Summary

I worked my way up in the film industry, spending over a decade as a camera assistant to Academy Award Winners Emmanuel Lubezki, Conrad Hall & Caleb Deschanel. In 2006 I walked away from big budget films to follow my lifelong study and passion to shoot.

Credits

7/06 – 7/07

Director of Photography (DP) (Many) IMDB

Film (Feature-length) — all Details
7/06 – 7/07

Please check out my IMDB page, http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0471855, which does not allow for music videos and commercials. Not being able to import a resume and completely rebuild 9 years in this format bums me out. Thanks for understanding. I am happy to email my full resume to you.

6/05 – 9/05

Second Assistant "A" Camera The New World

Film (Feature-length) — Sunflower Productions
6/05 – 9/05
11/04 – 2/05

First Assistant Camera NASCAR Drivers: 360 (Season 2)

FX — TV
11/04 – 2/05
6/04 – 9/04

Second Assistant Camera (Lead, "A" Camera) Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events

Film (Feature-length) — Nickelodeon Movies
6/04 – 9/04
5/03 – 8/03

Second Assistant "A" Camera Dr. Seuss' The Cat In The Hat

Film (Feature-length) — Imagine Entertainment
5/03 – 8/03
6/01 – 9/01

Second Assistant "B" Camera Ali

Film (Feature-length) — Petri Entertainment
6/01 – 9/01
1/01 – 4/01

Second Assistant Camera Things You Can Tell Just By Looking At Her

Film (Feature-length) — Avnet-Kerner Company
1/01 – 4/01
12/99 – 3/00

Camera Loader The Patriot

Film (Feature-length) — Mutual Film Company
12/99 – 3/00

Orgs

  • Currently on hiatus from Local 600

Recos

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Education

Class of '93

University of Colorado - Boulder

BFA in Filmmaking, Minor in Still Photography

My Gear

  • Me

Skills

  • Post Production
  • Pre-production
  • Production
  • Development
  • Budgeting
  • scheduling
  • Camera Operator
  • Director of Photography
  • Arri
  • RED
  • Videographer
  • Hiring Crew
  • Dolly Grip
  • coordinating
  • DSLR
  • Gaffer
  • Alexa
  • CONTINUITY
  • Sony
  • Panavision
  • Key Grip
  • Honesty
  • Any Camera. Cameras are a recording device
  • Assure correct gear present to pull off shoot within budget
  • Backpacked through Africa by myself for 6 months
  • Can pull off a lot with a little
  • Can trek anywhere with just the gear on my back
  • Choose gear based on the end result not because it is popular
  • Get the DAY!
  • Grab an oar team
  • Grip is important
  • Handle over 13 cameras at once thanks to Chivo
  • High Key Lighting
  • It's all about the Team
  • Light and shoot per the story and vision of the Director
  • Lights are important
  • Low Key Lighting
  • Outward Bound human
  • Technical scheduling per script & locations very exact
  • Work hard and have fun