About
Antonella Ciancio is a professional multimedia journalist with over 20 years of experience, based in Washington DC, United States of America.
She works as a freelance video maker (producer, videographer, video editor) from Washington DC for both news and corporate clients and she owns a video production company, Magma Productions LLC.
She shoots and edits video news packages including B-Roll, interviews, voiceover, and edits on Adobe Premiere Pro CC. Her gear includes Canon C70 cine camera, Panasonic Lumix GH5, Sony 4K professional camera, DJI Mavic Mini drone, DJI Osmo Pocket, DJI Osmo Mobile, mics, lavaliers, lighting kit, tripods, monitor, stabilizer, GoPro Black 6, Fly 360 for VR.
She has also worked as a photographer to cover institutional visits and public and private events.
She has worked for 12 years as a correspondent and editor with the Reuters news agency in Italy, with assignments in London, Dublin, Paris, and Washington DC. She has produced multimedia features with photographers and cameramen covering politics, criminal investigations, natural disasters, the business of sports, the recession in Italy and Ireland, entertainment and culture, fashion shows, financial news, and the food industry. Her stories have been picked up by the New York Times, the Guardian, the IHT, Sky News, and CBS, among others.
She has field produced 2 documentaries in the United States for Italian public broadcaster RAI's prime time news investigative show Presa Diretta.
Her regular video clients include the Embassy of Italy to the US and the Embassy of Sweden to the US.