Kirk B.
Oakland, CA, USA
$750 - $2500
1 reviewLong before I was a filmmaker I was a kid in Rhode Island beating on a drum set. Never satisfied with learning the same old drum beats, I always experimented with my own quirky grooves. What I didn't know at the time was that my need to come up with my own rhythmic journeys was my inner storyteller waking up.
After spending many years flirting with different media including acting, standup comedy, installation art, writing and songwriting, I made my first film. It was a silly mockumentary about an Alien culture and an eccentric French adventurer who became their champion. I screened it for an audience of 300 people at an arts festival and that night changed my life. I had discovered the power of cinema and found my calling.
Since then I've worked on music videos, narrative fiction, commercials, corporate testimonials, documentary and more. I've honed my skills as a writer, DP, director and editor. I'm a big believer in the Robert Rodriguez school of thought, that a filmmaker should have mastery in every stage of the filmmaking process.
After a disappointing stint at film school, I dropped out with another student and started Shooting Blind LLC (www.shootingblindfilms.com), a video production company in the Bay Area. We have worked on everything from small indie projects to big corporate clients including Facebook, GE Digital, Glass Door, Indeed and more. We even had a great afternoon working with Sir Richard Branson.
In addition to traditional filmmaking roles, I am a Part 107 licensed drone pilot and love taking to the skies to find the best shot to help tell a story.
Thanks for reading my story and I hope to meet you!
- Video Editor - Commercial
- Commercial DP
- Creative Director
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Documentary DP
- Production Company
- Drone Operator
- Sound Mixer
- Video Editor - Documentary
- Fixer
- Field Producer
- Production Coordinator / Crewing