Extensive Training and Experience with Modern High-Definition Cameras
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lighting :: camera :: grip ALEXANDER G. SMITH – Atlanta, GA – 678-778-0248 – [email protected] - alexandergsmith.com – • Extensive training and experience with modern high-definition cameras. • Significant experience working on tight schedules with low budgets while acquiring a big-budget look. • Experience in all aspects of pre-production, production, and post-production. • Uses extensive knowledge of fabrication and wood-working to achieve specific camera angles and shots typically only seen in bigger budget movies. Production • Extensive experience with the following cameras: Red One, Panasonic SDX900, DVX100 and HVX200, Sony V1, Z1 XDCam, Betacam SP and DigiBeta series. • Experience with Mole Richardson, Arri, Lowel, Chimera, LTM, KinoFlo, Gyoury, DeSisti, Photoflex, and Matthews lighting/grip equipment. • Familiar with Chapman Super PeeWee II, Fisher 10, and Arco dolly systems. • Used knowledge of fabrication to build dolly, crane, and various camera mounts. Video Editing/Compositing • 6 years of experience editing video for commercial, fiction, and non-fiction with a strong background in motion graphics and composition. • Avid Media Composer, Xpress, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premier Pro CS3, After Effects, Photoshop, Sony Vegas, Shake, and Combustion. • Strong background in graphic design, composition, and audio editing. • Gold Award Winner at the Stars 2008: Student Awards Show at the Art Institute of Atlanta. • Best Soundtrack Award Winner at the 2007 Atlanta 48 Hour Film Festival. Electrician – DROP DEAD DIVA , Showtime Series July, 2009 Grip/Electric Production Assistant – CLEAN HOUSE , Reality TV Series March, 2009 Gaffer/2nd Unit DP – DIXIE TIMES , Red One Feature June – November, 2008 Cinematographer – DEATH OF A DREAM , HD Short January – February, 2008 Camera Operator – ABC EXTREME HOME MAKEOVER : BEHIND THE SCENES January – February, 2006 Camera Operator – PROJECT RUNWAY /M ICHAEL KNIGHT EVENT March, 2006 The Art Institute of Atlanta , Atlanta, GA December 2008 BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS , Digital Filmmaking and Video Production GPA 3.5 – Dean’s List, Honor Roll lighting :: camera :: grip ALEXANDER G. SMITH – Atlanta, GA – 678-778-0248 – [email protected] - alexandergsmith.com – Responsibilities Production Title Format Electrician Drop Dead Diva Series Gaffer Disconnected Short Fiction Grip/Electric Production Assistant Clean House: Episode 106 Style Network reality series Director of Photography/Editor HyOx Hyperbaric Oxygen Video Educational Spot Gaffer Jalabi Short Fiction Grip/Electric Swing Coca-Cola Over The Years Promotional Spot Gaffer, 2 nd Unit DP Dixie Times Feature Length Fiction Director of Photography Yellow Cry Series Director of Photography DONE Short Documentary Director of Photography Bellydance Oasis Short Documentary Grip/Art Director Magellan Short Fiction Director of Photography Death of a Dream Short Fiction Videographer, Editor Dialed-In Commercial Commercial Director of Photography Lucid Short Fiction Director of Photography, Sound Up On Stage Short Documentary Recordist, Motion Graphics Director of Photography Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund Promotional Spot Energy Drink: Tennis Match Director of Photography Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund Promotional Spot Energy Drink: Weight Lifter Director of Photography, The Void Short Fiction Production Manager, Location Scout Camera Operator ABC Extreme Home Makeover: Behind the Scenes Video Behind the Scenes Director of Photography When Six Was Nine Short Fiction .