Calvin Callaway
Los Angeles
Summary
Freelance Director and Cinematographer with a proven track record of crafting compelling visual narratives and managing a variety of projects from intimate single-camera documentaries to large, complex union television series. Specializes in combining classic cinematography techniques with cutting-edge camera and lighting technologies.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Photography
Freelance
08.2004 - Current
- Collaborate with directors to develop compelling visual storytelling techniques, tailoring workflows and production techniques to fit each project's size and needs
- Oversee hiring and management of dozens of camera and lighting personnel on a given project
- Supervise international location challenges
- Manage budgets and resources, ensuring high-quality footage within project constraints
- Craft camera equipment packages for single-camera commercials or films, as well as the sprawling needs of 12-camera multi-cam television shows
- Craft grip and lighting gear packages utilizing the latest cutting edge technologies
- Supervise on-set acquisition for complex Visual Effects needs
- Utilize LED volumes and Unreal Engine for on-set compositing
- Specialize use of robotic motion-control technologies for precision high-speed and timelapse work
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Film And Television Production
University of Southern California
Los Angeles05-2003
Skills
- Previzualization, shot listing and Storyboarding
- Lighting Design - Vectorworks
- Film and Digital Cinema cameras
- Gimbal and robotic camera operation
- Commercial Cinematography
- Drone cinematography
- Motion Control cinematography : Macro and Timelapse
- Special effects and VFX integration
- Culinary "Food Beauty" cinematography
- Real estate "House Beauty" cinematography
- Documentary cinematography
- Multi-Camera and broadcast Videography
- Customs and carné management for projects travelling internationally
- Post-Production software mastery of Davinci Resolve, Adobe After Effects, Premiere, Photoshop, Blender, LR Timelapse
Affiliations
- IATSE 600, SOC
2 Time Tellie Award recipient
Won "Best Musical Commercial" award for "GALES on Your Feet"
Timeline
Director of Photography
Freelance
08.2004 - Current
Bachelor of Arts - Film And Television Production
University of Southern California
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