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Rick Smith

Bozeman, MT

http://staffmeup.com/profile/ricksmith

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Specialize in adventure/travel, wildlife, and science-based documentary productions. Producer & DP with experience working in physically demanding production environments.

Credits

6/21 – 10/21

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony FX9) – Nomad (Season 1)

CNN — TV — Zero Point Zero Production, Inc

6/21 – 10/21

1/20 – 6/21

Producer – MeatEater (Season 10)

Netflix — TV

1/20 – 6/21

1/19 – 1/19

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony FS5) – MeatEater (Season 8)

Netflix — TV — Zero Point Zero Production, Inc

1/19 – 1/19

3/17 – 1/19

Director of Photography (DP) (Red Helium) – The Last Artifact

PBS — TV — Abbey Gateway Productions

3/17 – 1/19

9/18 – 11/18

Camera Operator (Sony FS7) – Business of Drugs (Season 1)

Netflix — TV — Zero Point Zero Production, Inc

9/18 – 11/18

9/18 – 9/18

Sound Recordist – Serengeti

HHMI — Digital — Days Edge Productions

9/18 – 9/18

8/18 – 8/18

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony FS7) – FirstLite Webseries: TAG (AK dall sheep hunt)

FirstLite.com — Digital — FirstLite Details

8/18 – 8/18

Producer/Shooter shooting a series of shorts for FirstLite.com about Tag Spenst's Dall sheep hunt in the Brooks Range of Alaska.

4/16 – 6/18

Cinematographer (Red Epic Dragon, Red Helium, Red Monstro) – Epic Yellowstone (Season 1)

Smithsonian Channel — TV — Grizzly Creek Films

4/16 – 6/18

2/16 – 6/18

Director – Journey Through Yellowstone

Film (Short) — Rick Smith Media, LLC Details

2/16 – 6/18

Producer and director of a 60min. film about Yellowstone Photographer Tom Murphy. Responsible for all aspects of production including fundraising, social media outreach, managing an expedition across the entirety of Yellowstone National Park in the winter of 2016.

3/18 – 3/18

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony FS7) – Ancient Aliens (Season 11)

History — TV — Prometheus Entertainment

3/18 – 3/18

Director of Photography (DP) (Red Epic-W) – Military Conservation: REPI Program

TV — Grizzly Creek Films

3/18 – 3/18

2/18 – 2/18

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony FS7, Red Epic-W) – Wolves of Yellowstone

National Geographic — TV — NGTV

2/18 – 2/18

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony FS700 with Atmos Shogun) – Keystone BioEnginnering Conference

HHMI BioInteractive — Digital — Days Edge Films

2/18 – 2/18

Camera Operator (Red Epic-W) – Far Cry 5: Escape from Hope County

Nerdist — Digital — Legendary Entertainment

2/18 – 2/18

Director of Photography (DP) (Red Epic-W) – NatGeo Creative

Behind The Shot - BMW — Advertising — The Front

2/18 – 2/18

1/18 – 1/18

Director of Photography (DP) (Red Epic-W) – Cummis Women's Empowerment

Corporate — Sweetgrass Productions

1/18 – 1/18

Aerial Cinematographer – Saatchi & Saatchi

Toyota — Advertising — Fanology Social

1/18 – 1/18

12/17 – 12/17

Director of Photography (DP) (Red Epic-W, Sony FS-7) – 72 Dangerous Animals of Asia

Netflix — TV — Showrunner Productions

12/17 – 12/17

Director of Photography (DP) (Red Epic-W) – Hypoxia Crossfit Competition 2017

Corporate — Redbrain Media

12/17 – 12/17

11/17 – 11/17

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony FS7) – The Opposition with Jordan Klepper

Comedy Central — TV — Comedy Central Productions Details

11/17 – 11/17

Segment: "Twin Falls Refugees"

7/17 – 7/17

Director of Photography (DP) (Red Epic-W) – South Mountain Child and Family Services

Corporate — Step1Films

7/17 – 7/17

Director of Photography (DP) (Red Epic-W) – 30 Seconds to Mars - Walk on Water

Music Video — Paradox LLC Details

7/17 – 7/17

A Day in The Life of America - Montana DP

4/17 – 4/17

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony FS7, DJI Phantom 4, DJI Inspire 1) – How to Be An Explorer - LEGO

NATGEO KIDS — Digital — National Geographic Studios

4/17 – 4/17

Director of Photography (DP) (Red Epic-W) – James Madison's Montpelier Visitor Orientation Film

Corporate — Grizzly Creek Films

4/17 – 4/17

2/17 – 2/17

Camera Operator (Sony FS-5, A7SII, Sony PMX-200) – MeatEater (Season 8)

TV — Zero Point Zero Production, Inc

2/17 – 2/17

1/17 – 1/17

Camera Operator (Red Epic-W, Sony FS7) – Laws of the Lizard

Smithsonian Channel — TV — Days Edge Films

1/17 – 1/17

11/16 – 1/17

Producer – Never Too Late

PBS — TV — RS Media Details

11/16 – 1/17

Managed the edit, online and distribution of a 30 min. film to Montana PBS and NETA for national broadcast.

12/16 – 12/16

Cinematographer – All My Relations

Film (Feature-length) — Searching Pictures LLC

12/16 – 12/16

8/16 – 11/16

Camera Operator (Sony FS-5, Sony A7SII, Sony PMX-200) – MeatEater (Season 7)

Sportsman — TV — Zero Point Zero Production, Inc

8/16 – 11/16

7/16 – 7/16

Cinematographer (Sony FS7 + FS5, DJI Phantom 4, DJI Osmo) – Lizards Tale

Smithsonian Channel — TV — Day's Edge Productions

7/16 – 7/16

6/16 – 6/16

Cinematographer (Sony FS7) – Great American Thaw

BBC — TV — BBC Productions Details

6/16 – 6/16

Shot sync for host based program documenting seasonal changes of life in Yellowstone National Park.

4/16 – 4/16

Cinematographer – Scientists at Work | Colombia Spider Monkeys

HHMI BioInteractive — Digital — Danny Schmidt LLC

4/16 – 4/16

1/16 – 1/16

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony EX-1) – Meat Eater with Steve Rinella (Season 6)

Outdoor — TV — Zero Point Zero Production, Inc

1/16 – 1/16

12/15 – 12/15

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony FS7) – Copper City Crossfit - Hypoxia Team Throwdown

Corporate — Vauthier/Ferguson

12/15 – 12/15

10/15 – 10/15

Camera Operator (Sony FS7) – Charged

Film (Feature-length) — Fin and Fur

10/15 – 10/15

Camera Operator (Sony F55, DJI Phantom) – Sea of Cortez: Science Media

Corporate — Alucia Productions Details

10/15 – 10/15

Topside camera operator documenting shark tagging in the Sea of Cortez. Optimizing equipment and workflow for a ship based production.

10/15 – 10/15

Camera Operator (Sony FS7, Red EPIC Dragon) – Beartooth Capital: Fin Ranch

Corporate — Grizzly Creek Films

10/15 – 10/15

9/15 – 9/15

Camera Operator (Sony A7S + MOVI M5) – Chrome

Film (Short) — Conservation Media / Conservation Hawks Details

9/15 – 9/15

Second camera operator for a short festival piece about flyfishing & climate change.

9/15 – 9/15

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony FS7, Sony A7S, DJI Ronin, DJI Inspire, GOPRO 4 ) – Running Wild

National Geographic — Digital — ColorBurn Productions / Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation

9/15 – 9/15

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony FS7) – First Interstate Bank: CEO Introduction

Corporate — WildVision Films, Mercury CSC

9/15 – 9/15

8/15 – 9/15

Producer – Apex Predator (Season 2)

Sportsman — TV — Zero Point Zero Production, Inc Details

8/15 – 9/15

Developed episode content, wrote treatments, and arranged locations/on-camera experts.

7/15 – 8/15

Talent – Secret Earth: Yellowstone Supervolcano

History — TV — Grizzly Creek Films

7/15 – 8/15

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony FS7, Red Epic Dragon, FLIR SC8300, Phantom v2511) – Secret Earth: Yellowstone Supervolcano

History — TV — Grizzly Creek Films

7/15 – 8/15

6/15 – 6/15

Camera Operator (Sony FS7 + A7s) – First Interstate Bank: Scott Family Foundation

Corporate — WildVision Films

6/15 – 6/15

Camera Operator (Red EPIC Dragon) – Vauthier/Ferguson

Montana Orthopedics — Advertising — Vauthier/Ferguson

6/15 – 6/15

5/15 – 5/15

Director of Photography (DP) (RED EPIC Dragon) – Trust for Public Land - Park

Corporate — Grizzly Creek Films

5/15 – 5/15

Camera Operator (RED EPIC Dragon) – Massive Studios

Sitka — Advertising — Grizzly Creek Films

5/15 – 5/15

2/15 – 3/15

Field Producer (Shooter / Embedded Crew) – The Island With Bear Grylls (Season 1)

NBC — TV — Endemol Shine North America Details

2/15 – 3/15

Embedded cast member for a 4-week test of survival.

1/15 – 1/15

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony FS7 / A7s) – Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition

PBS — TV — Grizzly Creek Films

1/15 – 1/15

11/14 – 12/14

Director (Sony FS700) – Apex Predator: Disguise Surprise / Coyote (Season 1)

Sportsman — TV — Zero Point Zero Production, Inc Details

11/14 – 12/14

Director, Producer, and Camera-Op.

11/14 – 12/14

Director (Sony FS700) – Apex Predator: The Eyes Have It / Golden Eagle (Season 1)

Sportsman — TV — Zero Point Zero Production, Inc Details

11/14 – 12/14

Director, Producer, and Camera-Op.

11/14 – 11/14

Camera Operator (Panasonic HPX-600, Red EPIC, Sony FS-700) – Development

Science Channel — TV — Grizzly Creek Films

11/14 – 11/14

10/14 – 10/14

Camera Operator (Canon C300 / Nikon D800e) – Living Big Sky (Season 2)

HGTV — TV — Orion Entertainment Details

10/14 – 10/14

Specialty camera operator shooting scenics and 1-axis motion controlled timelapses.

9/14 – 10/14

Camera Operator (Sony F5) – Rewind to Fast Forward (Documentary)

Film (Feature-length) — Grizzly Creek Films / Step1Films

9/14 – 10/14

9/14 – 9/14

Director of Photography (DP) (Canon C100) – Development Project

Sizzle Reel — TV — Rogue Atlas Productions

9/14 – 9/14

8/14 – 8/14

Director of Photography (DP) (Nikon DSLR / Odyssey7Q Recorder) – Development Project

Sizzle Reel — TV — Rogue Atlas Productions

8/14 – 8/14

6/14 – 8/14

Camera Operator (Sony F55, Canon 5DMKIII) – Yellowstone Puzzle

Smithsonian Channel — TV — Taglicht Media Details

6/14 – 8/14

Camera Operator, DIT, Timelapse Photographer and Wildlife guide. Shot using F55 & 5MKIII RAW with Magic Lantern Hack.

6/14 – 7/14

Director of Photography (DP) (Canon C100) – Never too Late

Sizzle Reel — TV — ColorBURN Productions Details

6/14 – 7/14

Shot interviews, vérité coverage & recorded audio.

6/14 – 6/14

Camera Operator (Canon C300) – Strange Inheritance - Fox Business Network (Season 1)

Fox — TV — Towers Productions Details

6/14 – 6/14

Responsible for shooting b-roll and working as second camera during informal interviews between host and subjects.

