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• Gaffer

I am a freelance Production Generalist focusing on producing videos and illustrations for businesses. I am either hired to fill the gaps in a production pipeline, or I am producing exceptional work, and in my opinion, for the greatest clients in the world. In Motion Design, Video Production, and Post, I have found a lifetime of learning and creative joy. I am forever fortunate this is my vocation. My twenty-year focus in filmmaking has blessed me with an intimate knowledge of every aspect of the production process and my life experience, like most, sets me a part. Talk soon,

• Motion Graphics Designer
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Storyboard Artist
• Art Director
• Music Composer
• Video Editor - Documentary

Dan Protess brings more than 25 years of experience as an executive producer and writer, creating content for clients and media outlets including PBS, WTTW, NewsHour, Nightline, WPWR, and CSPAN. His recent work includes the weekly history documentary series Chicago Stories, the social issue documentary series Firsthand, the national primetime history series 10 that Changed America, and story-driven videos, writing, speeches, and virtual meetings for corporate, nonprofit, and financial services clients.

• Series Producer / Show Runner
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Field Producer
• Creative Director
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Executive Producer

I am the International photographer Daniel Pinto. I offer the best images for you at any time. I am formed in photography in Berlin, Germany and I am also specialized in photojournalism and editing. My work is recognized and published in newspapers and magazines. As photographer I acquired the art of capturing emotions in unique and spontaneous moments through the seven countries where I has photographed over the past 20 years. I has been practicing photography which I defined by myself as; the art of seeing the world and people in particular.

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

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.

• Documentary DP
• Sound Mixer

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.

• Documentary DP
• Sound Mixer

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.

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial

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.

• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Drone Operator
• Production Company
• Corporate Videographer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Fixer

Jerry Riles is an Award Winning Producer, Executive Producer, and Owner-Founder of "The Rewind Sports :60" a multi-media outlet based in Chicago. TRS60 is heard on WCPT 820AM in Chicago. Jerry has worked with and/or booked some of the Top professional Leaders in Sports, Entertainment, and Politics including Michael Jordan, Walter Payton, Pres. Barack Obama, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Tom Dreesen, Lloyd Walton, Kelly Lee Williams, and others.

• On-Air Reporter / Host
• TV News Producer
• Production Company
• Fixer
• Production Assistant

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.

• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Field Producer
• Production Assistant
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Fixer
• Corporate Videographer
• Video Editor - News
• Reporter / Journalist

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.

• Documentary DP
• Production Company
• Production Assistant
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Corporate Videographer

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.

• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Production Company
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Digital Content Creator
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Series Producer / Show Runner
• Field Producer

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.

• Production Company
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Documentary DP
• Fixer
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Production Assistant

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.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary

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.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Creative Director
• Production Company
• Field Producer
• Production Assistant
• Translator
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Corporate Videographer
• Post-Production Manager
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Animator / Visual Effects Artist
• Sound Mixer
• Colorist

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Fixer
• Production Assistant

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.

• Production Company
• Commercial DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Creative Director
• Field Producer
• Sound Mixer
• Colorist
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Senior Editor
• Gaffer
• Sound Designer
• Copywriter