I work primarily on non-fiction freelance projects for clients including BBC, Vice News and Al Jazeera as a DP, field producer or camera operator. I also serve as a DP on commercial and non-profit video projects, and as a director, producer, DP and production manager on occasional music videos.
Summary
Team player. Freelance producer/cameraman, mostly for documentaries and non-fiction TV. I'm comfortable lighting two-camera interviews and running sound all by myself. I work regularly with Canon C300/C100, Sony FS7/FS5, DSLRs. RED cameras occasionally.
Credits
6/15 – 6/16
Director of Photography (DP) (Canon C300 & C100, Sony FS7 & FS5) – Various
TV — Various Details
6/15 – 6/16
11/12 – 6/15
Associate Producer
Staff Position — AL JAZEERA AMERICA Details
11/12 – 6/15
I began producing episodes, then transitioned into a full-time Cinematographer and occasional editor for 'Fault Lines,' Al Jazeera's Emmy and Peabody-winning current affairs documentary show. Between 2012 - 2015 I served as Director of Photography on ten 25-minute documentaries and provided additional photography on more than 20 other episodes for the program. I also directed and produced an award-winning episode about the high infant mortality rate in Cleveland, OH. I served as an assistant editor and provided production assistance on dozens of other episodes.
1/14 – 1/15
Director (Producer, Writer, Editor, Cinematography) – The King of Strings
Film (Feature-length) — Clarified Films Details
1/14 – 1/15
In charge of production for my first feature length documentary. The film will tell the story of a bizarre theft of a 300 year-old, $6 million Stradivarius violin.
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Education
Class of '10
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Documentary Journalism, History
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