Discover Top Documentary DPs in Durham, North Carolina, USA

With over 14 years of experience in the film industry and a portfolio boasting more than 500 successful video projects, I bring a wealth of expertise and a commitment to excellence to every project I undertake. I am constantly seeking out the latest techniques and tools to ensure that my work is at the cutting edge of innovation. My dedication to quality is unwavering, and I pride myself on delivering not just footage, but compelling storytelling that captivates audiences. My track record of reliability, professionalism, and integrity has earned me the trust of my clients and partners. I am passionate about creating high-end content that truly stands out, and I am excited about the opportunity to collaborate with your studio to bring your project to life. I am confident that my skills and experience make me a valuable asset to any production, and I am eager to discuss how we can work together to create something truly exceptional. I have a great kit that includes the following: Cameras: (4) Sony FX3 4K Cinema Full-Frame cameras (Netflix Approved) that film 4K 24/30/60/120FPS and a variety of 1080P frame rates. Lenses: Sigma 85mm F1.4 Prime, Sigma 50mm F1.4 Prime, Sony 35mm F1.8 Prime, Sigma 24mm F1.4 Prime, Tamron 70-200mm F2.8 Constant Zoom, Tamron 24-105mm F2.8 Constant Zoom, Tamron 24-70mm F2.8 Constant Zoom Lighting: (1) Aputure Light Storm C300d Mark II LED with Softbox, (2) Godox 100 Watt Daylight LEDs with Softboxes. (4) Godox LED Light Tubes with Full RGB Color Spectrum to provide dynamic accent/background/hair lighting. Audio: (4) Sennheiser, AVX Lav Mics with Sanken COS-11D Microphone Capsules, Rode NTG-2 Boom Microphone with Sound Diffusion Blimp. Zoom H8 Field Recorder with 6 XLR Inputs Drone and Motion Control Equipment: DJI RS 3 Gimbal. DJI Air 2s 5K Resolution Drone I am also an FAA Certified Drone Pilot and have been flying for over seven years. I am insured for General Liability and Professional Liability. We also have all the equipment necessary to live stream interviews and bring them into Virtual Events, Meetings, and Broadcast Destinations.

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• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant
• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Creative Director
• Drone Operator
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Sound Mixer
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Corporate Videographer
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Gaffer
• Full-Service Live Production
• Field Producer
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist

Raised partly in Charleston and Columbia, SC, I graduated high school in May, 2005 and joined the U.S. Navy seven months later. After serving five years as a Mass Communication Specialist (I spent most of my time as a Photojournalist), I was honorably discharged and moved to Charlotte, N.C. to attend the Art Institute of Charlotte. Here is where I realized a real passion for Cinematography and graduated in 2014 with a Bachelors of Arts in Digital Filmmaking and Video Production. Since then, I’ve been living in the jungle as a Freelancer and loving it. I love the challenge of creating a visual aesthetic that accentuates a narrative and have shot an array of projects including commercials, music videos, documentaries, reality t.v. and short films. I love everything about film, I just happen to be at my best behind the camera.

• Commercial DP
• Gaffer
• Sound Mixer
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Sound Designer
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Creative Director
• Drone Operator
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• Grip
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Field Producer
• Corporate Videographer

Kate Medley is a documentarian, doing storytelling and digital for good causes, companies, and campaigns. In her ten years with Whole Foods Market, Medley traveled the world documenting the stories of farmers and producers growing our food. As an instructor at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University, Medley teaches a class on visual approaches to documenting place. In her capacity as a filmmaker with the Southern Foodways Alliance, Medley has created several documentary film projects that explore Southern culture through stories about food. Medley received her bachelor’s degree in photojournalism from the University of Montana and her master’s in Southern Studies from the University of Mississippi. She has worked as a photojournalist for newspapers across the South, including the Charlotte Observer, the Chattanooga Times Free Press, and as a lead contributor for The New York Times.

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• Field Producer
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist

Sarah Batista is an award – winning journalist, speaker, entrepreneur and filmmaker. Before launching Stories to Inspire, Sarah spent a decade as a reporter and anchor in local television news. In 2013, she left WBTV news in Charlotte after seven years to pursue her dream of documentary filmmaking. As an investigative reporter, Sarah covered a wide range of issues and draws upon that experience in her storytelling. Her four part "Beyond the Border" series filmed in Mexico won her the Large Market Feature Award from the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies with a minor in Journalism from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She also contributes reports to the weekly news magazine show ‘Carolina Impact’ on WTVI PBS Charlotte. Sarah is a creative, "outside the box" thinker who is passionate about traveling and experiencing new adventures.

