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District Of Columbia, United States

Capturing content, direct lighting utilizing multiple instruments, for news stories and in-depth features presented by news correspondents for local CBS affiliates.Setup and shoot live shots at the White House, Senate & House rotunda, SCOTUS, and other locations around Capitol Hill.Cover breaking news by shooting interviews, B-roll, and other content, and setup live shots under time-sensitive deadlines.Traveled to Chesapeake,VA to cover the Walmart mass shooting; Atlanta,GA to cover the Georgia Senate run off between Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker; and to Memphis, TN for the Tyre Nichols protests and funeral coverage.

The Mecca of Comedy: The Rise of Standup Comedy in Washington, DC. is a 90 minute documentary that centers around the fact that Washington, DC (or the DMV) is home to several of the biggest names in comedy (e.g., Wanda Sykes, Dave Chappelle, Martin Lawrence, Tommy Davidson). The documentary will chronicle the unique journey of comedians from the DMV to superstardom, while exploring how/why the DC area has produced so many comedy legends.

New York, New York, United States

Serve as Director of Photography on projects for clients 44 Blue Productions, Storied Media Group, Oxygen, the Discovery Channel, Discovery +, and Nubia Filmworks; Hire, supervise, and manage production crews and production budgets; produce, capture and edit content; create lighting design; choose HD, 4K, and UHD cameras, lenses, grip, and all necessary gear, provide creative direction for the production of films, documentaries, television programs, corporate videos, commercials, and other types of content.Research, choose, and stay up to date on the newest video equipment for studio and field production; lights, lenses, cameras, gimbals, drones, sliders, grip etc.

District Of Columbia, United States

Capture content, manage content, direct production lighting, manage set up for multi-cam interviews, and editing of news stories and feature stories presented by news reporters during daily newscasts and for station specials about issues impacting the community that are broadcast separately from the daily newscasts; Creatively tell relevant stories, great with field production, manage breaking news stories by capturing content and setting up live shots under time-sensitive deadlines, (e.g., The Insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and the national protests following the death of George Floyd);Pitch ideas, shoot, produce, and edit feature packages for broadcast in daily newscasts, operate under tight deadlines; andCover live sports by capturing content on and off the field and setting up live shots for sports coverage; and Nominated for an Emmy for coverage of “2019 World Series coverage of the Nationals” and “Black Lives Matter protests”.

New York, New York, United States

Captured content, directed lighting, operated drone, and edited news stories, sports stories, feature packages, promotional spots, and long-form content for specials;Selected to capture video, set up for multi-cam interviews, news and production lighting, photography, and edit as part of a special projects team for the production of a home and leisure show, “Livin’ It Up with Rosanna Scotto” presented by the main anchor at FOX 5 NY;Shot general news assignments, breaking news, and set up live shots efficiently in a fast paced environment; andServed as crew chief on multi-camera town hall meetings within the tri-state area. (e.g., Inmate Reform on Rikers Island, Race Relations with the NYPD).

New York, New York, United States

Served as Director of Photography for films, national campaigns, and other projects for clients including L’Oreal, Gillette, MTV, BET Networks, Converse, Cablevision, Kraft, and Trace Sports;Hired and managed production crews, provided creative direction, captured and edited content, and directed lighting for the production of feature films, short films, documentaries, television programs, network interviews, corporate videos, sizzle reels, commercials, and PSAs; and Created, produced, and directed a documentary film entitled “The Scroll: Evidence of Life Unseen,” which premiered to sold out venues on a nationally sponsored tour, and was picked up for distribution by Netflix, Amazon, UpTV, and national retail chains, and was optioned by a national publisher, Kensington Publishing, to be released as a book, written by me.

"The Scroll: Evidence of Life Unseen" is an award documentary featuring many of the world's most notable and influential spiritual leaders who tell their own personal stories of triumph and victory over adversity through faith. These leaders step out of the pulpit and tell us stories ripped from their own lives. Sometimes they're funny, sometimes they're tragic, but all of them will draw you in, entertain, teach, and challenge you to find victory over adversity in your own life. The documentary features T.D. Jakes, Bernice King, Hezekiah Walker, Al Sharpton, Vashti McKenzie, and many others. "The Scroll" was licensed to Netflix, UpTv, and Aspire, in addition to being distributed to Target, Walmart, and Redbox.

New York, New York, United States

Travelled around the United States as part of a three-member crew to cover high-profile national news stories; (e.g., Hurricane Katrina)Captured content and edited national and local news stories, entertainment stories, and feature packages; andManaged in-studio production shoots for BET Nightly News.

New York, New York, United States

Captured content, lighting, and edited news stories, sports stories, feature packages, promotional spots, and long-form content for specials and sweeps.Covered breaking news stories, general news assignments, and live sports with notable stories including 9/11, NYC City Hall Shooting, and the DC Sniper.Shot and lit numerous multi cam entertainment specials on such notables as Prince, Ossie Davis, and the Victoria Secret Fashion Show. Covered such stories as “9/11”, “2004 Campaign”, “DC Sniper”.