Discover Top Freelancers in Alabama, USA

Jason O'Brien is an independent filmmaker based in Birmingham, AL who has been creating original content and working as a director, producer, cinematographer, writer, and editor for over 15 years. He founded his production company Fast Lane Productions in 2014 (www.flprods.com). Moving seamlessly between short film projects, feature films, music videos, and documentaries, he achieved his first major success with his 2014 documentary "Cuddle", which received a distribution deal, and is currently available on many streaming platforms and DVD. Two of his feature documentaries, "Cuddle Me" and "My Body Is Not Obscene" were finished in 2021, both were picked up for distribution, and can today be seen on numerous streaming platforms, including Tubi and Plex. His IMDB page can be viewed at http://www.imdb.me/jasonobrien/.

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Corporate Videographer

Hello! I'm Jonathan Barbee and I founded my company 25 years ago and we have 5 Telly Awards from 2021-2023! Over the years I have worked in almost every position in the production industry. I have spent most of my career as a producer, camera operator, and editor. I have worked on small projects and multi-million dollar feature films. Some of my clients include the Trump campaign, Tanya Tucker, Lions Gate Films, ABC, CMT, Military Channel, KOCH Entertainment, GAC, Converse, BET, Honda, Mercedes, Sunset Pictures, DYI, Court TV, and many more. My team and I are equipped with HD and 4K cameras, a 4K drone, two Adobe edit suites, a 5-camera Live production truck, 14' jib, Steadicam, sound recording, and Arri light kits. I actually own all of this equipment and do not have to rent anything. We are ready to go at a moment's notice! Call us for your next project.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Drone Operator
• Video Editor - News
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Company
• Fixer

Bob Miller is a film director and photographer with roots in the American South. As a visual storyteller specializing in non-fiction, he provides regional coverage of contemporary social issues for a wide range of editorial clients. As a film director, Bob extends the same journalistic ethos to commercial storytelling, crafting original content to promote reputable brands. Bob accepts commissions from anyone who has a desire to leverage authentic storytelling. It is his conviction that a good story transcends barriers – pushing us beyond our own experience into the reality that we are all characters living similar narratives, facing like challenges.

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Fixer
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Sound Mixer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Creative Director
• Production Company
• Commercial DP
• Sound Designer
• Field Producer
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Corporate Videographer
• Reporter / Journalist

I'm a freelance content creator based in Tuscaloosa, AL. In the past couple of years, I have had the opportunity to work with AOL's "In the Know Food," Visit Tuscaloosa, Rice University Athletics, Archaeology Now, First Service Credit Union, and Downtown Knoxville. Formerly, I was an associate producer for Discovery, Inc. producing long form shows for HGTV, and viral social assets for Travel Channel. Along with producing, I was also a videographer on most of these projects, including a shoot with former First Lady Michelle Obama. Previously, I was a reporter for The University of Alabama Athletics Department.

• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Creative Director
• Field Producer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• Immersive/Spatial Video Capture
• Video Editor - News
• Corporate Videographer

I’m Voice Porter, a creative living in Birmingham, AL. I have acted on stage, radio, and film. I have written for periodicals, blogs, and film. As a poet I have performed, lectured, and lead workshops across the United States and internationally. I am co-founder of Ensley Alive, a collective of change makers, and founder of The Color Project Ensley, using public art and creative place making to change the narrative for marginalized people.

• Creative Director
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Audio Storyteller
• Copywriter
• Fixer
• Production Assistant

Rico Shay is an independent film writer, director, and producer. He has a strong passion for acting but developed one for writing and directing when he realized the potential he had with it. He wrote his first film in the spring of 2018 and established So Visionaire Films later that summer. He has a close relationship with God and patiently perseveres towards what he wants to achieve. Rico has a lot of goals that deal with entertainment, economics, and social well-being.

• Commercial DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Documentary DP

I started studying film at a young age so by age 20 I was headed to Los Angeles to further my education. Instead of going to school, I decided to get hands on experience as a PA, DP, 1st AC and much more. After spending 7 years in LA I decided to move back to Birmingham, Alabama and start a media company and begin freelancing for the people of the south.

• Commercial DP
• Drone Operator
• Documentary DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Gaffer
• Grip
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Event Photographer
• Landscape Photographer
• Portrait Photographer
• Product Photographer
• Fashion Photographer
• Fixer
• Sound Mixer
• Production Company
• Sound Designer

Hello! My name is Bianca Byrd. I am a 2021 Facebook HBCU News Fellow at Univision, a Student Reporter/Anchor, Radio Broadcast Announcer, World Traveler and Model. Through my lively on screen personality presence, system equipment experience, vocal talents and social media expertise I create content that inspires and informs. Have a story? Byrd Broadcasting will be happy to tell it!

• Content Strategist
• Reporter / Journalist
• Copywriter
• Graphic Designer
• Digital Content Creator
• Production Assistant
• Social Media Producer

With 35 years behind a camera even my dreams are framed through a viewfinder. My experience covers documentary, unscripted television, corporate promotion/recruiting, and commercial still photography. Specialties include lighting and on-camera interviews. Member ASMP.

• Commercial DP
• Reporter / Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - News
• Digital Content Creator
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist

Hey! My name is Drew Callner, I'm a commercial and corporate Producer/Shooter. I have 9 years of experience working in television, film, and the commercial sectors. Looking forward to working with you on your upcoming project!

• Corporate Videographer
• Drone Operator
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Documentary DP
• Fixer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Field Producer
• Line Producer / On-Location
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Production Company
• Sound Designer
• Digital Content Creator
• Creative Director

Phil is the owner of The Library Of, a marketing studio based in Huntsville, AL that specializes in video production.

• Production Company
• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Video Editor - Commercial
• News Shooter / Video Journalist

Filmmaker- Director Hi I'm Jordan! I'm the owner & directer of a creative content studio in Birmingham, AL. Our studio is focused on creating & sharing impactful stories.

• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Production Company
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Creative Director

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Sound Mixer
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Drone Operator

• Social Media Producer

• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist

• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - Commercial

I apply as part of the the POV Call for Filmmakers to pitch short documentary projects on black-male achievement. I am a documentary filmmaker passionate about stories about people with tunnel vision so passionate they can think of nothing else as possible for their lives. I have filmed rappers, prisoners, painters, and patients with Alzheimers. Since the age of 15 when a high school teacher put a camera in my hands, I have been filming. I am most known for Nobody Knows My Name, the first documentary about women in hip hop, and for Freestyle the Art of Rhyme, which I filmed and co-edited, which aired on VH1. Currently, I teach production and have been making films with my students since 2009. Two projects filmed before my prof life inspire my pitches for PBS: The Path To Power: I Self-Devines Sounds of Low Class Amerika, a short about community activist, rapper, and aerosol artist Chaka Mkali who works developing power with kids in the inner city South neighborhoods in Minneapolis. And, an uncompleted documentary currently being worked into a web-based transmedia project, focused on the Stillwater Poetry filmed for 8 months inside of a mens prison in Stillwater, Minnesota.

• Documentary DP

After graduating from Kansas State University in December 2013 with a B.A. in Journalism and Digital Media, I immediately moved to Birmingham, AL, to pursue work as a freelance cinematographer and editor. In January 2014, I began freelancing with Alabama Public Television to help provide engaging, educational content to the citizens of Alabama. I now work full-time with APT as a Documentary Production Specialist, but I continue to freelance as a film director, photographer, and documentarian. My interest lies in bridging cultural gaps in a historically segregated region by documenting the experiences of those living in low-income areas through photography and film/video. I take a personal interest in the historical, political, and economic circumstances that have contributed to and continue to fuel segregative action in the South. Through documenting both the catalysts and results of educational, economic, and social inequalities, I hope to contribute to a global understanding of them.

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Reporter / Journalist
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial

My name is Leighton. Cinematography has been a passion of mine since I was opened to it in 2009. I started filming outdoor hunting online shows and then moved to wedding films. After that I moved to Nashville and started filming music videos and EPKs for music artist. In 2014 I ventured back to my hometown of Montgmery, Alabama and started filming in the corporate world.. i.e. training videos for large companies. political campaign commercials local business commercials etc... I professionally edit in Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop I operate on RED if the budget allows. If not we use, Canon DSLR and Panasonic broadcast cameras. We Live stream large sporting events, business meetings, speaking engagements etc.. I am a licensed professional drone operator. I fly roughly twice a week.

• Production Company
• Creative Director
• Documentary DP
• Fixer
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant

Hello! My name is Adam Vaden and I am the Owner and Operator of Thrive Media, LLC. I was born and raised in Huntsville, Alabama and spent my early years capturing video and taking photos. As I was trying to figure out what I wanted to do for a career, content creation was the path my heart was pulling me. The first four years of my career I worked as a videographer, photographer, food stylist, and graphic designer for Little Rosie, Rosie’s, Steak-Out, Shaggy’s, Walton’s Southern Table, and Ted’s Bar-B-Q. Two years ago, I decided to go full-time as a freelance videographer and haven’t turned back since. I’m living my dream and it has allowed me to meet wonderful clients, work with great people, and expand my creative capabilities. I’m really excited to see where this adventure will take me next!

• Corporate Videographer
• Drone Operator
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Fixer
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Commercial DP