Discover Top Commercial DPs in Bakersfield, California, USA

With 15+ years experience in network television and digital media production, Blayke has become synonymous with youth culture content and storytelling. From her formative years in Australia in development and production of scripted drama (at SBS then Network TEN), Blayke quickly rose to a senior level and was responsible for producing Australia’s most successful music television program, Video Hits. From there, Blayke was charged with building a commercial production arm of Red Bull Media House in the Australian market and produced a successful slate of over 30 hours of content around music, action sports & adventure. Blayke moved to LA in 2015 where she is an independent producer working on a range of projects including an international wildlife documentary format that will air on Netflix in 2018 and her first scripted feature. Story telling is at the heart of every project she undertakes and her efficiency combined with passion and commitment ensure her work is always delivered at the highest level - on time and on budget.

• Production Company
• Field Producer
• TV News Producer
• Fixer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Production Assistant
• Creative Director
• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP

I’m a writer/director based in LA. I lived here before when I graduated in Film Directing at UCLA, and moved back to Brazil for a 4 years working journey. Over there I was head of content in a big production company called Capsula and later on I opened my own company: HERO. After two years working as a director/writer/producer and owner, I decided to come back to Los Angeles.  I’ve been in a hard routine on the past four years. With more than 500 hours of set and a lot of completed projects, as a writer and as a director. I created a webseries with more than 6 millions views, a live theater play (we received 13,000 people in 9 shows) - that now has been taped and it will premiere at Netflix in March, a documentary feature, a current sitcom for Globo TV, plus a some commercials, branded content and even a a political campaigning. Plus, I’ve worked for four years as a Film Instructor in an famous University in Brazil. 

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial

Stephen polished his craft in film and television at Boston University, graduating with honors. In 2010, he worked under Richard Gladstein, the producer of such greats: Reservoir Dogs, Pulp fiction, Jackie Brown, Finding Neverland. He has also worked as the personal intern to Director Louis Leterrier, whom directed The Incredible Hulk, Clash of the Titans andNow You See Me. After graduating, he ran a small production company with his brother Nate. Stephen produced, directed, shot, and edited corporate videos and ads for local companies. While there, he also helped on three feature projects. He acted in a fiction feature The Longest Swim as well as Directed and DP'd second unit for the film. He also produced in post. The other two feature projects were Billy's Cap: A Southworth Story and Shinobi Ninja Doc. Both films were documentaries and Stephen shot a majority of both along with producing. Stephen has since moved to Los Angeles to continue his work in Film and TV.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Fixer
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial

Hello! My name's Landon Donoho. I’m an award winning film-maker that's been lucky enough to work with dozens of major brands to create documentaries, ads, and content all over the world netting hundreds of millions of views! I've also created a feature documentary currently highly rated on amazon, broadcast commercials, and numerous campaigns internationally. Much of my work is in beauty, branded ads, fashion, gaming, music videos, docu-pieces, and comedey. Recently I've worked quite a lot in the beauty world, acting as lead producer for Lady Gaga's Haus Labs during their rebrand in 2022 as well as shooting for Got2b, SK, Evme, and various others in the fashion/beauty world. I'm based in LA where I own a full suite of production gear from cameras, to lights, to drones. I often lead a project from preproduction with our vast array of talent and locations, all the way through production and post. I'd love to work with you!

• Creative Director
• Corporate Videographer
• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Full-Service Live Production
• Production Company
• Post-Production Manager
• Drone Operator

Kenneth Was Born In Quezon City, Philippines and arrived In The United States at the age of thirteen. Growing up around his father – An Architect — fostered a fascination with aesthetics and meticulous detail in Kenneth long before he had any serious interest in Film. Upon arriving in The United States his family moved to Burbank, California, a major media city in close proximity to several major studios. This change of environment played a major role in the development of Kenneth’s interest in Film. For several years Kenneth worked as a visual designer where his love for typography and meticulous detail allowed him to excel. This work would eventually translate into one of Kenneth’s most important traits, his attention to detail to all things. His humble background and exposure to the numerous cultures in Los Angeles have contributed to his philosophy and visual style. he sees his work as a grand design in which everything has a purpose where both substance and style are brought together. Kenneth is currently based in Los Angeles And New York.

• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Corporate Videographer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Colorist
• Production Company
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Digital Content Creator

Mikey Gilmore is an experienced Cinematographer, Director, Producer and Camera Operator known for capturing top notch visuals while crafting a cohesive story. Mikey honed his interviewing skills of thousands of interviews lighting and shooting for brands such as Vanity Fair, WIRED, Glamour and more. Collaborative and meticulous, I optimize ideas and ensure each phase of production exceeds expectations. Proficient in multi-camera operation and lighting setups, with expertise in shooting visually captivating digital media. Orchestrated 1,000+ productions for renowned brands, always delivering blockbuster-quality content within budget and timeline. Skilled in curating branding and directing photoshoots. Experienced Camera Operator for prominent platforms such as Twitch, Amazon, BuzzFeed, and Walmart. Contributed to 500M+ views through high-end interview content. Strong leadership in coordinating large crews and securing equipment efficiently. I am looking for new opportunities and collaborations to create captivating stories.

• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Production Company
• Immersive/Spatial Video Capture
• Corporate Videographer
• Fixer
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Fashion Photographer
• Digital Content Creator
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Sound Mixer
• Audio Storyteller
• Event Photographer
• Copy Editor
• Sound Designer

Augusto graduated with a master's degree in cinematography from the American Film Institute (AFI) from which he received a scholarship from Audi USA on behalf of the AFI Awards television series The Mandalorian. During the time in Los Angeles, Augusto has filmed as a Director of Photography, different short films in digital and film format in 35mm. Augusto is an associate member of the Society of Camera Operators (SOC). Augusto has been involved as a cinematographer in different projects, from music videos and publicity to fiction/narrative and documentary short films, leading him to win different awards among which stand out: Best Cinematography in a Mexican Short Film at the Cristal Screen festival in 2017 with the short film "Desaparecido", the Diosa de Plata for best fiction short film in 2018 with “Getsemaní Ego Sum Lux Mundi” and the audience award for best fiction short film at the Morelia International Film Festival in 2019 with “Hierba Mala”. In July 2022, Augusto filmed the feature documentary “La Raiz de Mi Ombligo” in Oaxaca, Mexico. This project was accepted for the mentorship program “Talent Demo” part of the Camerimage film festival in November 2022 at Toruń, Poland. His mentors were the documentary filmmaker Jon Kasbe and award-winning cinematographer at Cameraimage, Alejandro Mejía AMC. Currently, he is in the pre-production of a narrative short film and a feature film project for the end of the year 2023

• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Creative Director
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Landscape Photographer
• Portrait Photographer
• Product Photographer
• Fashion Photographer
• Corporate Videographer

KATHERINE FAIRFAX WRIGHT is a Los Angeles based filmmaker. She is the director, editor, cinematographer, and producer of the feature-length documentary BEHIND THE CURTAIN: TODRICK HALL, which premiered at SXSW and is now available worldwide on Netflix. Wright produced the Wattsset gangster drama IMPERIAL DREAMS, which stars John Boyega and won the Best of NEXT Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival and is now a Netflix Original. Wright is also the director (along with Malika Zouhali- Worrall), editor, and cinematographer of the critically-acclaimed featurelength documentary CALL ME KUCHU, which tells the story of the last year in the life the first openly gay man in Uganda. The film premiered at the Berlin Film Festival, went on to play at more than 200 festivals, and win more than 20 awards. It's been released theatrically and digitally around the globe, broadcast on BBC World, and continues to screen for high level diplomatic audiences and at advocacy events worldwide, including through distribution by the United Nations. Wright has also directed commercials and branded content for companies such as McDonald’s, The Standard Hotel, Perrier-Jouët champagne, and Corridor. Her print and video work have been published by The New York Times, Human Rights Watch, CNN, and The Huffington Post. She is an alumnus of the Berlinale Talents, the Chaz and Roger Ebert Directing Fellowship, the Film Independent Documentary Lab, The Garrett Scott Development Grant, and the Film Independent Producing Lab. Filmmaker Magazine named her one of the “25 New Faces of Independent Film.” Katherine was raised in Los Angeles and graduated with a double major in Film Studies and Anthropology from Columbia University.

