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Michael Dowling (He/Him)

Freehold, NJ

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Michael, a Camera Operator, based in Freehold, has 4 Camera Operator credits and 19 Grip credits, and has been a member since 2013.

Credits

7/23 – Current

Camera Operator

Staff Position — East Brunswick Television Details

7/23 – Current

Part-time camera operator/editor for the municipal access television network of East Brunswick, NJ.

4/24 – 4/24

Grip – The Mailbox

Film (Short) — CineSelector, LLC Details

4/24 – 4/24

Worked alongside Gaffer to achieve moody look requested by the cinematographer.

3/24 – 3/24

Grip (Swing) – Link Logistics

Internal — Corporate — Reel Captivation

3/24 – 3/24

Electrician (Swing) – Henderson & Co. Jewelers

Advertising — Mnemonic Agency

3/24 – 3/24

2/24 – 2/24

Electrician (Swing) – Laury Heating & Cooling

Advertising — Mnemonic Agency

2/24 – 2/24

1/24 – 1/24

Electrician (Swing) – Superior Heating & Cooling

Advertising — Mnemonic Agency

1/24 – 1/24

11/23 – 1/24

Electrician (Swing) – Monmouth 250th

Monmouth County 250th Commitee — Advertising — CineSelector, LLC Details

11/23 – 1/24

Lit multiple interviews in historic locations and government buildings. Primarily with use of Aputure cob lights.

12/23 – 12/23

Electrician (Swing) – Day of Giving 2024

Newark Academy — Advertising — Blue Room

12/23 – 12/23

11/23 – 11/23

Grip – Freeburn Motorcycle Attorneys

Advertising — Mnemonic Agency

11/23 – 11/23

10/23 – 10/23

Grip (Swing) – Monmouth Building Center

Advertising — Mnemonic Agency

10/23 – 10/23

9/23 – 9/23

Grip (Swing) – Viking Pest Control

Anticimex — Advertising — Mnemonic Agency

9/23 – 9/23

7/23 – 7/23

Swing – Ennis vs Villa Event Week

Showtime — Live/Special Event — Showtime Sports Details

7/23 – 7/23

Helped light promos, press conference and interviews leading up to boxing match.

7/23 – 7/23

Electrician (Swing) – ACG Capsules

Internal — Corporate — Blue Room Details

7/23 – 7/23

White cyc talking heads

8/22 – 8/22

Electrician – Chopped (Season 54)

Food Network — TV — notional

8/22 – 8/22

7/22 – 8/22

Electrician – Babes

Neon — Film (Feature-length) — Mega Moo, Inc. Details

7/22 – 8/22

Shooting Electric. Cable runs. Rigging/Derigging lighting setups based on Gaffer's request. Lights commonly used: SkyPanel S30 & S60, LiteMat Plus 1, 2, 2L & 4, Astera Helios and Titan tubes, Arri M18 & M40. IATSE Local 52 Permit

7/22 – 7/22

Electrician – Worst Cooks In America (Season 25)

Food Network — TV — Bright Road Productions Details

7/22 – 7/22

Finale episode rigging.

5/22 – 5/22

Scenic – Kitchen Crash (Season 2)

Food Network — TV — Big Fish Entertainment

5/22 – 5/22

Grip – City by the Sea Veterinary

Advertising — Cine Selector LLC

5/22 – 5/22

Grip – Proximo - Kraken Attacks

Kraken Spiced Rum — Advertising — Malka Media

5/22 – 5/22

4/22 – 4/22

Electrician – Bobby's Triple Threat (Season 1)

Food Network — TV — Rock Shrimp Productions Details

4/22 – 4/22

Studio flip from previous show.

3/22 – 3/22

Grip – Kraken - Always On & Darkwear

Kraken Spiced Rum — Advertising — Malka Media Details

3/22 – 3/22

Built overhead lighting rigs in bar location.

