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Zachary Kertesz

New York, NY

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With experience using nearly every modern camera system, I'm a skilled First AC, Shooter, Loader & Gimble tech. Often and willing to travel to the next location.

Credits

1/19 – 2/19

First Assistant Camera (Key) – Around The Way

Hulu — TV — Massappeal

1/19 – 2/19

12/18 – 2/19

First Assistant Camera – Light Up The Night

CNN — TV — Light Productions inc.

12/18 – 2/19

1/19 – 1/19

First Assistant Camera (Gimbal unit NYC) – Rhythm + Flow

Netflix — TV — Jesse Collins Entertainment Details

1/19 – 1/19

Focus Puller

12/18 – 12/18

First Assistant Camera – Fox New Year's Eve with Steve Harvey: Live From Times Square

Fox — Live/Special Event — Done + Dusted

12/18 – 12/18

11/18 – 11/18

First Assistant Camera – Star Talk Live (Season 5)

National Geographic — TV — National Geographic Studios

11/18 – 11/18

First Assistant Camera (B Unit )

Advertising — Art + Commerce

11/18 – 11/18

First Assistant Camera – The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2018

ABC — Live/Special Event — Done + Dusted

11/18 – 11/18

10/18 – 10/18

First Assistant Camera

Advertising — Synthetic Pictures Details

10/18 – 10/18

Offshore HEFAT training

10/18 – 10/18

First Assistant Camera – BVK

Maine Office of Tourism — Advertising — Trade Mark R

10/18 – 10/18

9/18 – 9/18

First Assistant Camera – Reggaeton Doc

Film (Feature-length) — Universal Music Group

9/18 – 9/18

12/17 – 12/17

First Assistant Camera – Love Repeat

Film (Feature-length)

12/17 – 12/17

9/17 – 12/17

First Assistant Camera (A - Camera) – Redcards (Season 1)

Vice Media — TV — VICE Media

9/17 – 12/17

1/17 – 8/17

First Assistant Camera – Weediquette (Season 3)

Vice Media — TV — VICE Media

1/17 – 8/17

5/16 – 8/16

First Assistant Camera – Weediquette (Season 2)

TV — VICE Media

5/16 – 8/16

4/16 – 4/16

Drone Operator (Drone Camera Operator / B-Unit 1st AC )

Advertising — Another Green World Productions

4/16 – 4/16

First Assistant Camera – John Grant - Voodoo Doll

Music Video — THE HIDDEN FORTRESS

4/16 – 4/16

Director of Photography (DP) (Alexa Mini) – RedBull Media House

Redbull Flying Bach — Advertising

4/16 – 4/16

First Assistant Camera – MONDELEZ

Swedish Fish — Advertising — VaynerProductions

4/16 – 4/16

3/16 – 4/16

Second Assistant Camera – Oshii

Sprout — Advertising — Oshii

3/16 – 4/16

3/16 – 3/16

First Assistant Camera – Motherboard (Pilot)

Vice Media — TV — VICE Media

3/16 – 3/16

Director of Photography (DP) – Untitled Gabe Kennedy project (Pilot)

Sizzle Reel — TV — Brilliant Champions

3/16 – 3/16

First Assistant Camera – VIA

Stonyfield Yogurt — Advertising — Vacationland Productions

3/16 – 3/16

Director of Photography (DP) – The Wild Honey Pie / Spin Magazine

New Belgium Brewing Citradelic — Advertising — Brilliant Champions Details

3/16 – 3/16

Branded content featuring Dr. Dog performing a live session at Electric Lady Studios.

2/16 – 2/16

First Assistant Camera – Virtue

Mail chimp — Advertising — VICE Media

2/16 – 2/16

10/15 – 1/16

2nd Assistant "A" Camera – Meet The Blacks

Film (Feature-length) — Hidden Empire Film Group

10/15 – 1/16

12/15 – 12/15

Assistant Camera (AC) (Amira / F55) – Night Train With Wyatt Cenac

NBC — Live/Special Event — Production Company Productions Details

12/15 – 12/15

Lead assistant cameraman on a 6 camera live event shoot.

11/15 – 11/15

First Assistant Camera (B- Cam) – John Benjamin's 100 Erotic Nights (Pilot)

IFC — TV — PFFR

11/15 – 11/15

Camera Operator (c300) – Used People (Pilot)

Comedy Central — TV — Viacom Productions

11/15 – 11/15

First Assistant Camera (B-Op ) – Better Than You

Film (Feature-length) — BTY productions

11/15 – 11/15

10/15 – 10/15

First Assistant Camera – Wet Leather - Yours + Mine

Music Video

10/15 – 10/15

3/15 – 10/15

First Assistant Camera (Season 1) – Weediquette (Season 1)

Vice Media — TV — VICE Media

3/15 – 10/15

6/15 – 6/15

First Assistant Camera – California Makers (Pilot)

Internet — TV — Contend

6/15 – 6/15

5/15 – 5/15

First Assistant Camera (Ronin Tech, Inspire camera op, )

Advertising — Contend

5/15 – 5/15

First Assistant Camera

Staff Position — Vox Media Studios

5/15 – 5/15

Second Assistant Camera

Advertising — Brand New School

5/15 – 5/15

Camera Operator (c300) – Further Future Voyage 001

Live/Special Event — Frank the Plumber Details

5/15 – 5/15

Lead operator on a team of 5, capturing parts of a live music and art festival.

4/15 – 4/15

First Assistant Camera (Ronin Tech )

Advertising — Contend

4/15 – 4/15

First Assistant Camera (3rd Shooter)

Advertising — Kontent Films

4/15 – 4/15

First Assistant Camera

Advertising — We Are Scandinavia

4/15 – 4/15

First Assistant Camera – Unlikely Temptations

Film (Short) — Renaissance Man Productions LLC

4/15 – 4/15

3/15 – 3/15

Video Assist Operator – The Pound Hole (Pilot)

Comedy Central — TV

3/15 – 3/15

First Assistant Camera (Movi Tech ) – Wrestlemania

Live/Special Event — World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)

3/15 – 3/15

First Assistant Camera – Blur - Lonesome street

Music Video

3/15 – 3/15

Second Assistant Camera (loader) – goldfront

Countertop — Advertising

3/15 – 3/15

2/15 – 2/15

First Assistant Camera – WKG

SOLS — Advertising — We Are Scandinavia

2/15 – 2/15

1/15 – 1/15

First Assistant Camera – WKG

Treats — Advertising — We Are Scandinavia

1/15 – 1/15

12/14 – 12/14

First Assistant Camera

Advertising — We Are Scandinavia

12/14 – 12/14

First Assistant Camera

Coloude Headphones — Advertising — We Are Scandinavia

12/14 – 12/14

10/14 – 10/14

First Assistant Camera – Money Where Your Mouth Is (Season 2)

Hulu — TV — FanTail Entertainment Details

10/14 – 10/14

Build, prep & upkeep three F3 packages through the duration of show.

10/14 – 10/14

First Assistant Camera – WKG

Calm.com — Advertising

10/14 – 10/14

9/14 – 9/14

Second Assistant Camera

Advertising — Molecule Details

9/14 – 9/14

Data Wrangler, Movi Assistant.

9/14 – 9/14

First Assistant Camera – Beast Mode

Film (Feature-length) — citicine Details

9/14 – 9/14

Focus Puller, Alexa Master Primes

9/14 – 9/14

First Assistant Camera (Ronin Tech) – The Nextport Experiment

Film (Short) Details

9/14 – 9/14

Focus puller, Ronin Tech, Alexa M XT camera package.

9/14 – 9/14

First Assistant Camera – Intel

Basis — Advertising — We Are Scandinavia

9/14 – 9/14

Director of Photography (DP) (Epic) – Pacific Mambo Orchestra - Pacific Mambo Dance

Music Video

9/14 – 9/14

8/14 – 8/14

First Assistant Camera (B-Operator) – Intel Idea Lab

Corporate — Ironhorse Studios

8/14 – 8/14

Director of Photography (DP) (FS 700) – Great Good Fine Ok - You're The One For Me

Music Video — The wild honey pie

8/14 – 8/14

7/14 – 7/14

First Assistant Camera – Unemployed

Film (Short) — Luke Wilson, Andrew Wilson

7/14 – 7/14

First Assistant Camera – Natasha

Film (Short) Details

7/14 – 7/14

Focus puller, data wrangler.

