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David Ochoa

Rockaway Beach, OR

http://staffmeup.com/profile/gripalaska

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Motion Picture Studio Grip/Rigger/Lamp Operator I.A.T.S.E. Local 480 Over 16 years experience in production.

Credits

5/18 – 8/18

Grip – The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Film (Feature-length)

5/18 – 8/18

7/17 – 10/17

Grip (First Unit) – The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Netflix — TV — Pan Shot Productions

7/17 – 10/17

4/17 – 7/17

Key Grip (2nd Unit) – LONGMIRE (Season 6)

Netflix — TV — Horizon Scripted Television

6/17 – 6/17

2/17 – 4/17

Best Boy Grip – Fast Color

Film (Feature-length) — Make It Rain Films

2/17 – 4/17

10/16 – 2/17

Grip – Soldado

Film (Feature-length) — Black Label Media and Thunder Road Pictures

10/16 – 2/17

8/16 – 11/16

2nd Company Grip – The Space Between Us

Film (Feature-length) — South Entertainment

8/16 – 11/16

10/16 – 10/16

Grip – Midnight, Texas (Season 1)

NBC — TV — NBC Universal

10/16 – 10/16

9/16 – 10/16

Best Boy Grip – Ideal Home

Film (Feature-length) — Baby Cow Films

5/16 – 6/16

4/16 – 5/16

Grip – Midnight, Texas (Pilot)

NBC — TV — NBC Universal

3/16 – 4/16

9/15 – 11/15

Best Boy Grip (2nd Unit) – The Space Between Us

Film (Feature-length) — Mars Boys LLC

9/15 – 11/15

5/15 – 9/15

Grip – Independence Day Resurgence

Film (Feature-length) — Hello Doggie

5/15 – 9/15

2/15 – 5/15

Best Boy Grip – The Ridiculous Six

Film (Feature-length) — Jackie Production, Inc.

2/15 – 5/15

10/14 – 1/15

Grip – Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

Film (Feature-length) — Gotham Group

10/14 – 1/15

9/14 – 10/14

Grip (Rigging) – The Messengers (Season 1)

The CW — TV — CBS Eye Productions

8/14 – 10/14

7/14 – 8/14

Grip (2nd Unit) – Manhattan (Season 1)

WGN America — TV — Atom Productions

7/14 – 7/14

Electrician (2nd Unit) – Manhattan (Season 1)

WGN America — TV — Atom Productions

7/14 – 7/14

Grip – In a Valley of Violence

Film (Feature-length) — Blumhouse Productions

7/14 – 7/14

3/14 – 7/14

Grip (Rigging) – LONGMIRE (Season 3)

A&E — TV — Horizon Scripted Television

3/14 – 7/14

6/13 – 10/13

Gaffer – Wild West Alaska (Season 1)

Animal Planet — TV — Jupiter Entertainment Details

6/13 – 10/13

Responsible for lighting, grip and camera support during high-speed Phantom days on the shooting range.

9/13 – 9/13

Key Grip – Volvo 3 Million Mile Media Tour

NBC — Live/Special Event — KTUU-TV Details

9/13 – 9/13

Key Grip/Best Boy Electric - responsible for all rigging, camera and lighting support for a live remote network broadcast. Additionally, I was responsible for planning the tech-scout, G+E equipment list and load out.

9/13 – 9/13

Key Grip – Sprocketheads

Credit Union 1 — Advertising — Sprocketheads Details

9/13 – 9/13

Key Grip - responsible for all rigging, dolly, camera and lighting support.

9/13 – 9/13

Key Grip – AE Marketing

Affordable Care Act Alaska PSA — Advertising — Talking Circle Media Details

9/13 – 9/13

Responsible for gear-pull, load out, rigging, camera, dolly and lighting support.

8/13 – 8/13

Key Grip – Bradley Reid Communications

Providence Hospital Imaging Center — Advertising — Tommy's Dog Details

8/13 – 8/13

Key Grip - responsible for all rigging, camera, dolly and lighting support.

7/13 – 7/13

Jib Operator – The Amazing Race (Season 23)

CBS — TV — World Race Productions Details

7/13 – 7/13

Jimmy Jib Operator/Technician.

7/13 – 7/13

Gaffer – GCI

Michael's Jewelers — Advertising — AK Grip & Lighting Details

7/13 – 7/13

Responsible for planning, load-out, rigging, camera support, dolly and lighting support.

7/13 – 7/13

Key Grip – Mirror Studios

Alaska Housing Finance Corporation — Advertising — Sprocketheads Details

7/13 – 7/13

Responsible for planning entire Lighting and Grip load-out. Supporting lighting, dolly, and camera departments. Pre-rigging exterior day for night shots.

5/13 – 5/13

PreRig Electrician (Lead rigging electrician) – Wild West Alaska (Season 1)

Animal Planet — TV — Jupiter Entertainment Details

5/13 – 5/13

Lead Electrician on 4 person crew. Responsible for pre-rigging the entire Wild West Guns shop, warehouse and showroom. Removing existing wiring and lighting fixtures. Installing new lighting and special fixtures per the Gaffer. Operating scissor-lifts and condor lift. Trimming and dressing all work for the art department.

