ABOUT ME

RESUME

PERSONAL OBJECTIVE

    To utilize my skills as a professional motion picture camera assistant, and prove to be a resourceful

asset to any film or digital camera department; working in different genres such as feature films, television production, commercials, music videos, and documentary films.

 

ASSOCIATIONS

    Member of the International Cinematographers Guild, IATSE. Local 600 since 1992 Classification: Camera Assistant

Associate Member of the Steadicam Operators Association since 1996

Member of the Philadelphia Independent Film and Video Association since 1990

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

    More than sixty feature films as a main unit AC, over 300 commercials, episodic television, music videos, documentaries, corporate, and industrial films.

 

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

    Trained and certified by every major professional film and digital motion picture camera manufacturer. Assembly, operation, maintenance, and safely caring for cameras, lenses, filters, and accessories are my specialties.

Complete understanding of digital workflow, color management, visual effects, and post-production

 

PUBLICATION

    Contributed technical information for the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Editions of The Camera Assistant’s Manual

Author: David E. Elkins. Publisher: Focal Press, ’05, ’09, ‘12.

Received acknowledgment from author in book’s preface.

 

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES

          Digital Camera Systems

     Arriflex Alexa and AMIRA

     Panavision Digital

     Red Epic, Scarlett, and Red One

     Sony F65, F55, F5, and F3

     Canon DSLRs 5D, C500, & C300

     Panasonic Varicam, HPX, & AF100

     Black Magic Cinema Cameras

     GoPro Hero

 

           Remote Systems

     Steadicam Masters, Ultra, and Pro

     Preston Remote Focus

     Arri Wireless Lens Control System

     Many major remote head systems

 

SPECIAL ABILITIES

• Complete digital workflow capability, data management and file transfer package available.
• Visual effects and motion graphics experience includes After Effects, Mocha, Nuke, Fusion, and Shake
• Proficient post workflow and editing with Premiere Pro CC, Apple Final Cut Pro, and color correction with Davinci Resolve
• Proficient with Adobe Photoshop CC, Illustrator CC, Dreamweaver CC, and InDesign CC
• Music and sound design experience includes Avid’s Pro Tools, Apple’s Logic Pro, and Soundtrack Pro
• Still photography, illustration, sculpture, and graphic design experience
• Skilled Logo Designer, with over 100 professional logo creations

 

EDUCATION

     BA in Radio TV and Film from Temple University, Class of 1989. Deans List 4 years

