Mitchell Matacia

Camera operator for SNY dating reality show set at Citi Field in New York, responsible for candid shots and interviews of talent

Pitching concepts and treatments to clients, working with freelancers on various projects, assembling storyboards, scripts, and shooting short-form commercial content

Designing shot compositions with director, maintaining power for camera, managing lens kit (b-speeds)

Constructing camera package, dumping footage on-location, changing lenses

Setting up electronic gimbal and changing lenses for several interviews and broll

Filming artists and fans alike to promote the festival on social media

Composing shots of the fair, interviewing families and customers for a thirty-second spot

MOVI assistant, set up wireless follow focus, power for hand-held stabilizer.

Shoot candid docu-style scenes with designer Christian Siriano, including makeup tests, a tour of Christian's studio, and a conversation about design

Commercial camera operator for hidden-cam Sprint spot, shot footage of customers entering pop-up store while recording candid moments.

Managing equipment, setting up camera, changing lenses for operators.

Directing and filming various activations with artists and fans, interviewing campers about the festival experience

Filming various artists and campers during four day festival, especially capturing the unique environment of the Catskill Mountains

Directing model for Brooklyn shoot, designing various 'looks', writing shotlist, composing images, and editing the final product into a 30-second sizzle-reel

Responsible for lens changes, power management, and data management during promo for NCAA Big East tournament and NCAA ACC tournament

Responsible for managing camera settings, building and shooting Veracam LT, dual recording thru vLog and V-709 proxies, operating DJI Ronin, and setting wireless monitoring for Director

Lighting and camera director for Susan Lucci interview.

Recording various live performances, audience members, for 4-day long festival

Power management, rigging assistant, set PA for Comedy Central 'Colossal Clusterfest' promo w/ Jerry Seinfeld

Assistant camera, responsible for building and breaking down camera, lens changing, and data management

Day-player production assistant responsible for coordinating traffic, locking up sets during takes, facilitating safety procedures on-set

Responsible for equipment drop-offs, arranged crafty table for crew

Responsible for shooting, audio recording, and set lighting for corporate shoot made for city website

Assisted VR tech in setting up cameras, drove clients and crew to and from location.

Interviews with doctors and shots of nurses giving check ups to patients, b-roll from in around the facility

Cable wrangler, provided food and beverages to agency reps, helped with load-in and load-out of studio

Organized and reimbursed production receipts as office assistant, prepared time cards for union and nonunion crew, created purchase orders for production binders, and escorted models to and from photoshoot

In studio and on location video for local artist, industrial cinematography with fast frames, designed dolly and crane shots, shot with 20mm FD glass.

Shot interview with Walking Dead comic book artist, Tony Moore, to promote personal sale for national bidding website.

Camera operator for promotional video for Mercy Medical Center, worked with staff to direct and shoot interviews and filmed patients during rehabilitation

Operator filming interviews and machinery to promote company for city website

Designed lighting plans for shoot days, rigged White House studio set to allow for full coverage shooting, planned visual effects with artists by setting moon renderings in live images, replicated moonlight for night exteriors.

Filmed interactive golf game with pro-golfer, Jason Day.

Shuttled crew in pass van to and from set, passed food and water out to clients, checked walkie talkies out to various departments, worked with assistant director to lock location down during takes.