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Carlos Varas

Los Angeles, CA

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Hi there! Producer, Director, and Camera Operator living in Los Angeles here but can/will travel! I've been in the game 14 years, let's work on some things!

Credits

4/24 – 4/24

Assistant Camera (AC) (Sony FX9, FX6, FX3, FX30, A7iii, GoPro Hero 8 Black) – Girl Meets Farm (Season 15)

Food Network — TV — Bodega Pictures

4/24 – 4/24

9/23 – 10/23

Assistant Camera (AC) (Sony FX9, FX6, FX3, FX30, A7iii) – Girl Meets Farm (Season 14)

Food Network — TV — Bodega Pictures

9/23 – 10/23

Camera Operator (Sony FX6) – Girl Meets Farm (Season 14)

Food Network — TV — Bodega Pictures

9/23 – 10/23

5/23 – 5/23

Director – Dig cooking videos

Social Media — Digital — Dig Details

5/23 – 5/23

Directed and edited a series of cooking videos for Dig, a popular NYC based restaurant chain.

12/22 – 3/23

Field Producer – Capturing Home (Season 2)

HBO Max — TV — Anchor Entertainment

12/22 – 3/23

8/21 – 8/22

Director of Photography (DP) (Blackmagic Ursa) – Gamology - Experts Try

YouTube — Digital — 3BLACKDOT

8/21 – 8/22

Director of Photography (DP) (Blackmagic Ursa) – Gamology - Experts React

YouTube — Digital

8/21 – 8/22

Director of Photography (DP) (Blackmagic Ursa) – Gamology - Experts Play

YouTube — Digital — 3BLACKDOT

8/21 – 8/22

Director of Photography (DP) (Blackmagic Ursa) – Gamology - Total Recoil

YouTube — Digital — 3BLACKDOT

8/21 – 8/22

6/22 – 7/22

Director – Salted cooking videos

Internal Corporate — Corporate — Salted Details

6/22 – 7/22

Directed, shot, and edited a series of internal cooking videos for Salted, a national restaurant group.

4/22 – 5/22

Director of Photography (DP) (Blackmagic Ursa) – Expulsion Science

YouTube — Digital — 3BLACKDOT

4/22 – 5/22

3/22 – 4/22

Assistant Camera (AC) (Sony FS7, Blackmagic 6k, Go Pro's) – UFO Witness (Season 2)

Discovery+ — TV — Anomaly Entertainment

3/22 – 4/22

9/21 – 9/21

Assistant Camera (AC) (Sony FX6, Sony FX9) – Ancient Aliens (Season 14)

History — TV — Prometheus Entertainment

9/21 – 9/21

8/20 – 6/21

Associate Producer (Design) – Christina On The Coast (Season 3)

HGTV — TV — Pie Town Productions

8/20 – 6/21

10/20 – 10/20

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony a7iii) – In Conversation

Internet — Digital — Christopher Burke Studios

10/20 – 10/20

9/19 – 3/20

Director of Photography (DP) (Blackmagic Ursa Broadcast) – Sony Playstation Competition Center

Sony Playstation — Digital — 3BLACKDOT Details

9/19 – 3/20

Director of Photography for Playstation's weekly e-sports recap show 'Competition Center'

1/20 – 2/20

Assistant Camera (AC) (Sony FS7) – Beyond Oak Island (Season 1)

History — TV — Prometheus Entertainment

1/20 – 2/20

1/20 – 1/20

Assistant Camera (AC) (Sony FS7) – The UnXplained (Season 1)

History — TV — Prometheus Entertainment

1/20 – 1/20

9/19 – 9/19

Associate Producer – Growing Up Hip Hop (Season 5)

WE tv — TV — Entertainment One

9/19 – 9/19

2/19 – 5/19

Assistant Camera (AC) (Canon C300) – In Search of Monsters (Season 1)

History — TV — Prometheus Entertainment

2/19 – 5/19

2/19 – 2/19

Assistant Camera (AC) (Sony FS7, Panasonic GH4, GoPro 6, DJI OsmoPro, DJI Mavic Pro 2, C300ii) – Ancient Aliens (Season 12)

History — TV — Prometheus Entertainment Details

2/19 – 2/19

General AC responsibilities, in addition to helping light, operate Osmo/go pros/ GH4's on occasion. Media manage when traveling.

10/18 – 10/18

Assistant Camera (AC) – The Redemption Project with Van Jones (Season 1)

CNN — TV — Citizen Jones

10/18 – 10/18

9/18 – 10/18

Associate Producer (Field) – Christina on the Coast (Season 1)

HGTV — TV — Pie Town Productions Details

9/18 – 10/18

Produce/shoot scenes and OTF interviews as needed, manage network deliverables, track renovation process from concept phase to completion, provide support to Director and Producers, manage PAs as needed, field liaison between contractors/homeowners and producers.