4/13 – 4/13

Gaffer – Affinityfilms

ARC of Anchorage — Advertising — Affinityfilms Details

4/13 – 4/13

Responsible for planning the lighting scheme and equipment list. Also doubled as the Key Grip for this project. Duties included lighting, power and distro, grip and camera support.

3/13 – 3/13

Dolly Grip – Nerland Agency

University of Alaska Anchorage — Advertising — Nerland Agency Details

3/13 – 3/13

Responsible for dolly, jib and camera support.

3/13 – 3/13

Gaffer/Key Grip – Nerland Agency

United Way — Advertising — Nerland Agency Details

3/13 – 3/13

Responsible for all lighting, power and distro. Provided lighting and camera support.

2/13 – 3/13

Grip and Electric Training Consultant – Film Production Bootcamp 101

Alaska Crew Training Details

2/13 – 3/13

Provided grip and electric training to students in a classroom/lab environment. Emphasis on production etiquette and equipment. Hands-on lab during an actual shoot.

1/13 – 1/13

Dolly Grip – Nerland Agency

University of Alaska Anchorage — Advertising — Nerland Agency Details

1/13 – 1/13

Responsible for dolly, jib and camera support.

10/12 – 10/12

Grip/Instructor – I.A.T.S.E. 918 Motion Picture Grip Training

I.A.T.S.E. local 918 Details

10/12 – 10/12

Instructor for I.A.T.S.E. local 918 "Introduction to Motion Picture Grip" Training - University Alaska Fairbanks - Fairbanks, AK. Responsible for course planning, lab and syllabus for an 8-hour certification class. Objective is to familiarize students with the role of the grip department within a motion picture production.

6/12 – 10/12

Set Electrician/Instructor – I.A.T.S.E. 918 Motion Picture Set Electric Training

I.A.T.S.E. local 918 Details

6/12 – 10/12

Instructor for I.A.T.S.E. local 918 "Introduction to Motion Picture Set Electric" Training - University Alaska Anchorage - Anchorage, AK. Responsible for course planning, lab and syllabus for an 8-hour certification class.

9/12 – 9/12

Gaffer – Discovery Channel

Bering Sea Gold: After The Dredge 2 Promos — Advertising — mOcean Details

9/12 – 9/12

Planned, tech-scouted and executed lighting scheme for the promo production. Managed a crew of 3 electricians and 3 grips.

8/12 – 9/12

Key Grip – Bering Sea Gold After The Dredge (Season 1)

Discovery — TV — Original Productions Details

8/12 – 9/12

Responsible for all planning, tech-scout, pre-rigging. Coordinated load-out and sourcing for all G&E equipment. Fisher 11 Dolly Grip during production.

3/09 – 9/09

Key Grip – Building Alaska

PBS — TV — Great Projects Media Details

3/09 – 9/09

Key Grip - provided rigging, lighting, dolly, jib and camera support during production.

4/08 – 7/08

Jib Operator – Toughest Race On Earth Iditarod (Season 1)

Discovery — TV — Original Productions

4/08 – 7/08

3/08 – 4/08

Jib Operator – Iditarod Toughest Race On Earth (Pilot)

Discovery — TV — Original Productions Details

3/08 – 4/08

Jimmy Jib Operator/Tech

10/07 – 10/07

Grip – History Channel

Tougher In Alaska Series Promos — Advertising — mOcean Details

10/07 – 10/07

Supported lighting and camera departments in challenging weather conditions for this promo shoot.

7/07 – 7/07

Assistant (Transportation Assistant) – The Amazing Race (Season 12)

CBS — TV — World Race Productions Details

7/07 – 7/07

Responsible for coordinating transportation for arriving/departing crew and contestants. Assigned a department of 30 PA/Drivers their schedules and coordinated all transportation support during production day.

3/04 – 6/04

Production Assistant – No Opportunity Wasted (Season 1)

Discovery — TV — Discovery Channel

3/04 – 6/04

4/04 – 4/04

Art Director ( Alaska) – A Thousand Roads

Film (Feature-length) — Seven Arrows Multimedia Details

4/04 – 4/04

Responsible for researching, sourcing and decorating multiple locations in Barrow, Alaska. Managed a crew of 2 set dressers plus local construction contractors.

10/90 – 10/90

Production Assistant – The Ambulance

Film (Feature-length) — Esparza / Katz Productions / Q Productions Details

10/90 – 10/90

Second Unit Production Assistant - Camera. Provided support for the second unit camera dept.

6/88 – 7/88

Set Dresser – The Telephone

Film (Feature-length) — Esparza / Katz Productions / Q Productions Details

6/88 – 7/88

Worked in the art department as a set-dresser. Also researched items requested by Set-Decorator. Sourced and shopped for items in the greater bay area of San Francisco.

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