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Cinematographer

Project
Narrative unless otherwise noted

Format

Director

A Nice Day For An Earthquake Official selection LA Downtown Film Festival and Vision Fest 08.

Panasonic HD Antony Berrios
Universal Theories of the Duke of Zeppelin, Best Film at Southern Exposure Film Forum, Cine Gold Eagle Award.

Panasonic SD Matt Tarquino
Teacher of the Year Panasonic HD Jason Strouse
No Vacancy RED ONE MX Siddharth Gupta
Little Black Box Canon 7D Jon Hampton
The Toast Canon 7D David Lamattina
Families in Schools (PSA) Canon 7D Steven Hernandez
Carecen (PSA) Panavision Genesis HD Steven Hernandez
GunLady Super 35mm Ray Vernazza
Slushai RED 4K, 8mm Bogdan Darev
Behind You Panasonic HD Benjamin Freiburger
Ghost Writer Panasonic HD Atari Lopez
Livin Loud (Reality) Panasonic HD Greg Donis
Auditions (Promo) Panasonic HD Michael Picarella
Arizona Sky Panasonic HD Jeff London
Long For Love, Angela Latham (Music Video) Panasonic HD Jay Douglas
Farydoun Ashna (Music Video) Panasonic HD Ravi
Cartera Panasonic HD Dave O(brien
Eagle Crest Real Estate (Commercial) Panasonic HD Michael Picarella
Piranhas (TV Pilot) Panasonic HD Jason Strouse
Ties That Bind Panasonic HD Carter Mason
Do Unto Others Panasonic HD Ron Roggé
Fall Down Dead(2nd Unit) Arri 35mm Jon Keeyes
1st Community Bank (Commercial) Panasonic HD Andy DeSantis
Pursuit of Happiness Panasonic HD Chris Skala
One Night Naked Panasonic SD Jordan Melograna
Little Girl Lost Arri 16mm Phil De Courcel
United Arri 16mm Adam Smith
Spare Change JVC SD Gilana Lobel
Chili & Slaw Arri 16mm Tyler Jackson
Baby Rose


JVC SD Chyrea Murdaugh
Camera Operator

Project
Narrative unless otherwise noted

Format

Director/DP

Annie Krinkle RED 4K Kevin Connor/Maximo Munzi
Taste of Romance RED 4K Lee Rose/Maximo Munzi
Oliver's Ghost Sony F23 HD David S. Cass/Maximo Munzi
Fixing Pete Sony F23 HD Michael Grossman/Maximo Munzi
Love Begins Sony F23 HD David S. Cass Sr./Maximo Munzi
Love Resounding Courage Sony F23 HD Bradford May/Maximo Munzi
Class Sony F23 HD David S. Cass Sr./Maximo Munzi
Rock The House Sony F23 HD Ernie Barbarash/Maximo Munzi
The Wish List Sony F23 HD Kevin Connor/Maximo Munzi
Elevator Girl Arri 35mm Bradford May/Maximo Munzi
Wesley Sony F900 HD John Jackman/Arledge Armenaki
South of Hell Panasonic SD Wayne Crawford/Arledge Armenaki
X Roads Sony SD Mel Collins/Bob Collins


Unit Stills Photographer

Project

Format

Director

Two Soldiers
2003 Academy Award winner for best live action short. Best short over 15 min at the Palm Springs International film festival

Panavision 35mm Aaron Schneider
Dead Air Sony F900 HD Corbon Bernsen
Pucked Panavision 35mm Arthur Hiller
Home of the Giants Panavision 35mm Rusty Gorman
Indian Cafe Panasonic HD


1st Assistant Camera

Project

Format

Director/DP

Fall Down Dead Arri BL4 35mm Jon Keeyes/Richard Clabaugh
The Gravedancers Panavision 35mm Mike Mendez/David A. Armstrong
Woodrow Wilson Arri SR3 16mm Ryan Hunter/Ian Bloom
Birmingham Afternoon Arri SR3 16mm Chase Livengood


2nd Assistant Camera

Project

Format

Director/DP

The Key Man Panavision 35mm Peter Himmelstein/Darren Genet
Tragedy of Glady Arri 16mm Karrie Crouse/Zoe White
Methuselah's Ledger Arri 16mm
Mortuary Blues Arri SR3 16mm


Other Experience

Arri, Panavision, Sony, Panasonic, HMI, Kino, Tungsten

Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Compressor, Photoshop, After Effects, Lightwave 3D, InDesign, GoLive, Illustrator, & more

Editor, Gaffer

Custom Black & White/Color photographic printing

Missionary Work: Building Homes in Mexico, Environmental Education in Belize


Awards and Nominations

Nomination for ASC/Charles B. Lang Heritage award, 2005

Honorable mention from Budapest Cinematography Master Class, 2005


Education

North Carolina School of the Arts, School of Filmmaking, BFA in Cinematography, 2005

San Francisco Academy of Art University Photography Major

Mission San Jose High School, Fremont, CA

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