Robert Felker

Worked with DP to light locations and develop lighting plans within a working airport, sourced lighting and grip equipment, rigged and set lights, load-in and load-out of equipment to locations, on-set electrical safety.

Head of electrical department, developed equipment lists and electric/grip budgeting through pre-production, managed swing grip/electrics, worked with DP to light locations and develop lighting plans, sourced lighting and grip equipment, constructed wiring diagrams of locations, rigged and set lights, load-in and load-out of equipment from location, on-set electrical safety.

Head of electrical department, worked with DP to light locations and develop lighting plans, sourced lighting and grip equipment, rigged and set lights, Load-in and load-out of equipment, on-set electrical safety.

Management of grip/electric crew, coordinating the transportation of equipment and set up of equipment, rigging of lights and cutters, on-set safety, load-in and load-out of equipment from locations, coordination with other departments for rigging, electrics, and support, setup and maintenance of generators and electrics at remote locations.

Head of grip department, supervising grips, assessing what equipment was necessary for shooting locations, coordinating the transportation of equipment and set up of equipment, arranging the rigging for camera movement, working with DP and gaffer to rig and shape lights, constructing rigging, rigging lights, riggings silks and overheads, on-set safety, transporting and adjusting heavy equipment and rigging, weather proofing lights and other electrics during rain sequences.

Setup and operation of teleprompter for educational video. Formatting of script for teleprompter software. On the fly adjustment of script speed and position for talent.

Created and managed budgets for film, oversaw rewrites, secured full funding of project, sourced and hired crew, sourced and rented equipment, created and maintained pre-production, shooting, and post-production schedules, script breakdown, locations acquisition, drafted contracts and deal memos, drafted talent releases, drafted location releases, managed pre-production, shooting, and post-production workflows, constructed final edit for executive producer, interacted with and managed workflows of all departments.

Wrote, lit, shot, edited, and colored a short for a comedy series of rejected commercials. Included brand identification, lighting effects-including night for day sunrise, slow motion camera effects, self-shot focus racks. Produced completely solo during COVID lockdown.

Liaising with venue staff for running and hookup of cabling for production, camera, sound, and lighting setup, including CAT6, SDI, XLR, and fiber optic cables to exterior production truck. Hookup and breakdown of cabling for 9 camera setup including static mounted and roving Sony FS7s, and PTZ cameras. Setup and cabling to allow remote lighting from exterior production truck.

Camera operator for standup comedy special showcasing new comedians.

Camera operator for standup special showcasing new comedians.

Head of electrical department, worked with DP to light locations and develop lighting plans to create a variety of genres, sourced lighting and grip equipment, rigged and set lights, on-set electrical safety.

Head of electrical department, managed swing grip/electrics, worked with DP to light locations and develop lighting plans, sourced lighting and grip equipment, rigged and set lights, on-set electrical safety.

Head of electrical department, managed swing grip/electrics, worked with DP to light locations and develop lighting plans, sourced lighting and grip equipment, constructed wiring diagrams of locations, rigged and set lights, on-set electrical safety.

Camera setup and operation, both locked down and handheld, for reality show comparing homes in different markets at specific price points.

Grip on documentary for Chinese television. Setup of rigging for camera and lights. Load-in and load-out of equipment from locations.

Focus puller, camera set-up, lens changes, provided marks for actors, worked with DP regarding camera settings.

Photographed/filmed promotional teams promoting AT&T products and services throughout the Chicagoland area, as well as branded events, concerts, and in store promotions. Edited photos and videos for output to client.

Camera operator for reality wedding show, all handheld

Head of electric/grip department, coordinated with DP to develop and implement a lighting plan, rigged and set lights, on-set electrical safety.

Camera support, lens changes

Camera build and support, lens changes, some cam op work

Shoot interviews and set up a live stream broadcast throughout expo, monitor audio

Handheld and supported camera and lighting work for a reality show.

Interview b camera

Interviews, and BTS recordings of up and coming rapper for onlie distribution through social media. Edited content and output in various formats for social media accounts

Setup of lights, and support.

Lighting for corporate interviews and b-roll, b cam operator

Lighting of interviews and b-roll, b cam operator

Lighting for interviews and b-roll at University of Chicago hospital regarding oblation surgery.

Head of G&E department. Worked with DP to accentuate storytelling through lighting

Capture of live performance exhibit at the Museum of Broadcast History.

Camera Operator for a live stand up comedy special

Worked as 1st AC pulling focus, changing lenses, camera support, and as 1st Assistant Director scheduling shoot days, creating shot lists.

Focus puller, camera build, lens changes, grip

Pulled focus, camera support, grip

B cam operator/grip/unit production manager

Head of G&E dept.