• Documentary DP
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Fixer
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant

Nathan Reich is a filmmaker and musician originally from the San Francisco East Bay. He holds an MFA in Documentary Film and Video from Stanford University, a Certificate in Documentary Media Studies from The New School, and a BM from the Berklee College of Music. His most recent documentary work, The Warming Shed, was featured in shortened form as a New York Times Op-Doc, and received an award for "Best Editing" in the Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival. His prior work, Heavy Fog Tonight, was selected for screening at several festivals including DOC NYC, Slamdance, Full Frame, Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, SF Doc Fest and Chicago Underground Film Festival where it received honorable mention for Best Portrait. Raj and The Rebellion premiered at Sheffield Doc Fest, Nantucket Film Festival and was featured in Salon Magazine. Since 2010 Nathan has recorded five albums, toured extensively internationally, and his songs have been licensed worldwide including on NBC's acclaimed series Parenthood, NPR, MTV and Spotify Official Playlist. He has toured and played guitar for many bands including Foreign Fields and TV Star turned musician, David Duchovny.

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Sound Designer
• Production Assistant
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Corporate Videographer

Gina DeGirolamo has been working in the film & television industry for over 30 years. She received her degree in communication & television production at Ohio State University and began her career in New York City at a high profile commercial production house, Michael Ulick Productions/Geoffrey Mayo Films. The 3 years spent there were an excellent introduction into the fast paced and high demanding world of film production. She worked as a production assistant and became very familiar with the ins and outs of a multi million-dollar production company. Once Gina chose to focus her career on the cinematography aspect of production she moved to Los Angeles. She spent 1988-1994 working as a camera assistant on television commercials along with dramatic and comedic television series. Gina took the leap to camera operator on the hit HBO television series DREAM ON. From there she lensed numerous shows including PROVIDENCE, ARLISS, MURDER ONE, THE CLIENT, ANDY RICHTER CONTROLS THE UNIVERSE and many others for ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX. She has been a passionate Director of Photography on several independent films, documentaries and short films since 1997. Gina has spoken at numerous universities including USC and AFI about the role of the cinematographer with the intention of bringing practical knowledge to the classroom. She has also helped many first time directors get their careers off the ground by shooting short films and first time features. In the last 15 years, Gina has broadened her scope of filmmaker to producing, editing and directing. Gina has been honored by the International Cinematographers Guild 2005 Short Film Showcase for her work on BROTHERS and has shot literally hundreds of short form videos for the web. She continues to work in the documentary film world along with sharing her passion for helping small business owners and corporations broaden their video presence on the web. Recently, Gina has been accepted as a Master in The Arcanum which is an online learning community based on the old world style of Master and Apprentice. She is now mentoring photographers and videographers world wide. The project closest to Gina’s heart right now is Healing Heart® TV which is a company dedicated to creating and curating films and media that is conducive to healing.

• Production Company
• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• Drone Operator
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• On-Air Reporter / Host

I am director, photographer and director of photography. Started shooting with my fathers Nikon F and Beaulieu Super 8mm when I was 14 years old. Its my passion and have not "worked" a day since. I have shot, produced and directed TV Commercials, Documentaries and Music Videos. I recently won the Audience Award at the Portuguese Surf Film Festival for my big wave surfing documentary Wet Dreams. I have shot photo campaigns with Sofia Vergara and Carolina Herrera among others and clients like Ford, Coca Cola, Hilton, Chevy, Citi have entrusted me with their brand. My work as been published in numerous magazines including, NYT and Vogue. I love what I do, and even if I win the lottery (hopefully next week) I will be up the next morning at 4am setting up for a time-lapse. My work has taught me the meaning of life and every assignment has given me the opportunity to learn and grow. I don't take any assignment lightly, I am a perfectionist that will always push the limits of my craft. I also smile often.

• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Creative Director
• Production Company
• Drone Operator
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary

I would like to continue to grow, and move forward with my career as a Director. I have been a paid videographer since I was 15 years old, studied cinema at George Mason University, and New York Film Academy, freelanced on major commercial sets with Jonas Akerlund for two years in Los Angeles, CA, and have been with Buzzfeed for what will be the total of 9 mos. I’ve been fortunate enough to work in Buzzfeed’s VR and 360 department using the Odyssey camera from Google. VR greatly interests me, and I believe it to be the “final frontier” of cinema. I am an avid traveler, and have been globe trotting since before I could walk. I completed a feature-length documentary, "Sailing On A Shoestring", for my senior thesis in college. The film is about my dad, who built his own boat during the height of the Apartheid in South Africa, and then proceeded to cross the Atlantic three times. The documentary allows him to relive his memories of sailing, and follows him in search of his vessel's fate. More recently, I have completed three short documentaries. Two of which from Film Stuff Productions in Italy and Poland, and the third with Buzzfeed.

• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - News
• Production Company
• Immersive/Spatial Video Capture
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• VR / AR

I, Dave (DG) Sorafine have been working in television since I was 15 years old. My passion for being behind the camera and documenting anything and everything started at a very early age. Everybody, including mother nature, has a unique personal story to tell, and I want to tell it through my camera lens. While my early career has been mostly centered around sports and lifestyle filming, I also have a desire for narrative scripted storytelling. I feel like not being able to control your environment prepares you for virtually any kind of scenario that should arise on set or in the field. My experiences have made me an incredibly patient, passionate, and proactive storyteller. Everytime I take the camera out for a job, it feels like I'm embarking on a new adventure with a new team of people ready to document something special. I've been lucky enough to work with such clients as ESPN, NFL Network, PGA Tour Entertainment, Time Warner Cable, Golf Channel, NBC & Disney.

• Documentary DP
• Field Producer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Production Assistant
• Commercial DP
• Production Company

Jan Philipp Weyl, Producer-Director-DP R&B FILM Los Angeles | Munich | Addis Ababa Latest work: JOURNEY TO GREATNESS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHh186spmQw Showreel: www.rbcreativegroup.com Commercials: https://www.bite-management.com/talent/jan-philipp-weyl/ Jan's feature film "Running Against the Wind" was selected by Ethiopia's Minister of Culture and was Ethiopia's first official Oscar entry in the category "Best International Feature Film" 2020 and Jan received the debut award of the prestigious Peace Prize of Cinema in 2021 for it. Founder and owner of R&B FILM production that produces commercials worldwide. Jan lives and works in Los Angeles. He is authorised to work in the United States. Jan studied film production at the University of Television and Film (HFF) Munich, as well as anthropology and art history at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich. In 2016, he was a student at Werner Herzog's Rogue Film School. Herzog has been Jan's mentor ever since.

• Production Company
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Creative Director
• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• Content Strategist
• Executive Producer
• Corporate Videographer

GEORGE LEWIS IS -JOURNALIST IN SIERRA LEONE, HAS GAINED INTERNATIONAL ACCLAIMS DUE TO HIS WORK IN JOURNALISM. LEWIS HAS OVER 20 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE AS CAMERAMAN. OVER 15 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE AS A FREELANCE FILMMAKER BOTH NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. HE HAS CAPTURED THE MINDS, AND ATTENTION OF INDIVIDUALS ACROSS THE WORLD WITH HIS ABILITY TO TELL THE AFRICAN STORY, FROM THE SIERRA LEONE PERSPECTIVE. BE IT THE CIVIL WAR, TUMULTUOUS ELECTIONS, THE DANGEROUS EBOLA EPIDEMIC- LEWIS ARMED WITH HIS CAMERA HAS ALWAYS BEEN PRESENT IN THE FACE OF SIERRA LEONE’S STRUGGLES AND SUCCESSES.HE HAS SHOT SEVERAL FICTION FILMS AND DOCUMENTARIES THAT CAN BE RATED UP TO INTERNATIONAL STANDERED. HE HAS WORK AS FIXER FOR CGTN AFRICA, CNN AFRICAN, WORLD BANK AMONGST OTHER SEVERAL PROJECTS. . HAS EXPERIENCE IN LIGHTING, SOUND GRAPPHER. A TRAINER BY WELT FILM, DW ACADEMY AFRICA, SCRITNET, AMONGST OTHER VARIOUS OTHER TRAINING HER HAS UNDERTOOK. HE HAS TRAVEL TO SEVERAL COUNTRIES.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• On-Camera Talent
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Commercial DP
• Non-Fiction Film Director

Lauren Schwartzman is a documentary film director, editor, and producer based in Los Angeles, California. She also works as an archival producer for documentary films. Lauren was the Associate Producer and Assistant Editor for the Oscar-nominated documentary Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution (2020, Dir. Nicole Newnham, Jim LeBrecht). The film was executive produced by President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama and premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award. Crip Camp continues to garner accolades, including a Peabody Award, and reach people around the world. Just prior to her work on Crip Camp, Lauren completed her Masters of Journalism with a concentration in documentary film at the U.C. Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. Her thesis film, Dust Rising, won a Student Academy Award, was shortlisted for the BAFTA Student Film Awards, and screened in festivals across the U.S. Before embracing film as the perfect marriage of all her interests, Lauren has variously been an environmental educator, Peace Corps Volunteer, trail crew leader, poet, and visual artist. These past lives inform her work in film.

