Discover Top Production Companies in Syracuse, New York, USA

I’m the founder and filmmaker at Alita Films, a documentary production company. As a nonfiction visual storyteller, I create videos for a wide variety of brands, nonprofits, and news organizations. I’m always looking to tell true stories in new ways, from new and previously untold perspectives. I direct, produce, shoot and edit. My work for GE exploring 3D printing won the Best New Artist award at the Tongies. My first feature documentary Waiting for John, about the last surviving Cargo Cult, aired in PBS's award-winning Pacific Heartbeat series and screened in film festivals worldwide. With experience living and working internationally, I am comfortable with complex logistics, sensitive topics, and difficult situations. I’m inspired by the universalities in the human experience, counterintuitive notions, and the beauty found in the everyday.

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

Originally an undocumented immigrant from Argentina, Eduardo Daniel Vilchez has been involved in media and video production since 2001 in all capacities in front and behind the camera. “A dreamer before Dreamers,” Mr. Vilchez knows the importance of supporting communities of color and the importance of mainstream narratives and how they bring about positive change where it is most needed. A filmmaker, photographer, and video journalist by training, Mr. Vilchez has recently worked as a freelance producer, cameraman, and editor for NBC/Telemundo and Univision, while also balancing large clients like Paris St.-Germain FC, BeIN Sports, Fox Sports, and Sony Music. He was also a media consultant and video producer for SOMOS Community Care in NYC and has recently done pro-bono work for The Door and The Clemente Soto Velez Cultural and Educational Center in Manhattan. Through his company BurnStrip Productions, LLC., first incorporated in 2010, Mr. Vilchez has worked tirelessly to provide affordable high-quality commercial media assets to small and medium sized companies and entrepreneurs.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Production Company
• Field Producer
• TV News Producer
• Social Media Producer
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Full-Service Live Production
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Event Photographer
• Landscape Photographer
• Portrait Photographer
• Product Photographer
• HD Live Operator
• Drone Operator
• Content Strategist
• Reporter / Journalist

Who is Stephen Ko? Hello! I'm Stephen Ko, a videographer and creative director based out of NJ/NYC. Creative filmmaking has always been a passion of mine, so much so that I left my stable pharmacy career back in 2015 to start my own video production business, SKO FILMS. Never looking back, filmmaking has taken me around the world and I've been fortunate enough to work with amazing clients that I believe in and admire. What does SKO FILMS do? SKO FILMS is a video production company dedicated to the art of creative storytelling. We work with businesses and creatives to tell their story and we want to help you create some amazing content tailored to your needs. Clients trust us for not just the best in video and photo content creation, but as a valuable partner that supports, advises, and empathizes with their business needs. Our diverse portfolio includes travel videos, social media posts, explainer videos, product commercials, corporate interviews, Kickstarter/fundraising videos, cinematic short films, music videos, event highlight videos, and so much more. Who we work with? SKO FILMS works with big name brands, small business owners, solo-entrepreneurs, product manufacturers, influencers, and more. Some notable clients include HP, Getty Images, Samsung, and Hopper. How can we help? We're here to engage your customers and build trust in your brand. With award-winning storytelling combined with cutting-edge technology, we can make your business stand out from the competition and deliver you results. Interested in learning more? Call or Text | x Email | x

• Documentary DP
• Drone Operator
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Commercial DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Production Company
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• Production Coordinator / Crewing

WWW.SCOTTRUDERMAN.COM Scott Ruderman is an award winning filmmaker who has worked on documentary film projects for Netflix, Hulu, Discovery, A&E Originals, Channel NewsAsia, and HBO. His documentary short, Piano Craftman, was awarded Best Director at the 2020 Madrid Art Film Festival and will screen at the BIG SKY Documentary Festival in 2021. In 2020, Scott worked as a cinematographer across the Netflix series (Un)Well and Hulu’s Taste the Nation. Scott was also a Director of Photography on Netflix's Explained and in 2019 he was the Director of Photography on Whiter Shade of Terror, a film about the the global spread of anti-muslim rhetoric and an increasingly violent white supremacy movement, which aired in 28 countries. In late 2018, Scott was a producer on the USA production of the Unanswered Ives documentary which was awarded the Czech Crystal for “Best Documentary Dedicated to Music, Dance and Theater” at the 2019 Golden Prague Film Festival. He holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in Social Documentary Film from the School of Visual Arts. Currently, I freelance on a contractual basis and willing to travel for production. I own state of the art camera gear, professional sound equipment and HD lighting.

