Caleb Childers

Light and lens interview setups in large churches with 3 cams, delivery straight into A cam.

Light and lens two different setups one direct to camera 1 person on cam, and one 4 person panel setup in an old warehouse location.

Light and lens multiple setups in a day for two cams and Zoom in the producers.

Travel doc work in Istanbul, Turkey working with small crew and run and gun gear lighting interviews and b roll in houses, factories and markets.

Lighting and lensing interviews and broll. Matching previous setups and tweaking our creative broll to match each storyline.

Light and lens interviews, otf, and verite scenes.

Work with director to build a look and design sets for interviews and creative b roll to match content from a murder mystery true crime series.

Light and lens a show on the road in Canada and New Zealand. Small mobil unit with booklights made entirely from Rags.

Lit and lensed 3 cam shoots all around the state.

Shot pickup interviews for Kiddie Kai Season 1.

Help with setup and operate easyrig on verite scenes as well as drone opening and closing shots for show.

Worked with art to design sets and lighting for 4 different setups for teachers to run online classes. Light and lensed for a 3 camera setup and worked with DIT to create a fast and efficient workflow for the show to go smoothly.

Light and lens donuts coming out of a glazer as well as beauty shots on greenscreen and High speed shots of falling sprinkles, chocolate, cereal, etc...

Created lighting diagrams, lit and lensed interviews, reality verite beats, build car rigs, and work with showrunners to capture a very interesting show featuring celebrities testing and recreating old inventions.

Lit and lenses three interviews and broll as well as verite through the hospital that saved an NBA Allstars life when he was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer. Shot on Fx9, Fx6 on movi, and Kowa Anamorphics.

Light and lens interviews and small b roll shots of interviews with celebrities and relatives of celebrities.

Lighting and setting frames for interviews as well as handheld/steadicam following our subjects in their day to day life. Planning shoot times and locations/scouting locstions beforehand for angles.

Set up multiple interviews in Louisiana and work with the football team on the field to capture Coach Terry Bowden coaching.

Lighting interviews, setting up follow shots and verite of baseball games.

Create look for “Masterclass” type setting for training sessions on Systemic Racism.

3 interview setups in a large warehouse and gimbal work Movi m15 and Fx9.

Create lighting and looks for 240 online education videos for the state of NC. Built a set that could accommodate to moving a lot of people through with 3 cameras and small background shifts every week.

Light, lens, hidden cameras, movi shots and then follow story docu-style. Was a paranormal investigation scripted for the most part.

Feature Documentary film shot in Peruvian rainforest about the illegal gold mining. Most of the work was handheld or on an Easyrig, some undercover work with drones and cell phone footage was shot.

Operating when they need an extra crew running b and c cam on different shoots in Cali and Arkansas.

Light and frame food porn shots of all the holiday platters for local spot.

Set up interviews with 8x's in a field and work with a gimbal to produce high quality moves detailing the growth and farming of Cannabis in California.

Operator on a food show. Held camera in speed boats, lit scenes in bars.

Organize and shoot broll in Mexico. Plan the day and use available light as much as possible. Light broll and interviews.

Light and flip frame for 7 interviews in one room and broll.

Designing lighting for moving camera shots through hallways as well as lighting on the fly follows of characters.

Light interviews and broll coverage of pre super bowl vip party

Lighting, framing and blocking for reality show about 5 friends shopping for furniture and having drinks at a bar.

Work with gaffer and director to create 3 looks in really tight spaces.

Scout, Light and shoot interviews and B-roll for PGA on campuses.

Creating and capturing stock footage for commercial use for AARP in Roanoke, VA.

Camera Operator and assisted with lighting setups.

Camera Operator, Go Pro specialist for three race days.

Directed live broadcast for all Artist on the Armory main stage at MOOGFEST 2018

Direction for live Webinar at ECU.

Courthouse follows and B-roll of Asheville.

Follow subject throughout the day and capture broll on sticks and shoulder rig.

Movi Op/Tech for interior shots, dolly tracking, etc...

Conduct interviews and design broll to match a look and feel of the cities and respective areas.

Light interview to match previous interviews done throughout the country.

Grip/Swing for two days working directly with Director and DP to create the looks needed for on location lighting.

Audio/Grip/Swing for interviews at the Smithsonian in DC.

Op/Tech M15 with RED Weapon through manufacturing warehouse, follows, dolly tracking, etc...

Shoot slow motion faces and hands working in the factory and operate a Kessler crane throughout the day.

Camera Operator on a Dana Dolly for a one hour live educational webinar.

Lighting and grip work, rigging 12x12's and lights for interior and exterior shots.

Directed interviews and live music recordings with the band, Look Homeward traveling throughout the U.S.

Create look and feel for the piece and direct 2 other operators on look and feel of picture.

Compose shots, light interviews and create a seamless look throughout the location.

Camera Op follow subjects throughout day, be attentive to cross shooting with DP when group was together again.

Lighting, movement oriented shots operating Movi.

Blacking out windows, pouring in natural light, playing with haze and mostly coming up with creative ways to light with a very limited set up.

Lighting and camera direction as well as operating in certain scenes.

Docu-style following farmers with boom and a wire while wireless transmit for scratch to camera.

Organizing shoot schedules and talking with local farmers finding the stories we wanted to follow. Getting the right crew together and directing on set for the 5 day shoot schedule in February and monitoring post production after the fact to gather together the greatest material into a 5-minute short about 4 local farmers in Orange County, NC.

Organizing the shoot schedule for 11 videos into two days and cutting a deal with a location. Prepping location with set design and lighting for the different setups for each video. Directing the shoots day-of, providing lunch and feedback with crew/talent. Supervising post production and talking with publishing houses to sell the product as an online teaching series. Project was sold within a month of production.

Listen to the song and meet with the band to discuss the best way to capture their song in the shortest amount of time to fit their budget and arrange the studio agreement to shoot in the studio. Organize the space and re-light according to the needs of the room and supervise post production.

Docu-style tourism video shoot for 10 days in Rowan County, NC. Main responsibilities was sound mixer but also ended up gaffing/gripping/lighting.

Lighting and placement of the subjects in the frame, working directly with the director and writer to best capture the moment needed for each scene. Choosing the correct lens for different takes to accomplish the directors vision.

Work with actors in creating characters and guiding them throughout the filming process as well as working closely with the DP to create the look we needed for the film.

Boom Op and Sound mixer for several interviews

Helped with scripting and editing the final product. Directed the vision for the music video using footage we shot as well as footage that was given to us from their tour on the road.

Developing a concept with Orange County Emergency Services and executing the concept along with my DP. Working with the talent to gather the right responses from them.

Working with gaffer to set up lighting for interview and choosing lenses to shoot the interview with along with choosing codecs to use to gain the most control of the image in post-production.

Working with the talent in directing the responses to the questions and appearance on screen.

Find location and work with talent in creating a concept for the shoot.

Walk the process from conceptualization to actualization. Working directly with my DP to capture the emotion needed in the images and constructing the scenes to gather such emotions.

Create scheduling and location scouting along with two camera shoot.

Lighting, gear selections, and framing for 14 pages of script shot in a single day.

Prepare scripting, equipment, working with the client to create a look and feel for the short message. Lighting and B-roll shits as well.

Grip and Gaffer on set for commercial shoot. Place lights, move track, move dolly and assist in camera.

On set sound mixer and boom op for interviews.

Produced/Directed a short Smoking Cessation video for Orange County

Script and film video for Orange County Human Resources for internal use.

Label tapes, shoot, and monitor audio as "A" Cam during both shoots.

Boom Op and Sound mixer on location for "sacrifice" short film.

Lighting and camera for short film.

Mix 2 live wires+boom.

Script 10 videos and film in 10 locations as well as travel to California for completion of film segments for each video.

Ran as camera operator as well as sound mixer on a live shoot for Orange County, North Carolina.

Sound mixer of 2 chanels and boom op.

On location sound mixer and boom op for interviews with Clay Aiken.

On location mixer and boom op for short film.

On location sound mixer and boom op for a simulated surgery shoot at UNC.

On location mixer and boom op as well as Sound Designer in post production.

Scripting and pulling together times/call sheets/ and actors for the shoot days.

Create lighting and shoot scenes for the music video.

Edited and colored the footage shot in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Follow Docu style band in studio for studio video.

Create time sheets and work with Director and producer to manage shot list.