Summary

Experienced camera operator and DP for documentary films, corporate & industrial videos, EPK, BTS, and television news features. I own/operate Canon Cinema EOS 4K cameras. I specialize in documentary-style filming. Recent clients include the PBS Newshour, Intrepid Museum, Zala Films, Magnaflux, Ovation Solutions, and Content Partners Media.

Credits

10/21 – 10/22

Associate Producer One Best

Film (Feature-length) — Nachtrieb Productions Details
10/21 – 10/22

Develop series and film pitch reel

1/16 – 1/17

Director of Photography (DP) ( Canon C200 4K, CanonXF605 4K) License to Tell

Film (Feature-length) — Zala Films, Oakland, CA Details
1/16 – 1/17

Director of Photography, Camera Operator

11/83 – 7/15

Director (Producer, Cinematographer) FINALLY A VOICE: The Birth of the Vietnam Veterans of America

Film (Feature-length) — Spaghetti Farm Productions Details
11/83 – 7/15

Conceived, produced, directed and photographed this 58 minute documentary.

6/14 – 6/14

Videographer (Producer, Editor) Second Annual David E. Smith, MD Symposium

Corporate — Dominion Diagnostics Details
6/14 – 6/14

Produced, recorded using multiple cameras, and edited 16 symposium presentation of expert in addiction treatment.

11/13 – 2/14

Producer/Shooter (Editor and Director) ALDO GIANNINI - Sergeant - USMC

Film (Short) — DocFilm Institute Details
11/13 – 2/14

Produced, filmed, and edited this short documentary about my father's experiences as a Marine in the Pacific during Word War II. This film won the GIU Film Festival San Diego Local Film Showcase Best Documentary Short in 2015.

8/13 – 10/13

Producer/Shooter (Editor) Jack Lyon - Always Faithful

Film (Short) — DocFilm Institute Details
8/13 – 10/13

Short film about Jack Lyon, a Vietnam veteran, who has dedicated his life to helping young, disabled veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

1/07 – 1/08

Producer/Shooter (Freelance Producer) Agence France Presse TV

TV — Agence France-Presse TV Details
1/07 – 1/08

Producing news feature and spot news coverage in six languages for international subscribers

2/04 – 6/04

Producer/Shooter Taking the Beach/Nightline

ABC — TV Details
2/04 – 6/04

Produced and shot the D-Day 60th anniversary show for ABC News Nightline about the photographs of the Allied invasion of Normandy,June 6, 1944

Orgs

  • International Documentary Association (IDA)
  • Freelancers Union
  • Foreign Correspondents Club Hong Kong
  • Frontline Club London
  • Veterans in Media & Entertaiment
  • William Boot Society
  • Overseas Press Club

Media

  • Aldo Giannini - Sergeant - United States Marine Corps 1943 - 1946

  • Jack Lyon - Always Faithful

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My Gear

  • Lighting Kit
  • Canon EOS
  • Microphones for all situations
  • Canon XF605

Skills

  • French
  • Post Production
  • Producing
  • Television
  • Video Production
  • Directing
  • Editing
  • Broadcast
  • Commercials
  • Documentaries
  • Film
  • Film Production
  • Media Production
  • Music Videos
  • New Media
  • Photography
  • Storytelling
  • Video
  • Video Editing
  • Field Producing
  • Screenwriting
  • Writing
  • HD Video
  • Short Films
  • Camera
  • Web Video
  • Broadcast Journalism
  • Broadcast Television
  • Digital Video
  • Cinematography
  • Final Cut Studio
  • Videography
  • Journalism
  • Camera Operating
  • Dvd
  • Film Editing
  • Multimedia
  • Photojournalism
  • Breaking News
  • Editorial
  • Adobe Creative Cloud
  • News Writing
  • Magazines
  • Online Journalism
  • Newspapers
  • Adobe Premier Pro
  • Video Journalism