Hi, I’m Mario Glaviano! I’m a versatile video producer and cinematographer with 15 years of experience building two full-time production brands in the Bay Area. I specialize in high-end documentary storytelling and create corporate videos, documentaries, weddings, and commercials for tech firms, construction companies, non-profits, and private clients. I thrive in multi-camera interview setups, lighting, sound, editing, sound design, teleprompters, and live streaming. I love working with cinema cameras and cutting-edge filmmaking tools to deliver visually compelling and meaningful stories. Based in Oakland, I collaborate closely with clients to manage teams and ensure satisfaction from concept to final cut.…

Mario Glaviano

Hi, I’m Mario Glaviano! I’m a versatile video producer and cinematographer with 15 years of experience building two full-time production brands in the Bay Area. I specialize in high-end documentary storytelling and create corporate videos, documentaries, weddings, and commercials for tech firms, construction companies, non-profits, and private clients. I thrive in multi-camera interview setups, lighting, sound, editing, sound design, teleprompters, and live streaming. I love working with cinema cameras and cutting-edge filmmaking tools to deliver visually compelling and meaningful stories. Based in Oakland, I collaborate closely with clients to manage teams and ensure satisfaction from concept to final cut.…

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Hi, I’m Mario Glaviano!

I’m a versatile video producer and cinematographer with 15 years of experience building two full-time production brands in the Bay Area. I specialize in high-end documentary storytelling and create corporate videos, documentaries, weddings, and commercials for tech firms, construction companies, non-profits, and private clients.

I thrive in multi-camera interview setups, lighting, sound, editing, sound design, teleprompters, and live streaming. I love working with cinema cameras and cutting-edge filmmaking tools to deliver visually compelling and meaningful stories.

Based in Oakland, I collaborate closely with clients to manage teams and ensure satisfaction from concept to final cut.

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Work Experience

Owner, Producer, Cinematographer, & Editor at The Documentarists
January 1, 2013 - Present
Produce documentaries, corporate videos, and commercials for clients including Google, Amazon Web Services, CNBC, Chevron, Credit Karma, Hilton, Western Digital, Pure Storage, and others; directed, filmed, and edited a 46-minute documentary The Book of Giants in 2025; Director of Photography on the narrative feature film Simp in 2022; directed and filmed a 60-minute documentary The Cat Town Story in 2021; manage team and client relationships; experienced with still photography and directing on-camera talent.
Owner, Lead Wedding Videographer, & Editor at Frame Story Studios, Inc.
August 1, 2010 - Present
Produced over 100 wedding films across the San Francisco Bay Area; consistently earned 5-star reviews on The Knot, WeddingWire, and Google; featured on Love Stories TV, The Knot, and Maharani Weddings; specialized in high-end multi-day South Asian weddings; rented production equipment and tools; trained contractors in cinematography and video editing and built a production team; volunteered at an Oakland elementary school reading program.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Television and Film Production at San Diego State University
August 1, 2006 - May 1, 2010

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment