Discover Top Commercial DPs in Newark, New Jersey, USA

Chelsea Lupkin is a Senior Programmer at Short of the Week and is known for her short film ‘Lucy’s Tale’, which is streaming on ALTER and has been viewed over 6.4 million times. Her most recent film 'Scooter' played SITGES, Beyond Fest, and Fantasia and is also streaming. She was also the Director of Photography and an original member of the Delish team, an award-winning Hearst food site, producing a number of reality food shows like 'Iconic Eats' and 'Julia Tries Everything'. She has served on the jury at various festivals including Fantasia, Fantastic Fest, Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, and the Seattle International Film Festival. She was also a mentor for participants in the Frontières International Co-Production Market in Montreal, Canada and is currently on the jury for the Killer Shorts Horror Short Screenplay Competition. She is represented by Cinetic Media and Greenpoint Pictures.

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• Documentary DP
• Creative Director
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Field Producer
• Non-Fiction Film Director

I have been awarded the prize Andalusian of the Future in the category of Culture. I was selected at Berlinale Talents in 2015. My work has been referenced at CineWomen Magazine like an up and coming women independent filmmaker. I’m finishing my next documentary Time Among Olive Trees and the experimental short film Mother and Daughter. This year, I received a College Television Emmy Award with my film project Something To Believe. I have more than six years of experience as a filmmaker. I have created documentaries, short films and commercials. My first short documentary Round Trip was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Culture, pre-selected for the Goya Awards and broadcast on Public Spanish Television. My second documentary film One day in Smara screened in more than 20 international festivals, won several awards including Special Mention in 2011 at the London International Documentary Festival. It was also broadcast on The Community Channel in the UK. My third documentary The Visit screened in more than 30 international festival, won several awards Including Best short film at the Houston International Film & Video Festival; Best international documentary at the International Film Festival for Human Rights in Bogota and broadcast in the public TV in Denmark’s DR2. For the last four years, I have been working as a freelance on corporate videos (for brands such as IBM and Sony), music videos and as a film director at the Marketing Agency - Contentive - in London. The position required me to work in teams, contact clients, make budgets and ensure we met deadlines. As the director of the department, I developed leadership and creative skills and I dealt with organizations such as the International Olympic Committee and Google.

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• Fixer
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant

Marianne was born in Caracas, Venezuela and moved to the sunny (and rainy) city of Miami when she was 13. Passionate about storytelling, Marianne studied filmmaking at Full Sail University and since then has worked in over a hundred productions. She started out as a camera operator and assistant for award-winning documentary films such as, the HBO Documentary "Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown," PBS Documentary "Half the Sky Movement," CNN's DocuSeries "Death Row Stories," and any more. After working with amazing Cinematographers and Directors, she decided to branch out on her own and open up a small production company where she works with small business owners to create compelling stories for their brands via video. Marianne currently works at Cafe Media, a digital media company with various online entities. She is a Video Producer and Editor for sites like www.vivala.com and www.revelist.com and brings all her experience from the past 7 years to create engaging visual content that represents Latinas and Millenials all over the world.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Creative Director
• Production Company
• Field Producer
• TV News Producer
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Production Assistant
• Translator

Audrey Black is a NYC filmmaker with an eye for creating unique video content and Creative Director of Cinealpha Video. Audrey has had her work featured on leading television networks such as NBC, Televisa, Unicable and PBS. She has also worked with film industry veteran, producer and studio executive Sean Daniel. Audrey's versatile experience in video production lends to her ability to create film content that is highly viral. In 2011, she worked as Second Camera and Assistant Editor for the YouTube channel Tiffany Rothe Workouts, featuring fitness celebrity Tiffany Rothe. Several of the fitness videos were showcased on The Dr. Oz Show, including the popular “10 Minute Booty Shaking Workout,” which has over 27 million views online. As an Assistant Director, she did promotional video campaigns for Banyan Tree Residences, Mayakoba in 2012. She was also the Production Manager and Second Editor for a large scale project at the highly regarded, award-winning BPM Festival (2014 & 2015), where for ten days she oversaw a film crew that captured over 72 parties featuring 350 celebrity DJ’s. She was involved in producing the official video promotional marketing campaign materials for BPM, which has received more than triple the views on YouTube than the festival videos from past years. Recently, Audrey created the film Artists Evolved, a documentary about visual artists and musicians from the High School of Music & Art Class of ’69, which was picked up by PBS Channel 13 and aired on June 28th, 2015. Since its original air date, PBS has shown the documentary seven times in the last year. Audrey directed, filmed and edited this production. Today Audrey continues to develop beautiful videos across a wide range of genres. She serves as Creative Director for Cinealpha Video, where she oversees the creation of thought-provoking video content.

• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - News
• Field Producer
• Production Company
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant

I'm an Emmy-nominated filmmaker and journalist at Studio Koa, a full-service production studio based in New York, NY. My work falls all over the video spectrum, spanning narrative non-fiction film, branded content, commercials, and investigative journalism. Prior to November 2019, i was a staff producer and filmmaker at Great Big Story, CNN's digital network. Before that, I was a staff producer at ABC News and Reuters. My documentaries have also been published by The New York Times, Fusion, The Weather Channel, Al Jazeera English, and the Columbia Journalism Review, among other media outlets. In April, 2015, I was named one of the New York Times' "Selects," a group of filmmakers chosen to direct advertising campaigns for T Brand Studio, the Times' brand marketing unit. My first feature length film chronicled Kosovo's succession from Serbia in the late 2000s. I have since directed several short documentaries that have been award-winning entrants in film festivals throughout North America and Europe. As an educator, I have five years of teaching experience in journalism, digital media and video production at the graduate level. I'm currently an adjunct professor at NYU's graduate institute of journalism.

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• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Series Producer / Show Runner
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Field Producer
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary

Available as Director of Photography/Camera Operator/Lighting Director. I have an extensive background in shooting film and digital formats, both in fiction and nonfiction genres. I started my career from the ground up in Austria in 1978 and came to live and work in NY in 1997. I am not affiliated with any union, agency or political party. As my first language is German, many of my clients and projects are too. I am a legal permanent resident of the US, with an Austrian passport. I do great hand/shoulder held work, every flavor between shaky and steady, I am prepared to be a subordinate operator in case higher powers are in charge but I am also willing and able to take charge as a DP myself. I love to light spaces and people, cater to their vanities, very often to the delight of clients and subjects alike. I call it ‘gentle realism’. Also, I enjoy working with/helming a crew; I don’t push people around - on the set my motto is, “we’re all responsible and consenting adults.”

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

Dudley Digital Works is a Washington, DC area based video marketing and communications firm that provides, concept to CRM solutions for a variety of corporate, marketing, political, public relations and non-profit advocacy clients, worldwide. We bridge the divide between strategy, content, creative and technology for some of the world's leading brands and causes. Specialties include strategy, concept development, scripting & storyboarding, directing, producing, field production, studio production, aerial videography & photography, post-production, motion graphics and animation, live switched multi-camera production, webcasting & livestreaming, green screen, message training, digital delivery and CDN, metrics tracking, podcasts, & more. Contact us for a tour of our Washington, DC metro area 4K cyclorama studio at the Media Factory in Falls Church, VA. Founding member of DMWnetwork.com

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• Drone Operator
• Fixer
• Video Editor - News
• Sound Mixer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial

Pete Chatmon is the guy you want behind the lens. His debut feature, “Premium”, starred Dorian Missick, Zoe Saldana, and Hill Harper and premiered on Showtime. Chatmon also wrote, produced, and directed “761st”, a documentary on the first black tank battalion in WWII, narrated by Andre Braugher. Chatmon received the 2008 Tribeca Film Institute “All Access” Program’s Creative Promise Narrative Award for the screenplay “$FREE.99”, written in collaboration with Candice Sanchez McFarlane. Through Double7 Images, his Digital Studio, he has directed content for ad agencies, Porsche, Proctor & Gamble, Lenovo, Universal Pictures, and other brands. Chatmon’s career began in 2001 with the Sundance selection of his NYU thesis film, “3D”, starring Kerry Washington. His current project, the short film “Black Card”, is traveling the international film festival circuit and will premiere on HBO in 2016.

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

Tânia Cypriano is a Brazilian native living in New York, and working in documentary film and television for over twenty years. Most recently, she has also directed and produced short-format episodes for documentary and travel series on the web. Her own films and videos have won several international awards, and screened around the world in places such as the Museum of Modern Art, the Jerusalem Film Festival, the Amsterdam Documentary Film Festival, and the Berlin International Film Festival. Her television credits include working on documentaries for PBS, the History Channel, the Wall Street Journal Television, NHK, GNT in Brazil and Channel 4 in England. Tânia has extended experience in camera, editing, stock footage research, associate and line production. In these capacities she has worked for clients such as Montefiore Medical Center and Portico Research, in documentaries with Bill Moyers, Martin Scorsese, Kent Jones, Heddy Honigmann and Nelson Pereira dos Santos.

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

I am a documentary Director/Producer based out of New Orleans and New York City. I work as a dp/camera operator and as a field producer for hire. I have made 2 feature length documentaries and several short form docs. My first film SHELL SHOCKED, which looks at gun violence in New Orleans from the perspective of the youth aired nationally on PBS’ America Reframed series in February of 2015. The film continues to be used as a training tool for law enforcement, teachers, and organizations that work with teens. My latest film 91% examines the national gun debate through our laws surrounding the background check system and was released through The Cinema Guild. I have worked on projects with Bravo, Comedy Central, Viacom, Sierra Club, City of New Orleans, and The Louisiana Endowment for The Humanities. I am known for bringing honesty in the telling of difficult stories while maintaining the integrity of the people and the truth.

• Commercial DP
• Fixer
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Reporter / Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Production Company
• Series Producer / Show Runner
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Field Producer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Production Assistant

I'm a producer, writer and director for broadcast television for major networks, for theatrically released film and for high profile web sites including series, specials and pilots. I apply timeless storytelling devices to innovative filmmaking to create unpredictable, exceptionally compelling shows. Most recently I Co- Executive produced a documentary series about fallen soldiers from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Just previous I produced a Bafta winning documentary called 'Rebuilding of the World Trade Center' for Channel Four in conjunction with the artist and photographer Marcus Robinson. I have diverse industry experience in documentary and fiction spanning 17 years including supervising series, producing, story producing, script writing, narration writing, directing, shooting, casting, post-production directing/producing and editing. My work has been broadcast nationally and internationally on numerous networks including Channel 4, National Geographic, Bravo, and MTV.

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

Kendall Rodriguez is an Emmy award winning documentary filmmaker and photographer He regularly freelances for Newsday, were he creates day-of-air news packages. Kendall earned his masters degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Clients include: Newsday Nom Media Town of Babylon Feed Forward Minority Millennials Truist Bank Innovocer CrossFit Flushing Cameras: RED Raven 4.5k Canon C70 Sony FS7 Sony A7SIII Sound: SOUND DEVICES MIX PRE 6 II SONY MDR 7506 HEADPONES SENHEISSER G3/G4 WIRELESS LAVALIER SYSTEM SENHEISSER K-Tek KE79CCR BOOM POLE TENTACLE SYNC E TIMECODE GENERATOR APUTURE DIETY SHOTGUN MICROPHONE ELECTROVOICE RE50 MIC LIGHTING: APUTURE 120D LIGHT APUTURE 300X LIGHT APUTURE 600D LIGHT APUTURE LS-1 LIGHT WESCOTT 4X4 SCRIM MATTHEWS BLACK FLAGS LENSES: Rokinon 14mm t 3.1 Wide angle lens Canon EF 24-105 f/4 Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8 Sigma EF 18-35 f/ 1.8 Canon 24mm f/1.4 Canon Ef 50mm f/1.2 SONY 35MM 1.4 SONY 24MM 1.4

• Documentary DP
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Corporate Videographer
• Commercial DP
• Production Company
• Non-Fiction Film Director

I'm a multi-faceted technician who is well-versed in all aspects of video production. My expertise in live streaming, camera, lighting, sound, editing, compression and visual effects has allowed me to produce over 600 videos for the Web and TV. I believe that documentaries are the last bastion of journalism. Having worked for network news at MSNBC for almost four years as an editor helped lead me to this conclusion. Documentaries can help change the world in which we live. Currently I am working on a feature documentary about a self taught artist who is entrenched in the noise scene, comics, zines, and performance art. I like to hunt for documentary stories about artists, social movements, historical events, human & animal rights, science, technology, and environmental issues. I believe a can-do attitude and team-player mentality makes a great video producer. My goal is to be the best of the best and create content that connects to audiences worldwide.

• Documentary DP
• Sound Mixer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Drone Operator
• Video Editor - News
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial

HI, my name is Emily Harrold. I am a documentary filmmaker based in New York. I was born and raised in Orangeburg, South Carolina. My films have screened at such festivals as The Tribeca Film Festival, The Telluride Film Festival, and The Melbourne International Film Festival. Recently, my short documentary film "Reporting on The Times: The New York Times and The Holocaust" received a Student Directors Guild of America Award and was a Documentary Finalist in the 2012 Student Academy Awards. The film also received a Special Jury Mention from the Tribeca Film Festival in 2013. I have worked with companies such as BBC2, Gigantic Pictures, The Futuro Media Group, and Insignia Films. I am a graduate of New York University, where she earned honors majoring in Film Production and US History. I am interested in stories that challenge our perceptions and stereotypes. I am also interested in content that encourages audiences to re-evaluate our shared past and history.

• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• TV News Producer
• Production Company
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial

Producer, Director, D.P. with over a decade of experience bringing impactful stories to life across film, TV, and digital media. I specialize in managing end-to-end production, from initial concept to final cut, with a focus on narrative-driven projects. My work includes producing the *PBS American Masters* YouTube series "Renegades," where I oversaw budgeting, logistics, and creative direction for high-profile premieres, and directing *Royalty Free: The Music of Kevin MacLeod*, a feature-length documentary with a successful international release.Known for my strong organizational skills and collaborative approach, I thrive in fast-paced environments where adaptability and communication are key. Whether coordinating logistics, managing crews, or refining scripts, I approach every project with a commitment to excellence and an eye for detail. Let's work together to bring your vision to life, with strategic insights and hands-on support that will elevate your project from start to finish

• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Field Producer
• Production Company
• Series Producer / Show Runner
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Executive Producer
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Post-Production Manager

Small Giraffes is a full-service production company based in Brooklyn, NY founded by Sam Graff in 2016. With over ten years in the industry, Sam has produced and directed brand films, digital content, short narratives, music videos, and artist profiles. In his role as hands-on executive producer, he has managed end-to-end production on projects spanning creative development, budgeting, hiring crew, booking talent, location scouting, securing equipment, directing shoots, and guiding the post-production and editing. Sam graduated with a BA in Film and Television Production from Sarah Lawrence College. He is highly proficient in Adobe Creative Cloud applications, Final Cut Pro, and operating cinema cameras. Sam thrives in leadership roles managing teams and collaborating closely with creative partners and clients. His passion for impactful storytelling shines through on every type of project he takes on.

• Production Company
• Senior Editor
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Commercial DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Executive Producer
• Field Producer
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Creative Director
• Art Director
• Colorist
• Post-Production Manager

I am the owner and creative director at ReelSmart Productions. Over the past decade, I have singlehandedly built a full-service video production and marketing business from the ground up, in the highly competitive NYC digital media market. My video products have consistently delivered the marketing results my clients have sought – from helping startups raise millions in capital to helping books reach New York Times Best Seller status. As an agency owner, I’ve amassed expertise in both the business and creative sides of production. Creatively I can work as a one-man-band, or assemble and direct production crews and other teams of creatives to execute the perfect product for my clients. My skill set spans the full production gamut: developing the strategies and creative concepts, scripting, locations and talent, directing, shooting, editing, animation, and promotion. But this is only part of what I do. At bottom, I’m not only a video producer but a marketer. I create digital marketing assets and show my clients how to use them strategically across their websites and social media to build audience, boost traffic and dwell time, and increase conversions. I have extensive experience creating content for every stage of the sales funnel including brand videos, social content, explainers, testimonials, Q&A, and product videos and more.

