I’ve been handling a camera since I was a teenager, and have captured experiences in Tehran, Iran during the Islamic Revolution; Venice and Rome; Athens, London, Paris, Prague; Mexico while tracking migratory wildlife with biology grad students; at weddings, corporate events, private parties, art and cultural outings; and marketing efforts for a variety of businesses and organizations. My general photography portfolio is here: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ My experience in videography started at the Walter Cronkite School at ASU, where I earned a master’s degree in 2018. During that time, in addition to coursework, I shot photos with News 21 on a national reporting project (_Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ ); and learned film crew at AZ PBS, working under Steve Filmer on the science show Catalyst. I crewed over 20 shoots, conducted 10 interviews, and earned Producer, Camera, and Audio credits. You can see the results of my capstone project in this episode: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ Since 2018 my clients have contracted my solo services for video and photo at conferences, sit-down interviews, corporate marketing assets, artist profiles, reality tv segments, live productions, and other great projects. - I manage equipment including the camera, audio, and lighting equipment, from one-camera to four-camera shoots; from no audio, to multiple wired and wireless mics; from no lighting to full studio lighting; photography and videography as separate shoots, and in a single shoot - At AZ PBS, as student producer I was responsible for multiple stories, at varying stages of development, requiring story idea development, contacting subjects, scheduling interviews, finding available crew for shoots - Storyboarding and scripting have played small parts in most of my recent work, and I’d love to develop those skills! - Video editing using Premiere Pro, Media Encoder on a routine basis, for one-camera one-hour shoots for a 1:00 highlight reel, to 10+ hours across several years and states shooting a family documentary with original scoring, to editing a full online virtual theater production. I use Lightroom for all my photography media management and post-production, and Premiere Pro for video footage ingesting, editing, and encoding. My YouTube channel has a demo reel and other samples of my work: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ EEi Media IG: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ My website has a list of some recent credits: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ My Upwork profile shows some of my recent projects and customer feedback: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ And, here is my LinkedIn profile: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_

djsmitherman

I’ve been handling a camera since I was a teenager, and have captured experiences in Tehran, Iran during the Islamic Revolution; Venice and Rome; Athens, London, Paris, Prague; Mexico while tracking migratory wildlife with biology grad students; at weddings, corporate events, private parties, art and cultural outings; and marketing efforts for a variety of businesses and organizations. My general photography portfolio is here: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ My experience in videography started at the Walter Cronkite School at ASU, where I earned a master’s degree in 2018. During that time, in addition to coursework, I shot photos with News 21 on a national reporting project (_Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ ); and learned film crew at AZ PBS, working under Steve Filmer on the science show Catalyst. I crewed over 20 shoots, conducted 10 interviews, and earned Producer, Camera, and Audio credits. You can see the results of my capstone project in this episode: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ Since 2018 my clients have contracted my solo services for video and photo at conferences, sit-down interviews, corporate marketing assets, artist profiles, reality tv segments, live productions, and other great projects. - I manage equipment including the camera, audio, and lighting equipment, from one-camera to four-camera shoots; from no audio, to multiple wired and wireless mics; from no lighting to full studio lighting; photography and videography as separate shoots, and in a single shoot - At AZ PBS, as student producer I was responsible for multiple stories, at varying stages of development, requiring story idea development, contacting subjects, scheduling interviews, finding available crew for shoots - Storyboarding and scripting have played small parts in most of my recent work, and I’d love to develop those skills! - Video editing using Premiere Pro, Media Encoder on a routine basis, for one-camera one-hour shoots for a 1:00 highlight reel, to 10+ hours across several years and states shooting a family documentary with original scoring, to editing a full online virtual theater production. I use Lightroom for all my photography media management and post-production, and Premiere Pro for video footage ingesting, editing, and encoding. My YouTube channel has a demo reel and other samples of my work: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ EEi Media IG: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ My website has a list of some recent credits: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ My Upwork profile shows some of my recent projects and customer feedback: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ And, here is my LinkedIn profile: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_

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I’ve been handling a camera since I was a teenager, and have captured experiences in Tehran, Iran during the Islamic Revolution; Venice and Rome; Athens, London, Paris, Prague; Mexico while tracking migratory wildlife with biology grad students; at weddings, corporate events, private parties, art and cultural outings; and marketing efforts for a variety of businesses and organizations.

My general photography portfolio is here: Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup

My experience in videography started at the Walter Cronkite School at ASU, where I earned a master’s degree in 2018. During that time, in addition to coursework, I shot photos with News 21 on a national reporting project (Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup ); and learned film crew at AZ PBS, working under Steve Filmer on the science show Catalyst.

I crewed over 20 shoots, conducted 10 interviews, and earned Producer, Camera, and Audio credits. You can see the results of my capstone project in this episode:
Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup

Since 2018 my clients have contracted my solo services for video and photo at conferences, sit-down interviews, corporate marketing assets, artist profiles, reality tv segments, live productions, and other great projects.

  • I manage equipment including the camera, audio, and lighting equipment, from one-camera to four-camera shoots; from no audio, to multiple wired and wireless mics; from no lighting to full studio lighting; photography and videography as separate shoots, and in a single shoot

  • At AZ PBS, as student producer I was responsible for multiple stories, at varying stages of development, requiring story idea development, contacting subjects, scheduling interviews, finding available crew for shoots

  • Storyboarding and scripting have played small parts in most of my recent work, and I’d love to develop those skills!

  • Video editing using Premiere Pro, Media Encoder on a routine basis, for one-camera one-hour shoots for a 1:00 highlight reel, to 10+ hours across several years and states shooting a family documentary with original scoring, to editing a full online virtual theater production.

I use Lightroom for all my photography media management and post-production, and Premiere Pro for video footage ingesting, editing, and encoding.

My YouTube channel has a demo reel and other samples of my work: Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup

EEi Media IG: Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup

My website has a list of some recent credits:
Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup

My Upwork profile shows some of my recent projects and customer feedback:
Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup

And, here is my LinkedIn profile:
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Skills

Experience Level

Adobe Lightroom
Intermediate
Corporate Video
Intermediate
Adobe Premiere Pro
Intermediate

Language

English
Fluent

Education

Bachelor of Science in Education at University of Texas at Austin
August 2, 2023 - December 12, 1983
Double subject areas: English, Physical Sciences
Master of Mass Communications at Arizona State University Walter Cronkite School
August 17, 2017 - December 11, 2018

Qualifications

Nomination for Best Editing of a Stream
December 6, 2021 - December 6, 2021
Edited "Motherhood Out Loud" for Virtual Theater Lab

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Non-Profit Organization, Professional Services, Software & Internet
    uniE608 Northerly Island
    Recently moved to Chicago, and upgraded my equipment, both of which are highlighted in this little piece.

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