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James Simmons

San Francisco, CA

http://staffmeup.com/profile/jamessimz

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For nearly two decades I have been behind the camera; first as a news photographer and since 2005, I have been both a freelancer and led my own production company, Simz Productions. I have a ton of gear and am a great asset to any creative team.

Credits

4/24 – 4/24

Gaffer – NFL 360 (Season 10)

NFL — TV — NFL Network

4/24 – 4/24

1/24 – 1/24

Director of Photography (DP) (FX9) – The Match (Season 2)

TNT — TV — WBD Sports Details

1/24 – 1/24

9/23 – 10/23

Camera Operator (FX9) – Full Swing (Season 2)

Netflix — TV — Vox Media

9/23 – 10/23

Gaffer – Full Swing (Season 2)

Netflix — TV — Vox Media

9/23 – 10/23

9/23 – 9/23

Camera Operator – Full Swing (Season 2)

Netflix — TV — Vox Media Studios

9/23 – 9/23

Gaffer – Wedlock

Film (Short) — Dirty Shot Clean Details

9/23 – 9/23

gaffer

8/23 – 8/23

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony FX 9) – Mission Unstoppable (Season 4)

NBC — TV — Litton Entertainment

8/23 – 8/23

Gaffer – Abbott

Corporate — Abbott Laboratories Details

8/23 – 8/23

gaffer

5/23 – 6/23

Gaffer – Found Footage

Film (Feature-length) — Dirty Shot Clean

5/23 – 6/23

4/23 – 5/23

Camera Operator (Amira) – Found Footage

DSC — Film (Feature-length) — Dirty Shot Clean Details

4/23 – 5/23

Camera Operator B

4/23 – 4/23

Gaffer – NetApp

Corporate — Urban Samurai Creative, INC

4/23 – 4/23

Gaffer – Intuit

Corporate — Urban Samurai Creative, INC

4/23 – 4/23

1/23 – 1/23

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony FX 9) – Play It Forward (Season 1)

NBC — TV

1/23 – 1/23

12/22 – 12/22

Gaffer – Escaping Twin Flames (Season 1)

Netflix — TV — ITV America

12/22 – 12/22

10/22 – 10/22

Camera Operator (Sony FX9) – TNT NBA Roadshow

TNT — TV — TNT (Turner Network Television)

10/22 – 10/22

Camera Operator (Sony FX9) – Red Bull - Riot Games

YouTube — Live/Special Event — Red Bull

10/22 – 10/22

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony FX9) – Payton Manning

YouTube — Corporate — Omaha Productions

10/22 – 10/22

1/21 – 9/22

Camera Operator (Sony FX9) – Intuit

Corporate — Urban Samurai Creative, INC Details

1/21 – 9/22

Camera operator

7/22 – 7/22

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony F55) – Omaha Productions- Fred Warner SF 49ers

Kendra Scott — Advertising — Omaha Productions Details

7/22 – 7/22

6/22 – 6/22

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony F55) – Innovation Nation (Season 13)

NBC — TV — Rare Medium Well Done Inc Details

6/22 – 6/22

5/22 – 5/22

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony F55) – Abbott

Corporate — Abbott Laboratories Details

5/22 – 5/22

Corporate interview

3/22 – 4/22

Camera Operator (Sony F55) – Still a Mystery (Season 8)

Discovery — TV — Discovery Channel Details

3/22 – 4/22

Sit down interviews, and B-roll

1/22 – 2/22

Camera Operator (Sony F55) – Beach Hunters (Season 18)

HGTV — TV — Warm Springs Productions, LLC

1/22 – 2/22

Gaffer – Et Tu

Dirty shot clean — Film (Feature-length) — Dirty Shot Clean

1/22 – 2/22

1/22 – 1/22

Gaffer – Twin Flames (Season 1)

Netflix — TV — ITV America

1/22 – 1/22

9/21 – 9/21

Camera Operator (Cannon C300 Miii) – Unwrapped (Season 24)

Food Network — TV

9/21 – 9/21

2/21 – 3/21

Gaffer – 12 Mill Road

Film (Short) — Dirty Shot Clean

2/21 – 3/21

2/21 – 2/21

Gaffer – Abbott

Corporate — Abbott Laboratories Details

2/21 – 2/21

Gaffer

6/20 – 1/21

Director of Photography (DP) – The Kincade Fire

Prime Video — Film (Feature-length)

6/20 – 1/21

11/20 – 12/20

Director of Photography (DP) (F55) – Blue Diamond

Internet — Corporate — Simz Productions

11/20 – 12/20

7/20 – 7/20

Gaffer – Warner Media

Jaguar — Advertising — Warner Media

7/20 – 7/20

6/20 – 7/20

Gaffer – Young Nurse

Film (Short) — Dirt Shot Clean

6/20 – 7/20

1/16 – 1/20

Director of Photography (DP) – Call of the Valley: The Enduring Lure of Sonoma Valley

Film (Feature-length) Details

1/16 – 1/20

Conduct interviews and film b-roll to support the story.

