A journalist whose works have been published in a number of magazines and newspapers, Pollock is also the author of a biography of George Lucas.
[1] Pollock has produced thirteen feature films, one of which (Blaze) received an Academy Award nomination for Cinematography.
An excerpt of Pollock's Master of Science thesis, "The Use of Media in a Political Campaign," was published in 1975 in Daily Variety's 42nd Anniversary Issue.
Subsequently, he joined the staff of Daily Variety in Los Angeles becoming Film Critic and Box Office Analyst, before moving to the Los Angeles Times where he became Chief Film Reporter in the Calendar, Business, Metro and Editorial sections.
[11] In 2008 Pollock began writing a monthly audio book column for the Winston Salem Journal.
During his tenure as dean at the School of Filmmaking, he launched the CinEthics Conference in 2000 and in 2003 brought the RiverRun International Film Festival from Brevard, NC to Winston-Salem.