RESUME

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Education:   New York University Tisch School of the Arts, BFA Film & Television 2000.

Honors:   NYU Founders’ Day Academic Excellence 2000, Scholars Program 1997-2000. 

SKILLS
Cinematographer:

Extensive experience in film/digital motion picture formats, cameras and lighting. 
HD/35mm/16mm/DV.  small and large-scale Narrative and Documentary.

Director/Producer

Documentary development and production.

SFX

Green screen composite and sound stage know-how.

Editor

Principles and Practice, AVID/FCP

Product R&D

Intimate knowledge of product development/manufacturing,

Other

Adept in all formats of still photography, dark room skills.

 
  ONGOING
 

I am currently producing and directing a documentary titled “Raising an Army”.  The feature film explores many facets of military recruitment and the ‘theater of war’ in America.

In partnership with Aperture Pro Studios, Miami Beach.  I have headed R&D for an innovative line of lighting/grip products.  Solar Systems will be introduced to the Film/TV markets in the fall, 2006

   
  RECENT AS CINEMATOGRAPHER
08-05

‘Jamoza’ Music Video, Japanese R&B for MTV Asia

08-05

‘Made’, MTV Documentary Programming

07-05

‘Untitled’, Danish National TV Documentary.  Verite/Interviews

05-05

‘Maria Taylor’ Music Video, Saddle Creak Records, “The Song Beneath the Song”

04-05

‘Thievery Corporation’ Stage Video.  2 hr psychedelic backdrop for world-tour. 

04-05

‘ATARI’ Documentary.  For release of “Getting Up, Contents under Pressure”. 
Featuring notorious NY Graffiti Artists 1970-Present  

12-04

‘Ekstra Bladt’ TV Commercial for National Tabloid.  GRAY Advertising, Denmark

11-04

‘Omar in NY’ Danish National TV Program for Mastiff Media, DK. 
A Muslim comedian seeks to understand the fear of terrorism in New York  

10-04

‘Yo Yo Ma’ Music Video featured on MTV.  Featuring Jin from Rough Riders

05-04

‘ISABEL’ Featurette explores the sexual awareness of a college-aged girl 

04-04

‘WORLDWIDE’ Feature Documentary explores the Drum & Bass Rave culture in the US and
provides rare portraits of music icons.  Mixed video, 8mm,16mm

   
NOT SO RECENT
02-04

Cinematographer for “KUSAI”- Feature Documentary filmed in Cambodia and Japan. 
Cealo, a Buddhist Monk runs a non-adoption orphanage with the belief that he will raise future leaders

09-03

Directorial Debut with ‘The White Runway’ (47min) at the Woodstock Film Festival.  First film as 
Director, Cinematographer, Editor.  “An all access safari through a moment in fashion history...”

05-03

Cinematographer for IQ, “Show and Prove” Music Video in Tokyo.  Aired on six networks including MTV JAPAN

08-01

Interview in American Cinematographer Magazine regarding work on ’Rendezvous with Rama’.
SFX short won two prestigious awards for Best SFX

NARRATIVE - CINEMATOGRAPHY
2004

’Isabel’   Dir. Jason Sosnoff & Aengus O’neil Dunne  (45 Min. DVCPRO50)

2003

‘Mighty Soldiers’   Dir. Alex Braverman  (07 Min. 16mm)

2002

‘Sundance’   Dir. Matt Lipson  (40 Min. 16mm)

2002

‘Love and Cigarettes’   Dir. Peter Pappas

2001

‘Tryptic’   Dir. Nick Towne  (20 Min. 16mm)

2001

‘Light the Filter’   Dir. Josh Cole  (20 Min. S16)

2001

‘L Train’   Dir. Randy Havens  (25 Min. 35mm)

2000

‘The Octopus Complex’   Dir. Nick Towne  (20 Min. 16mm)

2000

‘Jack Cunningham’   Dir. Matt Lipson  (20 Min. 16mm)  

1999

‘A Divine Comedy’   Dir. Adam Neustadter  (20 Min. 16mm)  

1999

‘Still Water’   Dir. Peter Heacock  (25 Min. 16mm)

1999

‘Unlucky Child’   Dir. James Anders  (20 Min. 16mm)  

1999

‘The Killers’    Dir. Atilla Yucer  (12 Min. 16mm)

MUSIC VIDEOS - CINEMATOGRAPHY
2005

‘Standing Strong’  (Jamoza, S16)

2005

The Song beneath the Song’  (Maria Taylor,  Saddle Creak Records  HDV)

2004

‘Yo Yo Ma’  (Jin and Tomo, Rough Riders  S35mm)

2003

‘Show and Prove’ (IQ, New Deal Records  35mm) 

2002

‘We Take it to the Top’  (CIG, Groove Guru Records   35mm)

2001

‘Back to Earth’  (Brent Lenox  16mm)  

   
COMMERCIALS - CINEMATOGRAPHY
2005

‘Roberto Cavalli’  (Spec,  HDV)

2005

‘Ekstra Bladt’  *GRAY Advertising Denmark, PALDVCAM, DK)

   
DOCUMENTARY / TELEVISION
2005

‘Made’   MTV, (Series, DV)      

2004

‘Nuttin But Stringz’  Dir. Josh Nussbaum  (07 Min. DV)      

2003

‘The White Runway’  Dir. Josh Nussbaum  (47 Min. DV)

2001

‘Portrait of Peter Tunney’   Dir. Josh Nussbaum  (12 Min.Hand Crank)  

2005

‘Contents Under Pressure’   DP. Atari  (30 Min. HDV)

2004

‘Omar in NY’   DP. Mastiff Media for Danish National TV  (30 Min. DV24P) 

2004

'Best of" G-Net Productions for on demand TV  (30 Min. DV24P)

2004

‘Kusai’   Dir. Jeremy Lubman (Japan & Cambodia,  90 Min. DV)           

2004

‘Worldwide’    Dir. Peter Heacock (Miami, Chicago, NY,  90 Min. DV)  

   
SFX and EXPERIMENTAL
2001

‘Rendevous With Rama’*  Dir. Aaron Ross   (05 Min. 35mm)

2001

‘Experiments in Dance’  Dir. Tory Shultz -Dance Festival, Sweden  (05 Min. 16mm)

1998

‘Experimental Shorts’  Dir. James Hughes   (16mm.)