3/15 – 10/18

Producer/Shooter – House Hunters Renovation (Season 7)

HGTV — TV — Pie Town Productions Details

3/15 – 10/18

produce/shoot scenes and OTF interviews as needed(while lighting scenes and running audio), manage network deliverables, track renovation process from concept phase to completion, provide support to Director and Producers, manage PAs as needed, field liaison between contractors/homeowners and producers, and shoot B-roll for my episodes. Seasons 7-12

8/18 – 9/18

Key Grip – You've Been Had! Celebrity Edition (Season 1)

Syndication — TV — HopLite Entertainment

8/18 – 9/18

3/18 – 8/18

Associate Producer (Field) – Flip Or Flop (Season 7)

HGTV — TV — Pie Town Productions Details

3/18 – 8/18

Camera Operator (Sony fs7) – House Hunters Renovation (Season 12)

HGTV — TV — Pie Town Productions

3/18 – 8/18

12/15 – 12/15

Camera Utility – Pursuit of Tone

DirecTV — TV — Ernie Ball Music Man

12/15 – 12/15

11/14 – 5/15

Production Assistant – The Real (Season 1)

BET — TV — Telepictures Productions

11/14 – 5/15

3/15 – 3/15

Camera Operator (Panasonic HDX-900) – Flip Or Flop

HGTV — TV — Pie Town Productions Details

3/15 – 3/15

Shot footage of renovation work.

7/14 – 9/14

Associate Producer – Kitchen Inferno (Season 1)

Food Network — TV — Relativity Media Details

7/14 – 9/14

Releases, cast liaison, show notes, deliverables.

8/14 – 8/14

Assistant Camera (AC) (F800) – Manzo'd With Children (Pilot)

Bravo — TV — Sirens Media

8/14 – 8/14

5/14 – 6/14

Second Second Assistant Director – Beat Bobby Flay (Season 2)

Food Network — TV — Rock Shrimp Productions Details

5/14 – 6/14

Provided support to the First and Second AD in the timing and execution of our show days, managed PA's on set. Seasons 2-3.

3/14 – 3/14

Production Assistant – Man Fire Food (Season 3)

Cooking Channel — TV — IW Productions

3/14 – 3/14

1/14 – 2/14

Art Department Assistant – Brother Vs. Brother (Season 2)

HGTV — TV — Scott Brothers Entertainment

1/14 – 2/14

9/13 – 9/13

Property Assistant – El Capo (Season 3)

Mundo Fox — TV

9/13 – 9/13

Assistant Camera (AC) (Canon C300) – NYC Restaurant Project (Pilot)

CNBC — TV — Bright Road Productions

9/13 – 9/13

8/13 – 8/13

Assistant Camera (AC) – Rachael Ray's Week In A Day (Season 6)

Cooking Channel — TV — Pre Sliced Productions

8/13 – 8/13

7/13 – 7/13

Camera Operator (Go Pro Hero 3) – Iron Chef America (Season 13)

Food Network — TV — Triage Entertainment

7/13 – 7/13

Media Manager (Go Pro, 5D Mark iii) – Iron Chef America (Season 13)

Food Network — TV — Triage Entertainment

7/13 – 7/13

12/12 – 5/13

Media Manager – True Life: I'm Too Beautiful

MTV — TV — Gigantic Productions

12/12 – 5/13

3/13 – 4/13

Production Assistant (Games department) – Minuto Para Ganar (Season 2)

Mundo Fox — Endemol Shine North America

3/13 – 4/13

1/13 – 3/13

Casting Assistant – Minuto Para Ganar (Season 1)

Mundo Fox — TV — Endemol Shine North America

1/13 – 3/13

10/12 – 12/12

Media Manager – True Life: I'm Famous Online

MTV — TV — Gigantic Productions

10/12 – 12/12

9/12 – 9/12

Assistant Camera (AC) (HDX 900) – America's Best Home Cooks (Pilot)

Food Network — TV — Rock Shrimp Productions

9/12 – 9/12

Camera Operator (HDX 900) – America's Best Home Cooks (Pilot)

Food Network — TV — Rock Shrimp Productions

9/12 – 9/12

6/12 – 8/12

Associate Producer – Chuck's Eat the Street (Season 1)

Cooking Channel — TV — AMS Pictures Details

6/12 – 8/12

In preproduction I obtained film permits in various cities, researched a city's foods and culture, wrote recipe breakdowns, call sheets, and assembled production books. I was the liason for chefs/restauranteurs. On shoot days I delegated to PA's, and coordinated logistics with chefs/restauranteurs. I was in charge of releases.

4/12 – 6/12

Casting Producer – Chuck's Eat the Street (Season 1)

Cooking Channel — TV — AMS Pictures Details

4/12 – 6/12

Cast several restaurant/chefs for season one, heavy cold calling, extensive outreach through preproduction/production on nationwide travel show. Liason between production and cast every step of the way.

3/12 – 3/12

Production Assistant – Escape Routes (Season 1)

NBC — TV — Profiles Television Productions

3/12 – 3/12

Associate Producer – Urban Tarzan (Season 1)

Spike TV — TV — Asylum Entertainment Details

3/12 – 3/12

Research, book locations, hot sheets, releases

12/11 – 12/11

Production Assistant – 3 Days To Open With Bobby Flay (Season 1)

Food Network — TV — Rock Shrimp Productions

12/11 – 12/11

Production Assistant – Drop 5 Lbs (Season 1)

Food Network — TV — Food Network \ Cooking Channel

12/11 – 12/11

Director – Karate Howcast

Internet — Digital — Howcast

12/11 – 12/11

Editor (Final Cut Pro) – Karate How-to

Internet — Digital — Howcast Media, Inc.

12/11 – 12/11

11/11 – 11/11

Production Assistant (Control Room) – Thanksgiving Live!

Food Network — Live/Special Event — Food Network \ Cooking Channel

11/11 – 11/11

10/11 – 10/11

Production Assistant – Kelsey's Essentials (Season 3)

Cooking Channel — TV — Rock Shrimp Productions

10/11 – 10/11

Production Assistant – The Real Housewives Of New York City (Season 5)

Bravo — TV — Shed Media Group

10/11 – 10/11

Production Assistant (Art) – Thanks For Sharing

Film (Feature-length) — Olympus Pictures, LLC

10/11 – 10/11

9/11 – 9/11

Production Assistant – Ten Dollar Dinners (Season 6)

Food Network — Food Network \ Cooking Channel

9/11 – 9/11

8/11 – 8/11

Production Assistant – Symon's Suppers (Season 1)

Food Network — Food Network \ Cooking Channel

8/11 – 8/11

7/11 – 7/11

Assistant Camera (AC) – Sandwich King (Season 1)

Food Network — TV — Food Network \ Cooking Channel

7/11 – 7/11

6/11 – 6/11

Production Assistant – The Next Food Network Star (Season 7)

Food Network — CBS Eye Productions

6/11 – 6/11

3/11 – 3/11

Camera Operator – Quiero Mi Boda (Season 3)

TR3S — TV — New International Mix

3/11 – 3/11

1/11 – 3/11

Production Assistant (Office) – Blue Bloods (Season 1)

CBS — TV

1/11 – 3/11

1/11 – 1/11

Production Assistant – 24 Hour Restaurant Battle (Season 2)

Food Network — CBS Eye Productions

1/11 – 1/11

4/10 – 12/10

Production Assistant – Throwdown With Bobby Flay (Season 8)

Food Network — TV — Rock Shrimp Productions

4/10 – 12/10

10/10 – 10/10

Production Assistant – Safe

Film (Feature-length) — Safe Productions LLC

10/10 – 10/10

Production Assistant – Tower Heist

Film (Feature-length) — Universal Pictures

10/10 – 10/10

8/10 – 10/10

Production Assistant – Premium Rush

Film (Feature-length)

8/10 – 10/10

7/10 – 7/10

Production Assistant – 30 Minute Meals (Season 25)

Food Network — TV — Food Network \ Cooking Channel

7/10 – 7/10

4/10 – 6/10

Intern

Staff Position — Rock Shrimp Productions

4/10 – 6/10

4/10 – 4/10

Production Assistant – 5 Ingredient Fix (Season 6)

Food Network — Rock Shrimp Productions

4/10 – 4/10

Production Assistant – Five Ingredient Fix (Season 5)

Food Network — TV — Rock Shrimp Productions

4/10 – 4/10

5/09 – 5/09

Media Manager – A Day to Remember - I'm Made of Wax Larry, What Are You Made of?

Music Video

5/09 – 5/09

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Education

Class of '10

Full Sail University

Bachelor's Degree

My Gear

Sony a7 III
LED Light Panels
Sachtler Tripod
LED Lighting
Sennheiser G3 wireless system
Red Digital Camera

Skills

Spanish
Producing
Directing
Final Cut Pro
Photography
Social Media
Video Editing
Adobe Creative Suite
Lighting
DaVinci Resolve
Microsoft Office Suite

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