Discover Top Commercial DPs in Paterson, New Jersey, USA

NICK is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and cinematographer who deeply understands the power of story. He’s directed, shot and produced feature documentaries, shorts and commercials that cover topics from the Flint water disaster to the Syrian refugee crisis. His work has taken him across the globe, screened at international film festivals and headlined campaigns run by brands such as Google, Samsung, and the US Holocaust Museum. With an anthropology degree from Columbia University and experience at one of the top strategic marketing agencies, Nick knows how to produce both branded and traditional doc content that not only engages viewers, but ignites a reaction. With a unique blend of keen story-telling sensibilities, beautiful aesthetics and technical savvy, Nick weaves together the cinematic with the strategic to create authentic documentary for the digital age. First and foremost a DP, he is also willing and able to don multiple hats in accordance with project needs.

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

I am an award-winning independent filmmaker from Cape Town, South Africa. My career started after completing my film and television studies at Monash University, South Africa in 2004. My films infuse music, history, politics, and art with geopolitical current affairs, examining issues and unknown stories to create narratives in impermanent settings. Between 2004-2008 I worked for the South African Broadcasting Corporation and many other production companies producing, shooting and directing high-end educational documentaries, magazine shows and music videos that have been featured on numerous international television channels including Al Jazeera, ESPN International, ZDF Germany, TRT-Turkey and HULU.  In 2009 I established Azania Rizing, a production company that aims to inspire young people through creative storytelling about Africa and the African Diaspora.  I have directed over 10 feature documentary films shot between five continents including over 20 short current affairs news inserts. I’ve also guest lectured at various international universities including the University of Cape Town, University of Johannesburg, University of Pennsylvania, University of Sao Paulo, Johns Hopkins University, Tulane University, University of West Indies, and the University of Toronto. My latest film, “Not in My Neighourhood” won multiple awards including the Audience Award at Encounters International Film Festival (South Africa), Best Documentary at the American Black Film Festival (US) and Jury Award for Most Outstanding Film at the African International Film Festival (Nigeria).

• Commercial DP
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• Fixer
• Video Editor - News
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• Video Editor - Commercial
• Creative Director
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• Drone Operator

I’m an Italian independent documentary filmmaker based in New York City and part-time in Los Angeles, I’ve been freelancing as a producer, field producer, and cinematographer for VICE Media since early 2016, and I’ve collaborated with numerous firms such as Radical Media, Anchor Entertainment, Scott Free, PBS, Hulu, Rolling Stones. I have a wide range of experience with the development of original ideas, elaborating decks, pitching possible formats, and handling the realization of a project throughout all stages of production. I’m an avid reader, an attendee of film festivals, a researcher for documentary series, and a podcasts listener, especially those of philosophical and political nature. I’m very interested in capturing stories of personal transformation and exploring diverse methods of storytelling through the art of filmmaking. I want to raise social, environmental, and political debates and stimulate emotional reactions in my audience through the lens of character-driven films. I speak 3 languages, I traveled to shoot approximately 40 of the United States of America and visited all continents of the world except for Antarctica. I practice mindfulness, yoga, climbing, backpacking, and theatre.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
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• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
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• Commercial DP
• Field Producer
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Drone Operator

My name is Tiffany McNeil. I'm a Producer/Videographer/Editor. I received my MA in Film and Video at American University. I obtained my BS in Media Production at East Carolina University with a minor in Creative Writing. I've held positions in the field as a cinematographer, producer, and editor and have worked for American Film Institute, CNN,and NY Fashion week. I have produced, edited, and shot videos for PBS, HBO, the Howard Theater, the Smithsonian. I have a wealth of technical skills that would make me a valuable addition to your team, but my greatest contribution is not that of the technical persuasion. I recognize that there is a richness in all people, in their experiences, and in their stories, and I have the ability to translate that into visual media. I am a very hard worker, a quick learner, detail oriented, and a team player, and have no problem working on a tight deadline.

