Discover Top Creative Directors in Syracuse, New York, USA

Hello! I am Stephen Ko, an award-winning creative director and cinematographer based out the NJ/NYC area. I started my video production company, SKO FILMS, back in 2015, and since then I have been fortunate enough to work with all types of clients, including big-name brands such as HP, Getty Images, Samsung, and Hopper. I also work with a lot of small businesses, influencers, and individuals. Our diverse portfolio includes high-end commercials, viral travel videos, engaging social media posts, explainer videos, product videos, corporate interviews, event highlight videos, and so much more. From pre-production (storyboarding, scripting, casting, location scouting), production (directing, filming, lighting, audio recording), and post-production (video editing, animations, VFX), we can manage your entire video creation from start to finish.

• Documentary DP
• Drone Operator
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Commercial DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Production Company
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• Production Coordinator / Crewing

Stephen has earned screen credits as a director, story editor, producer, field producer, director of photography, and editor on over 100 national television shows and projects. These have included programs for every one of the major networks, NBC, CBS, ABC, National Geographic, United Nations Films, Paramount, CNN, The History Channel, PBS, AP, Reuters, Discovery Networks, FOX News Channel, Travel Channel, Food Network and more. He has worked as a field producer for the 2010 Olympic Games. He has also served as a judge for the EMMY Awards, the International Documentary Association, and has also worked teaching media studies at The Park School of Buffalo. In addition to his documentary and television experience Stephen has directed and produced hundreds of promotional videos for corporate and NGO clients. Conflict Zone experience. Former medic.

• Corporate Videographer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Production Company
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Field Producer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Immersive/Spatial Video Capture
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Fixer
• Commercial DP
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Creative Director
• Non-Fiction Film Director

The Foundry offers video and photography services for individuals and businesses of all kinds. We have organized a team of videographers, photographers, audio and lighting engineers, writers and marketers. Artists at their core, who’s strength as a team is to find creative ways to tell your story and reach your desired audience. Video contains the unique ability to emotionally connect with your audience and move them to action. Through the combination of moving images and sound, video is the culmination of many art forms creating a sensory experience that is more immersive than any singular medium such as painting, photography, sculpture or music alone. We truly believe that if da Vinci were alive today he would be a video artist.

• Production Company
• Documentary DP
• Fixer
• Sound Mixer
• Commercial DP
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant
• Immersive/Spatial Video Capture
• Corporate Videographer

Alessandro is a New York based Cinematographer, Director and Producer with over 15 years experience in the film and video industry. He's worked in nearly all aspects of the business and his reputation is for providing great service with a positive attitude. Recent work has included shooting cinematic branded content for LimeBike, in addition to shooting commercials for major Broadway shows, and creating storytelling projects for corporate and nonprofit entities. He founded Cima Image Arts to help clients find high value solutions for video with with the discipline, creativity and devotion that comes his start working in film. He is also a co-founder of the adventure travel website Embark.org.

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

With over a decade in the production industry, I have extensive experience with managing on-location shoots locally and nationally, both directly and as a freelance operator. Specializing in promotional productions for businesses and organizations, I routinely have a hand in everything from pre-production to editing, but my first love and primary role is as DP and camera operator. I’m able to provide a variety of experienced crew and equipment locally for projects large and small, and am happy to chat in more detail if you have any questions whatsoever. It would be my pleasure to work with you, and thank you for your consideration!

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

Hi! I'm an award-winning creative director, art director, and digital producer. I design, animate, and edit myself, and for larger projects I hire multi-talented teams to produce and direct animated content for all platforms. I create branding, video packaging, sizzles, explainers, experiential video, character-based and architecture-based animations.

• Art Director
• Storyboard Artist
• Animator / Visual Effects Artist
• Graphic Designer
• Illustrator
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Creative Director
• Senior Editor
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Video Editor - Documentary

Solid Pink Productions LLC is a production company owned by Anna Chiaretta Lavatelli who has been working in moving image for 20 years professionally and experimentally. She has worked with museums across the country for over 10 years supporting the creation of original content that illuminates the work of the most important artists and thinkers of our time. Her first video was a short film shot on VHS and edited on an analog JVC linear editing system at Buffalo-based Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, and she has continued working with video and film ever since, gaining a bachelor's degree in film and a master of fine arts in the process. She founded Solid Pink Productions to diversify her work on projects as a producer, director, cinematographer, and editor across genres, ranging from documentary to sci-fi noir comedy. Lavatelli works remotely and on-site in various cities including Dayton, Buffalo, Chicago, New York, Mexico City, and LA—y habla español.

• Documentary DP
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Post-Production Manager
• Production Company
• Creative Director
• Content Strategist

I am an experienced commercial and lifestyle photographer with a repertoire of over 100 assignments and corporate projects. Every shoot presents a new opportunity to reach a higher level of creative freedom and producing thousands of photographs for numerous clients, never gets old. My work demonstrates a passion to satisfy every customer, as indicated by the outpouring of positive feedback I have received from past clients.

• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Event Photographer
• Landscape Photographer
• Product Photographer
• Fashion Photographer
• Portrait Photographer
• Drone Operator
• Corporate Videographer
• Creative Director

30 years working to amplify the story of the world, and humanity, in a myriad of forms. Recent Highlights include: The Great Hack(Netflix), Ghostfleet(Apple/Amazon).

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Creative Director
• Production Company
• Sound Mixer
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Field Producer
• Line Producer / On-Location

Hello, my name is Steven Vieira. I'm 24 years old and founded a design agency known as Sayns Media. As the Creative Director, I find fulfillment in my creative vision and my design work as a whole.

• Creative Director
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Graphic Designer
• Corporate Videographer
• Digital Content Creator
• Art Director
• Social Media Producer
• Influencer
• Content Strategist
• Production Assistant
• Grip

My first name is pronounced bur-jus and I live to create. I have been a designer for 7 years with over 5 years of Agency experience.

• Creative Director
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• Animator / Visual Effects Artist

Well rounded freelancer that’s eager to work :)

• Grip
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Production Assistant
• Gaffer
• Documentary DP
• Art Director
• Creative Director
• Field Producer
• Corporate Videographer
• Drone Operator

• On-Air Reporter / Host
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Creative Director

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

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

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

Vanessa Hudson is an award-winning New York based filmmaker specializing in documentary storytelling. She made her directorial debut in 2018 with the short documentary Foul Play: Dutee, created for the Olympic Channel, that premiered at film festivals across the globe. Since, Vanessa has created multiple documentary series for the Olympic Channel as a Director and Executive Producer. Vanessa also spearheads creative production for VICE media’s branded content studio - telling stories for brands such as Japan National Tourism Organization, New Balance, Ford, Hewlett Packard and Laurel Road. She was a development producer on the VICE News series Hunters - and a segment producer across episodes. Overwhelmingly expressed in her pieces, Vanessa's passion for filmmaking is fueled by the empowering characters she meets and hopes that her work will illuminate unique perspectives. Vanessa has created content in 20+ countries and her work has premiered at film festivals in the US and abr

• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Creative Director
• Executive Producer

I am a Freelance Creative Director based in the New York area. I started my career in 2008 with a main focus in producing music videos and have had the chance to work with many different artists on every level. The list includes content with Chris Brown, Lougotcash, Yvng Swag, Nicki Minaj, Kaycyy, Fivio Foreign, Set Da Trend, Trav, Sean Kingston, Waka Flocka, Meek Mill, Page, Maino, Juelz Santana, Jim Jones, Hell Rell, Asher Roth, Frenchie, Boogz Boogetz, Prodigy, Charlie Clips, Bigg K, Chinx Drugz, Lloyd Banks, Vado, Chase Fetti, G4 Boyz, YG and many more. Many of my videos have appeared on Worldstar along with MTV placement and my photos have been published in national magazines such as XXL Magazine. The ability to have had a chance to work with a wide range of artists has kept me inspired and motivated to keep perfecting my craft with each video I make. I started working in Broadcast in 2015 as a Creative Producer for Jus Broadcasting. My main focus at the company to begin was to creative new TV Shows aimed at the 14 to 40 year old demographic in America. I have created and produced several shows for their channel Jus 24x7 including The Vibe, Honestly, Bandstand, A Day in Town and more. I became the Associate Creative & Technical Director at the end of 2016. I oversee the training and daily workflow for all pre & post production staff out of the NY Headquarters. This includes live shows, promos, pre-recorded shows, commercials, social media and more.

• Commercial DP
• Senior Editor
• Digital Content Creator
• Social Media Producer
• Podcast Producer
• Corporate Videographer
• Documentary DP
• Drone Operator
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Creative Director
• Graphic Designer
• Event Photographer
• Portrait Photographer
• Gaffer
• Grip
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Post-Production Manager
• Product Photographer
• Landscape Photographer
• Executive Producer
• Motion Graphics Designer

Based in New York's Hudson Valley, Lights & Years is a film production company dedicated to grassroots storytelling that showcases the diversity and complexity of the human experience. We believe in the power of film to inspire and connect people, and strive to create work that resonates with audiences across the globe. We are committed to bringing fresh, original perspectives to every project and believe in the importance of collaboration, striving to create an inclusive and supportive environment on set. From feature films to documentaries and beyond, we are constantly pushing the boundaries of traditional storytelling and exploring new ways to engage and captivate our viewers. Whether we're working on a small indie production or a major studio blockbuster, we approach every project with the same level of dedication and care. We can't wait to bring your story to life.

• Immersive/Spatial Video Capture
• Creative Director
• Production Company
• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• Sound Mixer
• Drone Operator
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Sound Designer
• Colorist

I am a co-owner and representative of Riverway Media, an up-and-coming production company in Troy, NY. The majority of my work is documentary style promos and a docu-series highlighting unique aspects of life in Troy. I have a BFA in Film Production from Rochester Institute of Technology and over 6 years of hands-on experience in the field. I am a videographer and sound mixer, as well as an editor and colorist. I have produced and edited all of my short films, ranging from works of fiction, to experimental and documentary. I have a 4k capable editing setup and am able to work from home or travel to location. I am passionate about using my craft to tell stories and explore the world around us. Let's work together!

• Documentary DP
• Sound Mixer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Colorist
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Creative Director
• Fixer
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant

I am both an Emmy Award winner and Telly Award winning director, producer and editor with over 13 years of experience in the television and film industry. Recently I won an Emmy for the first season of the television show "Oh Yeah..." on SNY and currently I am directing and executive producing the second season of "Life on Mars The Home Makeover Show" with lifestyle expert and author Mar Jennings. The first season has garnered critical acclaim, receiving 3 Emmy nominations, 1 Telly Award, and sold this past year to Amazon Prim. Having worked on everything from 30 second commercials to full length feature films, my work has aired nationally (USA Network, Syfy, NBC), locally (FOX, ABC), and at film festivals around the country (Silent River Film Festival).

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