Ashton Lewis

Assisted with Movi setup, set up lights, camera on tripod, and ran audio for short video to be played at Marriage Today's Valentine Weekend "XO" Conference.

Running main camera, setting up and wrangling gear, interacting with clients, ensuring audio recorded properly.

Assisting the Director of Photography with the creative direction of the lighting of the film. Handling electrical safety and leading the G&E department.

Mess clean up; setting up and retrieving craft services; handling petty cash for crafty; assisting the grips with lighting set-ups.

Interacting with clients, planning shots and troubleshooting audio on windy day, shooting the wedding and reception.

Lit a PSA for the Kids' Healthy Lives "Brush Rules" campaign as briefed by the Ad Council.

Used lights, reflectors, and diffusion to properly light each scene. Provided technical and visual advice to the Director of Photography concerning the lighting in each shot.

My main responsibilities as Director included script development, casting and rehearsal with both child and adult actors, developing the storyboard with my DP, working with the editor, sound designer, and composer, and leading a cast and crew of 25+ on our shoot. I also managed our social media and Kickstarter campaigns.

My main responsibilities on this set were to work with the Director and Director of Photography to find the type of lighting for each scene, to design the setup, and set up the lights accordingly.

My primary job responsibility was to support the Director of Photography in his vision of the light set-up: I hung lights and ensured that the electric portion of the set was safe.

My main responsibility was to work in concert with the Gaffer to find the vision for the lighting scheme and enact it the best way possible. The Gaffer and I traded off scenes on decided what the lighting should look like.

My main responsibilities on this pick-up shoot were to swap out lenses and set up the lights for the scene.

Creative lead of the lighting of the film as well as head of the electrical and equipment safety portions of the film.

- Mixed weekend children's worship service with band set-up including 3 mics, guitar, and djembe. - Ensured quality control by checking batteries and equipment operation throughout the week.

- Learned to conduct live shots, - Worked with various clientele to ensure satisfaction during production days. - Operated and handled various equipment such as cameras, lights, stands, clamps, flags, and gels. - Maintained and kept up facility through various basic janitorial tasks: sweeping, dusting, dish-cleaning.

Planning shots, setting up and recording audio, setting up multiple cameras to record ceremony from different angles, shooting the wedding, reception, and after party.

-Ran mics -Monitored recordings -Laptop-to-projector set-up and tear-down -Stereo audio system (lavalieres, handheld wired, and mixer) for room of 300+ seats set-up and tear-down -Client satisfaction assurance: asking additional questions, working with janitorial and craft services when necessary to ensure smoothness of event.

Tore down a multi-room live event including projectors, microphones, projector screens, and speakers and loaded into rental truck.

Assisted in many live productions including set-up, as stage tech, and for strike. Acted as tech support for many minor live events with CD/DVD recording, microphones, mixers, and projectors.