• Documentary DP
• Corporate Videographer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Production Company
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• Drone Operator

Sebastian is a filmmaker and cinematographer based in Brooklyn, NY. His curiosity about the world and the systems and structures that shape us draws him to well-told stories in both fiction and non-fiction. His short documentary film Esquilas en la montaña (Bells in the Mountains) was officially selected for the 2017 New Orleans Film Festival and the 2017 San Francisco Documentary Festival. His cinematography work has been screened at the Margaret Mead Film Festival and the Nashville Film Festival. Over the last few years Sebastian has helped shoot an experimental non-fiction film in the -35°F winter of interior Alaska, produced videos for the Show Me $15 fight to raise the wages of fast food workers, directed and shot a film for the Southern Environmental Law Center, DP’d a short doc about wetland restoration in Louisiana, filmed on the road with country singer Dierks Bentley, documented oral histories of Afro-descendant Panamanian millennials, and produced, directed, and shot a film for Metro Nashville Public Schools about the experiences of LGBT teachers and students to be used in LGBT trainings for teachers and counselors. Sebastian has also interned for Barbara Kopple and spent three years as a free-lance production assistant on Ken Burns' upcoming Country Music series, assisting with interview shoots and filming behind-the-scenes material. Sebastian grew up in Concord, Massachusetts, and graduated magna cum laude from Vanderbilt University with a BA in Film Studies and Anthropology. During his six years in Nashville, Sebastian grew to love the South, where he first became involved with social justice activism. This commitment continues to drive both his photography and his career choices.

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

Born in Brooklyn and raised in suburban New Jersey, Kevin Dougherty was a film and comic book fanatic from an early age. After a stint at New York's School of Visual Arts, Dougherty got a job at a local cable company, directing commercials for pizza parlors and cell-phone stores. Dougherty began his film career as a production assistant in New York. During the making of “Bonfire of the Vanities” he incurred the wrath of director Brian DePalma after refusing to let him on set without proper identification. He spent the rest of the shoot guarding an empty parking space in an underground garage. While a freelance producer at Byron Preiss Multimedia, he enlisted illustrator Drew Friedman to handle art duties for “My Cool Diner”, an interactive kids’ game that was released by Simon and Schuster in 1997. Gilbert Gottfried, Billy West and Uncle Floyd Vivino were also part of “My Cool Diner.” He wrote and directed “Fuzzball” for Nickelodeon's animated series “Ka-Blam!” Long before YouTube, he created “Juanita & the List” an early web cartoon that racked up more than a million views through an ad-hoc network of websites like Spin.com, Showtime.com and Wired.com. Dougherty directed music videos for The Locust, The Nervous Return, an Albatross and others. For more than a decade Dougherty managed the Cafe Metropolis, an esteemed independent music venue in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He is currently at work on a documentary film about Drew Friedman, “Vermeer of the Borscht Belt”

• Field Producer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Production Company
• Animator / Visual Effects Artist
• Fixer
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant
• Senior Producer / Project Manager

Stephen has earned screen credits as a director, story editor, producer, field producer, director of photography, and editor on over 100 national television shows and projects. These have included programs for every one of the major networks, NBC, CBS, ABC, National Geographic, United Nations Films, Paramount, CNN, The History Channel, PBS, AP, Reuters, Discovery Networks, FOX News Channel, Travel Channel, Food Network and more. He has worked as a field producer for the 2010 Olympic Games. He has also served as a judge for the EMMY Awards, the International Documentary Association, and has also worked teaching media studies at The Park School of Buffalo. In addition to his documentary and television experience Stephen has directed and produced hundreds of promotional videos for corporate and NGO clients. Conflict Zone experience. Former medic.

