July • 2015
Yana and her team were great. The execution was professional, simple and straightforward. I really appreciate the job well done. Thank you.
Yana K.
Chicago, IL 60607, USA
8 reviews$800 - $1000 / Day
About
Yana Kunichoff is an award-winning, Chicago-based journalist covering inequality, urban issues and social movements. She's covered stories from the Arab Spring protests in Bahrain to a chronicling of the human casualties of rapidly disappearing affordable housing in Chicago for news organizations including Al Jazeera America, DemocracyNow! and In These Times. She is currently a producer for Scrappers Film Group, which provides film production work to journalistic, documentary, and socially motivated clientele using cinéma vérité and naturalistic techniques. Scrappers Film Group takes their name from their inaugural documentary Scrappers, which chronicles the story of two men who collect scrap in Chicago’s alleyways and was named one of Roger Ebert’s best documentaries of 2010. Most recently Scrappers Film Group created Central Standard, a web series about America’s institutions in transition for PBS Digital Studios.
Top Services
- Documentary DP
- 5 reviews
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- 3 reviews
- Video Editor - News
Clients
Top Reviews
July • 2016
Great work on very short notice. Was prompt, professional, and delivered exactly what I needed. Will definitely use again.
September • 2015
Thanks for the help Yana and Team!
Top Projects
Produced for Gapers Block
PROTEST AT CHICAGO POLICE HEADQUARTERS (360°)
On April 28th, hundreds of Chicagoans attended a demonstration at Chicago Police Headquarters protesting the death of Freddie Gray in solidarity with groups in Baltimore. We filmed the protest using a a six-camera GoPro rig and stitched together using Autopano software. Navigate the video using your mouse or keyboard as demonstrated in the video's loading screen, and select preferred viewing mode.
- Documentary DP
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
4.0 Produced for AJPlus
The man taking on Chicago PD's surveillance tech
- Documentary DP
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
4.0 Produced for AJPlus
From 19th century stockyards to hydroponic farm
Urban farming with indoor aquaponics is how Chicago's the Plant is fostering new businesses. For the workers, it's all about embracing something new.
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
5.0 Produced for Crain Communications
Videographer for office shoot and employee interviews in Chicago
- Documentary DP
5.0 Produced for Foodable Network, LLC
Foodable Network LLC looking for shooters (Footage Only)
- Documentary DP
5.0 Produced for G/O Media
Expressing Hope for the Next Election (vox pops) - Chicago, IL
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
Equipment
Video
- 4K video camera
- Full HD video camera
- Multiple cameras
- DSLR or equivalent
- GoPro or equivalent
- Drone
Video
Audio
- External recorder
- Wireless lavalier mic
- Shotgun mic
Audio
Miscellaneous
- Lighting kit
- Shoulder rig
- Sliders
- Dolly
- Live streaming equipment
Miscellaneous
All Services
Production Support
- Documentary DP
- Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
- Reporter / Journalist
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
Production Support
Post Production
- Video Editor - News
- Video Editor - Documentary
- Video Editor - Commercial
Post Production