FEATURE FILMS

Creed

The Visit

Franny

Paranoia

Dead Man Down

Safe

The Last Airbender

Limitless

Transformers 2: ROTF

Law Abiding Citizen

The Happening

The Lovely Bones

The Road

Happy Tears

The Answer Man

The Mighty Macs

Shooter

Cover

Rocky Balboa

Invincible

Who’s Your Caddy? Annapolis

The Manchurian Candidate Signs

The Sixth Sense

Jersey Girl

Unbreakable

Mr. Deeds

The Replacements

Beloved

Girl, Interrupted

Snake Eyes

The Woodsman

Crazy Eights

Rollerball

Shadowboxer

Shortcut to Happiness

Like Mike

Changing Lanes

Ultimate X: IMAX

The Broadway Brawler Lucky Numbers

Paid in Full

Dick

Jerry Maguire

A Gentleman’s Game

Jesus’ Son

Wide Awake

Beyond The Mat

Miracle on 34th Street Fallen

The Show

Snipes

Killing Emmett Young

2nd Assistant Camera, ‘A’ Camera

2nd AC ‘A” Cam/ 1st AC “B” Cam/ 2nd Unit DP

2nd Assistant Camera, ‘A’ Camera

2nd Assistant Camera, ‘A’ Camera

2nd Assistant Camera, ‘A’ Camera

2nd Assistant Camera, ‘A’ Camera

2nd Assistant Camera, ‘B’ Camera

2nd Assistant Camera, ‘B’ Camera

2nd Assistant Camera, ‘C’ Camera, Phila. Unit

2nd Assistant Camera, ‘A’ Camera

2nd Assistant Camera, ‘A’ Camera

2nd Assistant Camera, ‘B’ Camera

1st Assistant Camera, Visual Effects Unit

2nd Assistant Camera, ‘A’ Camera

2nd Assistant Camera, ‘A’ Camera

2nd Assistant Camera, ‘A’ Camera

2nd Assistant Camera, ‘A’ Camera, Phila. Unit

2nd Assistant Camera, ‘A’ Camera

2nd Assistant Camera, ‘B’ Camera, Phila. Unit

2nd Assistant Camera, ‘C’ Camera

2nd Assistant Camera, 2nd Unit

2nd Assistant Camera, ‘B’ Camera

2nd Assistant Camera, ‘A’ Camera

2nd Assistant Camera, ‘A’ Camera

2nd Assistant Camera, ‘A’ Camera

2nd Assistant Camera, ‘B’ Camera

2nd Assistant Camera, ‘A’ Camera

2nd Assistant Camera, ‘A’ Camera, NY Unit

2nd Assistant Camera, ‘A’ Camera

2nd Assistant Camera, ‘A’ Camera

2nd Assistant Camera, ‘B’ Camera

2nd Assistant Camera, Atlantic City Unit

2nd Assistant Camera, ‘A’ Camera

1st Assistant Camera, ‘B’ Camera, Steadicam

2nd Assistant Camera, ‘A’ Cam, NY Unit

2nd Assistant Camera, ‘A’ Camera

2nd Assistant Camera, ‘B’ Camera

2nd Assistant Camera, ‘B’ Cam, Phila. Unit

2nd Assistant Camera, 2nd Unit

2nd Assistant Camera, ‘A’ Camera

2nd Assistant Camera, ‘A’ Camera

2nd Assistant Camera, Harrisburg Unit

2nd Assistant Camera, ‘A’ Cam, NY Unit

1st Assistant Camera, Washington DC VFX Unit

2nd Assistant Camera, Vistavision Unit

2nd Assistant Camera/ Additional 1st AC

1st Assistant Camera/ Dayplayer

2nd Assistant Camera/ 1st AC, 2nd Unit

1st Assistant Camera, Philadelphia Unit

2nd Assistant Camera, ‘B’ Cam, NY Unit

2nd Assistant Camera/ Loader

2nd Assistant Camera, ‘B’ Camera

1st Assistant Camera, ‘B’ Camera

Camera Operator, 2nd Unit

DP: Maryse Alberti

DP: Maryse Alberti

DP: Joe Anderson

DP: David Tattersall, BSC

DP: Paul Cameron, ASC

DP: Stefan Czapsky, ASC

DP: Andrew Lesnie, ACS, ASC

DP: Jo Willems

DP: Ben Seresin

DP: Jonathan Sela

DP: Tak Fujimoto, ASC

DP: Andrew Lesnie, ACS

DP: Craig Needleman

DP: Jamie Anderson, ASC

DP: Oliver Bokelberg

DP: Chuck Cohen

DP: Peter Menzies, Jr., ASC

DP: Francis Kenny, ASC

DP: Clark Mathis

DP: Ericson Core