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

Matteo is a Northeast-based freelance documentary and commercial cinematographer with a passion for capturing compelling place-based stories that delve into the intersection of people, culture and the environment. Matteo has told stories of mountain communities in Japan, salmon fishers in remote areas of Alaska and founders of Hip Hop in the heart of the Bronx. He is a 2023 newportFILM: Documentary Cinematographer Lab Fellow and his films have been selected to Oscar-qualifying festivals, recognized by Sundance and Adobe and created in collaboration with brands such as The North Face, Orvis and Nike. Matteo has certifications in the following that serve me well working in a variety of outdoor/adventure situations: AIARE Level 1, SSI Certified Scuba Diver, HSI Adult First Aid/CPR/AED, GWO Basic Safety, Sea Survival, and HUET + CA-EBS (Helicopter Underwater Escape Training and Compressed Air Emergency Breathing System)

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• Video Editor - Documentary
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Senior Content Creative (Video Editor, Cinematographer, Still Photographer, Illustrator) with 10+ years of experience scripting, story boarding, producing, directing, shooting, retouching, and editing visual assets and content as well as developing graphic assets for social, and signage for experiential. I have experience working in a wide variety of industries, including: Entertainment, Branded Documentary, Consumer Packaged Goods, Food, Spirits, Fashion, Sports, Corporate, Real Estate, Tech, Health, Experiential. A team player, I work closely with strategists, account managers and the creative team to analyze content production needs and translate concepts into executable tasks that fit into realistic timelines and budgets, ensuring the best visual content is produced to create revenue opportunities for brands. Highly adaptable and a problem solver, I can work with crews or run solo as a one man band and don't shy away from challenging tasks, always looking for efficiencies and opportunities but also flagging potential pitfalls and risks. Clients: HBO (Game Of Thrones, Westworld, HBO brand), Netflix (The Irishman, Klaus, The Outlaw King), Under Armour, Lenovo, 23andMe, UberEats, Amazon, Audi, Adidas, Chivas Regal, Jameson, The Glenlivet, Avion Tequila, Martell, Office Depot, MassMutual, Stitch Fix, Nectar Mattress, FUR, Axe, Samsung, 4H, BallUp, FANIA, Amex, Super Bowl Host Committee, Amtrak, Barry University.

• Corporate Videographer
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• Video Editor - Commercial
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Event Photographer
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• Video Editor - Documentary
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Post-Production Manager
• Colorist
• Fixer
• Production Assistant

David Helfer Wells is a film-maker and photographer who divides his time between Providence, Rhode Island and Bangalore, India. One day you can find him creating still and moving images for clients, such as Edible Rhody and the Providence Preservation Society on the unique local culture of America’s smallest state. Other days he may be working on personal/grant funded projects on the beautiful Narragansett Bay with the support of Rhode Island’s Council for Humanities and State Council on the Arts. In India’s “Silicon City” Bangalore, he is busy creating visual narratives for clients such as Bryn Mawr College and Aramco World or working on personal/grant funded projects supported by the Fulbright and Alicia Patterson Foundations. He has worked on assignment for such magazines as Fortune, Life, National Geographic, Newsweek, The Sunday New York Times, and Time, among others. One editor described him as a “…specialist in intercultural communication and visual narratives that excel in their creative mastery of light, shadow and sound, stills and video.” His project on the pesticide poisoning of California farm workers was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize by the Philadelphia Inquirer. He has also worked for corporations such as Consolidated Natural Gas and DuPont as well as for non-profits such as the Ford Foundation and the New Israel Fund.

