Produce. Shoot. Edit.
Summary
Born and raised in Hawai'i. Got hooked into filmmaking in 1998. Fine tuned my skills in High School and College. Earned a degree, founded a #1 fastest growing company in Hawai'i. I specialize in Directing, Camera Op. & Producing on land, air and water.
Credits
11/14 – 12/16
Producer/Shooter – Hale Mua Initiative
TV — Sam Kapoi Productions Details
11/14 – 12/16
7/15 – 7/15
Camera Operator (Canon C300) – Vanderpump Rules (Season 4)
Bravo — TV — Evolution Media Details
7/15 – 7/15
Charlie Crew on travel episode in Hawai'i.
2/15 – 4/15
Camera Operator (Canon C300) – Dog and Beth: On the Hunt (Season 3)
CMT — TV — Electus Details
2/15 – 4/15
Camera B operator
8/14 – 2/15
Camera Operator (Sony PMW-200) – Dog and Beth: On the Hunt (Season 2)
CMT — TV — Electus Details
8/14 – 2/15
Camera B operator.
10/13 – 10/13
Camera Production Assistant – Hill Holiday
Bank of America — Advertising — Point Blank / Nola Pictures Details
10/13 – 10/13
Camera A & B. However, I was pulled to be strictly on Camera A per the DP's request (Mandy Walker, ASC) I ran lenses, filters and anything else that Camera A needed. We also did a full day in the ocean at Kane'ohe sandbar, handled all gear on C4waterman's iBoatsled.
4/13 – 10/13
Camera Operator – Dog and Beth: On the Hunt (Season 1)
CMT — TV — Electus Details
4/13 – 10/13
I was primarily assigned to Leland Chapman because I was the only one that could keep up with him when running to catch the fugitive. I also shot ariel footage with a phantom drone that mounted a GoPro Hero3 Black Edition with a gimbal stabilizer on the final Hawai'i episode.
1/06 – 6/10
Camera Operator (Sony EX-1, Sony EX-3, Canon 7D, RED Scarlet, RED Epic, Arri Alexa, GoPro Hero1-3)
Makaha Studios — Advertising — Makaha Studios Details
1/06 – 6/10
Clients Include: HMSA (Hawa'i Medical Service Association), INPEACE, Kamehameha Publishing, Koauka, Mālama Hawaiʻi, SATO Pharmaceutical Company, State of Hawaii DLNR, STEM. Hawaii, University of Hawaii at Mānoa & West Oʻahu, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
1/06 – 6/10
Executive Producer (EP)
Makaha Studios — Advertising — Makaha Studios Details
1/06 – 6/10
Primarily dealt with clientele. Organized: budgeting, time scheduling, crew management, and production coordination. Clients Include: HMSA (Hawa'i Medical Service Association), INPEACE, Kamehameha Publishing, Koauka, Mālama Hawaiʻi, SATO Pharmaceutical Company, State of Hawaii DLNR, STEM. Hawaii, University of Hawaii at Mānoa & West Oʻahu, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Media
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Education
Class of '07
Art Institute of California - Los Angeles
BS Degree in Digital Filmmaking & Video Production
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