Phillip Ward (He/Him)

Worked closely with the lead producer of the show. I drove the talent and crew to and from locations, assisted production with neighborhood relations, assisted the drone operator as spotter, assisted the Camera Operator with set up and tear down. Assisted with set-up and wrap, running and taping cables, general computer work, and going on runs.

Main photographer covering the Village of Dolton's Youth Mental Health Summit. Captured images of event goers for The Village of Dolton's website. Off loaded and edited raw images.

Used the camera as instructed by the Director. Provide practical and creative input to scene planning. Prepare cameras and test angles or camera movements. Shoot scenes according to requirements. Capture quality footage from a fixed or moving position.

Set up and tear down camera gear. Capture the comedy show as per spec set by directors. Capture B Roll of comics BTS. Conducted interviews with comics.

Lockup, working directly with talent, passed out call sheets

I film several live wrestling events by operated camera and instant reply system that was broadcasted live via website.

I was to safely transport the sport talent. I would pick them up from the airport, hotel or venue, transport them to their respected location then return them safely.

Assisted the production with on set activities: collected time sheets, passed out walkies, locked up set, passed out next day call sheets.

I worked closely with the production office and location department on shoot day. I was tasked to pass out/collect walkies, time sheets and call sheets. Along with these duties, I was to carry out any production related tasks.

I would assist the production team in any capacity that was asked to me; organize hotel stay for crew, collect time sheets, pass out call sheets and attend to talents needs.

I developed the processes of running six vip events while the main (silver room block party) was underway. I did staff scheduling for managers, entertainment, catering, set up and tear down and communications channels for staff.

I would pull the date from the Red Camera memory cards at the end of the shoot day, back up and organize clips per video. I was charged with developing and distributing video clips to editors.

I was responsible to taking , organizing and finishing on set photos for a series of music videos to be used for marketing materials.

I worked with the owner to produce and shoot informational promotional web content for their website, Facebook page, and Youtube channel.

I conducted and filmed interviews for the VIP lounge of the Silver Room Block Party 2016.

I produced marketing material by interviewing and film past and future clients of Flawless Center for Cosmetic Medicine for distribution on their website.

Assisted the camera operators with set-ups and tear downs, toted gear and transported crew to different shooting locations.

I work closely with the producers, directors and creative team to Identify and lock all locations. Pull all required permits and monitored the day to day crew activities on set.

I was responsible for the finding and securing locations to be used, obtaining all needed permits, and coordinating the logistics involved for the production to successfully complete its necessary work. Also, I was responsible for addressing the issues that may arise due to the production's impact on the communit

I was responsible for making sure that content recorded on the digital camera's media is carefully removed, skimmed for corruption, logged and backuped correctly over several hard drives.

I was responsible for preparing a preliminary shooting schedule and below-the-line budget by breaking down the script and assessing time and cost. I also work with the location manager to search for and survey all shooting locations and secure permission contracts.

This was a student project that I was charged to produce, direct, edit and film with synced sound and picture.