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Donald Cleary

Atlanta, GA

http://staffmeup.com/profile/donaldjamescleary

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i have worked on several top reality shows such as multiple Real Housewives franchises, Love & Hip Hop franchises, Married to Medicine, Love is Blind, Below Deck...etc. Rep. precedes itself, however, i still absolutely love putting that cam on my shoulder

Credits

4/19 – 4/19

Camera Operator (FS7) – Girls Cruise (Season 1)

VH1 — TV — Big Fish Entertainment

4/19 – 4/19

2/19 – 4/19

Director of Photography (DP) (C300) – Growing Up Hip Hop (Season 5)

WE tv — TV — Entertainment One

2/19 – 4/19

2/19 – 2/19

Director of Photography (DP) (C300 ) – Meet the Flockas (Pilot)

WE tv — TV — eOne Entertainment

2/19 – 2/19

10/18 – 11/18

Camera Operator (sony f55) – Love is Blind (Season 1)

Netflix — TV — Kinetic Content

10/18 – 11/18

9/18 – 10/18

Camera Operator (sony fs7 ) – Ready For Love (Season 1)

NBC — TV — Renegade 83

9/18 – 10/18

5/18 – 10/18

Camera Operator (canon c300mk ii) – Growing Up Hip Hop (Season 3)

WE tv — TV — Entertainment One

5/18 – 10/18

3/18 – 3/18

Director of Photography (DP) (Panasonic EVA1 and Panasonic GH5) – Road to Roo: Walden

Facebook — TV —

3/18 – 3/18

1/18 – 3/18

Camera Operator (Canon C300) – Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta (Season 7)

VH1 — TV — EASTERN (NFGTV)

1/18 – 3/18

2/18 – 2/18

Camera Operator (Sony F800) – Little Women: Atlanta (Season 3)

Lifetime — TV — Kinetic Content

2/18 – 2/18

Camera Operator (Canon C300) – Leave It To Stevie (Season 3)

VH1 — TV — Trick Shot, LLC

2/18 – 2/18

1/18 – 1/18

Camera Operator – Buying It Blind (Pilot)

Bravo — TV — Kinetic Content

1/18 – 1/18

11/17 – 11/17

Camera Operator (canon c300 ) – Growing Up Hip Hop (Season 2)

WE tv — TV — Entertainment One

11/17 – 11/17

6/17 – 10/17

Camera Operator (canon c300) – The Real Housewives Of Atlanta (Season 10)

Bravo — TV — True Entertainment Details

6/17 – 10/17

Lead camera operator/ 2nd unit DP

5/17 – 5/17

Camera Operator (Sony F800) – Don't Be Tardy... (Season 6)

Bravo — TV — True Entertainment

5/17 – 5/17

2/17 – 4/17

Camera Operator (Canon C300/ RED Epic) – Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta (Season 6)

VH1 — TV — EASTERN (NFGTV) Details

2/17 – 4/17

mostly been doing Green Screen interviews with RED Epic

1/17 – 4/17

Camera Operator (Canon C300) – Family by the Ton (Season 1)

TLC — TV — Crazy Legs Productions

1/17 – 4/17

11/16 – 1/17

Camera Operator (Canon C300) – Joseline Hernandez Baby Special (Season 1)

VH1 — TV — EASTERN (NFGTV)

11/16 – 1/17

10/16 – 12/16

Camera Operator (Canon C300 Mark ii) – Leave It To Stevie (Season 2)

VH1 — TV — EASTERN (NFGTV)

10/16 – 12/16

6/16 – 10/16

Camera Operator (Sony F800) – The Real Housewives Of Atlanta (Season 9)

Bravo — TV — True Entertainment

6/16 – 10/16

3/16 – 5/16

Camera Operator (Sony F800) – Don't Be Tardy... (Season 5)

Bravo — TV — True Entertainment

3/16 – 5/16

1/16 – 1/16

Camera Operator (Sony F-800) – My Diet is Better Than Yours (Season 1)

