Summary

I have been in the camera and lighting department since 1996. I left 'Hollywood' 2 years ago to come to SD to share my skills with Lakota Youth on the Pine Ridge Reservation. I am a co-owner of a Native youth owned production company located on the Rez.

Credits

2/14 – 5/14

Dolly Grip (Second Unit Stunts and SFX)

Staff Position — " Insurgent" Red Wagon Entertainment, Mandeville Films, NeoReel, Summit Entertainment Details
2/14 – 5/14

1) support camera department 2) move the camera through space via camera dollies, cranes, car mounts, Troop Transport mounts, train mounts 3) support stunts and camera departments by rigging sky-scraper rooftop truss towers 28 stories above the street for zipline stunts and zipline cameras, 4) lighting the set and surrounding skyline of downtown Atlanta 5) managing grip gear scattered over 8 square blocks on rooftops and other structures.

9/13 – 3/14

Grip (Grip) The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1

Film (Feature-length) — Color Force
9/13 – 3/14
4/12 – 6/12

Grip ((Second unit stunts)) 42

Film (Feature-length)
4/12 – 6/12
2/12 – 5/12

Key Rigging Grip The Odd Life Of Timothy Green

Film (Feature-length)
2/12 – 5/12

Unions

  • IATSE Local 478 Studio Mechanics (SM)

Recos

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My Gear

  • Sony a7S
  • GoPro
  • Tripod
  • Shotgun mic and boom
  • field recoder

Skills

  • 20 years grip experience
  • 4 years camera operation
  • 4 years editing experience
  • 5 years dolly grip experience