Discover Top Documentary DPs in Irvine, California, USA

True Believer FIlms is an Emmy Award winning, full service production company geared toward all audio/video productions. From "A Boy Helps A Town Heal", a 2014 Emmy winning documentary, to “The Sperm Bank”, a narrative short film that premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in 2023. True Believer Films other credits include the Netflix series “QB1” and “Unnatural Selection”, as well as the Apple+ Series “Home”.

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I am a photojournalist based in Los Angeles, California. I specialize in editorial, documentary, and portrait work and have been published by The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, and more. I have participated in the Eddie Adams Workshop, the New York Times Portfolio Review, and have been recognized by the NYT Lens Blog. I am open and available to local and traveling assignments.

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My name is Aidan (AJ) McGarvey, and I am a filmmaker, editor and documentarian from Philadelphia. I recently moved to Los Angeles to pursue editing and documentary filmmaking. For the past five years, I've worked as a documentarian for PBS in Pittsburgh PA, along with doing freelance editing on the side. I have experience editing documentary, narrative shorts, narrative features and commercial work.

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With an extensive background in video production, editing, and project management, I am a passionate producer, shooter and editor using my skills to craft stories with purpose. I am a natural problem solver who can manage production teams, schedules and budgets effectively, shoot high-quality videos and edit quickly. I have shot nearly 100 documentary style videos featuring interviews and b-roll over the past three years and always excited to work with your team on the next project.

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Based in San Diego, I'm available for assignments throughout Southern California and beyond. I specialize in editorial assignments, portraiture and coverage of the LGBTQ community. Recent end clients include BMW/MINI USA, Starbucks, E Ink, Rady Children's Hospital, the National Education Association, Nissan Design Studios, the National School District and SOLAS: the Society of Lateral Access Surgery.

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I'm the Los Angeles based filmmaker behind SLIGO STUDIOS, a multi-hyphenate production powerhouse that has worked with some of the biggest brands in the world. Check us out: sligostudios.com We have many camera packages, including ALEXA, RED, and Sony options. Looking forward to making your project possible!

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Waves Media is a full service video production company serving San Diego, LA, Boston, NY and all around the country. We combine cinematic visuals with powerful storytelling, to create engaging and compelling videos that can capture your audience. We produce videos of all kinds, from explaining your product or service, to interview style narratives, to full on motion graphic pieces and much more.

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I'm a producer, director, dp and editor with over 15 years of experience in television, video and film. I've delivered projects for all platforms - web, streaming services, network television and theatrical release. I specialize in documentary and comedy. Looking forward to hearing about your project.

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Jonathan Barenboim is a director and DP based out of Los Angeles. He's directed and lensed commercials for Reebok, Nike, Doritos, and Purina to name a few. He's also produced content for VICE and VICE Sports. His work has garnered a Clio Sports award and he was named to SHOOT Magazines 2015 New Directors Showcase.

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We are a full-service production company and 3D animation studio specializing in creating high-quality commercials or branded content to assist in the marketing of your product, brand or company. Our campaigns have been broadcast around the world and seen by millions of people. We believe in storytelling, and creating a story around your brand through the visual medium.

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With over a decade in feature film production, from independent to studio blockbuster (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1939064/), I continue to follow my passion for storytelling with short films, documentary projects both on video and photography, focusing on social causes and character based stories.

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• Colorist
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• Senior Producer / Project Manager
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I'm a director, cinematographer, and creative producer specializing in commercials, documentary shorts, and branded content. Clients I've worked with include multiple projects for FOX, Amazon, Warner Brothers, and Wells Fargo to name a few. I own an array a equipment and am always looking for interesting projects to work on. Gear list available upon request.

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I'm an experienced freelance documentary filmmaker that bring a lot of cross-cultural experience to work environments while maintaining a teachable attitude, joy, and passion for what I do. I received a BA in Film Production, and projects I've done have screened at various film festivals and won awards, including an Emmy award in 2014. My work has taken me to 5 continents and over 20 countries.

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I'm a Syrian-American director/dp/photographer; raised in my parents' hometown of Aleppo, Syria, and based in my birthplace, Los Angeles. As a cinematographer, I specialize in verite, interviews, and slow motion. I work at the intersection of doc and narrative, and am heavily invested in decolonizing filmmaking in terms of process, form and visual language.

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Chris Murray is an LA based cinematographer, owner of a RED 6K Digital Cinema camera package with a BA in film & media production. With documentary productions as a bedrock, Chris has since expanded into more scripted and commercial work, with a recent feature film "Big Kill" currently on Netflix, and runs a veteran-owned video production company, Neuway Media LLC.

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Hi my name is Chris, I run a production company called Cozborn Media. We do comedy, action sports and animation mainly but we have loads of experience in short form content ranging from gaming to social to broadcast. I personally freelance as a director, video editor, post production supervisor, motion gfx arist, producer and writer. www.cozbornmedia.com

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• Social Media Producer
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• Immersive/Spatial Video Capture
• Full-Service Live Production

TSG FILMS is a boutique film and video production company, a division of The Sager Group LLC. Services include commercial, editorial, documentary, and music video production; still photography; and editing and post production. Let us deploy our consortium of innovative makers to develop and execute a concept that best fits your needs.

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We are Ambient Film Co.; a full service film company specializing in short form documentaries, commercials, and branded content. Our mission is telling captivating stories in a timeless and signature style. Company Director, Simon Vaughn Green, has spent over a decade working in branded content, games, web, and film productions. Let us help tell your story!

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Colleen Hagerty is a multimedia journalist based in Los Angeles. She has filed reports as a one-woman-band from four continents on subjects ranging from the plight of endangered bears in Borneo to the water crisis in Flint, Michigan. Her video work can be found on sites including the BBC, NowThis, Refinery29, and AJ+, among others.

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Tara Jenkins is a cinematographer based in Los Angeles. She has an MFA from USC in Film Production and currently works at the American Society of Cinematographers. Her article about virtual cinematography was published in American Cinematographer in the December 2020 issue. Her documentary work has been recently shown at the Rhode Island International Film Festival.

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