Paavo Hanninen

Shot verite coverage of production and interviews for promotional material for the upcoming series Blackbird on Apple TV+ over the course of five months. Worked with promo producers, publicists, and lead talent to execute--used Sony fx9, Sony fs7, Sony a7siii and ronin stabilizers.

Worked as DP on remote production, communicating with the client (T-Mobile) throughout the shoot via Zoom. Coordinated and filmed staged and verite sequences including brand integration segments.

Provided additional cinematography for feature-length documentary. Premieres 2021.

Director of Photography for feature-length documentary. Premieres 2021.

Director of Photography for feature-length documentary. Premieres on PBS 2021.

Director of Photography for feature-length documentary. Premieres 2021.

Director of Photography for Popeyes digital commercial. Doc-style shooting.

Director of Photography for short-form documentary. Premieres 2021

Shot Additional Cinematography for Margaret Brown's film "Descendant" (Sundance 2022).

Directed/Shot/Edited Short Form Documentary for State Farm/The Atlantic

Travelled all across Louisiana collecting pick-up shots of various Louisiana iconography. Doc-style, hand-held work.

Director of Photography/Cam Op and Director for run-and-gun verite style commercial. Worked with multiple models as well as stylist to achieve looks in a short amount of time.

Self-directed 2nd unit DP. Traveled all across Louisiana to capture atmospheric B-roll in a wide variety of settings and lighting conditions.

Director of Photography for short narrative film. Naturalistic look. Low budget. Lots of improvisational lighting and rigging.

 Worked with a wide variety of clients to develop and execute commercial and promotional video concepts  Maintained equipment and developed strategies for improvement of equipment and operations  Pre-production: developed concepts, wrote scripts, pitched concepts, developed shot lists, cast, location scouted, compiled crew, chose proper equipment for shoot  Production: worked with clients to execute concept effectively, directed actors, directed camera, operated camera, directed lighting, directed crews of varying size from 2 to 12 people  Post-Production: efficiently edited and communicated with producers and clients to complete video projects, sound design, color correction, music curation  Clients include Audubon Institute, Ochsner, Touro, Tulane, Loyola New Orleans, St. Augustine High School, Bricoloage Academy, Trinity Epsicopal, Episcopal of Baton Rouge, New Schools New Orleans, Kickboard, Abita Brewery, Quadrones, The PACT  Agencies worked with include Spears Consulting, Rapjab, Zehnder, FSC Interactive

Director of Photography/Cam Op. Completely handheld with mostly available lighting. Pulling own focus in complex moving dialogue scenes.

Director of Photography/Cam Op for Angela Tucker on Time Magazine short documentary "The Older Fish." Verite-style B-roll as well as traditionally lit interview set ups.

Director of Photography and Cam Op on shoot involving run-and-gun production in multiple settings along with multiple lighting setups.

Director of Photography and Cam Op for highly-stylized music video involving large crew, substantial lighting, fog machines, and extensive slow-motion.

Director of Photography for stand-alone videos profiling specific dancers as part of the Microsoft 1-million-square-feet arts celebration in New Orleans, LA.

DP/Editor -- filmed high-end jewelry with macro lenses.

Director/DP/Editor for doc-style commercial shoot.

Director/ DP/ Editor for commercial.

Lead editor on doc-style web commercial for TREE, an educational non-profit.

DP/Camera Operator & Editor for New Orleans Business Alliance promotional video for "ProsperityNola."

Camera operator and editor for doc-style web commercial for Payvision focused on conference in New Orleans. Shot on 7D, edited in Final Cut Pro 7.

Lead editor from stringout to final cut of music video/career re-launch video.

Operated boom and recorded boom and lavs for over 125 interviews with high-profile musicians as part of the Beats by Dre SXSW 2013 "Pill Clinic."

Filmed Mardi Gras parade.

Filmed Software Conference in New Orleans for video edited and shown at end of conference.

Orientation Video.

For Web.

Short Film.

Short film. Shot run-and-gun/dogme style on 6th street in Austin, Texas.

Short Film. Filmed on location in White Sands, New Mexico.

Shot Concert Footage.

Short Film.

Short Film. Filmed on location in Big Bend National Park in West Texas.

Filmed Tales of the Cocktail tasting event for use in commercial.

Short Film.