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Vanessa Crocini is an Italian journalist, award winning documentary filmmaker, photographer and Emmy nominated producer, currently located in Los Angeles. She graduated in Film from University of Bologna after being an exchange student at University of California, Santa Barbara. After completing a Post Graduate Program in Entertainment Studies at UCLA, she developed her interest in documentaries. Vanessa has worked on several film, commercial, music videos and documentary productions in Italy, Los Angeles and in the African continent. She has collaborated with the Italian national television RAI, Bonsai TV and Agon Channel. Her passion for documentaries has brought to several journalistic collaborations for several Italian film magazines and blogs. She mainly highlights and writes about films, filmmakers and stories that have a social interest. Her first feature length award winning documentary, Get Together Girls was produced by Vasco Rossi, the most famous Italian rockstar, for whom she shot the music video Mary Luise. Vanessa is part of SIMA (Social Impact Media Awards) as one of the journalists and members of the selection committee and her intention is keeping on writing about and making films that focus on social issues and expose impact topics. Among the projects she has worked on, The Empowerment Project, nominated for an Emmy Award by the Chicago/Midwest Chapter: National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, is one collaboration she is proud of. As the documentary shooter in the crew, Vanessa, together with other four women filmmakers, travelled across the USA in 2013 to interview exceptional women in their career fields. Vanessa is a proud honoree of the PrimiDieci Under 40 2014 which celebrates the extraordinary professional and personal success of the ten most distinguished individuals with Italian origins or Italian nationality, currently in the U.S. Vanessa is also a consultant for Social Media Marketing and Crowdfunding Strategy for filmmakers and artists of all kinds and has been a member of the Los Angeles Press Club since 2010. She is currently working on her second feature length documentary, Street Poets.

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With 15+ years experience in network television and digital media production, Blayke has become synonymous with youth culture content and storytelling. From her formative years in Australia in development and production of scripted drama (at SBS then Network TEN), Blayke quickly rose to a senior level and was responsible for producing Australia’s most successful music television program, Video Hits. From there, Blayke was charged with building a commercial production arm of Red Bull Media House in the Australian market and produced a successful slate of over 30 hours of content around music, action sports & adventure. Blayke moved to LA in 2015 where she is an independent producer working on a range of projects including an international wildlife documentary format that will air on Netflix in 2018 and her first scripted feature. Story telling is at the heart of every project she undertakes and her efficiency combined with passion and commitment ensure her work is always delivered at the highest level - on time and on budget.

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Stephen polished his craft in film and television at Boston University, graduating with honors. In 2010, he worked under Richard Gladstein, the producer of such greats: Reservoir Dogs, Pulp fiction, Jackie Brown, Finding Neverland. He has also worked as the personal intern to Director Louis Leterrier, whom directed The Incredible Hulk, Clash of the Titans andNow You See Me. After graduating, he ran a small production company with his brother Nate. Stephen produced, directed, shot, and edited corporate videos and ads for local companies. While there, he also helped on three feature projects. He acted in a fiction feature The Longest Swim as well as Directed and DP'd second unit for the film. He also produced in post. The other two feature projects were Billy's Cap: A Southworth Story and Shinobi Ninja Doc. Both films were documentaries and Stephen shot a majority of both along with producing. Stephen has since moved to Los Angeles to continue his work in Film and TV.

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Mikey Gilmore is an experienced Cinematographer, Director, Producer and Camera Operator known for capturing top notch visuals while crafting a cohesive story. Mikey honed his interviewing skills of thousands of interviews lighting and shooting for brands such as Vanity Fair, WIRED, Glamour and more. Collaborative and meticulous, I optimize ideas and ensure each phase of production exceeds expectations. Proficient in multi-camera operation and lighting setups, with expertise in shooting visually captivating digital media. Orchestrated 1,000+ productions for renowned brands, always delivering blockbuster-quality content within budget and timeline. Skilled in curating branding and directing photoshoots. Experienced Camera Operator for prominent platforms such as Twitch, Amazon, BuzzFeed, and Walmart. Contributed to 500M+ views through high-end interview content. Strong leadership in coordinating large crews and securing equipment efficiently. I am looking for new opportunities and collaborations to create captivating stories.

