Mario Mattei

Stylized non-fiction, 60 spot

Director of Photography for production in Austin TX only.

Conversation captured in a warehouse with 5 cameras and one BTS camera.

DP a Nulo dog food commercial with Olympic gymnast Simone Biles and her two French bulldogs.

True Crime

True Crime

Crushin' it for a truly lovely director and good human being :)

DP for The Economist

Lit it like a boss with the super talented DP.

Treatment to Screen.

3 camera shoot

Working with field producer to capture story, blocking, lighting, etc.

Beauty shots of vehicle reveals, scene work, lighting, rigging, jib, working closely with DP and FP.

Lead Gaffer for two hotel locations with 2 banquet halls and over 10 rooms to light. Oversee team of 5 grips and coordinate with Production on strategies. Over 30 lights in play!

Executing on script and boards for the agency.

Serving the director's vision. Using ZOOM for director and producer. Leading my crew, budgeting, coordinating, making the picture. Matching interview styles with the show's.

Serving the director's vision from script to screen, pre-pro to color. Leading my crew, budgeting, coordinating, making the picture.

Serving the director's vision from script to screen, pre-pro to color. Leading my crew, budgeting, coordinating, making the picture.

Write, Direct, Art

A four light set up to create a dark and moody look inside of an old Methodist church.

Interactive virtual concert and live recording session in studio with 7 cameras.

DP

Natural looking light for a political commentary interview.

Pre-pro planning. Stage lighting design & programming. 5 cameras for TED style talks including Jib and Steadicam. Operated center right shot camera for Technical Director.

Worked with Agency creative director and exec producer to tell multiple visuals stories for Silvercar by AUDI. Oversee entire visual aesthetic and lighting within defined vision. Hired & managed crew. Used all owned gear on this job.

Live event, multi-camera, set-up, film, break down. Take direction from TD.

Lighting a Tejano bar in 4 sections, matching DP's color palette, overseeing a G&E team of 6, and two grip vans.

Assist DP with lighting, both in controlled scenes and verite, as well as manage G&E. 1 Ton Truck, Joker HMIs, Lekos, LiteMats, 8 Titan Tubes.

Execute on the director's vision & treatment.

After our first Development shoot we have gained interest from Nat Geo. In this shoot we went deeper into following the stories of animal rescue and the compassionate people who dedicate their lives to rehabilitating pets and wild animals.

Work with agency's Creative & client to execute a 60 second spot. Pre-production boards. Direct & DP throughout production. Manage Camera and G&E departments.

Camera operating with a second camera operator, capturing actuality & staged shots. Quick on the feet moves & creative on the fly choices.

Visual storytelling and beauty shots

Pre-production, lighting, shoot, direct crew

https://vimeo.com/338997969 Director, co-writer, editor, color, sound design, music editor

Creator, writer, director. https://vimeo.com/310988020

Visuals for branded short, real person story about a blind musician and his faithful dog... who eats and loves the brand’s product.

Lighting multiple interviews, including face to face two person interviews.

Crafting shots according to director's spec. Lighting multiple interviews, including face to face two person interviews.

Working from a Creative Brief & Storyboard, I worked with the director & agency to create visuals right for their messaging and pacing. I worked closely with my gaffer to light a consistent look across various shots & scenes.

NOW AVAILABLE ON NETFLIX. I was the writer, and director from pre-production to final cut, working alongside talented, driven producers, crew, & co-writer / editor Justin Barclay.

NOW AVAILABLE ON NETFLIX. Directing the overall approach and style to shooting the documentary. Filming it with another camera B operator. Guiding the story with producers.

Camera operating with a second camera operator, capturing actuality & staged shots. Quick on the feet moves & creative on the fly choices. Working with DP for consistent look & style. Working with Post & Producer to ensure coverage is handled.

I got a nice note on this one: "Btw, the guys were saying you were their favorite gaffer on this project. Thanks for being a homie and I’m hoping we can work together sometime soon! All the best, - Yusef"

Staged reality, docu follow, beauty b-roll, interview, POV shots, 2 camera verite coverage.

Watch Teaser: https://vimeo.com/335551282 Story creation, collaboration with writer, mood boards, oversee story boards, recruiting team, securing private investment, casting, rehearsals, collaboration with DP on shot list, scheduling & breakdown with 1st AD, narrative production, working with actors.

Collaborated with director to create a cohesive look & tone appropriate to the subject matter. Lighting & Framing.

Work with Director to achieve vision. Match existing material while improving upon it as well. Working with Storyboard & Shotlist. Hiring Camera crew & + G&E crew.

https://vimeo.com/333216337 Pre production boards & shot list, blocking with director, collaboration with art dept, lighting & shooting & color grade consulting.

Lighting scenes for music video. Collaborating with the DP.

Collaborated with DP & Director to execute on three unique shooting styles interwoven together to support a "true" story told in three different ways. Being a smaller independent crew & close with the Director & DP, my creative input (when invited) also bled over into framing, lighting, & art direction.

Lighting bedroom scenes, family room scenes, master interviews & more for Backstories & end of episode Character reveals.

Cam A operating for the show. Working closely with the Director of Photography to maintain a consistent look, tone, and style.

Lighting a stage, 2 Camera coverage of team summit event with speakers, panelists, and break out discussions. All at a swanky 5K sq. ft. home.

Collaborated with 3 other camera operators, & a field producer, to fully cover a wedding day and 4 main characters. Lots of fast run and gun decisions, strategic positioning, & very lengthy times shouldered up.

Operated the RED camera in collaboration with the director of photography and director. I shot on a Ready Rig, did handheld, shoulder, & tripod moves. I worked in harmony with my 1st & 2nd AC's.

Casting Talent

Direct a movie trailer. 8 Actors. Scripted.

Lighting multiple interviews in multiple rooms, plus an 8 person board room meeting.

Worked with director Matt D'Avela to execute on his vision.

Lighting bedroom scenes, family room scenes, master interviews & more for Backstories & end of episode Character reveals.

Back stories, character reveals, studio work, 2 camera op, interviews, OTFs

Jib, Drone, Handheld, Tripod, & Dolly. Director & DP for several music videos of Turkish artist Sibel Ucal for broadcast across the Middle East & Turkey.

Director & DP for several music videos of Turkish artist Sibel Ucal for broadcast across the Middle East & Turkey

Lighting single person interviews & two person interactions. Lighting rooms for multiple shots or continuous shots.

Oversight of 4 cameras to cover a Talk Show style production.

Execute on a story board and shot list alongside the director.

Casting Talent

Capturing on-field action of the football games using the MOVI M15. Lots of running & adapting / framing quickly.

Lighting multiple interviews in 3 locations within offices.

The show's DP wanted a more "doc & cinematic feel" and so invited me to camera operate. We worked two cameras for 90% of the filming. The topic is somewhat sensitive, so maturity was needed to manage that side of things, too. It's been hard, rewarding work!

Creative Treatment, Art Direct, Direct cast & crew, Oversight in post. View here: https://vimeo.com/album/3765478

Work very closely with Director & CEO to capture an authentic, case study story as it unfolds in real-time, making sure it clearly communicates the brand's central message. Directing two cameras to ensure the right story is told visually, consistency of image, blending cinematic beauty shots with doc/reality run-n-gun operations.

Managed & directed both the people & process of a large film set to assist the director in accomplishing his creative tasks. Worked with leading actors.

Over the course of several days I directed & DP'd a small crew on site at CES 2015 for AMD. AMD needed to show off their presence at CES and their new technologies going to market.

Creative concept, storyboard, direct production, & post production oversight.

Camera Operate & 1st AC for three days. Captured the F1 festivities at the Circuit of the Americas for a marketing sizzle reel.

Storyboarding, shot list, equipment. Directing photography.

TRAILER: https://vimeo.com/95562025 Followed a family of 4 on adventure through Malawai, Kazakhstan, Jordan, & Indonesia as they learned about Muslim culture in various contexts. I consulted on story, approach, & production logistics. Once up & running I became DP, working very closely with director Damon Evans of Minds Eye Productions.

TRAILER: https://vimeo.com/84408477 Feature documentary Written, Directed, & Edited by Mario Mattei. World Premiere at Long Beach Int'l Film Fest, Aug 31. "In the avalanche of modern developments, will the cultures of northeast Turkey suffocate?"

Storyboard, shot list, Direct Photography.