Summary

Documentary field producer and independent journalist with background in commercial and non-profit video production. Produced and shot for Fusion, VICE, NBC, AJ+, LA Weekly, BNN, Phoenix New Times and others. Troyfarah.com

Credits

1/17 – 1/17

Field Producer (AJ+) Trump: Best Case, Worst Case

AL Jazeera America — TV Details
1/17 – 1/17

Helped produce a video short getting various opinions on Trump's presidency. Ran audio, set up gear, arranged interviews, managed release forms and helped organize shoot.

1/17 – 1/17

Videographer Churchgoers Respond to Trump Travel Ban

NBC — TV
1/17 – 1/17
7/16 – 9/16

Field Producer Trumpland

Fusion — TV Details
7/16 – 9/16

Found and casted talent, coordinated shoots, wrote reports and transcribed interviews, drove and acted as a production assistant.

3/16 – 3/16

Associate Producer The Back Road

Internet — TV — Ben Kitnick Pictures Details
3/16 – 3/16

I met Dean Chetwynd, an unknown painter with intricate trippy, Doomsday-themed paintings. I helped coordinate the shoot and ran audio on an H2n. ‘The Back Road’ was given a Staff Pick by Vimeo. https://vimeo.com/169499742

12/15 – 2/16

Field Producer Joe Arpaio Heroin Trafficking Doc for BNN

TV — BNN Details
12/15 – 2/16

In early 2016, BNN, a Dutch public broadcasting company, approached me to help them produce two documentaries about drug trafficking across Mexico into Arizona. https://troyfarah.com/video/bnn-heroin-sheriff-joe-arpaio-doc/

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Education

Class of '11

Northern Arizona University

Bachelors in Editorial Journalism

My Gear

  • Canon Rebel
  • Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4
  • Sony Alpha a6300
  • Zoom H4n Digital Multitrack Recorder
  • 501 HDV Manfrotto tripod
  • H2n Zoom field recorder
  • Paul C. Buff White Lightning strobes

Skills

  • Director
  • Video
  • editor
  • Field Producer
  • Adobe Premiere
  • Camera
  • Director of Photography
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Audio
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Gaffer
  • Production Assistant