11/19 – 12/19

Gaffer – 2 Niner Diner

Film (Short) — Dirty Shot Clean

11/19 – 12/19

9/19 – 9/19

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony FS7) – The Bachelor (Season 25)

ABC Digital — TV — Urban Samurai Creative, INC

9/19 – 9/19

7/15 – 8/15

Director – Kaiser Permanente

Advertising

7/15 – 8/15

6/15 – 8/15

Director (Director of Photography/Cinematographer ) – FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH

Film (Feature-length) — Simz Productions Details

6/15 – 8/15

Produced, director and cinematographer

11/14 – 11/14

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony F3) – Sex Sent me to the ER (Season 1)

TLC — TV Details

11/14 – 11/14

Filmed interview portion with participants.

10/14 – 10/14

Lighting Director – California Restaurant Association

cra — Advertising — Simz Productions

10/14 – 10/14

6/14 – 8/14

Director of Photography (DP) (Gaffer) – Remember Isobel

Film (Feature-length)

6/14 – 8/14

1/13 – 1/14

Producer – Boys & Girls Club

Boys & Girls Club — Advertising — Simz Productions

1/13 – 1/14

1/12 – 1/14

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony F3) – Francis Ford Coppola

Corporate — Simz Productions Details

1/12 – 1/14

Tons of Projects for all the coppolas

1/12 – 1/14

Director of Photography (DP) (F3) – Blue Diamond Almonds

Corporate — Simz Productions Details

1/12 – 1/14

Tons of work with this company

1/12 – 1/14

Director of Photography (DP) (F3, 5D mark iii, f55) – Cellar Angels

YouTube — Digital — Simz Productions Details

1/12 – 1/14

Hundreds of videos for this company

4/13 – 4/13

Camera Operator (Sony f3) – Wives With Knives (Season 1)

Investigation Discovery — TV — Indigo Films

4/13 – 4/13

12/12 – 12/12

Producer – Fuse media

Bonney Plumbing — Advertising — Simz Productions

12/12 – 12/12

7/12 – 7/12

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony F3) – Shattered

Film (Short) Details

7/12 – 7/12

Director of Photography for 4-day short film shoot, Sacramento.

6/12 – 6/12

Director of Photography (DP) – Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives (Season 4)

Food Network — TV — Page Productions

6/12 – 6/12

3/12 – 3/12

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony F3) – Angst

Film (Short) — Simz Productions

3/12 – 3/12

5/11 – 12/11

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony F3) – VSP

VSP — Advertising — Simz Productions

5/11 – 12/11

Director of Photography (DP) (EX-3) – Christie Consulting

Smart Chicken — Advertising — Simz Productions

5/11 – 12/11

11/10 – 11/11

Director of Photography (DP) – Bay Alarm

Bay Alarm — Advertising

11/10 – 11/11

10/11 – 10/11

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony F3) – AJ Tutoring

AJ Tutoring — Advertising

10/11 – 10/11

9/11 – 9/11

Director – California Sports Hall of Fame

Live — Live/Special Event — Christian Okoye Foundation

9/11 – 9/11

6/11 – 6/11

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony F3) – California Dental Association

CDA — Advertising — Simz Productions

6/11 – 6/11

5/11 – 5/11

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony F3) – Rimini Street

Rimini Street — Advertising — Simz Productions

5/11 – 5/11

3/11 – 3/11

Director of Photography (DP) (EX-3) – Mountain Mike Pizza

network — TV — LIz Media

3/11 – 3/11

2/11 – 3/11

Director of Photography (DP) (EX-3) – California Deptartment of Public Health

Corporate — Simz Productions

2/11 – 3/11

2/11 – 2/11

Director of Photography (DP) (EX-3) – Bergin Glass

Corporate — Simz Productions

2/11 – 2/11

1/09 – 1/11

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony EX 3) – True Bass (Season 2)

Syndication — TV — Simz Productions

1/09 – 1/11

1/09 – 1/10

Director of Photography (DP) (Ex 3 ) – Death or Taxes

Film (Feature-length) — Simz Productions

1/09 – 1/10

2/08 – 2/08

Camera Operator (Jvc 5100) – Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives (Season 3)

Food Network — TV — Page Productions Details

2/08 – 2/08

Pick up shots for sacramento

1/06 – 2/07

Director of Photography (DP) (JVC 5100) – Monsters Of Destuction (Season 2)

Outdoor — TV — Simz Productions

1/06 – 2/07

1/05 – 1/06

Director of Photography (DP)

Staff Position — Simz Productions, Inc. Details

1/05 – 1/06

Owner/partner, Director of Photography, Director and lead Editor in company. Produce hundreds of videos, TV commercials, films each year.

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Education

25 years experience

My Gear

Sony FS5
Sony F55
Slider
DJI Mavic Air
Aputure 300D
Canon 5 D Mark III
18'ft Jony Jib
Sony Fx9
Aputure 300x
Sony FX6
Aputure 120 D 55K
Aputure 600D 55K
(2) Rayzer 7 300 55K
Quasar KIT Bi-color
(5) 1k mole 32K
(2) Mole 2k 32K
Source 4 32K
(2) Tall Boy Rolling Combo Stands
(2) 4x4 silk frame
1.5 ton grip truck
Aputure 600X
Aputure 60D (3)
(14) C-stands

Skills

AVID Media Composer
Directing
Editing
Cinematography
Adobe Creative Suite
Lighting
Adobe After Effects

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