11/21 – 11/21

Electrician (Rigging) – Jigsaw (Season 1)

Netflix — TV Details

11/21 – 11/21

Released as "Kaleidoscope" on January 1, 2023 on Netflix.

11/21 – 11/21

Production Assistant – Sunovion x Otsuka

Internal — Corporate — Animus Studios

11/21 – 11/21

Grip – Mnemonic/Viking Pest Control

Advertising — Comcast

11/21 – 11/21

Grip – Mnemonic/Pittsburgh Tub and Shower

Advertising — Comcast

11/21 – 11/21

10/21 – 10/21

Swing – Beat Bobby Flay (Season 30)

Food Network — TV — Rock Shrimp Productions Details

10/21 – 10/21

Day player. Spotlight operator.

10/21 – 10/21

Production Assistant – Johnson & Johnson GCA Video

Corporate — Image Media

10/21 – 10/21

Production Assistant – Barstool Sports

Advertising — Malka Media

10/21 – 10/21

Production Assistant – TBWA/Media Arts Lab - "Saving Simon"

Apple — Advertising — Bob Industries Details

10/21 – 10/21

Dir. Jason Reitman and Ivan Reitman. Shot on iPhone 13.

9/21 – 10/21

Grip – Antiques Roadshow (Season 26)

PBS — TV — WGBA Boston Details

9/21 – 10/21

Build, maintain, and strike lighting setups.

9/21 – 9/21

Production Assistant (Truck and Set) – RL Earth Polo

Advertising — Cadence Films

9/21 – 9/21

Production Assistant – RL Beijing Olympics

Advertising — Cadence Films

9/21 – 9/21

8/21 – 8/21

Production Assistant – Easter Basket Challenge (Season 2)

Food Network — TV — Bright Road Productions

8/21 – 8/21

Grip – Comcast

Heiler Painting — Advertising

8/21 – 8/21

Production Assistant – Punch Projects

NYC & Co — Advertising — Smuggler

8/21 – 8/21

Production Assistant – Sotheby's Wine

Sotheby's — Advertising — Malka Media

8/21 – 8/21

Grip – Jean-Michel Basquiat: Hey Hey Hey

Detour Gallery — Advertising — Cine Selector LLC

8/21 – 8/21

7/21 – 8/21

Production Assistant – Worst Cooks In America (Season 24)

Food Network — TV — Bright Road Productions

7/21 – 8/21

7/21 – 7/21

Camera Operator (BPCC 6K Pro) – Smalltown Paradise

Film (Feature-length) — Blue Room

7/21 – 7/21

6/21 – 7/21

Production Assistant – Worst Cooks In America (Season 23)

Food Network — TV — Bright Road Productions

6/21 – 7/21

6/21 – 6/21

Grip – 2 Wrongs Don't Make a Right

Film (Short) — Joint Films

6/21 – 6/21

5/21 – 5/21

Production Assistant – Kraken Attacks!

Kraken Spiced Rum — Advertising — Malka Media

5/21 – 5/21

Production Assistant – Rutgers Business School

Rutgers Business School — Advertising — Malka Media

5/21 – 5/21

4/21 – 5/21

Production Assistant – Chopped

Food Network — TV — notional Details

4/21 – 5/21

Month-long shoot. Assisted camera and Gaffer during Bio Packs.

4/21 – 4/21

Grip – Bruce Springsteen: His Hometown

Monmouth County Historical Association — Live/Special Event — Cine Selector LLC Details

4/21 – 4/21

Virtual tour of museum exhibit. Lit interview and B-roll setups.