7/14 – 7/14

First Assistant Camera – Rope a Dope 2

Film (Short) — We Are Scandinavia Details

7/14 – 7/14

Swing dolly grip

7/14 – 7/14

Camera Operator (C100) – On the House

YouTube — Digital — The wild honey pie Details

7/14 – 7/14

Trash gaffing and camera operation.

7/14 – 7/14

First Assistant Camera – WKG

KARMA — Advertising — Scandinavia

7/14 – 7/14

6/14 – 7/14

First Assistant Camera (C300, GoPro) – Newlyweds: The First Year (Season 2)

Bravo — TV — Monkey Kingdom Productions Details

6/14 – 7/14

AC, Data Wrangle, light grip work.

6/14 – 6/14

Director of Photography (DP) (Epic)

PRéLUDE Fashion Line — Advertising — We Are Scandinavia Details

6/14 – 6/14

Shot with members of the SF Ballet to showcase the "wearability" of the clothing line.

6/14 – 6/14

First Assistant Camera (BlackMagic4k ) – After Midnight

Film (Feature-length) — Plaster City Productions Details

6/14 – 6/14

Cobbled together franken rigs for the terribly designed Black Magic Studio cameras, calibrated lenses, shot test footage against another BMCC to figure out optimal ASA (200 for inquiring minds). Grumbled about how anyone thinks they can build a great camera now.

6/14 – 6/14

Assistant Camera (AC) (Red / DSLR) – Avaya

Corporate — Jesse Sternburg Productions Details

6/14 – 6/14

Data Wrangle, Grip Jungle construction, odds and ends.

6/14 – 6/14

First Assistant Camera – Wendel

Astro Gaming — Advertising — Wendel Details

6/14 – 6/14

Run and Gun 4 day docu / lifestyle show shooting on epic, focus pulling.

5/14 – 5/14

First Assistant Camera (Phantom Tech )

Patagonia — Advertising — We Are Scandinavia Details

5/14 – 5/14

Phantom Technician, Data manager, General AC duties.

5/14 – 5/14

First Assistant Camera (Phantom Tech ) – Bleitch - Bleitch

Music Video — We Are Scandinavia Details

5/14 – 5/14

1500fps explosions, triggered via workstation.

5/14 – 5/14

First Assistant Camera – Omlet

Samsung — Advertising

5/14 – 5/14

First Assistant Camera (A - Camera) – Swirl

PG&E — Advertising — We Are Scandinavia

5/14 – 5/14

4/14 – 4/14

First Assistant Camera – Warning Lablels

Film (Feature-length) — Warning Labels LLC

4/14 – 4/14

First Assistant Camera – How To Dress Well - Repeat Pleasure

Music Video — We Are Scandinavia

4/14 – 4/14

Director of Photography (DP) (RED Epic ) – Quinn DeVeaux - Left this Town

Music Video — We Are Scandinavia Details

4/14 – 4/14

Developed a one take shot plan to be executed by our fantastic Steadycam operator Stew Cantrell.

4/14 – 4/14

Camera Operator (RED, Canon, Nikon) – PIRANHA PICTURES

Verizon Labs — Advertising — Verizon

4/14 – 4/14

First Assistant Camera (RED Epic / Scarlet) – NATIVE

Beats By Dre — Advertising

4/14 – 4/14

3/14 – 3/14

First Assistant Camera

Simple Human — Advertising — We Are Scandinavia

3/14 – 3/14

First Assistant Camera – Atmosphere - Kanye West

Music Video — We Are Scandinavia

3/14 – 3/14

2/14 – 3/14

Assistant Camera (AC) (RED Epic / Blackmagic Cinema ) – Enspire Learning

Houndstooth Details

2/14 – 3/14

Industrial interview for University of Phoenix e learning.