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A Philadelphia native, David graduated from Fordham University in New York with a BA in Communication, later completing an MBA at Pepperdine University in Los Angeles. Recently, he has developed original program formats and scripts for streaming content. Birth of the Teen Series is a documentary with comedic elements written and produced for Shout! Factory TV. The six-part short-form program examines teen TV throughout the decades. Individually themed episodes play interstitially or together in sequence as a featurette. For Shout! Factory, David also developed an original special celebrating the classic The Carol Burnett Show. Early formative experiences provided David with a foundation in "broadcasting 101." One was developing and hosting a weekly show on 89.1 WYBF-FM, a Philadelphia area radio station. The Alternative Comedy Hour combined alternative rock with classic comedy recordings and originally produced content. Another was going undercover on a series of investigative reporting projects in Philadelphia with the team at WCAU-TV 10 (NBC) and Herb Denenberg, a leading consumer advocate and TV personality. However, David's first professional role in television began as a teen, performing for three seasons on Nickelodeon's classic sitcom The Adventures of Pete & Pete, which grew a worldwide audience. Behind the camera in Los Angeles, David gained vital knowledge on the producing teams of the unscripted series Celebrity Fit Club (VH1) and 99 Most Bizarre (TLC). Supporting casting director Allison Jones, he was assigned to scripted projects, including the Disney feature Sky High, HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm, and NBC's The Office. As a marketing consultant for an Omnicom Group agency, David provided brand education for Samsung Electronics. He regularly traveled and exhibited products at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. David has an eclectic blend of improvisation training and credits his practical resourcefulness to having watched the original MacGyver religiously during childhood.

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Kay Smythe is a Welsh-born writer and researcher specializing in Social Sciences and Human Capital. She currently works in the United States, where she has been awarded two consecutive Expert work visas. Her work as an internationally published journalist and editor with The Tab, Huffington Post, Rooster, Cannabis Industry Journal, HBCU Research Magazine, Guardian Travel, and other media outlets evolved into academic, private, and public sector action-data research after graduating from Plymouth University in 2015. Kay has consulted for more than 5,000 PhD candidates undertaking research in sociology, organizational psychology, and climate change, based on her skillset in behavior and trend forecasting. Her fascination with society has also introduced Kay to emerging industries such as eSports, cannabis, and live streaming, where she is rapidly building her knowledge capital. She has also compiled detailed reports, primers, and op-eds on diversity and inclusion, unconscious bias, leadership, and various other internal and external marketing themes. As a result of her reputation, Kay's face was used to launch the company MedMen, she has appeared in multiple music videos and international marketing campaigns for women's empowerment, and continues to work with various podcasting, live streaming, and pop culture groups to stay ahead of the curve.

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Augusto graduated with a master's degree in cinematography from the American Film Institute (AFI) from which he received a scholarship from Audi USA on behalf of the AFI Awards television series The Mandalorian. During the time in Los Angeles, Augusto has filmed as a Director of Photography, different short films in digital and film format in 35mm. Augusto is an associate member of the Society of Camera Operators (SOC). Augusto has been involved as a cinematographer in different projects, from music videos and publicity to fiction/narrative and documentary short films, leading him to win different awards among which stand out: Best Cinematography in a Mexican Short Film at the Cristal Screen festival in 2017 with the short film "Desaparecido", the Diosa de Plata for best fiction short film in 2018 with “Getsemaní Ego Sum Lux Mundi” and the audience award for best fiction short film at the Morelia International Film Festival in 2019 with “Hierba Mala”. In July 2022, Augusto filmed the feature documentary “La Raiz de Mi Ombligo” in Oaxaca, Mexico. This project was accepted for the mentorship program “Talent Demo” part of the Camerimage film festival in November 2022 at Toruń, Poland. His mentors were the documentary filmmaker Jon Kasbe and award-winning cinematographer at Cameraimage, Alejandro Mejía AMC. Currently, he is in the pre-production of a narrative short film and a feature film project for the end of the year 2023