• Corporate Videographer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Production Company
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Field Producer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Immersive/Spatial Video Capture
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Fixer
• Commercial DP
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Creative Director
• Non-Fiction Film Director

The Foundry offers video and photography services for individuals and businesses of all kinds. We have organized a team of videographers, photographers, audio and lighting engineers, writers and marketers. Artists at their core, who’s strength as a team is to find creative ways to tell your story and reach your desired audience. Video contains the unique ability to emotionally connect with your audience and move them to action. Through the combination of moving images and sound, video is the culmination of many art forms creating a sensory experience that is more immersive than any singular medium such as painting, photography, sculpture or music alone. We truly believe that if da Vinci were alive today he would be a video artist.

• Production Company
• Documentary DP
• Fixer
• Sound Mixer
• Commercial DP
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant
• Immersive/Spatial Video Capture
• Corporate Videographer

Alessandro is a New York based Cinematographer, Director and Producer with over 15 years experience in the film and video industry. He's worked in nearly all aspects of the business and his reputation is for providing great service with a positive attitude. Recent work has included shooting cinematic branded content for LimeBike, in addition to shooting commercials for major Broadway shows, and creating storytelling projects for corporate and nonprofit entities. He founded Cima Image Arts to help clients find high value solutions for video with with the discipline, creativity and devotion that comes his start working in film. He is also a co-founder of the adventure travel website Embark.org.

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

With over a decade in the production industry, I have extensive experience with managing on-location shoots locally and nationally, both directly and as a freelance operator. Specializing in promotional productions for businesses and organizations, I routinely have a hand in everything from pre-production to editing, but my first love and primary role is as DP and camera operator. I’m able to provide a variety of experienced crew and equipment locally for projects large and small, and am happy to chat in more detail if you have any questions whatsoever. It would be my pleasure to work with you, and thank you for your consideration!

• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• Corporate Videographer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Creative Director
• Production Company
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Gaffer
• Grip
• Drone Operator
• Video Editor - Documentary

Amir Aziz is a Photojournalist and Documentary Filmmaker and leads visual journalism at the publication, Oaklandside. His work focusing on community voices, activism and traveling has been featured in The New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, The Globe & Mail, and other international publications. Amir also works on documentary films, from profiles on local artists in Oakland to technology leaders in East Africa.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Event Photographer
• Documentary DP
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Production Assistant

My name is Bret Moses, I own and operate Otto Media and done so since 2003, but have been making films my entire life. Television commercials, corporate videos, drone footage, you name it, for companies large and small. LIstening is what I do best to make sure I can capture my clients' vision.

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

Solid Pink Productions LLC is a production company owned by Anna Chiaretta Lavatelli who has been working in moving image for 20 years professionally and experimentally. She has worked with museums across the country for over 10 years supporting the creation of original content that illuminates the work of the most important artists and thinkers of our time. Her first video was a short film shot on VHS and edited on an analog JVC linear editing system at Buffalo-based Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center during high school, and she has continued working with video and film ever since, gaining a bachelor's degree in film and a master of fine arts in the process. After years running documentary film productions and web productions at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago she founded Solid Pink Productions to diversify her work on projects as a producer, director, cinematographer, and editor across genres, ranging from documentary to sci-fi noir comedy. Lavatelli works remotely and on-site in various cities including Chicago, New York, Mexico City, and LA—y habla español.

• Documentary DP
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Production Assistant
• Post-Production Manager
• Production Company
• Creative Director
• Content Strategist

Multimedia photo + video journalist. Stills, video and audio on DSLR + 360 + drone + audio gear + lighting + GoPros. Washington Post alum, have shot for BBC, Al Jazeera, Center for Investigative Reporting, 4SP Films and more. I have worked on high-pressure undercover and politically sensitive international stories like sex trafficking the Arab Spring, military bases in Iraq and more. I also have daily / local experience in sports, features, politics and am currently based in Bernie Sanders country - Burlington, VT with frequent travel to Amman, Jordan. Available to go anywhere.

