hall) of Arriflex cameras. He then joined Robert Gottschalk as co-founder and Exec. V.P. of Panavision Inc., in charge of design and development. Moving from manufacturing cameras into using them, Moore launched his career as DP on a TV series, followed by a string of feature films, interspersed with numerous TV commercials; shot, directed and often produced by his own production company.