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Wade Patterson

Los Angeles, CA

http://staffmeup.com/profile/wade

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Gaffer & Director of Photography

Credits

3/22 – 3/22

Gaffer – Fuji Film

Digital — Digital — FUJIFILM Details

3/22 – 3/22

Lighting for interviews for the launch of new product for Fujifilm

3/22 – 3/22

Gaffer – Marmol Productions

Burner App — Advertising Details

3/22 – 3/22

Lighting for commercial looks on this ad for the Burner app

2/22 – 3/22

Gaffer – Discover Your Nature

YouTube — Digital — Neon Productions Details

2/22 – 3/22

Lighting for outdoor exterior commercial looks

2/22 – 2/22

Gaffer – Crown Lake (Season 3)

YouTube — Digital — Brat Details

2/22 – 2/22

Lighting highly dramatic looks for a digital narrative series.

11/21 – 11/21

Gaffer – Try Guys

YouTube — Digital — BuzzFeed Details

11/21 – 11/21

Lighting for digital quiz show for long-running Youtube show

10/21 – 10/21

Gaffer – Disney Princess Club

YouTube — Digital — Disney Consumer Products/Little Dot Studios Details

10/21 – 10/21

Lighting for commercial looks on digital show for Disney

10/21 – 10/21

Gaffer – Acting With Hollywood Stars

Sizzle Reel — Film (Short) Details

10/21 – 10/21

Lighting for sizzle reel for narrative short film

9/21 – 9/21

Gaffer – Bertie The Brilliant

Warner Media — Film (Short) — Miramira Pictures Details

9/21 – 9/21

Lighting a short film with magical realism elements as well as multiple dance numbers.

7/21 – 7/21

Gaffer – Disney Princess

YouTube — Digital — Little Dot Studios Details

7/21 – 7/21

Lighting for commercial looks for Disney

6/21 – 7/21

Gaffer – The Farewelling

Film (Feature-length) — Unpaved Rodes Details

6/21 – 7/21

I led the lighting department on this feature film where we did complex exteriors - both day and night - and had to shape with frames as well as doing detailed interior set ups

6/19 – 10/19

Gaffer – Consciously Incompetent (Season 1)

YouTube — Digital

6/19 – 10/19

3/19 – 5/19

Director of Photography (DP) (Panasonic GH5) – Protect & Serve (Season 1)

Snapchat — Digital Details

3/19 – 5/19

- Light - Shoot - Wrap

4/18 – 5/18

Gaffer (Panasonic GH5) – Erin (Season 1)

YouTube — Digital

4/18 – 5/18

4/18 – 4/18

Gaffer – Perspectives (Pilot)

Sizzle Reel — TV — Dark Brothers Entertainment Details

4/18 – 4/18

Design, set up, and tweak lighting for pilot sizzle shoot.

1/18 – 1/18

Gaffer (Panasonic GH5) – Alyson Stoner - Janet Jackson Tribute

Music Video

1/18 – 1/18

10/17 – 10/17

Camera Operator (Arri Amira) – Jessica Chambers (Season 1)

NBC — TV — NBC Universal Details

10/17 – 10/17

This was a run and gun shoot covering the trial of the alleged murderer of Jessica Chambers, who was burned to death in her car in 2014, directed by Joe Berlinger. We shot interviews with family, friends, lawyers, city officials, and townspeople who had an opinion on the trial.

7/17 – 7/17

Gaffer – Company of Prophets

Film (Feature-length) — COP LLC

7/17 – 7/17

6/17 – 6/17

Gaffer – Info Shop

Film (Short) Details

6/17 – 6/17

- build lights - design lighting set ups - adjust lights to DP's specs

6/17 – 6/17

Gaffer (Sony FS5) – Tuskegee Courage

TV — Zero Films Productions

6/17 – 6/17

5/17 – 5/17

Director of Photography (DP) – Rip and Burn

Film (Short) — Verdant Entertainment Details

5/17 – 5/17

Light, Frame, Shoot

5/17 – 5/17

Gaffer (C300) – My Last Cry

Film (Short) — Taylor Productions

5/17 – 5/17

2/17 – 3/17

Gaffer (C300 Mark II) – Fading Front: Normandy and Beyond

TV — Zero Films Productions

2/17 – 3/17

9/16 – 11/16

Gaffer – Calculator

Film (Short) — Blazewalker Pictures

9/16 – 11/16

10/16 – 10/16

Gaffer (C300 Mark II) – Caledonia

Film (Short) — Zero Films Productions

10/16 – 10/16

9/16 – 9/16

Gaffer (RED Scarlet) – Meanwhile In Mississippi

Film (Short) — Gulfcoast Filmworks

9/16 – 9/16

7/16 – 8/16

Gaffer – Sense of Urgency

Film (Feature-length) — Saving Oscar Productions

7/16 – 8/16

5/16 – 6/16

Camera Operator (RED Scarlet) – Kudzu Zombies

Film (Feature-length) — FilmQuake Details

5/16 – 6/16

- Lighting - Shooting - Focus Pulling

4/16 – 4/16

Gaffer – Cedar Chest

Film (Short) — Searing Cinema Productions, LLC

4/16 – 4/16

1/16 – 1/16

Gaffer – The Beatdown

Film (Short) — Blazewalker Pictures

1/16 – 1/16

12/15 – 12/15

First Assistant Camera – God's Prayer

Film (Feature-length) — God's Prayer LLC Details

12/15 – 12/15

- Pull Focus - Shoot B-roll - Build and manage rigs, including gimbal, dolly, and wireless set ups

8/15 – 8/15

First Assistant Camera – Acre Beyond the Rye

Film (Feature-length) — The Acre Beyond the Rye, LLC Details

8/15 – 8/15

-Pull Focus -Build Camera -Manage Package

7/15 – 7/15

Camera Operator (Sony A7s) – Boss, Jaybird, And Me (Pilot)

Sizzle Reel — TV — Carbon Brothers Studio Details

7/15 – 7/15

- Block out and light scenes - set up shots and operate gimbal - knock it out of the park cinematically

6/15 – 6/15

First Assistant Camera – Mad Genius

We'll Never Be Apart Book — Advertising — Mad Genius Details

6/15 – 6/15

- Pull Focus - Build Camera - Manage Package

9/14 – 4/15

Camera Operator (7D) – Southern Journeys

Corporate — Compass Media Details

9/14 – 4/15

Operated Camera, Dolly, and Jib for this web series sponsored by NatGeo.

3/15 – 3/15

Second Assistant Camera (DIT) – Melody Gardot - Preacher Man

Music Video — Hapax Creative Details

3/15 – 3/15

Build Camera-Set Up Video Village-Load Camera-Offload Footage

3/15 – 3/15

Gaffer – Mad Genius

Advertising — Eyevox Entertainment

3/15 – 3/15

11/14 – 12/14

First Assistant Camera – 1 Mile to You

Film (Feature-length) — Cinema Revival Details

11/14 – 12/14

- Pull Focus - Prep Gear - Shoot B-Roll

9/14 – 9/14

Camera Operator (DSLR) – Killing King

TV Details

9/14 – 9/14

Light and record interviews

9/14 – 9/14

Director of Photography (DP) (C300) – Hate In America

Investigation Discovery — TV — NBC Universal Details

9/14 – 9/14

I was a DP on this documentary for Investigation Discovery.

8/14 – 8/14

Assistant Camera (AC) (F3, FS700, 5D, 7D, GoPro) – The Getaway (Season 2)

Esquire — TV — Zero Point Zero Production, Inc Details

8/14 – 8/14

- Assist camera operator during filming - Manage equipment during company moves and set up/tear down - Shoot B-Roll - Operate Go Pros

6/14 – 7/14

Media Manager – Zombie Apocalypse (Season 1)

Animal Planet — TV — Hot Snakes Media Details

6/14 – 7/14

- Offload all media shot and audio captured - Organize media and create camera logs for post - Duplicate footage/audio , Package, and Ship

6/14 – 6/14

Assistant Camera (AC) (Sony F800) – Undercover Boss (Season 6)

CBS — TV — Studio Lambert Details

6/14 – 6/14

- Assist cam op with changing batteries and discs - Set up/tear down of lighting set ups - Manage equipment

6/14 – 6/14

First Assistant Camera – A Gift Horse

Film (Feature-length) — A Gift Horse LLC Details

6/14 – 6/14

- Built Camera and managed equipment - Pulled focus - Shot b-roll and plates

4/14 – 4/14

Assistant Camera (AC) (Sony F5) – Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (Season 4)

CNN — TV — Zero Point Zero Production, Inc Details

4/14 – 4/14

Assisted the operator with lens changes, equipment management, and also worked with sound setting up lavs and miking talent.

2/14 – 2/14

Assistant Camera (AC) (Sony Ex-3/C-300) – Heroes of Cosplay (Season 1)

SyFy — TV — Never Nominated Productions Details

2/14 – 2/14

Assisted camera with tapes and batteries during shooting, and also provided lighting and tech support.

1/14 – 1/14

Assistant Camera (AC) (Sony F5) – Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (Season 3)

CNN — TV — Zero Point Zero Production, Inc Details

1/14 – 1/14

- Build cameras and manage all equipment - Assist operators and DPs during shoots - Label tapes and all media - Rig Gopros and set up 5D rigs

10/13 – 1/14

Media Manager (Assistant Camera) – Shut Up And Dance (Season 1)

Lifetime — TV — Pilgrim Studios Details

10/13 – 1/14

- Manage all shot footage and audio - Ship dailies to Post Production - Help assist cameras on production-heavy days

10/13 – 10/13

Camera Operator (Junior Shooter on EX-3 and C-300) – Bikinis & Boardwalks (Season 2)

Travel — TV — Indigo Films Details

10/13 – 10/13

Shoot footage in extreme locales, including taking a camera down a zipline (backwards)

4/13 – 8/13

DIT (Digital Imaging Technician) – The Shed (Season 1)

Food Network — TV — Mandt Bros. Productions Details

4/13 – 8/13

- Track story points and arcs throughout production in coordination with story producer - Assist production crew in all aspects of digital process - Data wrangle and manage all footage captured during production - Assist all cameras - Match color profiles between cameras - Manage and troubleshoot equipment

4/13 – 4/13

Assistant Camera (AC) (Sony Z7U ) – Bridezillas (Season 10)

WE tv — TV — September Films Details

4/13 – 4/13

- Logging tapes and tracking OTFs during production - Providing equipment support throughout production process - Assisting in set-up/tear-down of all lighting and cameras

4/13 – 4/13

Assistant Camera (AC) (Sony ) – Food Court Wars (Season 1)

Food Network — TV — One Potato Two Potato/Rumpole Details

4/13 – 4/13

Assisted camera operator in all areas of shooting, including loading and logging tape, camera positioning, monitoring image, setting up lighting, and troubleshooting camera issues.

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Education

Class of '08

Mississippi State University

B.A. Broadcasting

My Gear

Shotgun Microphone
Zoom F8 MulitTrack Field Recorder
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera
Rodelink Wireless Lavs
Rokinon Cine Prime Lenses

Skills

Editing
Final Cut Pro
Cinematography
Lighting
DaVinci Resolve

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