DP: Thomas Callaway

DP: Phil Abraham

DP: Tak Fujimoto, ASC

DP: Tak Fujimoto, ASC

DP: Tak Fujimoto, ASC

DP: Vilmos Zsigmond, ASC

DP: Eduardo Serra, AFC

DP: Peter Lyons Collister, ASC

DP: Tak Fujimoto, ASC

DP: Tak Fujimoto, ASC

DP: Jack N. Green, ASC

DP: Stephen H. Burum, ASC

DP: Xavier Perez Grobet

DP: Peter Lyons

DP: Steve Mason, ASC

DP: M. David Mullen, ASC

DP: Adam Holender, ASC

DP: Shawn Maurer

DP: David Dunlap

DP: Rodney Taylor, Reed Smoot

DP: William A. Fraker, ASC

DP: John Lindley, ASC

DP: Paul Sarossy, CSC

DP: Alexander Gruszynski

DP: John Fante

DP: Conrad W. Hall

DP: Adam Kimmel

DP: Adam Holender, ASC

DP: Michael Grady

DP: Julio Macat

DP: Newton Thomas Sigel, ASC

DP: Michael Negrin, ASC

DP: Alexander Buono

DP: Larwrence Sher

Dir: Ryan Coogler

Dir: M. Night Shyamalan

Dir: Andrew Renzie

Dir: Robert Luketic

Dir: Niels Arden Oplev

Dir: Boaz Y achin

Dir: M. Night Shyamalan

Dir: Neil Burger

Dir: Michael Bay

Dir: F. Gary Gray

Dir: M. Night Shyamalan

Dir: Peter Jackson

Dir: John Hillcoat

Dir: Mitchell Lichtenstein

Dir: John Hindman

Dir: Tim Chambers

Dir: Antoine Fuqua

Dir: Bill Duke

Dir: Sylvester Stallone

Dir: Ericson Core

Dir: Don Michael Paul

Dir: Justin Lin

Dir: Jonathan Demme

Dir: M. Night Shyamalan

Dir: M. Night Shyamalan

Dir: Kevin Smith

Dir: M. Night Shyamalan

Dir: Steven Brill

Dir: Howard Deutch

Dir: Jonathan Demme

Dir: James Mangold

Dir: Brian DePalma

Dir: Nicole Kassell

Dir: Jim Jones

Dir: John McTiernan

Dir: Lee Daniels

Dir: Alec Baldwin

Dir: John Schultz

Dir: Roger Michell

Dir: Bruce Hendricks

Dir: Lee Grant

Dir: Nora Ephron

Dir: Charles Stone III

Dir: Andrew Fleming

Dir: Cameron Crowe

Dir: J. Mills Goodloe

Dir: Alison MacLean

Dir: M. Night Shyamalan

Dir: Barry W. Blaustein

Dir: Les Mayfield

Dir: Gregory Hoblit

Dir: Brian Robbins

Dir: Richard Murray

Dir: Keith Snyder

TELEVISION

Gotham, 1st Season

House of Cards, 2nd Season, Additional Unit

Do No Harm, Pilot and 1st Season

Hack, Pilot and 1st Season

Friday Night Lights, Philadelphia Unit

The Wire, 4 Seasons

Cold Case, 5 Seasons

It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, 1st Season

The King of Queens, NY Unit, 1 Episode

Philly, 4 Episodes

The Jersey, 1 Episode

1996 Summer Olympic Games

Paleoworld, 2 Episodes

48 Hrs. With Dan Rather

The Guiding Light

The Public Eye With Bryant Gumbel

Medical Detectives

Christmas on Division Street

Fox Television

Netflix

NBC, Universal

CBS, Paramount TV

NBC, Universal

HBO Pictures

CBS Television

Fox Television

CBS Television

NBC, Steven Bochco Prods.

The Disney Channel

NBC, AOB

The Learning Channel

CBS Television

CBS, E.U.E. Screen Gems

CBS Television

The Discovery Channel

CBS M.O.W.

2nd Assistant Camera, Second Unit

1st Assistant Camera, ‘C’ Camera

2nd Assistant Camera, ‘A’ Camera

2nd Assistant Camera, ‘A’ Camera

2nd Assistant Camera, ‘B’ Camera

2nd Assistant Camera, ‘B’ Camera

2nd Assistant Camera, Phila. Unit

1st Assistant Camera, Phila. Unit

1st Assistant Camera

2nd Assistant Camera, Phila. Unit

1st Assistant Camera Phila. Unit

Go-Cam Camera Operator

1st Assistant Camera :

Steadicam Assistant

Steadicam Assistant

Steadicam Assistant

1st Assistant Camera

2nd Assistant Camera

DP: Tom Yatsko

DP: Eigil Byrld

DP: David Boyd, ASC, Feliks Parnell

DP: K. Kelsch, ASC / S. Meir

DP: Todd McMullen

DP: U. Briesewitz / E. Eggilson

DP: Tom Kruger / Patrick Cadey

DP: Peter Smokler

DP: Michael Carmine

DP: Sharon Meir

DP: Garrett Griffin

INV: Garrett Brown

DP: Dennis Beauchamp

OP: Peter Abraham

OP: Peter Abraham

OP: Peter Abraham

DP: Joe Meccariello

DP: Geoffrey Erb, ASC

 

Coke

Geico Insurance

Victoria’s Secret

Arby’s

PA Lottery

COMMERCIALS, MUSIC VIDEOS, DOCUMENTARIES

 

Campbell’s Soup Perdue

Polaner All Fruit Nintendo

Cartoon Network

 

The NHL

Buick

Blue Cross Under Armour

H+R Block

 

Dick’s Sporting Goods

Pizza Hut

Dish Network

Ford Trucks

Temple University

 

Bandito Brothers

Chelsea Pictures

Biscuit Films

Hungryman Films

Humble Pictures

 

Accordion Pictures

Shadowbox Pictures

Shooters

RSA-USA

Radical Media

 

US Air

Carnival Cruise Lines

Exxon

Comcast

Allstate Insurance

 

Dave Matthews

Will Smith

Boyz II Men

The Hooters

Floetry

      I have an extensive kit, and supplying whatever the camera department demands is what I do best.

I can provide just enough to fit a small budget production, or I can outfit an entire camera truck for your next

major studio release. Here is a partial list of what is available. Call for rates and availability.

 

•  Apple 17" MacBook Pro and Accessories
•  Epson portable Printer/Scanner
•  Brother P-Touch Label Maker
•  "T" Marks/Bag/Accessories
•  Laser Pointer and Clamp Assembly
•  Custom Precision Mini Screwdriver Set
•  Compressed Air Regulators and Nozzles
•  Front Box and Accessories
•  Leatherman Tools/Swiss Army Tools
•  Camera Cleaning Supplies and Lubricants
•  Camera Truck Storage Bins/Organizers
•  Numerous Tape Measures
•  Large Cine Saddle
•  Visible Dust Digital Camera Sensor Loupe

•  2 Back Stage TS-04 Camera Carts with Accessories
•  Magliner Senior Cart
•  2 Rubbermaid Camera Carts
•  TV Logic 5.6 WP Monitor, Accessories, and Cables
•  3 10x15 EZ-Up Tents with Sides
•  Mitchell Hi-Hat
•  Mitchell Low-Hat
•  Hilti PD-32 Laser Range Measure
•  Various Camera Slates, Jumbo Sticks
•  Camera Rain Protection
•  Inclinomitors
•  Harrison Changing Tents and Bags
•  Maglites, Surefire lights
•  Complete Media Management Package and UPS

     Also available for rent is a Cartoni Lambda Head.

The Lambda is a Nodal Swing Head ideally suited for any variety of professional film and digital cameras fully equipped with long lenses, mattebox and extra large film magazines.

 

     Providing a high level of operational flexibility, this fluid head can be easily fitted to a wide range of supports including tripods, dollies, cranes and camera cars. The mounting can be inverted in under-slung position for low line positioning and allow the camera to be moved all the way to the ground and provide for accurate images which normally cannot be obtained with other traditional supports.

 

     The balance system is designed so that the camera may swing on its center of gravity and rotate 360° on its vertical axis. No springs or similar counter reaction elements are required to set the head in a fixed tilt position and fluid pan and tilt movements have the same identical feel. The lens focal distance can be kept constant by presetting the fore and aft horizontal sliding plate.

     If you need to operate directly from the ground, try the

Camera Rocker Swivel Plate. The Camera Rocker sits on a flat base that can be placed directly on the ground, a counter top, or on top of a ladder and still allows full function of pan and tilt, unlike resting the camera on a blanket or sandbags.

 

Super smooth pan and tilt operation for any size film or digital camera.

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