Discover Top Documentary DPs in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

I look to tell fair, compelling, meaningful human stories for an international audience. My driving interest is social justice and urban reporting, Im also interested in global issues, and hope to work as a foreign correspondent or documentary filmmaker. At the moment, Im a graduate student at Northwestern, concentrating in video/ broadcast. Ill be traveling to the Philippines in June and Jerusalem in September- both should be great opportunities to make short documentaries that Im hoping to get published.

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As a young journalist, I am very proud of my work and am excited about the future. I am currently working as a freelance photographer and multimedia producer in the Chicago area. My work has been featured in the Chicago Sun-Times,Vice Magazine, HBO, Time Out Chicago, Pioneer Press Newspapers, The Rockford Register Star, and the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin -- just to name a few. Working for these groups has allowed me to develop the a strong eye for shaping a concept into a finely polished piece. I love my job.

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Highly creative, attentive, flexible, and meticulous individual with a record of successive responsibilities and skills growth in both career and personal life. Exceptional collaborative and interpersonal skills. Dynamic team player with well-developed written and verbal communication abilities. I am a passionate and inventive creator of innovative marketing solutions looking for a suitable position in my field of expertise.

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My name is Mathew Pimental, storytelling through film has been my passion and career for the last eight years. I emphasize heavily on cinematic and humanizing images and strike at the heart of every story I am telling. I've spent these last six years traveling the country in search of relevant untold stories, whether it be a struggling musician or an up and coming inventor; if there is a story, it is my passion to find it.

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Julia Fuller has worked in film and video for the past thirteen years primarily as a cinematographer, editor, and media instructor but also as a director, producer, sound designer, production designer and consultant. Her films have screened at festivals around the U.S, Canada, Europe, and Australia as well as at conferences, symposiums, on TV, and as part of undergraduate curriculum. She has an MFA from Temple University and a BA from Barnard College.

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An avid filmmaker since childhood, I’ve always worked to create stories that inspire others. More than a job - creating is my passion. Confident in my path and eager to succeed, I attended Purdue for business and Tribeca Flashpoint for filmmaking. My favorite projects are documentary style videos - I love creating something from nothing and start with the seed of an idea, find the heart, and then bring it all into the real world.

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I am a three-time Emmy award winner media professional and creative producer with over seven years of experience in video production and edition of commercials, digital videos, promos, spots, corporate videos for different media outlets including TV, Web, Social Media and Radio. My ambition to create and tell innovate stories forces me to be more dedicated finding what I want and how it should look visually.

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MFA in Film & Electronic Media from American University; Washington, D.C. President/Producer of Great Lakes Outreach Media Extensive experience working with government and government-funded clients. Frequently called upon to produce 3 to 5-minute stories for a variety of for profit and non-profit clients. Sony FX6 is my workhorse. Phantom 4 Pro V2 Sony A7S2 Sony A7R4 LED light panels Range of Microphones

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AC,Cam Op and Video editor based out of Chicago, IL. I have extensive production knowledge and experience at all levels from pre to post-production. My specializations are in corporate, commercial and unscripted documentary, as well as live events. Recent clients are AV Squad, Vertical Scope and FIRST on projects ranging from high level corporate events at the Google campus to marketing for the new "Fast and Furious" film.

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My name is Rocco Cataldo and I’m an Emmy-winning filmmaker, director, and writer, and founder/principal at Potenza Productions, a film production company focused on the foundation of storytelling, and all the stories that shape our lives. With over 20 years of experience as a director, creating award-winning short films, commercials, and other new media projects, my latest short film Emergence won a 2017 EMMY® Award for Outstanding Achievement in Arts Programing.

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New Trash is a filmmaking / edit duo from Chicago Illinois. They have worked with a variety of artists and brands ranging from Def Jam to New Balance and have had their work featured in publications including NPR, Rolling Stone, AfroPunk, Fader, Spin Magazine, and many more. With over 10 years of experience they have edited any content imaginable; Music Videos, Commercials, Youtube Content, Blender Animation, Social Media Brand Content, etc.

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Videographer and video editor my profession was developed in the Broadcast industry. Working in that arena I won and Edward R. Murrow award for national news coverage, Emmy nominated for both video photography and editing. Greg Burnett Media, Inc. provides clients with an experience to reach maximal communication needs. My history throughout my career has included ABC News, 20/20, NBC News, Dateline, and corporate clients United Airlines, AT&T and BP to name a few.

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Hi! Im a filmmaker and photographer born and raised in Chicago. Im the owner and operator of a boutique creative studio, Manny Reel Films based in South Loop Chicago. We create can content for all consumer bases, but we specialize in creating content for young, hip, creative consumers. In addition to producing commercial work, we also produce creative content for brands, as well as music videos, short and feature films, event/concert recaps and more.

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Most of my clients would describe me as creative, calm, and collected. I have a strong passion for storytelling and an entrepreneurial spirit that makes each new day something to be excited about. I have been producing and shooting for over 20 years and have won 7 Emmy Awards for different projects, but what I am most proud of is my ability to see people and situations in a new light. It would be an honor to work together with you on your project, and I look forward to hearing from you.

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Im a freelance photojournalist and videographer based out of Chicago Illinois. Graduate of Columbia College Chicago and former intern at the Daily Herald, Arlington Heights. Currently I am a videographer on an independent documentary about torture in the Chicago Police Dept. under Commander Jon Burge. I have covered everything from Nato protests, Ferguson and the 2016 campaign trail. As well as I have been working on a hand full of personal projects.

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• Video Editor - Documentary
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I'm a public radio producer, journalist and documentary filmmaker. I was most recently a multimedia and community engagement producer for WBEZ, Chicago’s NPR affiliate station. I'm a former Kartemquin Diverse Voices in Docs Fellow and spent this past year producing "Uprooted" and "Reckoning," two interactive web curriculums about Japanese American resettlement to Chicago and the fight for redress and reparations in the 1980s.

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I'm a Freelance News Video Provider in Chicago. I have been filming for nearly seven years. I have covered shootings and other crime, politics, protests, special events. I also film in small-town America, Northern Minnesota, Eastern North Dakota and South Dakota. I have also been privileged to be able to film on the Sisseton Wahpeton Sioux Tribe Lake Traverse Reservation, in Sisseton, South Dakota.

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Labeled as one of Clutch.com's Top 10 Video Production Companies in Chicago, Real Video Production Co. is a full-service video production company that produces high-end results that will dazzle your audience. Our team is small, but mighty with the ability to flex and scale to the constraints of your budget, accomplishing your vision efficiently with an easy and friendly team that guides you through each step of the process and delivers projects on time and on budget.

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I'm Paul, I am a driven creative who loves visual storytelling and the ways branding and design can communicate all kinds of narratives. I am passionate and positive, enjoy working with a team and love energizing and empowering the people around me. I run a boutique production company called Francis & Louise. We've won awards from the Catholic News Association, been featured in National Film Festivals, and love working with clients to create work that suits their marketing or narrative needs!

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I produced and directed corporate and industrial videos for more than a decade and have always been doing non-profit work along the way. I've always been especially interested in telling women's stories and underrepresented communities. In the last couple of years, I've been doing a lot of work around the stories of what's working in post-industrial cities around the world and education in Detroit.

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