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Sound Mixer
• Commercial DP
• Reporter / Journalist
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Company
• Drone Operator
• Production Assistant
• HD Live Operator
• Full-Service Live Production
• Immersive/Spatial Video Capture
• Audio Storyteller

30 years working to amplify the story of the world, and humanity, in a myriad of forms. Recent Highlights include: The Great Hack(Netflix), Ghostfleet(Apple/Amazon).

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Creative Director
• Production Company
• Sound Mixer
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Field Producer
• Line Producer / On-Location

Born and raised in Miami, graduate of FIU with a Bachelors degree in Criminal Justice owner of Stellar Talent Agency for 26 years.

• Production Company

Starting with ABC Television, I gained a reputation as a cutting-edge visualizer and editor/producer, earning six Emmies in the process. ​I've edited True Crime, Documentaries, Sports, Comedy, Episodic, Reality, Music Shows and Videos, Infomercials, Sizzles...and everything in-between. I've worked for all major networks, was showrunner, post supervisor, camera operator, production manager responsible for hiring and overseeing post scheduling of prime-time network shows. I've conducted interviews, set up shoots, supervised sound mixes, & directed VO sessions with the likes of Leonard Nimoy, John Glover and others. Don't have a post house? I have a fully loaded Avid Symphony and Adobe Premiere workstation. that can be set up at your place or mine. ​I'm known for professional, polished product, a great work ethic and bad puns. I have the experience, style, expertise, temperament and humor it takes to get the job done--professionally, quickly, economically. No obstacles, excuses, or BS.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Production Company
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Line Producer / On-Location

My passion for Visual Media has led to pursuits in film, television, painting, photography and puppetry. I am currently the writer and producer for an international sports recap show called "This Week in WWE". Currently, I work at an international sports entertainment company as an Associate Producer II. My ever-evolving duties range from producing international announcers during monthly Pay-Per-Views, to writing and producing my own :46 minute weekly recap show that broadcasts to 7 countries including Japan, Myanmar, and Singapore. My additional roles include producing athletes backstage at our live events, and coordinating international broadcasts. Outside of that company, I am a co-producer on an independent film, for whom I recently established an LLC and obtained fiscal sponsorship under the International Documentary Association. For fun, I am a cinematographer for a bi-monthly Drag Cabaret show. You can also find me painting with watercolors, drinking black coffee, and petting dogs I pass on the street. In the past I have worked for Ken Burns as an Intern and Freelance Editor on projects like the Central Park Five. I have also had photography published in books like Monsters by Kathryn Briggs, and Travels with Casey by Benoit Denizet-Lewis. Talk to me! I can be reached at x. I’m always happy to discuss freelance opportunities.

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

Based in New York's Hudson Valley, Lights & Years is a film production company dedicated to grassroots storytelling that showcases the diversity and complexity of the human experience. We believe in the power of film to inspire and connect people, and strive to create work that resonates with audiences across the globe. We are committed to bringing fresh, original perspectives to every project and believe in the importance of collaboration, striving to create an inclusive and supportive environment on set. From feature films to documentaries and beyond, we are constantly pushing the boundaries of traditional storytelling and exploring new ways to engage and captivate our viewers. Whether we're working on a small indie production or a major studio blockbuster, we approach every project with the same level of dedication and care. We can't wait to bring your story to life.

• Immersive/Spatial Video Capture
• Creative Director
• Production Company
• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• Sound Mixer
• Drone Operator
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Sound Designer
• Colorist

I am both an Emmy Award winner and Telly Award winning director, producer and editor with over 13 years of experience in the television and film industry. Recently I won an Emmy for the first season of the television show "Oh Yeah..." on SNY and currently I am directing and executive producing the second season of "Life on Mars The Home Makeover Show" with lifestyle expert and author Mar Jennings. The first season has garnered critical acclaim, receiving 3 Emmy nominations, 1 Telly Award, and sold this past year to Amazon Prim. Having worked on everything from 30 second commercials to full length feature films, my work has aired nationally (USA Network, Syfy, NBC), locally (FOX, ABC), and at film festivals around the country (Silent River Film Festival).

• Documentary DP
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - News
• Field Producer
• Production Company
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant