Summary

EU based Director • Cinematographer • VR creative & award winning visual storyteller. Working on shorts, features, (interactive) TVC’s and music video’s. Member of the Directors Guild of the Netherlands (DDG). Portfolio: https://www.feitsmavisuals.com

Credits

9/23 – Current

Director (writer) Get In

Currently in development — Film (Short) — Stichting Bliksum Films Details
9/23 – Current

Writer, Director of the short film Get in. Casted Mark Ryan (Transformers, Black Sails, The Prestige) as protagonist), creating the look & feel, etc. Currently getting funded by Stichting Bliksum Films.

11/18 – Current

Director of Photography (DP) Drekst (Right Now)

Film (Feature-length) — Radicle Studio Details
11/18 – Current

DP, currently in development.

9/19 – 10/20

Cinematographer (one of the) Doorgaan (To Pursue)

NFF, IFA — Film (Short) — JONNA Details
9/19 – 10/20

Short documentary shout throughout the Netherlands. There were multiple camera operators and DP's ever since I was not able to join every location due to other productions, but was responsible in keeping the style, Look & feel, consistent throughout. For this, I also helped in the post-production process.

10/19 – 12/19

Director of Photography (DP) Allemaal Vogels (All Birds)

Film (Feature-length) — Fabuch Social Cinema Details
10/19 – 12/19

A film born from improvisation, character research and family dinners, with six talented third- and fourth-year actors from the Actors' Course and the Performing course at the Theater Academy in Maastricht. Under the direction of Fabian Jansen, they searched and found never before played characters in a previously unimagined story. Was responsible for the Look & Feel, framing, movements and everything else related to the cinematography.

9/18 – 10/18

Director of Photography (DP) New Generation

NFF — Advertising — Non Rewind Details
9/18 – 10/18

An ad for the Northern Film Festival (NFF)

5/14 – 2/15

Director of Photography (DP) (& director for the VR experience & CamOp for TVC’s. ) The MINI Story

the-mini-story.com — Advertising — yellowBird Details
5/14 – 2/15

I was the DoP and 360° lead for this project, shot in the BMW Welt Museum in Munchen, Germany. Do check out the actual 360° Virtual Tour experience I did the Virtual Reality cinematography for here: the-mini-story.com/en/

1/12 – 12/14

Director (& 360 camera and VR editor) Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts

Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts — Advertising — yellowBird Details
1/12 – 12/14

Virtual Reality (video) productions for dozens of Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts around the world including Toronto, Vancouver, Abu Dhabi, Muscat, Istanbul, the Maldives, Shanghai, Wenzhou, Suzhou, Chengdu and many more.

2/14 – 3/14

Camera Operator (& VR director) Ronnie Flex - Pocanhontas

Top Notch — Music Video — Habbekrats Details
2/14 – 3/14

Camera Operating for an interactive music video + VR director for VR elements within the music video.

Orgs

  • Dutch Directors Guild
  • Feitsma Visuals

Self ID

I identify with the following groups:

  • Ethnicity: White or Caucasian
  • Gender: Man

Media

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Education

Class of '24

NHLS University

Master of Science
Class of '10

NHL University

Bachelor of Science
Class of '08

Anadolu University

Bachelor of Arts

Skills

  • Directing
  • Editing
  • Final Cut Pro
  • Photography
  • Video Editing
  • Screenwriting
  • Adobe Premiere
  • Cinematography
  • Lighting
  • Visual Storytelling
  • DaVinci Resolve
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Composition
  • Framing
  • (Over)Seeing the bigger picture
  • Environmental storytelling
  • Hyperdiegesis
  • Analytical & creative