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Steven G.

Los Angeles, CA, USA

3 reviews

$500 - $5000 / Day

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About Steven

Steven Gute is a filmmaker who has worn many hats in his now 20-year career. Gute works as a director, producer, writer, cinematographer, journalist and editor, and already has a long resume of credits stretching across a multitude of formats. While his origins lay in narrative films, he eventually worked on a number of documentary films, including: Leonardo Di Caprio's 11th Hour; followed by Radicalized, a portrait of millennial resistance during the Occupy movement; ongoing front-line documentation of protests at Standing Rock and Black Lives Matter; and ultimately, leading a team to the Arctic to film glaciers in decline for HBO’s Ice on Fire. He has worked as a journalist for institutions like The Young Turks and Red Canary Collective. His current series about water (Confluence) has taken him to 48 states thus far. Steven is a one man studio and hopes to continue to shine light on the truth.

Top Reviews

  • February 2023

    professional, reliable and kind!

    - Magma Productions LLC from Magma Productions LLC

  • February 2023

    Steve was very flexible and made the shoot work. Had a lot of common friends with the interview subjects so helped to create a very friendly environment.

    - Karen from Weather Group Television, LLC

Top Services

  • Documentary DP

    1 review

  • News Shooter / Video Journalist

    1 review

  • Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist

    1 review

Top Projects

  • Confluence (Documentary)

    • Documentary DP
    • News Shooter / Video Journalist
    • Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
    • Video Editor - Documentary
    • Senior Producer / Project Manager
    • Non-Fiction Film Director

    Confluence is a long term project investigating America’s water systems and downstream consequences of industry, agriculture, etc. What started out as a feature film about the Missouri River has developed into a long form series covering dams, fracking, pipeline protests, indigenous resistance, flint Michigan, and more. It has been in the works for a near decade, in that time I have traveled to 48 states. Confluence also has been releasing short form content and live streaming, using water as a reflective lens to investigate everything it touches.

  • Voice of America - Vegas Solar/Trade Tariffs

    • News Shooter / Video Journalist

    Helped Produced & shoot this VOA piece about the solar industry and tariffs

    Produced for Voice of America - English on Storyhunter

    August 2022

  • Radicalized

    • Documentary DP
    • Video Editor - Documentary
    • Senior Producer / Project Manager
    • Post-Production Manager

    Radicalized is a film about political resistance in Los Angeles during the Occupy movement. I produced, edited, co-shot, and many more responsibilities over the course of years. I also was the post producer supervisor and even scored some music for the film. Radicalized premiered at the Downtown LA Film Festival and was distributed by Indie Rights.

  • The Longest Straw

    • Documentary DP
    • Field Producer
    • Senior Producer / Project Manager

    The Longest Straw is a feature length documentary about water systems in Los Angeles and one woman’s adventure walking the entire length of the LA Aqueduct to discover the source of where her water comes from. I helped shoot the movie and was the Associate Producer.

  • Ice on Fire

    • Documentary DP
    • Drone Operator
    • Production Coordinator / Crewing
    • Non-Fiction Film Director
    • Landscape Photographer

    Produced by Leonardo DiCaprio for HBO, Ice on Fire is a documentary I worked on as a 2nd Unit Director, cinematographer, drone operator, and production coordinator. Highlight was leading a team in the Arctic filming glaciers in decline and attempting to not die in sub zero temperatures.

Equipment

Video

  • 4K video camera
  • DSLR or equivalent
  • Multiple cameras

Audio

  • External recorder
  • Wireless lavalier mic

Miscellaneous

  • Lighting kit

All Services

Pre-Production

  • Production Coordinator / Crewing
  • Senior Producer / Project Manager

Production Support

  • Non-Fiction Film Director
  • Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
  • Landscape Photographer
  • Field Producer
  • Documentary DP
  • Drone Operator
  • Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
  • News Shooter / Video Journalist
  • Reporter / Journalist

Post-Production

  • Sound Mixer
  • Video Editor - Documentary
  • Video Editor - News
  • Post-Production Manager

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