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KATHERINE FAIRFAX WRIGHT is a Los Angeles based filmmaker. She is the director, editor, cinematographer, and producer of the feature-length documentary BEHIND THE CURTAIN: TODRICK HALL, which premiered at SXSW and is now available worldwide on Netflix. Wright produced the Wattsset gangster drama IMPERIAL DREAMS, which stars John Boyega and won the Best of NEXT Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival and is now a Netflix Original. Wright is also the director (along with Malika Zouhali- Worrall), editor, and cinematographer of the critically-acclaimed featurelength documentary CALL ME KUCHU, which tells the story of the last year in the life the first openly gay man in Uganda. The film premiered at the Berlin Film Festival, went on to play at more than 200 festivals, and win more than 20 awards. It's been released theatrically and digitally around the globe, broadcast on BBC World, and continues to screen for high level diplomatic audiences and at advocacy events worldwide, including through distribution by the United Nations. Wright has also directed commercials and branded content for companies such as McDonald’s, The Standard Hotel, Perrier-Jouët champagne, and Corridor. Her print and video work have been published by The New York Times, Human Rights Watch, CNN, and The Huffington Post. She is an alumnus of the Berlinale Talents, the Chaz and Roger Ebert Directing Fellowship, the Film Independent Documentary Lab, The Garrett Scott Development Grant, and the Film Independent Producing Lab. Filmmaker Magazine named her one of the “25 New Faces of Independent Film.” Katherine was raised in Los Angeles and graduated with a double major in Film Studies and Anthropology from Columbia University.

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In a short period of time, Steve Cummings (JacuzziSurfer) has risen to become one of the top surfing cinematographers on YouTube. In 2018 so far, JacuzziSurfer has received a total of 2.5 million views, and 8 million minutes of watch time on YouTube alone. Receiving global acclaim from some of the most prominent media outlets like The Inertia, Magic Sea Weed, Ovation Television Network, Eastern Surf Magazine, Surfline, and so many more. From then on, he continued his filming and has become a go to source for all things surfing, self coined ‘Advanced Stoke’, Surfing and YouTube related content. His recent mass growth on YouTube where he grew 3k subscribers in 3 months has led to many eyes awaiting his next moves including very prominent brands. A true content creator in every sense of the word, JacuzziSurfer is known for shooting and producing timeless, stunning content, that reaches hundreds of thousands of interested and highly-engaged people every month. A true one-man promotional powerhouse, at current count people consume over 300,000 views (and growing) of JacuzziSurfer’s video content every 30 days.

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Kaj Larsen was born in Santa Cruz, California, and graduated from the University of California at Santa Cruz with a degree in Political Science. At Harvard University he received his Masters degree in Public Policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government. At Harvard, Kaj was awarded a fellowship from the Shorenstein Center for Press, Politics, and Public Policy. He was also a joint fellow at Tufts Jebsen Center for Counter-Terrorism studies. Kaj is an Emmy-nominated producer and correspondent. With a focus on conflict zones and national security, he has reported from war zones all over the world. His work has taken him to dozens of conflict spots including Liberia, Burma, Afghanistan, and Colombia. Larsen was a Correspondent for the Emmy award winning HBO show VICE. Prior to VICE he was a correspondent at CNN as a member of its Special Investigations and Documentary unit, and a journalist for the Vanguard unit at Current TV. He was the first journalist to be waterboarded on national TV, the only journalist embedded in the fight against Boko Haram, and the first Western video journalist in Mogadishu in more than a decade. Prior to his work in television, Kaj spent five years on active duty serving as a US Navy SEAL. As a Lieutenant he led a team of special warfare personnel in covert operations overseas deploying as a detachment Commander in support of the Global War on Terrorism. Kaj used his pay from the service to help launch The Mission Continues, and served on the Board of Directors for five years. Kaj also serves on the Boards of Advisors to the Veteran service organization Team Rubicon Global. He has deployed three times in support of Team Rubicon to render Humanitarian Assistance in Pakistan, the Philippines, and the US.

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Award-winning writer, director and producer in film, TV and journalism for 10 years. My recent directing work includes industry-recognized car ads for Hyundai, viral spots for brands like Amazon & Adidas, and social impact documentaries for Clorox. Before becoming an independent filmmaker I was a Senior Creative Producer at BuzzFeed Branded Video for 3 years. I juggled several projects at a time and in all different stages of the production process - one in post overseeing the edit, on set directing, doing a final copy edit on a script, and sending in a fresh pitch deck. Previously I was a network producer at Discovery Science Channel where I worked on shows like "The Unexplained Files," "Alien Encounters" and "Prophets of Science Fiction with Ridley Scott." I also created the video content and live produced panels for thousands of excited fans at Comic Con in NY & SD. I know the ins and outs of pitching to networks, developing shows and executing them on accelerated and full timelines. Before that I was at CNN Special Investigations and Documentaries, where I still have strong relationships from working on specials like "Unwelcome: The Muslims Next Door," "Battle for Blair Mountain," and "Latino in America." As an accomplished producer I received a Peabody for coverage of the Gulf Oil Spill Disaster as part of the "New Orleans Rising" documentary with Soledad O'Brien, Visionary Award at Summit Emerging Media Awards for the "Young Entrepreneurs" series for Hyundai, and spots on the Youtube Ad Leaderboard. While I am a creative who envisions a project coming to life as soon as I read the words on the page, I'm also a producer who knows how to deliver assets that meet client's criteria on time, and under budget. I can one-man-band it shooting 4k, editing in Premiere and creating graphics in Photoshop, run-and-gun with a camera op and sound guy on a doc shoot, or direct a commercial spot with a crew of 70. No matter what the project is, I will give it my all because I'm passionate about creating art. Lets make something awesome together!  

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Hi, I am a creative and adventure videographer/photographer based out of Newport Beach, CA. I am looking to tell the stories of the unique people and places that this world has to offer. My passion for videography and photography started back during my senior year of college when I was attending Chico State. Throughout my time there I was really unsure about what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. I kept jumping back and fourth between wanting to start all sorts of different things. First, it was wanting to design cars. Next, it was wanting to design snowboards. Then, I wanted to start a clothing brand and design t-shirts. But there was something that all of these things had in common...I wanted to create. It wasn't until I picked up my first camera, a GoPro, that I knew this is what I wanted to create for life. I found my passion for videography and photography after four years of college and 100 credits later. Would have been nice to find it my freshmen year when I could have changed my major...but hey, what are you going to do? I started taking my camera every where with me. Anytime that my friends and I went hiking, cliff-jumping, camping, snowboarding, wakeboarding, dirtbiking, rollblading, and dirtbiking. You name it and my GoPro was by my side capturing all of my most memorable moments in life. Since then, my passion grew more and more for videography and photography that it became apart of my everyday life. It is so much more to me than just creating beautiful images and videos. It is an outlet for me to display my emotions and create the art that is important to me. It has helped me with every aspect of my life and turned me into the person I am today.

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I would like to continue to grow, and move forward with my career as a Director. I have been a paid videographer since I was 15 years old, studied cinema at George Mason University, and New York Film Academy, freelanced on major commercial sets with Jonas Akerlund for two years in Los Angeles, CA, and have been with Buzzfeed for what will be the total of 9 mos. I’ve been fortunate enough to work in Buzzfeed’s VR and 360 department using the Odyssey camera from Google. VR greatly interests me, and I believe it to be the “final frontier” of cinema. I am an avid traveler, and have been globe trotting since before I could walk. I completed a feature-length documentary, "Sailing On A Shoestring", for my senior thesis in college. The film is about my dad, who built his own boat during the height of the Apartheid in South Africa, and then proceeded to cross the Atlantic three times. The documentary allows him to relive his memories of sailing, and follows him in search of his vessel's fate. More recently, I have completed three short documentaries. Two of which from Film Stuff Productions in Italy and Poland, and the third with Buzzfeed.