• Documentary DP
• Production Company
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Corporate Videographer
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Fixer
• Commercial DP
• Production Assistant

I am a filmmaker and producer with a passion for creative non-fiction storytelling. I have eight years of experience directing, producing and shooting videos for Vevo, MTV, and various corporations/universities. I bring a journalistic sensibility to every project I work on. Most recently, I traveled to Amman, Jordan to direct an independent documentary about the national women’s soccer team and their quest to reach the World Cup. A passion project of mine, this documentary is being produced on a shoestring budget with a crowdfunding campaign. I previously worked as a Senior Producer at Vevo where I developed and created an election campaign called 'Why I Vote'. This included a 10-part documentary series where artists spoke about important social and political issues. Others describe me as creative, smart, hardworking and passionate. My goal as a filmmaker and journalist is to tell stories that inspire, enlighten and connect us all as human beings.

• Documentary DP
• Field Producer
• Creative Director
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Fixer
• Commercial DP
• Production Assistant

I have worked in television and digital media since 2009, including producing and anchoring a primetime television show which aired internationally for three years, twice a week, totaling 331 episodes, 7,944 minutes of programming, and 1,410 interviews. I worked on each episode from start to finish while functioning in various roles, including conceptualization, writing, planning, translation, videography, editing, interviewing, pre- and post-production, and leading teams. I have also worn these hats while working on freelance projects with corporate, charity, educational and community organizations and national campaigns. My recent media projects have included work with Barclay Card, Barnes and Noble, Vogue Arabia, the Girl Scouts of the USA, Virginia Commonwealth University, the Kaiser Family Foundation’s Greater Than AIDS campaign, contributing as a panelist on the Pulitzer Center Journalists Panel: "The Way We Tell Stories," and teaching a “Storytelling and your Perspective” workshop at the William and Mary Global Film Fest. My professional background also includes charitable causes, management, event coordination, and writing of proposals, contracts and marketing material. I would be happy to share professional details and reel upon request. I look forward to collaborating with you! Skills Snapshot: Field producing Managing talent/stringers/and crew in the field Leading teams Videography Social media Voiceovers Translations Conducting interviews Location scouting Research Booking interviews Coordinating shoots Conceptualization Writing Planning Video editing Line producing Anchoring On-Camera Hosting Acting Copy Editing

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Production Assistant
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• Corporate Videographer
• Production Company
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Field Producer
• TV News Producer
• Video Editor - Documentary
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• Copy Editor
• Fixer
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Video Editor - Commercial

I am a graduate of the School of Visual Arts in New York City and a multi-award-winning creative and live-action director. I am passionate about the moving image, filmmaking, design, and typography. I direct and brand Film Titles, Image Spots, Brand Ids, Promos, and Commercials for brands and corporations, including Comedy Central, Bloomberg, HBO, MTV, Showtime, CNBC, NBCUniversal and Apple news. I have directed visual identities and music videos for musicians at Def Jam and GOOD Music. I have directed and produced commercials, documentaries, and promotional content for Kanye West, Big Sean, John Oliver, Cyndi Lauper. Also, I have worked on numerous personal projects, among them, a series of scripted and unscripted short films, documentaries and television pilots. My work has been featured in numerous international and national publications and has won awards from the American Institute of Graphic Arts, the Broadcast Design Association, the Type Directors Club, the New York Festival and Graphis Magazine.

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• Fixer
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• Motion Graphics Designer
• Video Editor - Commercial
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• Video Editor - Documentary
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Animator / Visual Effects Artist

I'm an avid cineaste and globetrotter who combines my creative skills in media production with my passion for storytelling, film, food and travel. With a multicultural background and a global perspective developed throughout years of traveling across borders, I hope to use film as a medium to bridge cultural gaps and make the world more connected. A big believer in taking initiative, I’m no stranger to trailblazing where there’s no established path. Despite studying at a college where film isn’t offered as a major, I’ve continuously pursued this passion by customizing my college curriculum, founding the first and only film centered organization on campus, completed semesters abroad to broaden my knowledge in film across cultures. I've also taken on multiple film internships with media departments and documentary production companies to develop and hone my production skills, earning the opportunity to work with Academy Award winning and Academy Award nominated directors.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
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• Creative Director
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• Video Editor - News
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I'm a film director and editor for social documentary and narrative projects worldwide. I freelance for several television production companies in Haiti, Colombia and Guatemala. I am the creative director of Gabriel Films, documentary production company in New York, where I reside. I work since 2010 in Haiti, where I trained a local team of audio-visual production. With his team, I have produced over 65 short documentaries for the work of NGOs in the country and now I'm carrying the first season of a television series called "A FOREST GROWTH IN HAITI". Some of my most recent work includes a cooking show in Guatemala called DESAFIO CULINARIO, broadcasted in Guatemala’s prime time. I was the editor for the Australian documentary FRACKMAN in 2014. I directed and edited the documentary CAST THE FIRST STONE, winner of the "Bahamas Film Festival Spirit Of Freedom & Documentary Audience Award for Best Documentary" in 2013.

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• Video Editor - News
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Chris was born in New York City and raised outside of Annapolis, Maryland. His love of acting and filmmaking started at a very young age. From putting on performances for his family, to watching endless amounts of movies and TV. He always knew he wanted to be in the industry somehow, but when he was younger sports was his passion. He played baseball, football, and lacrosse and excelled in all of them. But shorty after graduating high school, he decided that his love of acting and film was the path he wanted to take. Chris moved back to New York City in 2004 and started auditioning at various acting schools. He ended up choosing the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts and became a Mesiner graduate in 2007. Shortly after graduation he teamed up with some buddies to make the web series "Recession Whores", which led the way to the starting of his production company "Rebel Lens Productions". After co-founding Rebel Lens, Chris joined more of his friends in the comedy group "The

• Commercial DP
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• Video Editor - News
• Reporter / Journalist
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Adam Parr is a Preditor and DP with 10 years experience creating compelling, purpose driven video content for major networks, nonprofits, corporations and government agencies. His work has appeared on-line, on prime time television, and at film festivals in the US and abroad. Before forming Pfly Media, Parr built a reputation as a hard working producer and editor with a keen sense of story and a well honed ability to create content that engaged a young and desirable demographic. These abilities earned him an Emmy nomination for his work with HBO, numerous greenlights for development projects, and selection for his editorial work on sought after properties such as Puppy Bowl and Shark Week. Parr built an extensive client and credit list working on a diverse range of projects, from long form documentary for clients such as Discovery and HBO, short form for NBC and technological innovators Dito, and advertising for industry leaders GMMB.

• Commercial DP
• Fixer
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• Video Editor - Documentary
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Konstantin is a film and theater director, who is technically based in Berlin, but divides his time mainly between Germany, the US and Lebanon…or wherever life takes him. He studied applied film, theatre and fine arts at the University of Hildesheim, and Jewish studies and the history and culture of the Middle East at the Freie Universität Berlin. With Canadian performance company Mammalian Diving Reflex, he has worked as a director, designer and creative associate in Toronto, London, Bern, Singapore, Glasgow, Philadelphia, Prague, Copenhagen, Essen, Portland, Gwangju, Hemsbach and Sydney. His film work includes commercials, music videos, short films and documentaries. His most recent documentary, ‘Hattie Goes Cruising’, continues to tour festivals internationally, after premiering at the 2015 New Orleans Film Festival. He has directed and edited commercials for s.Oliver, comma, Windsor., JOOP!, Eterna and the German Finance Authority, with agencies in Munich, Hamburg and New York.

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

Crystal Kayiza grew-up in Oklahoma and is now a Brooklyn-based documentary filmmaker and 2018 Sundance Ignite Fellow. Her work focuses on pursuing more nuanced and diverse storytelling about Black communities. She is a recipient of the 2017 Jacob Burns Film Center Woman Filmmaker Fellowship. As a Woman Filmmaker Fellow she directed and produced, Edgecombe, a short documentary examining the ways trauma repeats and reinvents itself in a rural Black community in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. After graduating from Ithaca College in 2015 with a degree in Documentary Studies and Production, Crystal spent two years at the ACLU working on racial justice and criminal justice issues. Her documentary work and writing has been featured in The Nation, Scalawag Magazine and OkayAfrica. She received a Heartland Emmy Award in 2012 for her film All That Remains, which profiles Boley, Oklahoma, one of the nation's last all-Black towns.