2/21 – 3/21

Production Assistant – Battle of the Brothers (Season 1)

Food Network — TV — Bright Road Productions

2/21 – 3/21

1/21 – 1/21

Production Assistant – The Real World Homecoming: New York (Season 1)

Paramount+ — TV — Bunim/Murray Productions

1/21 – 1/21

11/20 – 11/20

Production Assistant – Easter Basket Challenge (Season 1)

Food Network — TV — Bright Road Productions

11/20 – 11/20

10/20 – 10/20

Production Assistant – Worst Cooks In America (Season 22)

Food Network — TV — Bright Road Productions

10/20 – 10/20

9/20 – 10/20

Production Assistant – Worst Cooks In America (Season 21)

Food Network — TV — Bright Road Productions

9/20 – 10/20

6/20 – 7/20

Production Assistant – Ink Master (Season 14)

Paramount Network — TV — Truly Original Details

6/20 – 7/20

Assisted in multi-week break down of studio upon series cancellation. (Time cards/pay checks officially listed the wrap out period as "Season 14." Series ended production with season 13 in 2019.)

3/20 – 3/20

Production Assistant – Stylish with Jenna Lyons (Season 1)

HBO Max — TV — Our House Media Details

3/20 – 3/20

Assisted challenge department in set breakdowns and prop rental returns.

3/20 – 3/20

Production Assistant – Johnson & Johnson - Consumer Health

Corporate — Image Media

3/20 – 3/20

2/20 – 2/20

Production Assistant – Tell-Ignite (Cherubic)

Cherubic Tea — Advertising — Milkbox NY Details

2/20 – 2/20

Video/photo shoot for Cherubic Tea's website and social media channels. Assisted in lighting builds and regular PA duties.

1/20 – 2/20

Production Assistant (Set Dresser) – Revenge Prank With DJ Pauly D and Vinny (Season 1)

MTV — TV — Gobstopper TV Details

1/20 – 2/20

Maintained 20' art truck. Drove truck from NYC to Luzerne County, PA and worked alongside art department as a Set Dresser.

9/19 – 11/19

Production Assistant – Jersey Shore Family Vacation (Season 3)

MTV — TV — 495 Productions

9/19 – 11/19

10/19 – 10/19

Grip

Advertising — Comcast

10/19 – 10/19

Camera Operator (EOS C300 Mark II) – The Ghost

Film (Short) — Justice Productions, LLC.

10/19 – 10/19

Grip – HBO Real Sports 272

HBO — TV — Boardwalk Pictures Details

10/19 – 10/19

Season 25. Episode 11. Segment: Huwe Burton.

9/19 – 9/19

Technical Assistant – Ink Master (Season 13)

Paramount Network — TV — Truly Original

9/19 – 9/19

Grip

Advertising — Comcast

9/19 – 9/19

7/19 – 9/19

Production Assistant – Ink Master (Season 13)

Paramount Network — TV — Truly Original

7/19 – 9/19

8/19 – 8/19

Grip – Mnemonic

Spivak Jewelers — Advertising — Comcast Details

8/19 – 8/19

https://vimeo.com/393042141

6/19 – 6/19

Production Assistant – True Life Crime (Season 1)

MTV — TV — Karga Seven Pictures Details

6/19 – 6/19

Season 01, Episode 06. Attended court sentencing, dumped footage from court videographer and sent footage to editor.

6/19 – 6/19

Production Assistant – Ink Master Grudge Match (Season 1)

Paramount Network — TV — Truly Original

6/19 – 6/19

Production Assistant – Johnson & Johnson - Town Hall

Corporate — Image Media Details

6/19 – 6/19

Build lighting setups. Camera battery & lens management. Return gear. Multiple shoot days in NJ and NYC.

5/19 – 5/19

Gaffer – Waimea

Film (Short) — Joint Partners

5/19 – 5/19

4/19 – 4/19

Production Assistant

Advertising — Comcast Details

4/19 – 4/19

Load/unload equipment. Set up lighting and camera equipment.

4/19 – 4/19

Production Assistant – Furious Apple

BuzzFeed — Digital — French Mustache LLC Details

4/19 – 4/19

Assist G&E in lighting setups. Check out/return gear from rental house. Drive crew/gear to and from location.

