Drone operator for driving scenes and setting location. Work with talent to do lead in's, scene work and general b-roll. Also set up GoPros for time lapse.
Summary
DP living in Long Beach, CA. Work local in AZ and Nevada. Part 107 licensed & insured drone operator. Humble, hard working and reliable.
Credits
8/23 – 9/23
Camera Operator (Sony Fs7) – Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom Protecting The Wild (Season 1)
NBC — TV — Hearst Media Production Group Details
8/23 – 9/23
2/22 – 2/23
Director of Photography (DP) (Canon C300mkii) – Redwood BBDO
Google — Advertising — Progress Film Details
2/22 – 2/23
DP. Conceived lighting diagrams for interviews based on locations and times of interviews. Worked closely with Gaffer to execute desired look.
8/22 – 8/22
Director of Photography (DP) (Sony FX9) – Special Forces (Season 1)
Fox — TV — Minnow Films Details
8/22 – 8/22
Lit green screen and talent, set up remote feed to producer/interviewer, use of eye direct, ran audio for pick up interviews.
7/22 – 8/22
Assistant Camera (AC) (Sony FX9) – Rewind The Nineties
Nutopia — TV — Nutopia Details
7/22 – 8/22
Work with DP to set up lights, build cameras and video village. Set metadata on cameras and operated B camera. DIT using ShotPut pro.
1/22 – 1/22
Drone Operator – Making Menendez
Discovery — TV — Lion Television Details
1/22 – 1/22
Responsible for getting scene/mood setting aerial shots of Beverly Hills.
11/21 – 11/21
Director of Photography (DP) (C300mkii) – Redwood BBDO
Carvana — Advertising — Progress Film Details
11/21 – 11/21
DP. Involved in preproduction discussion of the overall mood of interviews and B-roll. Assembled camera department team. On set, worked closely with Gaffer to achieve desired Look for interviews, which were the driving component of the story. Shot verité b-roll with employees as they performed daily tasks. Operate Drone and gimbal for stylized scene setting shots.
10/21 – 10/21
Assistant Camera (AC) (C300mkii) – Where Murder Lies (Season 3)
Investigation Discovery — TV — Lion TV Details
10/21 – 10/21
Worked with DP to set up back drop. Prepared technical settings for two camera interview. Transferred footage to provided drives at end of day.
10/21 – 10/21
Assistant Camera (AC) (C300mkii) – People Magazine Investigates
Investigation Discovery — TV — Finch Productions Details
10/21 – 10/21
Worked with DP to set up Interview. Prepared technical settings for two camera interview. Blocked out windows. Transferred footage onto provided drives at end of day.
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Kaard Bombe
Camera Operator
As a shooter who's genuinely passionate about his images, Derek works hard, listens to and incorporates feedback, and is never scared to get dirty or be uncomfortable in search of the perfect angle. No matter how small or how big the job is, Derek br ...MORE...
ings his best motivated self to set and is a pleasure to work with. He is always the first phone call I make in the camera department, and I look forward to having him on future gigs!
- Kaard was Director of Photography (DP) and Derek was Camera Operator on I Love a Mama's Boy (Season 2)
Simon Tatum
Showrunner
Derek is an incredibly talented and passionate cinematographer. Every single shot is thought out carefully and executed with a perfect eye for framing and movement. He works quickly and is excellent at creative collaboration. He's also really fun to ...MORE...
work with and I look forward to many collaborations in the future.
- Simon was Director and Derek was Director of Photography (DP) on Many corporate film and documentary shoots
Education
Class of '13
Northern Arizona University
Bachelor's degree/Electronic Media/Film
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