• Video Editor - News
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Reporter / Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Field Producer
• TV News Producer
• HD Live Operator

Elements Studio is an award-winning, full-service video & photography company with production facilities located in High Point, North Carolina. We are confident and professional artists making an impact for our clients through the creation of top-tier content. Elements serves a diverse client base - fulfilling their marketing & storytelling needs through the creation of innovative still & motion content. Working directly with clients or their agencies - we cover local, regional, national, & international markets. Elements' Digital Video Production Team is pushing the boundaries for video & television innovation & creativity at a time when the industry is rapidly changing. Boasting a wide range of work in the Lifestyle, Entertainment, Corporate, Gaming, Automotive, Travel, Virtual Reality, & Experimental genres - Elements has collaborated with brands such as Volvo, GE, Lowe's, BB&T, Wrangler, Boys & Girls Clubs, Calcutta/Big Rock Sports, Daimler Trucks North America, and many more... Elements operates out of a 22,000 sq. ft. facility boasting three large production stages, cyclorama, & green screen. We are set up to film on-location all over the World utilizing our extensive network of creative and supporting production staff.

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• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• Commercial DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Senior Editor

Pilar Timpane is a filmmaker and producer based in Durham, NC. Her work has focused on women's stories, immigration narratives, and religious communities with the aim of using storytelling for social change. She holds a BA from Rutgers University and a Masters in Theological Studies from Duke University Divinity School. She co-directed and produced SANTUARIO (2019, PBS/ReelSouth & AlJazeera). SANTUARIO was the winner of the Best Documentary Short Jury Prize at New Orleans Film Festival 2018 as well as the Crested Butte ActNow Award and the IF/Then Shorts American South Pitch. She is an alumna of the New Orleans Film Society Southern Producers Lab, Indie Grits Real Fiction Lab, and Women in Film/Stella Artois Finishing Fund. She was named a 2021 Ella Fountain Pratt Emerging Artist by the Durham Arts Council. Pilar is a 2022 ITVS/NEH Humanities Documentary Development Fellow and a Logan Nonfiction Program Fellow, working on her first feature film as director, about the changing role of women in the Catholic Church.

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

I began making films while in college and have since grown a freelancing venture into a company that produces and directs video projects for universities, Fortune 500 companies, and numerous national and regional organizations. I bring a dynamic catalog of experiences into projects as I’ve performed almost all of the roles involved in a commercial grade video production. I love bringing together a production team and approach that fits the story. Though there are crew that I work with often, I’m comfortable working with almost any team and I’d be the first to say that we need to look at the concept and ask, "what is really going to allow us to make this the right way?" When not working on a production, I’m usually playing with my two boys or exploring beauty in the great outdoors of North Carolina.

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• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Creative Director
• Full-Service Live Production
• News Shooter / Video Journalist

I am a graduate of the University of North Carolina Wilmington with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies and a Minor in Jazz Studies. I was raised in Charlotte, North Carolina by a family full of creatives. My father is a world-renowned jazz pianist and my mother is an exceptional photographer. I have always found ways to express myself creatively, in many different forms and facets. In recent years I have had the opportunity to direct multiple music videos, music direct musicals for the Thalian Association in Wilmington, compose music for numerous short films and videos, write and record original music varying in genres, and live-stream a variety of national acts. Each opportunity has called for a completely different set of skills, but I am grateful to have worn as many hats as I have.

• Documentary DP
• Senior Editor

I am resident of Carrboro, NC but originally from the Seattle, WA area. I speak English fluently and some broken Mandarin. I've been working in the fields of documentary film and photography for 9 years. I have been on assignment in 30 different countries, including 12 different countries in Africa, 5 different countries in Europe and many more in Latin America and Asia. I've shot for companies such as FOX, CBS, Gatorade and ESPN, among many others. In addition to extensive documentary film cinematography I am a very competent documentary and portrait photographer. I also have experience as an editor and colorist in Final Cut Pro X. I have been a freelance filmmaker and photographer for 9 years now and am looking to continue to grow my clientele.

• Documentary DP
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• Field Producer
• Fixer
• Commercial DP
• Production Assistant
• Corporate Videographer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist

Erin Hull is a freelance videographer and photographer working in North Carolina. Erin worked as a staff photographer and videographer at The Coloradoan for two years after interning at The Denver Post. She currently is a videographer for Duke Health. Erin attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and received a Bachelor's degree in Journalism with a specialization in photojournalism. Erin's work has been featured in international publications and media and has been recognized by The Associated Collegiate Press, College Photographer of the Year and South by Southwest. Clients include: The New York Times, The Washington Post, Newsweek, The Denver Post, The Houston Chronicle and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Production Company
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist

Hi all! My name is Adrian E. Schwarz and I'm currently based in San Juan, Puerto Rico. I work as a director/producer on documentaries and educational videos. I studied at the Savannah College of Art and Design with a focus on narrative filmmaking and then I did news camera training in New York with AP and CBS cameramen. I can handle any phase of the production workflow and I keep myself updated with any new changes in technology. I'm currently producing a Feature Documentary for Casa Grande Interactive, and I keep myself as busy as possible by doing freelance projects on the side. I've done event coverage, NGO spots, narrative films and documentary films. My work has been featured on PBS and has won multiple festival awards.

