Summary

James Mathers is a veteran Director of Photography with forty feature film, MOW, and several TV series to his credit. He is comfortable also simultaneously serving as Director/Field Producer while shooting in the Documentary/Reality realm.

Credits

5/18 – 8/18

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Film (Feature-length) — Antic Pictures
5/18 – 8/18
2/15 – 3/15

Director of Photography (DP) (AJA Cion)

Staff Position — Magnafilm
2/15 – 3/15
7/13 – 5/14

Director of Photography (DP) (RED Epic)

Staff Position — Gettysburg Great Productions Details
7/13 – 5/14

In addition to DP, I served as Co-Producer with responsibilities including those usually handled by a Post Production Supervisor.

6/13 – 7/13

Field Producer (Cinematographer) Big Foot Bounty (Season 1)

Spike TV — TV — Original Media Details
6/13 – 7/13

Independently and in teams Field Produced and shot Reality, as well as B-Roll Beauty Segues and Time Lapse for the first season of this new Spike TV series.

3/13 – 6/13

Director of Photography (DP) Mis-Adventures of the Dunderheads

Film (Feature-length) — Montana Amazon Productions
3/13 – 6/13
2/12 – 3/12

Director of Photography (DP) (HDX900) Closer To Truth

PBS — TV — Getzels/Gordon Productions Details
2/12 – 3/12

Episodes of PBS Series on Brian Science, with extremely high production value.

4/11 – 1/12

Director (Producer/Cinematographer) Rosenthal Estate Wines

Film (Feature-length) — Migrant FilmWorkers Details
4/11 – 1/12

High Production Value Promotional Film for Winery

9/11 – 12/11

Director of Photography (DP) Brake

Film (Feature-length) — Walking West Entertainment
9/11 – 12/11

Unions

  • IATSE Local 600 International Cinematographers Guild (ICG)

Orgs

  • SAG-AFTRA
  • Digital Cinema Society
  • Digital Cinema Camera Cooperative

Recos

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My Gear

  • Canon C300
  • Cabrio 19-90 Zoom
  • Lighting: LED/HMI/Kino Flo
  • VariCam LT Package
  • VariCam V35 Package

Skills

  • Producing
  • Directing
  • Adobe Premiere
  • Director of Photography
  • Producer/Shooter
  • Underwater Cinematography
  • VFX Cinematography