• Immersive/Spatial Video Capture
• Commercial DP
• Creative Director
• Production Company
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant
• Gaffer
• Grip
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Colorist
• Copywriter
• Digital Content Creator
• Senior Editor
• Graphic Designer

My name is Sonja Stark of PilotGirl Productions. I’m a female DP, videographer, editor and streaming tech. I’ve shot productions all over the world. Since 1995, at least 70 countries (I’m also a travel writer on the side). I have decades of experience shooting and editing ENG, broadcast, documentary, web, commercial, industrial, educational and non-profit. I’ve earned several New York State Emmy Awards and a National Broadcaster Award while working for CBS-TV. Certifications include New York State Women in Business Enterprise, FAA Part 107 UAS and PADI open water SCUBA certification license. I own the Sony FX9 6K as well as the Sony FS7. I can live stream using 4 cellular bonded services with my LIVEU 200 encoder for ENG work or the AJA encoder for local streaming. I also own the Sony alpha A7sIII DSLR camera and DJI Ronin-S for b-roll requiring a gimbal. I rely on the the 18-110mm ENG lens alongside other Sony e-mounts & primes. I also own Sachtler and Miller tripods, the DJI Mavic 3 Pro, multiple GoPro kits, DJI Osmo, 9-foot Dana Dolly slider, HMI Joker 400, green screens, 1×1 LED lighting, 15″ teleprompter, wired/wireless/shotgun audio kits and more.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Drone Operator
• Corporate Videographer
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - News
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Commercial

Joe Zeitouny is a filmmaker and documentarian interested in exploring the vast world of culture and musical expression through narrative, observational documentary, and formal documentary work. He is currently a student at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a path to graduate in 2024 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in film. Within the past eight years, he has worked alongside the Boston Celtics to rebirth the Waltham High School TV broadcasting program to document the high school's basketball team, made promotional films for the Waltham Parks department to help with community engagement, and was a marketing intern for Alira Health to inform the actions the company was taking to become more environmentally friendly. He has worked on numerous documentaries independently and with a team of other like-minded creatives. During the summer of 2023, he went to Dublin, Ireland, to film a feature documentary with the Cuala Foundation to capture asylum seekers' hardships and the road to getting citizenship. He had also worked on short documentary films about the Black Lives Matter movement in Waltham, MA, and Minneapolis, MN. He has been working with UW-Milwaukee's doc/UWM to produce, direct, film, and edit shorts for companies about UW-Milwaukee alumni. Some companies that he worked with are Trek, The Brady Street Improvement District, and American Scores MKE. He is also a narrative cinematographer and gaffer who worked in many corporate and student films. Currently, he is working on a short documentary about local jazz in Milwaukee.

• Documentary DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Production Assistant
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Landscape Photographer
• Product Photographer
• Event Photographer
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Social Media Producer
• Digital Content Creator
• Reporter / Journalist
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Field Producer
• Content Strategist
• Creative Director
• Gaffer
• Grip

Chris Warner is Director and President of Warner Hanson Television (WHTV). He oversees series development, field & post-production, and the technical aspects of the company. Prior to co-founding WHTV, he directed and produced documentaries and news features for PBS, A&E, ESPN, CBS, CNN, and others. Before moving to Washington, DC in 1992 he spent time in New York City as an independent filmmaker working at Global Village and The New School. Prior to that, he produced features for CNN in Atlanta and news stories for the CBS affiliate in Seattle. Chris has won numerous awards for his work in film and television. He has been recognized by his peers for excellence in production over the years and currently serves as a jury chairman for the Cine Golden Eagle Awards. He also judges for the Emmy Awards at the request of The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Chris has a joint B.A. in English and Government with a minor in Fine Arts from Georgetown University in Washington, DC. He did post-graduate work at The New School’s graduate film program in New York, NY.

• Documentary DP
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Fixer
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant