Richard Durante

In charge of all operations falling under camera and lighting. Life is Fare operated with a crew of no more than 5 people in production at a time, so many hats were were on any given day. I also helped as a producer, creating call sheets during the two weeks of shooting in August.

Working closely with the Odland Brother to develop a lighting plan for each day of shooting and executing it with the help of various flight-by-night gaffers/grips.

Worked under director/SC employee/close-friend Marshall Moses to create internet ads, informational videos and monthly updates for Sacred Chocolate. Worked closely with founders David "Avocado" Wolfe (of Nutribullet fame) and "Sacred" Steve Adler to create ads that reflected their brand and personalities. This was an ongoing project that had me filming with them at least once a month over two years, editing their videos and releasing them on the web when they required new content for their various social media sites.

Operated the camera for director/lead-actor Stephen Kane in his Masters of Fine Arts thesis. The film was shot guerriilla though-out San Francisco with a few key scenes (including night shots inside a van and the alley-finale) requiring some lighting to be set up in a controlled environment or on SFSU's campus.

Followed Javier Arango (former member of Oakland's 9400 Border Boys turned Youth Engagement Specialist) as he took a group of children he mentors out for lunch and to Oakland's New Parish to watch a dance competition. I also did the editing (under Javier's supervision) and composed two small pieces of music for the video.

Filmed the band as they played a show at Slim's in San Francisco, following the members around before the show, during, and after. Filmed their entire set as well as the main song for which the video was to be based on. Editing the final product by creating a very loose narrative that summed up their night at Slim's.

Working under the supervision of the director to edit the film to her liking, color-correct and additional visual work when needed, and helped create the various "intertitles" in a variety of languages (for exhibition overseas [South America, France and Eritrea]).

Created lighting plans, helped with blocking/staging (for proper screen direction when editing), and operated camera.