ABC — TV — Kinetic Content

1/16 – 1/16

Camera Operator (Panasonic hdx900) – Dirty Security (Pilot)

A&E — TV — Kinetic Content

1/16 – 1/16

12/15 – 12/15

Camera Operator (Canon C100 Mark ii) – Chasing Destiny (Season 1)

BET — TV — Dissident LLC

12/15 – 12/15

7/15 – 12/15

Camera Operator (Sony F800, Canon C300) – The Real Housewives Of Atlanta (Season 8)

Bravo — TV — True Entertainment

7/15 – 12/15

5/15 – 6/15

Camera Operator (Sony F800) – Assistants of Atlanta (Season 1)

Oxygen — TV — Evolution Media

5/15 – 6/15

4/15 – 5/15

Camera Operator (Canon C300) – Atlanta Plastic (Season 1)

Lifetime — TV — Intuitive Entertainment

4/15 – 5/15

1/15 – 5/15

Camera Operator (Canon C300/ RED EPIC) – Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta (Season 4)

VH1 — TV — EASTERN (NFGTV)

1/15 – 5/15

1/15 – 2/15

Camera Operator (Sony F-800) – Married To Medicine (Season 3)

Bravo — TV — FremantleMedia

1/15 – 2/15

Camera Operator (Canon C300) – Cater by Shawnee (Pilot)

OWN — TV — FishBowl Worldwide Media

1/15 – 2/15

11/14 – 12/14

Camera Operator (Canon C300) – Reginae Sweet 16 (Season 1)

MTV — TV

11/14 – 12/14

10/14 – 12/14

Camera Operator (Canon C300) – 2 Fat 2 Fly (Season 1)

OWN — TV — Paperny Entertainment

10/14 – 12/14

11/14 – 11/14

Camera Operator (Panasonic HDX900) – Southern Charm (Season 2)

Bravo — TV — Haymaker Productions

11/14 – 11/14

10/14 – 10/14

Camera Operator (Canon 5D Markiii) – The Assistants (Pilot)

OWN — TV

10/14 – 10/14

9/14 – 9/14

Camera Operator (Sony fs700) – The Real Housewives Of Atlanta (Pilot)

Bravo — TV — True Entertainment Details

9/14 – 9/14

Startup show

9/14 – 9/14

Camera Operator (Sony FS700 ) – Don't Be Tardy... (Season 3)

Bravo — TV — True Entertainment Details

9/14 – 9/14

Camera operator for pickups

9/14 – 9/14

Director of Photography (DP) (Canon C300) – Untitled Dallas Austin Project (Pilot)

E! Entertainment — TV — Lionsgate

9/14 – 9/14

7/14 – 9/14

Camera Operator (Canon C300) – Sorority Sisters (Season 1)

TLC — TV — EASTERN (NFGTV)

7/14 – 9/14

7/14 – 7/14

Camera Operator (Canon C300) – Love & Hip Hop Atlanta Reunion (Season 3)

VH1 — TV — EASTERN (NFGTV)

7/14 – 7/14

10/13 – 7/14

Camera Operator (Canon C300) – Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta (Season 3)

VH1 — TV — EASTERN (NFGTV)

10/13 – 7/14

5/14 – 5/14

Camera Operator (Canon C300) – K.Michelle: My Life (Season 1)

VH1 — TV — EASTERN (NFGTV)

5/14 – 5/14

9/13 – 10/13

Camera Operator (Canon C300) – Crazy Hearts: Nashville (Season 1)

A&E — TV — EASTERN (NFGTV)

9/13 – 10/13

7/13 – 7/13

Camera Operator (Canon Mark 5diii) – Braxton Family Values (Season 3)

WE tv — TV — Magical Elves

7/13 – 7/13

Camera Operator (Canon Mark 5diii) – PBS Walk the Beltline

PBS — TV — PBS

7/13 – 7/13

4/13 – 6/13

Camera Operator (Canon c300/ RED Epic) – The New Atlanta (Season 1)

Bravo — TV — EASTERN (NFGTV) Details

4/13 – 6/13

Camera op for all pickups and interviews as well; includes lighting talent and background.

