Discover Top Creative Directors in Paterson, New Jersey, USA

My name is Tom Spota and I created Vidualiz to help businesses grow by targeting customers through a successful content strategy. I have over 10 years of experience shooting, producing and directing live and on-demand video content for FOX Sports and MLB.com (MLB Advanced Media.) Highlights of my work include live streaming and on-demand coverage of 10 World Series, 10 All-Star Games & The Midday Show with Casey Stern. Not only do I know how to produce great content, but I am experienced on the business side as well. I've earned my MBA in Media Management and Marketing from Fordham & spent 5 years at Shutterstock Inc. developing over 475 strategic partnerships to drive tens of millions of dollars in revenue. Interested in growing your business? Looking for that competitive edge? Please contact us for a free consultation and get started on a targeted video content strategy that will drive your ideal customers to your business and and convert those leads into revenue.

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• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Video Editor - Documentary
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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
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Creative Director
• Field Producer
• Drone Operator

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
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Event Photographer
• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Post-Production Manager
• Colorist
• Fixer
• Production Assistant

Over the past 20 years, my leadership as a creative director with expertise in motion graphics and production has guided companies from start-up to prominent positions in the industries of film and broadcast television, life sciences, and health and wellness. After working with well known companies such as Viacom and ABC as well as producing several personal projects, I founded Lost Dreams Studios, LLC in 1997. Lost Dreams built an exceptional reputation in both broadcast and life sciences, delivering award-winning work for interactive, video, and live event work. In 2007, I founded Merge Creative Media to continue the ground breaking work started at Lost Dreams with the goal of catering a more diverse set of clientele. In addition to leadership duties, I have been published in numerous industry publications including POST, Videography, Pharmaceutical Market Europe, and many others. I have a B.A. in communications and film and a minor in photography from the University of Iowa. This has allowed me to bring both a theoretical and practical approach to my clients and their projects. It is important to me to continue to drive award winning projects and I remain committed to pushing companies in new directions, ensuring success for years to come.

• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Animator / Visual Effects Artist
• Fixer
• Event Photographer
• Portrait Photographer

I am an Italy-born freelance multimedia journalist based in Brooklyn, NY. I've covered various national stories for Fusion TV and the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, shooting and editing video news stories and short documentaries. I covered the Dakota Access Pipeline controversy in 2016, self-producing an award winning 16-minute documentary. I covered the construction of the southern leg of the same pipeline in the swamps of Louisiana, shooting and editing a short documentary for Fusion TV. I covered many Black Lives Matter protests around the country. I produced video stories following the acquittal of officers involved in Freddie Gray's death. I self-produced a short documentary about the aftermath of the shooting death of Alton Sterling at the hands of the Baton Rouge police. In 2017, I worked as a video producer on two feature-length documentaries, both dealing with the legacy of racial segregation and violence in the South. The projects are now in their post-production phase. In 2019, I worked as the U.S. producer for an Italian prime-time science show, managing the production of a 90-minute episode on the 50th anniversary of the moon landing. I managed a 25-person crew around various U.S. cities and secured access to NASA facilities, booked interviews, scheduled traveling. I cover breaking news, crime and courts for the New York Daily News. I cover climate change-related litigation for Climate Liability News.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Reporter / Journalist
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Translator
• Video Editor - News
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer

Rachael is an award winning journalist and producer, based out of New York City, whose career has spanned over 10 years, with stories broadcast on multiple national and international networks, live newscasts, long format factual programming and documentaries. As an Australian who holds a Canadian Citizenship as well as a U.S. Green card, she has been fortunate enough to travel the world to cover a variety of social, economic and political content, whilst living abroad in various geopolitical climates. Rachael was granted the Rory Peck Scholarship to complete her Hostile Environment and First Aid Training, enabling her to travel deeper into disaster zones, military and political events with internationally recognized certification. Rachael has been highly recognized across the industry for her work, awarded the 59th Annual Southern California's Journalist Award for Best International Feature and Best Social Media Coverage by an Individual as well as the Clio Entertainment Grand Winning Entry for her work on ‘The Greatest Showman Live' - the world's first live commercial for a theatrical release. Rachael also owns her own production company Post Road Pictures, a full service production company specializing in the creation and delivery of unique film, television, digital, broadcast, commercial and branded content worldwide.

• Field Producer
• Creative Director
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Fixer
• Reporter / Journalist
• TV News Producer
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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.

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

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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• Video Editor - Commercial
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• Video Editor - Documentary
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Animator / Visual Effects Artist

A Multimedia Consultant and Documentary filmmaker, with a background in Computer Graphics Design and Systems Engineering from the University of Lagos, Nigeria. My works span the areas of branding, product design, Content strategy, Multimedia Consulting, and Documentary Filmmaking. My short film, “A Will Of Iron,” was selected by the Sundance Institute and screened at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, as one of 5 winning films in the Sundance Institute short film challenge in collaboration with Gates Foundation. I have also worked on various corporate documentaries for the Nigeria Mortgage Refinance Company (NMRC), World Bank Group, Ministry of Finance, Nigeria, Dunn Loren Merrifield, Access Bank, GBCHealth, Total Group, Sahara Group, and DFID. Am inspired to continue creating unique and compelling stories that drive social change and reflect the positivity in the world.

• Documentary DP
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• Video Editor - Documentary
• Sound Designer
• Fixer
• Production Assistant

I spent my childhood building robots and playing bike tag in the streets of Brooklyn, New York. I went on to study Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Princeton University where my senior thesis, “Camera Stabilization with a Stewart Platform”, won the Enoch J. Durbin Prize in engineering innovation. After graduating from college, I moved back home to Brooklyn to pursue my passion for filmmaking. I studied writing, directing, and cinematography at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and made several award winning short films, both as a director and a cinematographer. I now run a production company called Gates & Greene where I create and direct video campaigns for clients like Princeton University, Dom Perignon, and Bystander Revolution, an anti-bullying organization, where I also served as Creative Director for two years. I'm also the Creative Director of “BTYM”, the Youth Ministry at my church, The Brooklyn Tabernacle, famous for its six-time Grammy Award-winning Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir.

• Documentary DP
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• Motion Graphics Designer
• Video Editor - Commercial

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.

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• Production Assistant
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary

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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• Field Producer
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• Reporter / Journalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant

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

Sarah is a filmmaker and photographer, currently based between Chicago and NYC, by way of LA and London. She specializes in documentary production but has experience producing, directing, shooting and editing content that spans a range of genres and formats - and working in international, remote and wilderness settings. To quote a very kind mentor, “she is tenacious and undaunted by all challenges.” Sarah is interested in delving into the complex relationships that exist between humans and their environment, and seeks out projects that employ honest storytelling to explore the ethos of people and places. She aims to produce work that can engage, inform and resonate with diverse audiences. Sarah holds a BA in Film and Television Production from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, and an MA in Documentary Film from University of the Arts London. In her free time, she likes to shoot film and recreate outdoors. CV available on request.

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• Event Photographer
• Landscape Photographer
• Portrait Photographer
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• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Corporate Videographer
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• Copy Editor
• Copywriter
• Video Editor - Documentary

Harrison Jeffs is a director, editor, and cinematographer located in NYC who is passionate about all aspects of film and storytelling. He studied Film Production at Emerson College from 2014-2018. In 2020, he won a James Beard Digital Award for Best Online Video with chef Grace Young for their video "Wok Therapist" that he directed, shot, and edited. He has also won a Webby Award, a Telly Award, an IACP award, an EVVY Award, and a Shorty Award for his work. From 2019-202 he worked as the head editor for 60 Second Docs, one of the internet’s top documentary series with over 13 million followers. Harrison has also edited videos for clients such as included Lionsgate, Hulu, Amazon MGM, Focus Features, Participant Media, IFC Films, Cadillac, Go Fund Me, The Julia Child Foundation, Cosmos. Harrison films on a Sony FX3 cinema camera and edits using Adobe Premiere Pro. Whether helping to shoot or edit your project, Harrison looks forward to collaborating with you and reaching your goals!

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

Who is Producify? We are storytellers. We are a creative video marketing and advertising agency specializing in an array of services ranging from explainer videos, engaging web videos to full-scale broadcast production. Our mission is to offer the utmost level of service with the highest quality product. Years of experience coupled with our resources, allow us to confidently meet the needs of our clients. What does Producify do? We are dedicated to creating effective advertising campaigns for clients in a wide variety of industries including but not limited to law, healthcare, entertainment, retail, political, automotive, tech, and financial institutions. We help you reach your target audience with customized marketing videos. We increase your conversion rates, increase your chances of getting page one listings, and decrease your sales cycle. We offer flexibility and quick turnaround times when necessary, while still delivering the highest quality product. Effective advertising and marketing campaigns don’t just happen. It takes information, resources, creativity and the ability to develop cutting edge strategy to captivate your targeted audience. Engage, Educate & Convert with Video

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• Drone Operator
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• Video Editor - Commercial
• Corporate Videographer

As a creative producer, director, screenwriter, videographer, video editor and photographer, I leverage my time, many talents and passion to produce content that showcases the people I serve in the best possible light while conveying the message they want the world to know about their brand, company, organization or life story through visual storytelling. I'm the founder of Millianvision Entertainment, LLC, a film and video production company that creates artistic, compelling and inspiring stories through film, video and photography. I am very passionate about using film and video to make the world a better place as there are so many positive stories to tell. My work history reflects my ability to manage and complete projects from pre-production through post production and distribution. My work ethic is defined by creativity, initiative, and the ability to work independently or collaboratively with others.

• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Creative Director
• Post-Production Manager
• Senior Editor

A creative media executive with extensive skill and experience in both studio and field production. An Executive with a distinctive vision, storytelling abilities and finesse in managing large productions, events and broadcasts, I have produced over 700 hours of television content including current affairs, drama, commercials, music videos, and more. I am currently working as Production head with TV One USA. And also heading a successful social media management firm Digital Evolution Network in the USA. She has also worked as a researcher for Emmy nominated documentary “The American Dream Project”. Previously, she has served such prestigious organizations as Pakistan Television Network, President of Pakistan Media Advisory Group, Bray Entertainment, NJ, National Islamic Academy. Ms. Irfan holds a Masters degree in Mass Communication from the University of Punjab and has taught as an Adjunct Professor of Media Studies at the same university.

• Video Editor - Documentary
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Animator / Visual Effects Artist
• Production Company
• Corporate Videographer

Warner Hanson Television (WHTV) is a Washington DC based production company dedicated to creating high quality work in film, television and digital media. Our award-winning productions are artful and engaging as well as smart and genuine. WHTV was founded in 1999. WHTV is a creative team of visionaries and artists who are exceptional storytellers, screenwriters, directors, photographers, editors, graphic designers, and developers. WHTV creates and produces film & television programs on the subjects of natural history, culinary arts, travel, sports, and the environment for major television networks and independent collectives. WE HAVE FILMED in some of world's most remote regions and apply a variety of visual techniques from aerial cinematography and underwater exploration to POV cameras and film-style production values. OUR WORK INCLUDES documentary, lifestyle, sports, news, and reality programming that airs on PBS, BBC, A&E, Discovery, and ESPN. Footage from the WHTV film library appears on CSI, The West Wing, Grey’s Anatomy, and other theatrical releases. National Geographic and the Discovery Networks integrate WHTV’s documentary footage as well. WHTV PRODUCES television programs for non-broadcast clients that include: The Nature Conservancy, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Cancer Institute, Children’s National Medical Center, NIH, Iceland Naturally, Salmon de Chile, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, and others.

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• Series Producer / Show Runner
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• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Event Photographer
• Landscape Photographer
• Production Assistant

I am a graduate of the University of Southern California with a Masters Degree in Film and Video production. After graduation I worked as a screenwriter, penning original screenplays and rewriting existing material for most of the Hollywood Studios. I authored the feature film No Escape, directed by Martin Campbell and starring Ray Liotta. In the year 2000, I founded Aurora Video, a full service video production and post production company. I function as a writer, producer, director, videographer, and editor. Since 2000, I have produced, directed, photographed and edited over a hundred video projects, including corporate videos, public service announcements, music videos, training films, promotional videos, book trailers, multi-camera live performance shoots and award-winning narrative shorts. Some of my recent clients include the band Blondie and Dweezil Zappa, MasterCard, The United Way, The YMCA and The New York Institute of Photography.

• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Corporate Videographer
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Fixer
• Production Assistant