• Video Editor - Documentary
• Non-Fiction Film Director

Jared Chiang-Zeizel is a published author, award-winning writer, filmmaker and avid lucid dreamer. He opted out of a typical high school life and spent the better part of his senior year in China. Upon his return to the States, Jared attended NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. There he wrote several feature films and directed numerous shorts. While attending NYU, he won the David Chase Honorary Scholarship Award for Screenwriting. He graduated 2009 with a BFA in Film & Television Production. In that time, Jared interned at Sony Pictures and Rabbit Content. The years to follow, Jared worked at Discovery Channel and served as a creative director to Candlefly Productions. He would later co-found Visioneers Media in 2012. In 2013, his book ‘A Field Guide to Lucid Dreaming‘ was released by Workman Publishing. Upon its release, the book was an indie bestseller and is now available in 11 languages. Jared has been featured on NPR, Vice.com, Fox News, Oprah.com, and numerous other media outlets. He has contributed work to Men's Health and Tricycle Magazine. Jared currently works as a freelance writer and script supervisor and occasionally produces short-form work through Visioneers Media. Additionally, he is a lucid dreaming teacher and dream consultant. He has an insatiable appetite for the unknown, loves applying metaphors to an ever-confusing world and finds great solace in baking pies.

• Production Company
• Reporter / Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Commercial
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Fixer
• Production Assistant

I started out as still photographer freelancing in the Washington D.C. Area. I was published in just about every magazine in town as well as National and International news outlets. I was able to travel thanks my camera. I love melting into the crowd or background and capturing the moment, mood or feeling. After years of freelance I worked as a press photographer for the U.S. Department of State. A few years in, State hired me to produce, shoot, direct, and edit short form documentaries traveling domestically and internationally. For me, documentaries are personal insights to spectacular people and their lives. Sometimes I want to expose a wrong and sometimes I just want to revel in someone's goodness, quirkiness, talent, silliness. What makes humankind act the way we do? What motivates us to make choices, start organizations, ruin lives for our own gain? How does one find their demise? Human life is so pedestrian at times and then so unpredictable. Our duality is fascinating.

• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Video Editor - News
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial

Koohyar Kalari is an award-winning cinematographer, director of photography, and photographer from Iran, based in Los Angeles, California. He has collaborated with globally acclaimed filmmakers and auteurs such as Abbas Kiarostami, Jaafar Panahi, and Asghar Farhadi, among others. Kalari's impressive body of work includes his contribution to the Oscar-winning film A Separation, which garnered international acclaim for its poignant storytelling and visual style. His portfolio encompasses a diverse range of projects, including commercial, documentary, feature, and short films. With extensive experience across various equipment and forms of cinematography, Kalari demonstrates a remarkable versatility in his craft. His distinctive ability to capture the nuances of human emotion and the beauty of everyday life brings a unique perspective to the films he works on. Kalari's dedication to the craft and artistic vision continues to influence and inspire audiences worldwide.

• Commercial DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Documentary DP
• Product Photographer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Gaffer

Hello! My name is James Rivas and I am a Los Angeles native. I have been shooting videos / photos since 2008 and have loved every moment. Currently I have a Netflix ready cinema quality camera that I shoot the majority of my video projects on. I also am well versed in photography both digital and film. I personally love black and white Ilford film but I can definitely meet any aesthetic. Along with my cameras I also own a wireless lav, a field recorder, gimbal, tripods, monopods, monitors and other accessories to get the best shot. I have much experience wearing multiple hats on projects. From graphic designer of materials that are going to print on items 20ft x 30ft to being an assistant to special effects at the American Music Awards for Coldplay. I have worked with big clients such as the Lakers, New York Rangers, Coldplay and many small business that are looking for short videos for their Instagrams or website. Video is the number 1 thing I do but if you are looking for photograp

• Corporate Videographer
• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Company
• Event Photographer