• Reporter / Journalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
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Alberto Ferreras is a writer and filmmaker known for his award winning novel “B as in Beauty”—published in the U.S. Spain, and Italy—, and for “Habla”, a 14-part documentary series created for HBO Latino in 2003. He is also one of the creators of “El Perro y el Gato”, a bilingual children’s animated show for HBO Family, and “Madres y Comadres” the first web-novela produced by Kmart for the Hispanic market of the U.S.

 He recently made his debut as a screenwriter with "Que Viva La Música" official selection to Sundance 2015. Ferreras has directed advertising campaigns for Dish Latino, HBO, MetroPlus, Verizon Wireless, and Walgreens among others. 

His Spanish version of the song “What it feels like for a Girl” was included in Madonna’s Drowned World Tour, and he recently collaborated with Los Crema Paraíso in their new album "De Película". 
He is a feature contributor for Vanity Fair Spain and a frequent guest speaker at the Smithsonian Latino Center. He was recently chosen Fan Guest

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• Video Editor - News
• Reporter / Journalist
• Translator
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Alden Peters is an award-winning documentary filmmaker with a BFA in film production at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He also studied documentary and essay filmmaking with the Ludwig Foundation of Cuba in Havana, Cuba. His writing has appeared in Hello Mr. and The Daily Beast, his photography has been posted in GAYLETTER, and his film work has been featured in Out Magazine, Time Out New York, The Huffington Post, NPR, Mashable, BuzzFeed, and many more. He has served as the Head of Production at Alleywire, and has worked with organizations such as the Tyler Clementi Foundation and the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, which secured landmark status for the Stonewall Inn in 2015. His first feature film, Coming Out, premiered in September 2015 and has won three audience awards in its festival circuit. Alden is a co-founder of Casa Vera Productions, where he produces and directs documentary films. He is based in Brooklyn, New York.

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• Video Editor - News
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Raymond has a Master’s degree in International Relations from National ChengChi University in Taipei, Taiwan and has been working as a producer, cameraman and editor for over 15 years. He is also FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot certification Raymond started his career while working and studying in Beijing China. In 2004, he moved back to the United States to work on his first film called God's Open Hand. The film charts the course of Afghanistan’s first presidential elections in Afghanistan. Since then he have worked on everything from news, documentaries, police reality shows, corporate videos, sports and live music. He has have worked all over the world from Africa, Central Asian, Southeast Asia and North America. Before the COVID pandemic, Raymond lived and worked in Thailand, covering the Burma/Myanmars internal civil conflicts and ceasefire talks for various publications. In 2017, he moved to Taipei to study for a Masters in International Relations. Raymond currently based in New York City and continues to work as a producer, cameraman and editor. Contact directly for list of IMDB credits, resume and current projects Raymond is involved with.

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• Drone Operator
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• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Production Assistant

Hi there, My name is Rachel White, and I'm a hardworking journalist who aspires to make the world a more inclusive, better place through my work. I am prepared to work tirelessly to tell untold stories and to learn from those around me. I recently graduated with a master's degree from the Medill School of Journalism where I specialized in national security and social justice reporting as well as documentary filmmaking. My capstone documentary was nominated for a Chicago/Midwestern Emmy award in the long form, nonfiction category. I graduated from The Pennsylvania State University with degrees in broadcast journalism and political science, as well as a minor in international relations in May 2014. I recently won a college Emmy award for a show that I produced during undergrad in Cuba. I also previously reported for The Daily Collegian where I covered the Sandusky trial from inside the courtroom. I have reported for numerous outlets using broadcast, print and social media.

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• Video Editor - News
• Sound Mixer
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