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Hi there, My experience is TV news heavy, however I also have great experience Producing network entertainment, documentaries, and am former Director of Development for a production company here in LA. I'm a great field producer, interviewer, fixer, booker and story producer. My skills as a 'make it happener' are transferable to all Production work. I was one of the Producers working on BBC Panorama's 'Weinstein: The Inside Story': http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09tnnzv I've lived in LA for 5 years and have great resources and contacts to call on here. Since gaining my Broadcast Journalism diploma from City University, I've freelanced as a BBC Producer for over ten years, starting with the News Channel in ‘07 then with BBC Breakfast for 5 years. I then began freelancing out of the Los Angeles bureau in 2014, producing for Alastair Leithead, and produced all of his missing flight MH370 packages out of Kuala Lumpur among others (image of us working in KL attached, and links to examples of my Produced packages below). Sensitive content -- I have good experience working with and interviewing LA gangs, Bloods and Crips, LAPD ride alongs, rape victims, mourning family members of missing MH370 passengers and have negotiated, secured and made the most of some very sensitive interviewees. I was the sole Producer for all the below packages, setting up, booking, field producing and producing the edit: This is a feature piece for Sky News. I gained us access to the Bloods and Crips including an unlikely friendship between 2 affiliated members who were ex gang bangers: http://news.sky.com/story/1416260/la-gangs-join-forces-in-fight-against-killings I field produced all of Alastair Leithead’s MH370 missing plane packages from Kuala Lumper for BBC News. This one includes an interview with a family member of a missing passenger along with our exclusive with the airline CEO: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26727742 I was the reporter as well as producer and script writer for these https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-latin-america-25602239/panama-canal-expansion-spain-steps-in-to-negotiations Reporting on the Emmys for TRT World: https://youtu.be/KX-Ai0r4cMM A show I co-developed as Executive Producer: https://vimeo.com/267741090/a9dd16c0d2 REFERENCES: Robert Penfold, Bureau Chief, Channel Nine Australia "As a Producer, for everything from news to major documentary features she is second to none." PETER MARKHAM Assistant Editor, BBC Breakfast TV x x "I worked as Susannah's line Manager for several years at BBC Breakfast until recently. I found Susannah to be totally dependable and trustworthy. She is a delightful person to be around, kind and thoughtful. Susannah radiates positivity and has a great sense of humour. She's fun, charming and highly intelligent. I found her to be one of the most creative and imaginative Producers I have had the pleasure to work with." Reporters I've produced out on the field since moving to LA, all happy to be contacted for references. I've also included links to some of the stories I Produced for each: ALASTAIR LEITHEAD BBC Africa Correspondent Kenya office: +254 (0)20 227 6000 Kenya mobile: + 254 (0) 729 324 090 UK mobile: +44 7711 910855 SA mobile: +27 79 249 2373 One of our MH370 packages including an interview with a family member of a missing passenger along with our exclusive with the airline CEO: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26727742 Cannabis oil, a cure for Cancer?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nccrA8oz0Qc Whales in captivity: http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-31541087/documentary-sparks-us-debate-on-whales-in-captivity DAVID WILLIS BBC LA Bureau Freelance Correspondent +12133059044 / x Spacecraft crash in California's Mojave Desert: http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-29875040/virgin-galactic-spaceshiptwo-on-the-ground-at-crash-site http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-29864533 GREG MILAM Sky News West Coast America Correspondent +12027448035 / x I gained us access to the Bloods and Crips including one unlikely friendship between 2 affiliated members who were ex gang bangers: http://news.sky.com/story/1416260/la-gangs-join-forces-in-fight-against-killings ZAINIB NASEER (travelled to cover 2011 Coachella together for BBC 6 and worked together since 2007) BBC Director now at NBC x Please don't hesitate to call me with any questions: +13105626231 Thank you, Susannah

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Lauren Schwartzman is a documentary film director, editor, and producer based in Los Angeles, California. She also works as an archival producer for documentary films. Lauren was the Associate Producer and Assistant Editor for the Oscar-nominated documentary Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution (2020, Dir. Nicole Newnham, Jim LeBrecht). The film was executive produced by President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama and premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award. Crip Camp continues to garner accolades, including a Peabody Award, and reach people around the world. Just prior to her work on Crip Camp, Lauren completed her Masters of Journalism with a concentration in documentary film at the U.C. Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. Her thesis film, Dust Rising, won a Student Academy Award, was shortlisted for the BAFTA Student Film Awards, and screened in festivals across the U.S. Before embracing film as the perfect marriage of all her interests, Lauren has variously been an environmental educator, Peace Corps Volunteer, trail crew leader, poet, and visual artist. These past lives inform her work in film.

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Jared Chiang-Zeizel is a published author, award-winning writer, filmmaker and avid lucid dreamer. He opted out of a typical high school life and spent the better part of his senior year in China. Upon his return to the States, Jared attended NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. There he wrote several feature films and directed numerous shorts. While attending NYU, he won the David Chase Honorary Scholarship Award for Screenwriting. He graduated 2009 with a BFA in Film & Television Production. In that time, Jared interned at Sony Pictures and Rabbit Content. The years to follow, Jared worked at Discovery Channel and served as a creative director to Candlefly Productions. He would later co-found Visioneers Media in 2012. In 2013, his book ‘A Field Guide to Lucid Dreaming‘ was released by Workman Publishing. Upon its release, the book was an indie bestseller and is now available in 11 languages. Jared has been featured on NPR, Vice.com, Fox News, Oprah.com, and numerous other media outlets. He has contributed work to Men's Health and Tricycle Magazine. Jared currently works as a freelance writer and script supervisor and occasionally produces short-form work through Visioneers Media. Additionally, he is a lucid dreaming teacher and dream consultant. He has an insatiable appetite for the unknown, loves applying metaphors to an ever-confusing world and finds great solace in baking pies.

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Emmy Award-Winning Journalist • Media Consultant • AI Expert • Professor • Blogger • Author • Lifestyle Specialist ••• Olivia Smith is an Emmy Award-winning journalist, media consultant and AI expert based in L.A. She focuses on innovating storytelling with cutting-edge technology. Olivia is currently on the GenAI Content team at Meta. Before this role, she spent a decade at Disney, working for ABC News, GMA and ABC7. Olivia is also an Adjunct Professor at USC. Beyond journalism and tech, Olivia has several passion projects. She is the Co-Founder and CEO of Media Consulting Coaches, where she offers on-camera training and content creation courses. She is also the Founder and CEO of the blog Get Savvy with Social. Olivia is a lifestyle specialist and has a Certified Nutrition credential through NASM. She loves writing and authored a series of children's books about detective dogs, which she created with her father. Follow her for day-to-day updates on her work @LivNews and #LivWell.

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Bernard Blain 15122 Lanfair Ave. Lake Los Angeles, CA. 93535 Currently: Content Producer of short Promo videos for Facebook & YouTube Platforms Recent Spots: https://www.facebook.com/usvoyagers/videos/379315046046696/ https://www.facebook.com/usvoyagers/videos/363362914529011/ (Voice Over as well) https://www.facebook.com/beyondwoodcom/videos/311808332733275/ https://www.facebook.com/bernard.blain.94/videos/10157251340024085/UzpfSTYxNjYyOTA4NDoxMDE1NzI1MTM3MTU1NDA4NQ/ …. more work on demand. 1995 to 2013: Produced, Directed – (D.P / Editor) “Beyond Wood, Portrait of an Artist” is an exclusive series of videos highlighting the work of internationally known turned wood sculpture artists. *Produced on location, each video provides an in-depth look at the top artists in the field. For the neophyte, these videos are an education and introduction to an exciting new art medium. For the woodworker, they are an inspiration. I have documented over 1200 Masterpieces for several museums and collectors, such as the Detroit Institute of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Arts (LACMA), the Renwick Gallery /Smithsonian Institute and completed 17 (30mn) documentaries The project is still on-going. 2010 to 2012: Smart-Languages,inc. Series of 3 minutes interviews in different languages/Audio Post for language software 1998 to 2008: For 10 years I have been the Video director for the “Playboy Jazz Festival” Community Event in Pasadena. Video coverage of the 3-day event (Memorial Day Weekend), producing P.S.A's, B Roll footage for media & advertising 30 and 60-sec spots – video coding for the early internet! 1988 to 1995: “City Magazine” Beverly Hills monthly cable show – Camera & Post-production (3/4”) “For you Children” Paul Anka – Music Video – Director/DP/Camera Op (Betacam) “Normandie Pate” Commercial – Director/DP/Camera Op (Betacam SP) Several Industrial videos and Weddings/Parties/Conferences (Previous experience with 3/4”, Betacam SP, One Inch and D2 - A/B Roll analog editing studio & I still own 2 Betacam SP!) Equipment: 4 Cameras BlackMagic URSA-mini 4K Digital Film Camera with PL mount Prime Lenses w/Zeiss 22 mm-35 mm-50mm-80mm-120mm lens & B4 mount w/Nikon Zoom lens Broadcast. (Only 4K) + GoPro4 Blck + GoPro5 Blck with “Karma” Drone + Garmin Ultra 30 Mini-Jib & audio gears wireless and studio mics- Set of 3 Dedolight + several classic tungsten studio lighting Post-Production: Da Vinci Resolve Studio 16 – 4K Fluent French & English (Dual nationality) More Links: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2034292/ https://vimeo.com/bernardblain https://www.facebook.com/pages/Beyond-Wood/195956347149406 Ted Hawkins https://youtu.be/akecdTg22p0 Peruvian group (Venice early 90's) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvVyX8N-2wU Street music sidewalk Venice https://youtu.be/p1eK1BjpCZA

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Hello, My name is Bernard, I am a French American and a filmmaker for over 35+ years. As a cameraman and DP I grew up during the “Old-School” era of classic filmmaking I have been influenced by the work and by the philosophy of great cinematographers of the Nouvelle Vague period in France. My most prominent inspiration is Nestor Almandros who created cinema Vérité in Cuba (Oscar winner for Kramer vs Kramer and The Blue Lagoon). My brother, Gérard Blain, was an renown actor in France during this period. (Le Beau Serge /Jean-Claude Chabrol, in the US for his part in Hatari /John Wayne) The Nouvelle Vague took the camera out of the studios and with very little money they created master pieces, and a whole new direction and approach to filmmaking. That is not to say I am not acquainted with more modern takes of filmmaking. I am also heavily inspired by the early MTV's style of camerawork. The freedom; breaking the rules with lighter cameras and the preference for videos over films, a new style was created. I am from both of those worlds. And for me, the simple rule is to keep the viewers undisturbed from technical effects, if in fact they are needed at all to begin with. Over the 35 years of filming and documenting wood sculptors, I have mastered ways of filming and producing that makes you feel closer to the art piece. As a producer, I was looking for the creative process; the soul behind the art. I love doing interviews, I am used to go on the road and sometimes do the interviews myself, the camera, set-up, audio... everything! A one man show! (Beyond Wood series) In 1998, I was already encoding videos with “Real Player”. Today I create posts on Facebook, YouTube and other social media outlets. They are great platforms and tools in which I may reach a larger and more diverse audience. Thank you for your consideration, Sincerely, Bernard

• Documentary DP
• Production Company
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Creative Director
• Fixer
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant

Roham Rahmanian Roham Rahmanian is a cinematographer and director, who is obsessed with storytelling. His passion for adventure and photography has led him to shoot and operate in the air, underwater and everywhere in between. Most recently, Rahmanian shot the cover of TIME Magazine’s June 2018 Drone special that won the prestigious 2019 ASME award for best business and technology cover. The image is the first in the magazine’s history shot with a drone, and features 958 ​Intel Shooting Star drones in a 328-foot-tall version of the iconic red logo and border. Alongside two colleagues, he is a founder of The Astronaut's Guild, a visionary production company that blends high technology and virtual reality. over the past decade, Rahmanian has lensed thousands of commercials for clients including Sony, Mercedes Benz and Coca-Cola. This year he also traveled the world with DP Paul Cameron, ASC shooting Apple’s most recent commercial campaign. Rahmanian has also worked extensively with cinematographer Ben Seresin, with whom he shares a passion for aeronautical formation flying and YAK jet trainers. For the past four years, he has also worked with the Oscar nominated-DP Greig Fraser, ASC, ACS on numerous commercials as his digital technologist. In 2017, Rahmanian received the International Cinematographers Guild (ICG)’s prestigious Emerging Cinematographer Award for his film ​Break the Will,​ which screened at the renowned Camerimage International Film Festival in Poland. Also in film, Rahmanian worked with Matthew Libatique, ASC on ​Straight Outta Compton​ as camera operator and underwater operator; and on director Doug Liman’s ​Chaos Walking​ as on set colorist. His work on music videos includes directing and underwater cinematography on outstanding clips, such as ​My Willing Heart​ for James Blake starring a pregnant Natalie Portman and Guy Pearce’s ​Golden Heart​. After graduating from USC's School of Cinematic Arts, Rahmanian’s experience with cameras allowed him to find work as a Digital Imaging Technician for film, TV, and commercials. He is Canadian and currently resides in the U.S.A. While Rahmanian has always viewed life through the lens of a camera, he also has his sights set on becoming an astronaut. Given that he gained his pilot license by age 26, he may well become the world’s first astronaut cinematographer. He is a Local IATSE Guild member in both Los Angeles, California and Vancouver, British Columbia.

• Commercial DP
• Production Company
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Drone Operator
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Creative Director
• Post-Production Manager
• Gaffer
• Translator
• Colorist
• Event Photographer
• Landscape Photographer
• Portrait Photographer
• Product Photographer
• Fashion Photographer
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• HD Live Operator
• Full-Service Live Production
• Immersive/Spatial Video Capture
• Reporter / Journalist
• Audio Storyteller
• Fixer