Michael J. Walls

Camera Operator, staging scenes with Field Producer, setting up lighting, covering Reality/Vérité, B-Roll, etc.

Camera Operator. Duties included capturing primary and secondary verité. In addition, collect episode relevant B-Roll in an artistic and dynamic way.

Camera Operator, shooting verité scenes of main contestants, b-roll, and interviews during competition days, and challenge reveals.

Edit show "Pod-Busters" for online and streaming promotions in Adobe Premiere. Manage incoming raw footage, transcoding raw footage to show standard using Davinci Resolve. Syncing multiple camera footage, including Go Pro Specialty Cams and Aerial Drone Footage for editors. Creating and Curating B-Roll catalog for easy editor access.

Remote and Fixed Location Camera Operator covering verité, B-Roll, and interviews.

Field Camera Operator covering remote location verité and B-Roll.

Field Camera Operator covering remote location verité and B-Roll.

Duties include: File Management - Importing Raw Data from field drives, Transcoding Media using Media Encoder and Davinci Resolve, Archiving additional acquired media, managing transcripts and deliverables. Post Duties include: preparing Multicam Day Syncs for Editors, creating content string-outs per editors request. Additional duties include creating various VFX and Motion Graphics shots for select episodes using Adobe After Effects.

DP/Camea Operator, lighting, and sound mixing for internal and external field productions on behalf of CATMEDIA for the Federal Aviation administration. Additional duties include working with talent and B-Roll shoots depending on production needs.

B Camera Operator for the Washington, DC/VA leg of this show. Duties include Cross Coverage of talent on set and during on location interviews, as well as field B-Roll.

Camera Operator covering B-Roll, Reality/Vérité, and location lighting.

Camera Operator, location B-Roll, process, Interiors/Exteriors, OTF's, etc. Assisted DP with Lighting and specialty shots.

Director of Photography / Camera Operator, B Camera Operator. Framing, lighting and shooting OTF's, vérité and B-roll. B Camera for talent cross coverage during vérité.

DP/Shooter/Producer for vérité and Broll coverage of dance practice for the set up of story points, including OTF’s.

Camera Operator, shooting vérité of show hosts for various story set ups, Broll of location and story projects in process.

Camera Operator, shooting vérité and Broll of various locations, restoration process, before and after, specialty camera (GoPro) and OTF’s.

Camera Operator, shooting vérité and Broll of the bride and her party (various locations and venues) at her home, pre-wedding, ceremony, post wedding and reception.

Camera Operator. Covered B-Roll and Cross Coverage vérité of scene participants (non actors) and of comedic talent. B-Roll of location interior and exteriors. Location scouting for key scene, managing equipment.

Camera Operator. B-Roll of venue, verite´coverage of the main characters, ceremony and reception, guests, and additional OTF's.

Camera Operator / DP on Season 02 of "Growing Up McGhee". Responsible for lighting and capturing verité in the home and out in the field with the family. Additional work included setting up lighting and cameras for interviews, product integrations, Broll, etc. Additional camera set ups with GoPro's, time lapse, and other specialty shots.

Director of Photography and A Camera Operator for US and Mexico locations for TLC 1 hour special. Additional duties included, field producing, lighting for OTF's and interviews, and specialty camera rig setups for action sequences and underwater videography.

Camera Operator for the show, capturing story and supporting B-Roll. Additional Camera work involved setting up GoPros for time lapse, car interior, and specialty shots.

B Camera Operator, covering reality for story, collecting Broll.

2nd Camera, video coverage of reality, following story, cross coverage, broll.

DP & Cameraman for this pilot. Shot location footage, Broll, and interviews. In charge of location lighting for Broll and interviews, and setting up wireless mics and over head boom. (One Man Band)

"B" Camera Operator. Doing multi-camera shooting of talent, in addition to independent stylistic B-roll coverage of selected locations, relevant to the show.

"A" Camera Operator, documenting man on the street interviews in Washington DC. Staging intros and placing talent/subjects for proper framing and visual styling.

"A" Camera Op on "19 Kids & Counting". HD Video coverage of the Duggar family as they visit Josh and Anna's new home in Washington,DC. Responsibilities included doc/reality style cross coverage of the talent, as well as prepping and lighting locations for timed arrivals of talent for story.

DP/Camera Operator. Duties include lighting and shooting high profile sports celebrities in their home and around town at various story relevant locations.

DP, Camera Operator, Sound Mixer, and DIT for a pick up shoot IHTB2 in Washington, DC. Content included general Cast member with children, Broll, City and location Broll, and talking head interview with lighting set up. Additional duties included, sound mixing , Data management and delivery to the Producer/Director.

Story coverage of crazy brides as they prepare for their big day. Additional coverage included talking head interviews, Broll, and On The Fly interviews.

Provided Camera Assistant services acted as B Camera Operator when needed. Duties included organizing equipment, GoPro Assistance, batteries, and secondary camera set ups.

B Camera Operator for a Reality Show Taster called "Shoe Fabulous." The show focused on the day to day of two upscale shoe store owners in Bethesda, MD. As B Camera, I focused on capturing story in 2 camera shoots for content, interviews, and collected exterior shots and local Broll.

B Camera Operator. Primary duties were to collect all interior and exterior beauty shots and Broll as it pertained to the storyline of the show before the A team arrived to do celebrity coverage at each location.

B Camera Operator for various episodes. Provided 2 Camera and Broll Coverage following story content, and On The Fly interviews.

Tourette's Uncovered is a Discovery Health special that focuses on children suffering from Tourette's Syndrome. As Camera Operator, I followed the story of "Josh" who is about to go into surgery for a pacemaker implant. I captured story, Broll, lit and shot interviews with the surgeons and the Josh's parents.

Camera Operator for an episode that focus on a Duggar Father and sons canoe trip. Story coverage of the camp site, hiking, nature Broll, Canoeing, GoPro content, and OTF's.

Never Aired. Coverage of a Nationwide Bike Tour to the Police Memorial in Washington, DC. Camera Operator covering story at the family home, departure, on the road with the cast cycling team, and arrival at destination. GoPro footage provided as well.

Camera Operator for a makeover show. Provided story coverage, location Broll, and interviews. Was later called to do a solo pick up interview shoot with a cast member for the production company after wrap.

A House Flipping show. Provided story coverage for main story beats, cast coverage, home teardown and reconstruction broll, On The Fly interviews, and lit talking head interviews.

A show case of beautiful waterfront homes. Camera Operator providing location Broll as well as interior/exterior coverage of the homes. Additional footage included nature and beauty shots, time lapse, etc.

A house flipping show. Provided Camera support and assistance to all Camera Operators. Provided charged batteries, managed tapes, logged notes, and maintained gear during off hours.

Editor in charge of complete feature film edit. Duties included edit of the final film, transcoding media, syncing audio to raw footage. Image enhancing and audio sweetening, preparing edit for color correction and hand off to the online editor. Technical and Computer troubleshooting.