4/19 – 4/19

Production Assistant – Tent Collective

Buy Buy Baby — Advertising — Magnet Media, Inc

4/19 – 4/19

2/19 – 2/19

Production Assistant – Dance Moms (Season 8)

Lifetime — TV — JONES ROAD, LLC

2/19 – 2/19

9/18 – 2/19

Production Assistant – Action

Showtime — TV — Boardwalk Pictures Details

9/18 – 2/19

NJ/NY Unit. On set PA. Picked up and returned equipment. Assisted camera department when 2nd AC was occupied as DIT. Assisted lighting interviews. Golf cart follow vehicle for audio. Released people that appeared on camera.

7/18 – 1/19

Production Assistant – Jersey Shore Family Vacation (Season 2)

MTV — TV — 495 Productions

7/18 – 1/19

12/18 – 12/18

Production Assistant (Additional) – Shazam!

Film (Feature-length) — Random Pictures Inc Details

12/18 – 12/18

Day played as Addl. Production Assistant during Additional Photography in Philadelphia.

9/18 – 10/18

Production Assistant (Additional) – 17 Bridges

Film (Feature-length) — 17 Bridges, LLC Details

9/18 – 10/18

Lock up Philadelphia sidewalks. Handled BG, Stand Ins, and picture cars.

9/18 – 9/18

Production Assistant – Bridezillas (Season 12)

WE tv — TV — Triage Entertainment Details

9/18 – 9/18

Drove crew and assisted in building lighting setups. Lunch orders and crafty. Released numerous people in crowded environments.

9/18 – 9/18

Production Assistant – Celgene

Corporate — Mindset Films NY Details

9/18 – 9/18

Set up and broke down grip gear. Locked up locations. Ran batteries to crew.

7/18 – 7/18

Production Assistant – First Time Flippers (Season 8)

DIY Network — TV — Boy Wonder Productions

7/18 – 7/18

6/18 – 6/18

Production Assistant – Baked with Tom Papa (Season 1)

Food Network — TV — Tremendous! Entertainment Details

6/18 – 6/18

NJ Unit

4/18 – 6/18

Production Assistant

Staff Position — BuzzFeed Details

4/18 – 6/18

Three branded videos between Philadelphia and NYC for car and soda companies. Set up outdoor production office. Released background and principle talent. Created production and expense reports under direction of production manager.

4/18 – 5/18

Production Assistant (Office/Runner) – Liberté: A Call to Spy

Film (Feature-length) — SMT Pictures Details

4/18 – 5/18

Shooting Title: "Miss Atkins' Army" Ran footage from set in Philly to AE in NYC daily. Shuttled cast when needed. Wrapped out production.

4/18 – 4/18

Production Assistant – Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County

Corporate — The Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County Details

4/18 – 4/18

Lit interview setups under direction of DoP. Operation boom poll during moving shots.

1/18 – 1/18

Production Assistant – Jersey Shore Family Vacation (Season 1)

MTV — TV — 495 Productions Details

1/18 – 1/18

NJ "Hometown" Unit

1/18 – 1/18

Production Assistant – Borgata Poker Classic

Live/Special Event — WPT Enterprises

1/18 – 1/18

12/17 – 12/17

Production Assistant – America's Got Talent (Season 13)

NBC — TV — FremantleMedia Details

12/17 – 12/17

NYC Auditions

10/17 – 12/17

Production Assistant – Married at First Sight: Jamie and Doug Plus One (Season 1)

Lifetime — TV — Kinetic Content

10/17 – 12/17

9/17 – 9/17

Production Assistant – Disney's Fairytale Weddings (Season 1)

ABC Family — TV — TGroup Productions

9/17 – 9/17

Production Assistant – Married At First Sight: Baby (Season 1)

Lifetime — TV — Kinetic Content

9/17 – 9/17

8/17 – 8/17

Production Assistant – Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles (Season 10)

Bravo — TV — World of Wonder Productions

8/17 – 8/17

7/17 – 7/17

Production Assistant – A Million Steps to Freedom (Pilot)

