Discover Top Video Editors - Documentary in Salinas, California, USA

A graduate of the NYU Tisch School of the Arts with a focus in Directing and Producing, Robert Wagner has been making films since the age of eleven. He's had the privilege of working under some of the most successful creators in feature films and commercials on high-profile projects such as Horrible Bosses (New Line Cinema), Tower Heist (NBC Universal) in addition to numerous national commercial campaigns (GEICO, Nike, Quickbooks, Nissan). Obsessed with the truth in narrative, he believes that everyone has a story to tell. At the core of his work is an intense motivation to tell stories that remind us all of the humanity we share.

• Documentary DP
• Drone Operator
• Production Company
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Copywriter
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Fixer
• Commercial DP
• Production Assistant
• News Shooter / Video Journalist

Since 2009, James Hall has shot and edited deeply human short films for clients such as National Geographic, TIME, VICE News, People & Power, Al Jazeera America, AJ+, 60 Second Docs and others. Along with being reliable and skilled with the camera, sound, directing and producing, and editing, his greatest strengths lie in his interpersonal skills, always making real connections with both subjects and crew, and his knack at improvising creative solutions on the fly. He began his career in 2003 as a photojournalist, and is based in the Bay Area, CA and frequently takes on international projects.

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Production Company
• Field Producer
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist

Kevin is an award winning director, producer, shooter and editor based in San Francisco. He has created videos for Bloomberg, CNBC, CNET, Reuters and various independent clients. He has experience as a one-man-band videographer as well as a director of full tv production crews. His passion for video storytelling has allowed him to travel across the US and internationally. He has over two decades of professional experience with cameras, lenses, lighting, sound, editing software and music production. He 2009 He has received numerous accolades and awards including two Emmy Awards in Videography and Producer/Editor for his work at Plum TV in Vail, CO.

• Art Director
• Music Composer
• Sound Designer
• Creative Director
• Senior Editor
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• Drone Operator
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Corporate Videographer
• Video Editor - News
• Sound Mixer
• Field Producer
• Gaffer
• Series Producer / Show Runner
• Motion Graphics Designer

I'm a video producer who has worked for Gizmodo Media Group (GMG) where I shot, scripted, hosted and edited videos for Gizmodo, The Root, Jezebel, Splinter, Lifehacker, Kotaku and other GMG news properties. Before that, I was a digital producer at Fusion where I produced video stories on politics, social justice, religion, immigration and local and global diaspora communities. I've worked for various news outlets including The Huffington Post, CNN, Orange County Weekly and KPCC, the National Public Radio affiliate of Los Angeles. I graduated from the University of California, Irvine and received my Master's degree from Columbia Journalism School.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Line Producer / On-Location
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Field Producer
• TV News Producer
• Video Editor - News
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Corporate Videographer

I have over 20 years of experience working in production with the last 15 years as a freelancer. My production experience is wide ranging, from documentary and broadcast work for ESPN to corporate commercial work for clients like Microsoft, Adobe, and Intel. I have a full production kit including audio, lighting and camera. The cameras that I have available are a Canon C300 mkII, ARRI Alexa Mini, and Panasonic EVA-1. My business is setup as an LLC and I do carry a full production insurance policy along with workers compensation insurance. For many companies, this makes the payroll component of hiring me less complicated. Sample Work: https://vimeo.com/showcase/7944953

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

My name is Jason Beal, a cinematographer, photojournalist, licensed drone pilot and story teller in the SF Bay Area. I currently work full-time as an enterprise-special projects photographer for ABC7 News in San Francisco. I have over 12 years of professional video production experience, winning 7 regional Emmy awards in that time. I have experience with almost every camera system, from Canon to Sony to BlackMagic and more. I edit using Premiere and Final Cut X, with experience in AVID and After Effects.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - News
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Fixer
• Drone Operator
• Colorist
• Corporate Videographer
• Event Photographer
• Field Producer
• Senior Editor
• TV News Producer

San Jose, California native Mario Glaviano graduated with honors from the Television, Film, and New Media program at San Diego State University in 2010, where he focused on directing and cinematography. He currently lives in Oakland working as a cinematographer, video editor, and sound recordist who specializes in documentary storytelling, brand films, corporate videos, and event videography. He is the founder and lead cinematographer of his video production company The Documentarists. He is a Canon C70 and C200 owner/operator.

• Production Company
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Sound Mixer
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• Corporate Videographer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - Commercial

I grew up hunting, fishing, backpacking and hiking between Northern California and Idaho. After high school I served four years in the US Coast Guard, then in 2009 completed a BA in Journalism from San Francisco State University. I'm currently a freelance journalist, photographer and videographer based in Oakland, contributing to Redux Pictures, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle and other local and national publications, as well as producing work for corporate and commercial clients.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Drone Operator
• Fixer
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Landscape Photographer
• Portrait Photographer
• Product Photographer
• Content Strategist
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Post-Production Manager
• Creative Director
• Field Producer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Video Editor - News
• TV News Producer
• Social Media Producer

Documentary Producer and Video Journalist with extensive experience in film production, strong technical, writing, and creative abilities, as well as a deep connection to story telling. Conceptual thinker and collaborator with an appreciation for how artistic goals and strategic vision intersect. Proactive team member who is able to work independently and partners effectively with all stakeholders. Leverages well-honed production and editing skills to take projects from concept to completion within tight scheduling, deadline and budget constraints.

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

Andy Miller is an award-winning documentary film and video Producer, Director and Cinematographer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has produced, directed and edited over fifty episodes of broadcast cable television as well as countless videos for web, many for the largest international web portals including Yahoo!, HULU, AOL and Comedy Central. Andy’s real passion lies in directing and producing documentary films. Since Co-founding Plus M Productions in 2011, he has helped lead production on countless short and long form documentary films.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Non-Fiction Film Director

David Zucker is a documentary filmmaker originally from outside Philadelphia, whose work explores growing up, masculinity and rural America. His feature directorial debut, YOUR FRIEND, MEMPHIS, premiered at SXSW 2022. David is Emmy-nominated for his editing on the documentary series CHEER (Netflix), and has edited under acclaimed documentary directors Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss (Boys State) and Greg MacGillivray (Everest). He received his MFA in Documentary Film from Stanford University, and is a member of the Alliance of Documentary Editors.

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

Luca comes from a small village in Bergamo province, Italy. He is half Italian and half Ecuadorian. After his Master’s degree, he enrolled in the National School of Cinema, where he explored migration stories across European borders. He participated in the Venice Biennale at the Critics' Week in 2018, with one of his shorts made possible by the collaboration with Laura Poitras and Field of Vision. Currently based in Berkeley, CA, he continues to pursue his passion as an independent filmmaker.

• Documentary DP
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Social Media Producer
• Corporate Videographer
• Art Director
• Commercial DP
• Senior Editor
• Event Photographer

I am a Mexican-American filmmaker and photographer from Eagle River, Alaska. I'm currently based in San Francisco. I started my career working on major motion pictures for Marvel, Warner Brothers, HBO, and numerous other studios. From there, I turned his attention to the commercial world where he worked as a commercial producer for many of the world's largest brands. More recently, I've shifted my focus towards work that aligns with his values, including socially conscious films and photography projects all around the world.

• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Creative Director
• Production Company
• Video Editor - Commercial

Mineko Brand has a background in Journalism and Anthropology, and has been working in various facets of video production since 2011. She has worked with public media entities such as SF Public Press and Amnesty International, reporting and taking photos, but specializes in creative short-form video, documentary and interviews. She is currently on the final stages of working on a feature length documentary about avant-garde choreographer and artist, Ed Mock. Unstoppable Feat; the dances of Ed Mock will be screening at Frameline, San Francisco's international LGBTQ film festival.

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

Leo Zou is a bilingual (English and Chinese) videographer with a strong background in journalism. He worked as a print journalist for 2.5 years in China before joining the Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism in 2013. He has independently produced, shot and edited stories for KQED, PBS and SF Chronicle. He produces video stories for non profit and commercial companies on a regular basis. The clients include Bay Area-based S.H.E Hero, S.H.E and Realtor.com. Leo Zou also interned with Al Jazzera's prime time news program America Tonight in 2014.

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

Sashwa Burrous is a cinematographer and photographer based just north of the San Francisco Bay Area. He has photographed documentaries, music videos and fundraising videos for non-profit organizations and more. He has a passion for the outdoors, and brings a sense of adventure to all of his work. Sashwa has a unique ability to create jaw-droppingly beautiful time-lapse footage. He was a camera operator for award-winning documentary The First 70, a journey through California to document the closure of 70 State Parks, and recently started his own production company.

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

I´m a print and video journalist focusing on technology, science, health, startups, politics and human interest stories in Silicon Valley and the Bay Area. With over six years of experience producing, filming, scripting and editing my own feature stories and breaking news, I can provide quality material, always meeting my deadlines. I began my career in the Middle East, where I lived and worked for almost a decade. Most of this time was spent in Israel where, asides of the conflict, I reported extensively the country's vibrant tech and startup industry.

• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Fixer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Field Producer
• TV News Producer
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant

Born and raised in Washington, DC, Elivia is driven by filmmaking that uses intimacy and personal narrative to question our larger social systems and cultural identities. Her work has screened at festivals including DOC NYC, LAFF and Big Sky Documentary Film Festival and has been shortlisted for the student BAFTA awards. She has also worked on award-winning television series and feature documentaries for Al Jazeera, National Geographic, HBO and PBS. She holds an MFA in Documentary Film from Stanford University.

• Documentary DP
• Field Producer
• Sound Mixer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Fixer
• TV News Producer
• Video Editor - News
• Audio Storyteller

Just call me a termagant...an aging visual storyteller who just can't seem to give it up. I began in the film era shooting 16mm single and double system and moved on through Umatic 3/4, Beta, DVC Pro and then into the digital era. Storytelling is in my DNA. After re-inventing myself several times I'm now focusing on longer form and more complex stories. While I can handle quick turnaround and breakers, my preference is to embrace a story and get to know the characters and the issues. I guess you'd call it long slow news.

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Reporter / Journalist
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Field Producer
• Digital Content Creator

I have a decade of experience reporting the news as a photographer, videographer, and writer. For the past four years I have dedicated myself to making short and feature length non-fiction films for PBS as well as producing and shooting short web-based videos for The Guardian and Al Jazeera. I have a Sony A7SII, Sony F5 and a complete Sound Kit (Sound Devices 633 with three wireless mics, and also both cardioid and hyper cardioid microphones).

• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - News
• Field Producer
• TV News Producer
• Sound Mixer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant
• Creative Director