Summary

Creative idea man with a positive attitude who loves to find solutions to problems and help bring success to a team. Helping you produce your best, happy to do the work needed so we can excel together with creative results!

Credits

2/18 – 5/19

Project Manager (Lead camera, hiring, training, directing) Central Basketball Association

Private — Live/Special Event — Central Basketball Association Details
2/18 – 5/19

Ongoing sports videographer for basketball games. Traveling regionally to manage a crew of 4 camera crew members, scheduling 5 event venues. Reliability, dependability, people management, and focus.

1/19 – 2/19

Producer/Shooter (Owner operator, producing online video advertising spots.) Nolensville Brands

Arm-R-Lite Door Manufacturing — Advertising — Daniel Crandall Professional LLC Details
1/19 – 2/19

As a small business owner, I produce advertising spots for commercial industry. This shoot involved highlights of real estate and industrial construction promoting welded Aluminum and glass constructed garage doors. Shot at Arrington Vineyards three separate days. As a one-man-show, I developed the marketing script, hired the model, shot two angles, recorded audio, directed the action, shot the main footage, B-roll, and still HDR real estate photos in the snow and in the sun.

12/18 – 12/18

Producer/Shooter (Shoot and Edit - DVD production) The Nutcracker Ballet (2018) - Columbia, TN

DVD — Live/Special Event — Nashville Children's Theatre Details
12/18 – 12/18

Shoot, edit and produce the DVD of the full length Nutcracker Ballet performance with Behind the scenes footage and still photography. Crew of 2, with 3 camera angles.

1/17 – 1/18

Multi-Camera Director (Backup director, leading when needed.)

Staff Position — Grace Church Nashville Details
1/17 – 1/18

Directing 4 cameras, floor producer, and streaming system for live streaming of 2+ hour events. Frequently fill solo filming roles for breakout sessions and special events.

1/12 – 12/14

Still Photographer (Lead photographer, low light stage performances) Music Performance and Speakers

Internet — Live/Special Event — Grace Church Nashville Details
1/12 – 12/14

Photograph for marketing use and historic record, event participants, workers, and volunteers. Creativity required to find new views, participants and creative shots of similar events weekly. Trained amateur photographers. Managed online asset library (DAM). Portraits, Audience Participants, and Live Musical Stage Performance. Low-light event photography.

1/11 – 12/14

Project Manager (Corporate Lead, Writer, Producer, Shooter)

Staff Position — Corrections Corporation of America Details
1/11 – 12/14

As Senior Manager of Creative Services (2006-2015), I built a video production department from nothing to a full functional video studio with producer, camera operators, freelance and technical support. Our greatest success was the I am CCA campaign shot on location in secure prison facilities. I directed, shot, and produced the pilot 2 episodes with one camera and an assistant. Hired a crew for the first season (4 episodes). Also, I lobbied for and designed a small video studio for internal productions, photo shoots, and live broadcast feeds. Frequent travel with gear to remote rural locations and secure facilities for documentary style filming.

1/10 – 1/11

Camera Operator (Panasonic, Sony, Canon)

Staff Position — Grace Church Nashville Details
1/10 – 1/11

Shooting from the floor and on stage, live events weekly, as part of a crew of 8.

Orgs

  • Nolensville Photographers
  • Nolensville Video
  • Overall Creek Photo Studio
  • Tennessee Wedding Photographers

Media

Recos

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Education

Class of '09

Williamson College

BS in Business Management and Ethics
Class of '01

Pioneer Computer School

Graphics Master Certification (1-year technical training)

My Gear

  • Shotgun Microphone
  • Lighting Kit
  • Lavalier Lapel Microphone
  • Canon DSLR Camera
  • Strobes
  • Canon XA30
  • Canon Video

Skills

  • AfterEffects
  • Director
  • Final Cut Pro
  • Photography
  • editor
  • Producer
  • Writing
  • Adobe Premiere
  • Apple Motion
  • Marketing
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Events
  • Audacity
  • Sales
  • Weddings
  • Adobe Lightroom
  • CRM
  • Photo Editor
  • printing
  • Social Media Manager
  • Adobe InDesign
  • DAM
  • Studio Manager
  • Facebook Ads
  • Google Ads
  • Adobe Creative Expert