OWN — TV — Hot Snakes Media

7/17 – 7/17

6/17 – 6/17

Production Assistant – Roadtrip Reunion (Pilot)

E! Entertainment — TV — Brightroad Productions

6/17 – 6/17

Production Assistant

Advertising — Clean Rocket Films, LLC

6/17 – 6/17

Production Assistant (Art) – Mtv Beach House

MTV — Live/Special Event — MTV Networks (Viacom)

6/17 – 6/17

4/17 – 4/17

Production Assistant

Advertising — INE Entertainment

4/17 – 4/17

10/16 – 2/17

Camera Operator (Panasonic AF100)

Staff Position — Mackanic Media Details

10/16 – 2/17

Freelance position. Second shooter for corporate seminar and live event shoots. Build and operate camera and lighting setups.

10/16 – 12/16

Production Assistant – The Great Christmas Light Fight (Season 4)

ABC — TV — Triple Threat Productions

10/16 – 12/16

10/16 – 10/16

Production Assistant – Tracy Morgan: Staying Alive

Netflix — Live/Special Event — Irwin Entertainment

10/16 – 10/16

7/16 – 7/16

Key Production Assistant – A Crime To Remember (Season 4)

Investigation Discovery — TV — Lincoln Square Productions Details

7/16 – 7/16

Episode 403

6/16 – 6/16

Production Assistant – Shorr Johnson Magnus

Shorr SMP — Advertising — Alkemy X (formerly Shooters TV) Details

6/16 – 6/16

Lockup busy Wall Street corner. Assisted in setting up/breaking down equipment staging and craft services.

5/16 – 6/16

Key Production Assistant – Reality Sets In (Season 1)

Internet — TV — Sidework Films LLC

5/16 – 6/16

3/16 – 3/16

Production Assistant – Make Me a Millionaire Inventor (Season 2)

CNBC — TV — Bright Road Productions Details

3/16 – 3/16

B-team Driver, NYC.

3/16 – 3/16

Production Assistant – Karma Agency

Main Line Health - Paoli Hospital — Advertising — Eskimo Details

3/16 – 3/16

Assisted art team in building/decorating sets.

10/15 – 1/16

Key Production Assistant – Nicole & Jionni's Shore Flip (Season 1)

FYI — TV — E One Entertainment Details

10/15 – 1/16

Shuttle cast and crew to and from locations. Manage craft services. Organize and distribute/collect walkie talkies. Make purchases and returns, handling receipts and petty cash.

10/15 – 10/15

Production Assistant – The Affair (Season 2)

Showtime — TV — Possible Productions Inc. Details

10/15 – 10/15

Day played as lockup PA

10/15 – 10/15

Production Assistant – The New Yorker Festival

Internet — Live/Special Event — Fora.TV Details

10/15 – 10/15

Load out venues following ending of event.

7/15 – 8/15

Production Assistant (Driver) – Captain of the Land of Make Believe

Film (Feature-length) — NPI Productions Details

7/15 – 8/15

Re-titled: "Almost Paris" Directed by Domenica Cameron-Scorsese, Produced by Michael Sorvino and Briana Gunnell. Shuttled cast, crew and equipment between NYC and Long Island. Lock up locations and assisted other departments where necessary.

5/15 – 5/15

Production Assistant – Johnson's Baby (Johnson & Johnson)

Corporate — Suite Spot Details

5/15 – 5/15

Assist art department in set decoration. Maintain green room. Break down set and load cargo van.

4/15 – 4/15

Production Assistant (Add'l Assistant Camera) – Like Me

Film (Short) — LE Productions Details

4/15 – 4/15

Prepared and broke down set and holding area for shooting day. Cable wrangling and camera slating.

1/15 – 1/15

Production Assistant – World Poker Tour (Season 13)

Fox Sports — TV — WPT Enterprises Details

1/15 – 1/15

Wrangle audience members and get release forms signed.