5/14 – 5/14

Camera Operator (RED EPIC / Panasonic AF100) – Loose Horses

PBS — TV — Metamorph Films Details

5/14 – 5/14

Shot verité footage of primary character as well as responsible for long lens work of horses.

3/14 – 3/14

Director of Photography (DP) (Red Epic, DSLR) – Earth a New Wild

PBS — TV — Passion Pictures Details

3/14 – 3/14

Pickup scene of host M. Sanjayan viewing the spectacle of a million snow geese passing through Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge.

2/14 – 3/14

Editor (FCPX)

Cycle Greater Yellowstone — Advertising — Greater Yellowstone Coalition Details

2/14 – 3/14

Edited 30 sec. marketing piece with footage from a 1 day commercial shoot on a Red Epic & documentary coverage from years previous ride.

1/12 – 3/14

Co-Producer (Camera Operator / Sizzle Reel Director) – Finding Traction

Film (Feature-length) — Montana PBS Details

1/12 – 3/14

Responsible for project conception and was the director/DP of the initial sizzle reel that helped launch the project. Airing Spring 2014 on Montana & National PBS. http://vimeo.com/51246049

10/13 – 10/13

Director of Photography (DP) (Red Epic, Phantom Miro, Panasonic HPX-600) – Skill Bill: Sizzle

Animal Planet — TV — Grizzly Creek Films

10/13 – 10/13

Camera Operator (Canon C300) – FP1 Strategies

Steve Daines — Advertising — FP1 Strategies Details

10/13 – 10/13

Filmed announcement speech for Steve Daines U.S. Senate bid as well as "man-on-the-street" interviews of supporters. Shot using C300. Footage will be used for political ad.

6/12 – 9/13

Director of Photography (DP) (Panasonic HPX-600, RED EPIC, others) – America the Wild (Season 2)

Nat Geo Wild — TV — Grizzly Creek Films Details

6/12 – 9/13

I worked as the staff DP for Grizzly Creek Films and managed all aspects of principal photography for the America the Wild series. I also supervised field data management and worked closely with the host and director to develop/utilize innovative technologies to accomplish the story goals of each episode.

7/13 – 7/13

Director of Photography (DP) (Panasonic HPX-600) – Diggers (Season 2)

National Geographic — TV — Half Yard Productions Details

7/13 – 7/13

Responsible for a one day re-shoot of the seasons main interviews to match with the previously shot master interviews.

5/13 – 6/13

Director of Photography (DP) (RED EPIC, Panasonic HPX-600, FLIR P660) – America The Wild: Night Grizzly (Season 2)

Nat Geo Wild — TV — Grizzly Creek Films Details

5/13 – 6/13

Responsible for filming both blue-chip natural history and host based wildlife sequences. Used multiple imaging technologies (IR, FLIR, and high-speed) to capture the drama of exploring the Yellowstone ecosystem at night.

2/13 – 3/13

Director of Photography (DP) (RED EPIC, Panasonic HPX-600, Panasonic HPX-250, FLIR P660) – America The Wild: American Vampire (Season 2)

Nat Geo Wild — TV — Grizzly Creek Films Details

2/13 – 3/13

Combined specialty night imaging technology (FLIR and IR) with traditional camera technology to investigate bat behavior in both the lab and the wilds of Texas and southern Mexico.

9/12 – 11/12

Director of Photography (DP) (RED EPIC, Panasonic HPX-600, Panasonic HPX-250, FLIR P660) – America The Wild: Monster Wolf (Season 2)

Nat Geo Wild — TV — Grizzly Creek Films Details

9/12 – 11/12

Documented wild wolf behavior in Tofino, BC and the Great Bear Rainforest as well as shooting dramatic attack recreations with captive wolves.

9/12 – 10/12

Camera Operator (RED EPIC, FLIR P660) – America The Wild: Super Moose (Season 2)

Nat Geo Wild — TV — Grizzly Creek Films Details

9/12 – 10/12

Shot long lens, thermal, and motion time-lapse footage in Denali National Park.