2/14 – 2/14

First Assistant Camera – Microsoft Surface / Medical Industrial

Run Studios

2/14 – 2/14

First Assistant Camera – The Killers, Father John Misty, Local Natives - Out Among The Stars

Music Video — La Blogotheque Details

2/14 – 2/14

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTYgi9V34yI

1/14 – 1/14

First Assistant Camera – Basic Vacation - I Believe

Music Video — We Are Scandanavia Details

1/14 – 1/14

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glEvi_SIaaA

11/13 – 12/13

Second Assistant Camera – He Who Dares 2

Film (Feature-length) — Press on Features / Runaway Features Details

11/13 – 12/13

RED Epic / Steadycam rigging

10/13 – 10/13

First Assistant Camera (Dayplayer / Also Gripped ) – Future Certain (Pilot)

Internet — Digital

10/13 – 10/13

4/13 – 4/13

Assistant Camera (AC) (FS 700 / FS 100) – Unusual Suspects (Season 5)

Investigation Discovery — TV — LMNO Productions

4/13 – 4/13

3/13 – 3/13

Assistant Camera (AC) (RED Epic) – Brass Knuckles - As Long As I'm Alive

Music Video — SCANDANAVIA Details

3/13 – 3/13

Couriered a full RED package from Seattle to Miami https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObAlLulk6xA&feature=kp

3/13 – 3/13

Assistant Camera (AC) (RED Epic) – Tyler Lyle - Warewolf

Music Video — SCANDANAVIA

3/13 – 3/13

2/13 – 2/13

Assistant Camera (AC) (RED Epic / Scarlet / Sony FS100 ) – The Uncluded - Delicate Cycle

Music Video — SCANDANAVIA

2/13 – 2/13

Assistant Camera (AC) (RED Epic / Scarlet ) – Kacey Johansing - Pinecone

Music Video — SCANDANAVIA

2/13 – 2/13

1/13 – 2/13

Assistant Camera (AC) (C300) – Go! NW (Season 1)

Syndication — TV — AzGlobal

1/13 – 2/13

11/12 – 11/12

Unit Production Manager – Beer Chicks (Season 1)

YouTube — TV — Electus Details

11/12 – 11/12

Coordinating the capture of Feast Portland along with the Beer Chicks.

10/12 – 10/12

Second Assistant Camera – Underbelly

Film (Feature-length)

10/12 – 10/12

8/12 – 8/12

Second Assistant Camera (Dayplayer) – Varsity Cheerleader Werewolves from Outer Space

Film (Feature-length) — Screenworks ink

8/12 – 8/12

6/12 – 7/12

Second Assistant Camera – Rise Of The Zombies

Film (Feature-length) — SyFy Channel Original Movie

6/12 – 7/12

Camera Operator (Sony F3 / RED Epic ) – Ourselves, Each Other

Film (Feature-length) — The Old School, LTD Details

6/12 – 7/12

Second unit camera operator.

3/12 – 3/12

Second Assistant Camera (B camera) – Blackstar warrior (Pilot)

TV

3/12 – 3/12

1/12 – 3/12

Production Coordinator – I play with the phrase each other

Film (Feature-length) — Studio mist

1/12 – 3/12

10/11 – 11/11

Line Producer – Alialujah Choir - A House, A Home

Music Video — Four Winters

10/11 – 11/11

8/11 – 8/11

Assistant Camera (AC) (Ex1 ) – Delusional Donovan (Pilot)

Logo TV — TV — n/a -

8/11 – 8/11

Producer – Bella - Sugar

Music Video — WULF

8/11 – 8/11

3/11 – 6/11

Assistant Camera (AC) – Extreme Cheapskates

TLC — TV — Stephen David Entertainment

3/11 – 6/11

5/11 – 5/11

Assistant Camera (AC) (Sony) – Extreme Cheapskates (Season 2)

TLC — TV

5/11 – 5/11

2/11 – 2/11

Production Assistant

Energy Trust of Oregon — Advertising — 20Fifteen

2/11 – 2/11

1/11 – 1/11

Assistant Camera (AC) (1D MK III) – Final Witness (Season 1)

ABC Family — TV Details

1/11 – 1/11

Camera Trainee / Utility

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Unions

IATSE Local 600 International Cinematographers Guild (ICG)

Orgs

Delta Platinum Sky Miles member

Recos

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Education

Class of '11

The Art Institute of Portland

Batchelor of Fine Arts - Film and Video

My Gear

Inovativ Scout 42 travel cart
Small HD 1303 HDR
Small HD 702 Directors Monitor
Teradek Bolt 300 1:1
Teradek Bolt 500 1:2
TVLogic5.5"

Skills

Post Production
Directing
Film
Film Production
Final Cut Pro
Music Videos
Photography
Video
Video Editing
Short Films
Camera
Mac
RED
GoPro
Drone
Canon
Alexa
Amira
Phantom
Apple Macintosh

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