1/15 – 1/15

Production Assistant – Qvar Inhaler

Corporate — Mindset Films NY Details

1/15 – 1/15

Loaded equipment before/after shoot. Prepped location. Assembled props. Picked up meals.

10/14 – 1/15

Office Production Assistant (Runner)

Staff Position — Beyond Our Reality Details

10/14 – 1/15

Helped crew out and create invoices for upcoming shoots. Cleaned office. Picked up/dropped off equipment for shoots.

11/14 – 11/14

Production Assistant – Tailgate Turnover (Pilot)

TV — Tupelo-Honey Raycom Details

11/14 – 11/14

Picked up/dropped off equipment, driving Sprinter van. Locked up shooting location. Got participants to sign release forms.

8/14 – 8/14

Production Assistant – Nike Vapor Iron Launch

Live/Special Event — DDM Production LLC

8/14 – 8/14

6/14 – 6/14

Production Assistant

Avon — Advertising — Fix Films Details

6/14 – 6/14

Helped deliver props and equipment to and from the studio before and after commercial shoot. Also helped set up the studio in preparation of the shoot.

2/14 – 3/14

Production Assistant (Set PA/Driver) – The Burning Bride

Film (Feature-length) — Arctal Ructive Films Details

2/14 – 3/14

Drove crew in mini van to and from location tech scouts. Helped various departments with moving equipment and going on runs. Transported crew around NYC and upstate NY in 15 passenger van.

10/13 – 11/13

Producer – S.A.P.

Film (Short) — Rowan University Cinema Workshop

10/13 – 11/13

9/13 – 11/13

Production Manager – Spare Key

Film (Short) — Rowan University Details

9/13 – 11/13

(Student Film) Organized production meetings. Got release forms signed. Managed craft services on set.

9/13 – 9/13

Production Assistant (Set PA/Driver)

Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey — Advertising — Great Guns USA Details

9/13 – 9/13

Helped lock up set on NYC street. Transported cast/crew in NYC and Northern NJ in 15 passenger van.

8/13 – 8/13

Production Assistant (Set PA/Driver)

Sleepy Hollow Country — Advertising — Mindset Films/ Badger Damage Productions Details

8/13 – 8/13

Locked up set. Transported cast members from NYC to location in Sleepy Hollow.

7/13 – 8/13

Production Assistant – Cigarette Soup

Film (Feature-length) — Cigarette Soup, LLC. Details

7/13 – 8/13

Set/Office PA, driver.

3/13 – 5/13

Production Manager – Biding My Time

Film (Short) — Rowan University Cinema Workshop

3/13 – 5/13

9/12 – 5/13

Producer (Technical Director) – Pop Quiz (Season 4)

Rowan Television Network

9/12 – 5/13

12/12 – 3/13

First Assistant Director – Tides

Film (Short) — Rowan University Cinema Workshop Details

12/12 – 3/13

Made shooting schedule and call sheets. Acted as communication between the producer, director and crew. Managed crew and made sure everyone followed the schedule and performed to the best of their ability.

10/12 – 11/12

First Assistant Director – Burnt Up

Film (Short) — Rowan University Cinema Workshop

10/12 – 11/12

9/12 – 11/12

Producer – Apocalypse, Later!

Film (Short) — Rowan University Cinema Workshop

9/12 – 11/12

6/10 – 8/10

Production Assistant – Love Bytes

Film (Short) — Justice Productions, LLC.

6/10 – 8/10

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Michael proved his reliability, attention to detail, and strong communication on the set of 17 Bridges. He was spoken of highly by production. ...MORE...

Stephanie was Art Department Assistant and Michael was Production Assistant on 17 Bridges

Education

Class of '13

Rowan University

Radio/TV/Film

Class of '11

Brookdale Community College

Media Studies

Skills

Avid
Call Sheets
Final Cut
Adobe Premiere Pro
Celtx
Craft Services
Microsoft Office Suite
release forms
15-Pass Van

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