4/13 – 6/13

Camera Operator (Sony PMW350/ Sony EX1) – Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta (Season 2)

VH1 — TV — NFGTV Details

4/13 – 6/13

Third cam op

1/13 – 4/13

Grip (Also helped AC for cam op) – Elbow Room (Season 1)

HGTV — TV — Johlt Productions Details

1/13 – 4/13

Lighting various scenes and helped setup OTF interviews. Additionally, I helped DP prep gear for the day.

1/13 – 4/13

First Assistant Camera (Canon c300) – Taking Atlanta (Season 1)

Bravo — TV — NFGTV Details

1/13 – 4/13

Lead AC for the show.I prepped and maintained 100% of gear. In charge of building rig for vans. I set up green screen interviews with DP and during pickups I was the cam op for interviews, assured green screen was lit properly using light meter and setting up RED Epic.

11/12 – 4/13

Assistant Camera (AC) (Sony PMW350, Canon mark iii, Sony EX1) – Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta (Season 2)

VH1 — TV — NFGTV Details

11/12 – 4/13

Day player AC/ backup camera op

10/12 – 1/13

Assistant Camera (AC) – The Kandi Factory (Season 1)

Bravo — TV — Creature Films

10/12 – 1/13

10/12 – 12/12

Camera Operator (Panasonic HDX900) – The Kandi Factory (Season 1)

Bravo — TV — True Entertainment

10/12 – 12/12

First Assistant Camera (Backup Camera operator/ 3rd cam op) – The Kandi Factory (Season 1)

Bravo — TV — True Entertainment Details

10/12 – 12/12

I was the lead AC and helped prep all cameras for the day and other necessary gear for shooting. Additionally I was camera operator most every day as a 3rd camera op for particular scenes.

9/12 – 12/12

Assistant Camera (AC) (Sony PDWF800) – Married To Medicine (Season 1)

Bravo — TV — Purveyors of Pop

9/12 – 12/12

4/12 – 10/12

Camera Operator (Third camera) – The Real Housewives Of Atlanta (Season 5)

Bravo — TV — True Entertainment

4/12 – 10/12

First Assistant Camera (Panasonic hdx900) – The Real Housewives Of Atlanta (Season 5)

Bravo — TV — True Entertainment

4/12 – 10/12

10/11 – 1/12

Utility – The Real Housewives Of Atlanta (Season 1)

Bravo — TV — True Entertainment

10/11 – 1/12

Assistant Camera (AC) – Don't Be Tardy... (Season 1)

Bravo — TV

10/11 – 1/12

9/11 – 11/11

First Assistant Camera – Don't Be Tardy For The Wedding (Season 1)

Bravo — TV — True Entertainment Details

9/11 – 11/11

Lead AC for run of the show. Helped light, prep gear, cameras, car rigs.

4/11 – 9/11

Assistant Camera (AC) (Panasonic hdx900) – The Real Housewives Of Atlanta (Season 4)

Bravo — TV — True Entertainment

4/11 – 9/11

3/11 – 6/11

Assistant Camera (AC) – The Kandi Factory

Bravo — TV — True Entertainment

3/11 – 6/11

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Education

Full Sail University

Film

Skills

Television
Video Production
Entertainment
Film
Film Production
Photography
Video
Adobe Premiere
Problem Solving
Microsoft Word
Creative Writing
Lighting
Canon C300
Canon C100
grip
Microsoft Office Suite
Red Epic
Arri Amira
Sony FS700
Panasonic HDX900
Canon DSLR's
Canon C300 Mark II
DRAGON
Arri fresnels
Arri LED's
Canon c100 Mark ii
Divas
Interview setups
Kinoflow lights
OTF setups
Par lights
Sony as7
Sony f-800
Sony pdw350
Stylized B-roll
Tilta Hydra

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