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Mike Caviani

Chicago, IL

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NYC & Chicago based with over 10 years specializing in camera services for eye-popping campaigns and shows. Working as Director of Photography, Camera Op, and FAA licensed/insured Drone Op with multiple kits

Credits

12/23 – 12/23

Camera Operator (Sony Fx3) – Eric Adjepong x Crate & Barrel

Crate & Barrel — Advertising

12/23 – 12/23

11/23 – 11/23

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony Fx9) – UBS - Corporate Bond Stategies

Corporate — Atlantic Television Inc Details

11/23 – 11/23

Two-person interview/discussion with a high-end commercial look for a top level banking client.

8/22 – 11/23

Camera Operator (Sony Fs7 / Mavic 3) – Restoration Road (Season 3)

Discovery+ — TV — Big Table Media

8/22 – 11/23

10/23 – 10/23

Camera Operator (Fx9) – Raising Spirits (Season 1)

Lifetime — TV — Magilla Entertainment

10/23 – 10/23

9/23 – 9/23

Drone Operator (Mavic 3 Pro) – In With The Old (Season 2)

Magnolia — TV — Nikki Ray Media

9/23 – 9/23

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony Fs7II) – Battle of the Builders (Season 10)

History — TV — Brentwood Communications Intl. Inc.

9/23 – 9/23

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony Fs7II) – The Bermuda Triangle: Into Cursed Waters (Season 2)

History — TV — Lone Wolf Media

9/23 – 9/23

6/23 – 8/23

Drone Operator – Surviving a Serial Killer (Season 1)

Investigation Discovery — TV — Radley Studios

6/23 – 8/23

Camera Operator (Arri Alexa ) – Surviving a Serial Killer (Season 1)

Investigation Discovery — TV — Radley Studios

6/23 – 8/23

7/23 – 7/23

Camera Operator (Fx9) – Make Over By Monday (Season 2)

Magnolia — TV — Rivr Media

7/23 – 7/23

5/23 – 6/23

Drone Operator – The Fall of the House of Murdaugh

Fox Nation — TV — Texas Crew Productions

5/23 – 6/23

11/22 – 6/23

Drone Operator – People Magazine Investigates (Season 7)

Discovery+ — TV — Radley Studios

11/22 – 6/23

4/23 – 5/23

Drone Operator – Disapeared (Season 11)

Discovery+ — TV — Black Fin

4/23 – 5/23

11/22 – 4/23

Camera Operator – People Magazine Investigates (Season 7)

Discovery+ — TV — Radley Studios

11/22 – 4/23

7/22 – 8/22

Gaffer – QuadPhoto

LTD Commodities — Advertising — Quad Graphics

7/22 – 8/22

6/22 – 8/22

Camera Operator (Sony Fs7) – Various internal videos

Corporate — Quest Productions

6/22 – 8/22

7/22 – 7/22

Camera Operator (Sony Fx9) – Citadel: Thrive

Corporate — Magnet Media

7/22 – 7/22

Drone Operator – Key Companies Move South

The Wall Street Journal — Digital

7/22 – 7/22

6/22 – 7/22

Camera Operator (Blackmagic Design 6k) – Destination Chicago

CBS — TV — Making It Media

6/22 – 7/22

5/22 – 7/22

Camera Operator (Sony Fs7) – In Pursuit With John Walsh (Season 4)

Investigation Discovery — TV — Jupiter Entertainment

5/22 – 7/22

4/22 – 5/22

Camera Operator (Sony Fs7) – Team Dream

Showtime — Film (Feature-length) — Little Light Films

4/22 – 5/22

10/21 – 3/22

Camera Operator (Sony Fs7) – People Magazine Investigates (Season 6)

Investigation Discovery — TV — Finch Productions

10/21 – 3/22

2/22 – 2/22

Camera Operator (Sony Fs7) – Life After Lock up

WE tv — TV — Sharp Entertainment

2/22 – 2/22

Drone Operator – Life After Lock up

WE tv — TV — Sharp Entertainment

2/22 – 2/22

12/21 – 1/22

Camera Operator (Sony Fs7) – FrameStore

The Intercontinental Exchange — Advertising — Red Summer TV

12/21 – 1/22

11/21 – 11/21

Camera Operator (Blackmagic Design 6k) – Medical instructionals

Corporate — DPCG

11/21 – 11/21

10/21 – 10/21

Camera Operator (Canon C300 MkIII) – UFO: The Truth

CNN — TV — Break Thru Films

10/21 – 10/21

4/21 – 7/21

Camera Operator (Sony Fs7) – In Pursuit With John Walsh (Season 3)

Investigation Discovery — TV — Jupiter Entertainment

4/21 – 7/21

6/21 – 6/21

Camera Operator (Sony FX9) – Eastern Boats (Pilot)

Discovery — TV — Beverly Boy Productions

6/21 – 6/21

Drone Operator – Eastern Boats (Pilot)

Discovery — TV — Beverly Boy Productions

6/21 – 6/21

5/21 – 6/21

Camera Operator (Sony Fs7) – OS - Call of Duty League

Call of Duty — Advertising — Red Summer TV

5/21 – 6/21

4/21 – 4/21

Camera Operator (Sony Fs7) – SINGLTN

Music Video — Red Summer TV

4/21 – 4/21

11/20 – 3/21

Assistant Camera (AC) (Sony Fs7) – Cheap Old Houses (Season 1)

HGTV — TV — Critical Content

11/20 – 3/21

Assistant Camera (AC) (Sony Fs7) – Billy Buys Brooklyn (Season 1)

Discovery+ — TV — My Entertainment Productions

11/20 – 3/21

2/21 – 2/21

Camera Operator (Son7 Fs7) – The Sneaker Game (Season 1)

Prime Video — Digital — Red Summer TV

2/21 – 2/21

Camera Operator (Sony Fs7) – Everything Going To Be All White

BET — TV — Mass Appeal

2/21 – 2/21

9/20 – 9/20

Camera Operator (Sony Fs7) – Ultimate Rap League

BET — TV — Mass Appeal

9/20 – 9/20

8/20 – 8/20

Camera Operator (Sony Fs7) – Ultimate Rap League

BET — TV — Mass Appeal

8/20 – 8/20

7/20 – 7/20

Drone Operator – Tale of Two Cities

Bleacher Report — TV

7/20 – 7/20

Camera Operator (Sony Fs7) – Tale of Two Cities

Bleacher Report — TV Details

7/20 – 7/20

Drone Op / Cam Op

6/20 – 7/20

Assistant Camera (AC) (Sony Fs7) – Rifkin on Rifkin

Oxygen — TV — Glass Entertainment Group

6/20 – 7/20

11/19 – 7/20

Camera Operator (Sony F5) – Various promos

VH1 — TV — Red Summer TV

11/19 – 7/20

9/19 – 2/20

Assistant Camera (AC) (Sony Fs7) – In Pursuit With John Walsh

Investigation Discovery — TV — Jupiter Entertainment

9/19 – 2/20

12/19 – 1/20

Camera Operator (Sony Fs7) – In Pursuit With John Walsh

Investigation Discovery — TV — Jupiter Entertainment Details

12/19 – 1/20

9/18 – 3/19

Assistant Camera (AC) – 90 Day Fiancé

TLC — TV — Sharp Entertainment

9/18 – 3/19

9/18 – 10/18

Assistant Camera (AC) (Sony F5) – Vacation Rental Potential

A&E — TV — VRP Productions

9/18 – 10/18

9/17 – 8/18

Assistant Camera (AC) (Sony F5) – How Close Can I Beach?

HGTV — TV — Switchblade Entertainment

9/17 – 8/18

4/18 – 5/18

Assistant Camera (AC) – Man v. Food (Season 3)

Travel — TV — Sharp Entertainment

4/18 – 5/18

2/18 – 5/18

Camera Operator (Sony F5) – The Lost Corvette

History — TV — Bungalow Media

2/18 – 5/18

1/18 – 5/18

Assistant Camera (AC) – Beachfront Bargain Hunt: Renovation

HGTV — TV — Magilla Entertainment

1/18 – 5/18

5/16 – 5/18

Assistant Camera (AC) – Beachfront Bargain Hunt

HGTV — TV — Magilla Entertainment

5/16 – 5/18

Assistant Camera (AC) – Lakefront Bargain Hunt

HGTV — TV — Magilla Entertainment

5/16 – 5/18

9/17 – 11/17

Camera Operator (Sony F5) – How Close Can I Beach? (Season 1)

HGTV — TV — Switchblade Entertainment

9/17 – 11/17

8/17 – 8/17

Camera Operator (Sony F5) – The Survivors Club with Bob Harper (Pilot)

TV — Switchblade Entertainment

8/17 – 8/17

7/17 – 8/17

Camera Operator (Sony F5) – Untitled Development Project

Sizzle Reel — TV — Switchblade Entertainment

7/17 – 8/17

9/16 – 11/16

Camera Operator (C300) – We Bought the Farm (Season 2)

HGTV — TV — NorthSouth Productions

9/16 – 11/16

7/16 – 7/16

Assistant Camera (AC) (Red Dragon) – Wayward Wind

Music Video — Delahoyde Projects

7/16 – 7/16

12/15 – 12/15

Camera Operator (C300) – MIB 2015

Corporate — sureCAN productions

12/15 – 12/15

Assistant Camera (AC) (Red Dragon) – Epsilon

Hilton hotels — Advertising — Delahoyde Projects

12/15 – 12/15

11/15 – 11/15

Assistant Camera (AC) (Red Dragon) – Epsilon

Nicorette/GSK/NicoDerm CQ — Advertising — Delahoyde Projects

11/15 – 11/15

10/15 – 10/15

Camera Operator (Sony PDW-F800) – Undercover Boss

CBS — TV — Studio Lambert

10/15 – 10/15

8/15 – 10/15

Key Grip

Weber Grills — Advertising — Tim Turner Studio Details

8/15 – 10/15

Work with gaffer on lighting set-ups including flags, overheads, and bounces, move set pieces, rigging etc.

7/15 – 9/15

Camera Operator (Sony PMW200, 5DIII, GoPro) – Tiny House Nation (Season 3)

FYI — TV — Loud Television

7/15 – 9/15

7/15 – 7/15

Camera Operator (Sony A7s)

Chevrolet — Advertising — Pearl Media

7/15 – 7/15

Assistant Camera (AC) (RED Epic Dragon) – The Invoice Bike

Digital — Delahoyde Projects Details

7/15 – 7/15

Grip, focus puller.

7/15 – 7/15

Key Grip – Pajamas

Digital — Delahoyde Projects Details

7/15 – 7/15

Work with gaffer on lighting set-ups including flags, overheads, and bounces, move set pieces, rigging etc.

6/15 – 7/15

Assistant Camera (AC) (Sony F55)

Payless Shoe Source — Advertising — Tim Turner Studio Details

6/15 – 7/15

Swap cards, prep cam, run power, rig lighting/grip.

7/14 – 4/15

Camera Operator

All Rise Brewing Co — Advertising — Cobra Productions Details

7/14 – 4/15

Document the construction of a new Chicago brewery using time lapse and video. Rig, mount, and maintain placement of cameras (15x GoPro and Sony 4K action cams, 2x 5Diii, 1x 7D) Data management.

3/15 – 3/15

Camera Operator (5Diii, A7s) – SoCor Energy

Corporate — Stoptime 341 Productions Details

3/15 – 3/15

Several multi-cam interviews with owner and staff.

12/14 – 1/15

Assistant Camera (AC) (Fs700, 5Diii, A7s) – Oliver Englafjord - "A Timelapse Tale of the City"

Music Video — Stoptime 341 Productions Details

12/14 – 1/15

Time-lapse music video

10/14 – 10/14

Camera Operator (5Diii, A7s, GoPro) – Cutty Sark Prohibition Promo

Corporate — Stoptime 341 Productions

10/14 – 10/14

9/14 – 9/14

Camera Operator (Timelapse / Video) – Riot Fest - Chicago

Live/Special Event — Cobra Productions Details

9/14 – 9/14

Document Riot Fest Music Festival using time lapse and video. Rig, mount, and maintain placement of cameras (15x GoPro and Sony 4K action cams, 2x 5Diii, 1x 7D), run lines, data management.

3/12 – 6/14

Camera Operator (FS7)

Staff Position — Suite Partners Inc. Details

3/12 – 6/14

Multi-platform branded content for Sears, Kenmore, Craftsman, Nike and other smaller clients.

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Education

Class of '12

Columbia College Chicago

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Cinematography

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