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Karen R.

Ithaca, NY, USA

4 reviews

$600 - $1200 / Day

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About

I started my career in filmmaking working on independent films in Seattle in the 1990s. I joined I.A.T.S.E Local 488 as a grip and worked on features and television series including DISCLOSURE, NORTHERN EXPOSURE, and others. In 1997, I left the film industry to attend graduate school and then teach filmmaking at Emerson College and Ithaca College while still working on independent films. In 2010, I was a delegate to Poland for the American Documentary Showcase with my short film NOTES ON LIBERTY. From 2013 to 2018, I was one of the primary filmmakers for the Cornell Lab of Ornithology where I shot and produced numerous short-form documentaries on birds and their habitats. I was the Director of Photography for the award-winning noir web series THE CHANTICLEER and in 2017 lived in Vienna, Austria as a Fulbright Scholar. I hold an MFA in Film and Video Production from the University of Iowa Graduate College.

Top Services

Documentary DP
4 reviews
News Shooter / Video Journalist
2 reviews
Sound Mixer
1 review

Clients

Top Reviews

  • July • 2023

    We might run out of space if there is a character limit because we have nothing but praise for Karen. No hiccups. Efficient, great communicator and the footage looks great. We are highly impressed with how much broll content she got. She is very smart and very creative coming up with a brilliant solution to a problem we were having executing our goal. We hope we get to work with her again and you should feel very confident you are in excellent hands with Karen. She knows her stuff and really cares. Six stars!

    Karen at Weather Group Television, LLC
  • April • 2022

    Working with Karen was great, very communicative and got some nice shots in a less than ideal filming location.

    Robin at Bloomberg Digital
  • July • 2022

    Karen was fantastic! Professional and easy to work with. And the quality of her work was excellent.

    Emily at Grovers Corners Productions

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Equipment

Camera

  • Sony FX30
  • Sony FX6

Audio

  • Directional Microphone
  • Wireless Microphone

Miscellaneous

  • External Recorder
  • Gimbal
  • Shoulder Rig
  • Stabilizer

Lighting

  • LED Lights

Lenses

  • Macro
  • Standard Zoom
  • Telephoto
  • Wide

All Services

Production Support

  • Documentary DP
  • Corporate Videographer
  • News Shooter / Video Journalist

Post Production

  • Sound Mixer