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

Zach D. Roberts is a photo/video journalist whose work has been published in the Observer, The Guardian Online, Al Jazeera, The Progressive Magazine, LA Times, Democracy Now!. He's covered CPAC's, GOP/Dem Conventions, 2016/2020 Campaign trails, Ferguson, George Floyd Protests, Unite the Right Rally among other national stories. He's worked as a researcher/producer on long-form investigative news pieces for BBC Newsnight, the Guardian, Al Jazeera America, and the Law and Crime Network. Zach was a cameraman and producer on Greg Palast's feature documentaries, The Best Democracy Money Can Buy and Vigilante Zach also has covered multiple entertainment conventions, like San Diego Comic-Con and New York Comic Con for ComicBook.com and other entertainment news sites.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Reporter / Journalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Field Producer
• Audio Storyteller

Ari is an award-winning storyteller. He uses his extensive experience as a video editor, audio designer, director of photography, writer, storyboard artist, motion graphics artist, and composer in producing audio and visual assets for a wide variety projects, including promotional spots for major governmental agencies, two feature films and an animated tv series pitch. Ari’s expertise in audio and video production includes all the associated gear, tools, and software for storyboarding and animatics (examples upon request), 2-D animation, motion graphics, green screen, VFX, compositing, virtual reality/360 production, music production/composition, audio design, voice casting and direction, photography, and lighting.

• Senior Editor
• Commercial DP
• Sound Designer
• Storyboard Artist
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Gaffer
• Grip
• Documentary DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Music Composer
• Creative Director
• Animator / Visual Effects Artist
• Video Editor - Commercial

Derek Alan Rowe (Director, Editor, Motion Graphics Animator) is a co-founder of Doctrine Creative with offices in Orlando, Fl and Durham, NC. From a very young age, Derek spent most of his time developing ideas, and found digital media was the best way to express them. He has grown from a graphic designer, to web designer, to video editor. He has worked with Disney, Nickelodeon, TLC, plus many other independant projects. Derek’s goal is to produce inspiring and meaningful media. In 2008 he directed a full-length feature film called “Out On Parole” and just completed a documentary film called “Within Reach” that is currently touring festivals.

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Immersive/Spatial Video Capture
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Creative Director
• Production Company
• Field Producer
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Audio Storyteller

Hello fellow video producers! I have worked in the professional videography field for almost 10 years now, producing and editing newscasts, documentaries, and music videos. I currently shoot on a Canon XF300 camera, using either a wireless lavalier mic, or using a handheld omnidirectional microphone. When I’m out on assignment in the field, I will capture the footage not only the best I can, but only when I feel my client will be beyond satisfied with the results. Quality matters most to me, along with speed and accuracy. Thank you for taking your time for reading my bio., and I look forward to working with you. -Paul Unger

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

I'm a Winston-Salem, NC based filmmaker. I grew up making movies with my twin brother and friends so telling stories and being behind a camera has always been important to me. I think I've always appreciated the collaboration that happens with visual storytelling and how it allows us to communicate things that are otherwise difficult to communicate. I started a video production company with my brother in 2012 and I produced primarily video content for real estate agents, brides and grooms, and businesses needing testimonials, safety videos, etc. I've realized I'm much more interested in finding stories to tell about individual people and that's what led me to StoryHunter.

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

There has been a large evolution in the video production world in recent years in how content is created, shifting from large production crews to smaller more versatile creatives that understand the new landscape. We are at the forefront of this change and pride ourselves in our ability to tackle the challenges in creating video content at a high level. As visual story designers, it is our job to craft narratives that will truly help our clients connect with their target audience. Our approach is tailored to each individual client's needs by learning and understanding what problems they face and what they ultimately want to achieve with the production of a video.

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• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant
• Corporate Videographer
• Creative Director
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Sound Mixer

Hi! My name is Jonny Gillette and I've been working in the film, television, and internet video content provider businesses for over twenty years. I live and work in the quickly growing boom town of Raleigh, North Carolina and own and operate a production company with my wife Margaret. The name of the company is based on my father's favorite exclamation of joy "Hey, Ok!" We create promotional videos for businesses, individuals, and nonprofits as well as music videos, documentaries, and short films. Thanks for checking out my profile!

• Commercial DP
• Creative Director
• Production Company
• Drone Operator
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Documentary DP
• Fixer
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Field Producer
• Sound Mixer

Pete Salter Media is a team of videographers, editors and storytellers. We've been producing videos for more than 12 years and have worked on live productions, tv commercials, social media ads, real estate, short documentaries and more. We've seen it all but love it when we get to experience something new. We've shot all over the southeast, in Washington State and even in Europe. We're drone certified in the US and Scotland and love a challenge. We pride ourselves in bringing a professional but friendly air to every shoot. Let us tell your story!

• Commercial DP
• Creative Director
• Production Company
• Drone Operator
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Production Assistant
• Sound Mixer
• Post-Production Manager
• Executive Producer

I am a freelance camera operator/videographer based in the Norfolk, Virginia area. I am a hardworking team player that’s willing to step into any role required. I am passionate about visual storytelling and strive to work with other like-minded creatives. I have recently relocated from Atlanta and before that Cape Town, South Africa, where I freelanced in video production for 10 years. I am a Documentary style shooter with my own kit, able to travel as a "one man band" or be a valued member of your crew.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Company