5/12 – 10/12

Producer (Director of Photography) – Wildlife Conservation Society: Case Studies Short Films

Film (Feature-length) — Rick Smith Media, LLC Details

5/12 – 10/12

Produced, edited and shot a short non-broadcast film promoting the research efforts of the Wildlife Conservation Society.

5/11 – 9/12

Second Unit Director – America the Wild (Season 1)

Nat Geo Wild — TV — Grizzly Creek Films Details

5/11 – 9/12

Worked as the second unit director for various scenes through the season when crew was paired down to single camera operator and host.

8/12 – 8/12

Second Unit Director (Director of Photography) – Dead Or Alive

Nat Geo Wild — TV — Darlow Smithson Productions Details

8/12 – 8/12

Shot a recreation attack sequence with a trained Grizzly Bear to be inserted with recreation footage already shot. For the episode with Deb Freele.

5/12 – 5/12

Camera Operator (Phantom v351) – Pony Girls

Sizzle Reel — TV — Texas Crew, Inc. Details

5/12 – 5/12

I worked as a specialty camera operator.

2/12 – 3/12

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony F3 and Panasonic HPX3000) – The Violin Alone

PBS — TV — Montana PBS

2/12 – 3/12

9/11 – 3/12

Camera Operator (HPX-3700, RED EPIC) – Microsoft Kinect Nat Geo TV

Grizzly Creek Films

9/11 – 3/12

8/10 – 9/11

Camera Operator (Panasonic HPX-3700, Panasonic AF-100) – America the Wild (Season 1)

Nat Geo Wild — TV — Grizzly Creek Films Details

8/10 – 9/11

I worked as the primary cinematographer of the series and managed all technical and logistical aspects related to the photography of each episode in a variety of harsh conditions and climates (Yellowstone, Kaktovik, AK, Yukon Canada). I also was the data wrangler in the field and the primary sound recordist.

6/10 – 9/10

Director of Photography (DP) (Panasonic HPX-170, Nikon DSLRs) – Before There Were Parks

PBS — TV — Dye Works, LLC

6/10 – 9/10

5/10 – 8/10

Specialty Camera – Indian Horse Relay

PBS — TV — Dye Works, LLC

5/10 – 8/10

1/10 – 7/10

Camera Operator (Panasonic HPX-3700, Panasonic HPX-200) – Expedition Wild (Season 2)

Nat Geo Wild — TV — Grizzly Creek Films

1/10 – 7/10

9/08 – 1/10

Producer (Director of Photography) – Out of Yellowstone

Film (Short) — The Nature Conservancy

9/08 – 1/10

11/09 – 11/09

Director of Photography (DP) (HPX-250) – Expedition Wild: Yellowstone Winter (Season 2)

Nat Geo Wild — TV — Grizzly Creek Films Details

11/09 – 11/09

Responsible for documenting 9 day expedition across a northern section of Yellowstone National Park with host Casey Anderson. Responsible for both producing the story in the field as well all technical aspects of filming.

7/09 – 11/09

Camera Operator (2nd Unit DP) – Expedition Wild (Season 1)

Nat Geo Wild — TV — Grizzly Creek Films

7/09 – 11/09

7/08 – 7/08

Camera Operator (Sony F-900R) – Human Prey (Season 1)

Animal Planet — TV — Next Films

7/08 – 7/08

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Education

Montana State University

MFA in Documentary

Whitman College

BA Biology

My Gear

Sound Devices 744t
Freefly Movi Pro
Inspire2 w/X7
Kino Travel Kit
O'Connor 2060HD
Red Helium DSCM2
Sigma 150-600
Sigma 300-800

Skills

Motion Control
field sound
FAA certified drone pilot
Flir Operator
Camera Traps
Expedition Capable
Long Lens Cam-Op
Vision Research Phantom Operator
MOTION CONTROL SLIDER

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