About
Ellington Tynes is a Cinematographer and Director based in Los Angeles, California. As a director of photography he has worked with clients such as HBO, ARTE, STARZ, PBS SoCal, Billboard’s Wanted Concert series, France 2, and IRL Fr. Ellington DP'd Marc Levin's Stockton my Mind for HBO which debuted in July 2020 - Emmy Nomination 2021 "Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary"- and provided additional Cinematography on the new STARZ Documentary series "Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult". He has worked with a number of French production companies when they’re on the West Coast and has lensed two documentaries for ARTE Europe’s premiere cultural channel. Ellington also DP’d three narrative projects in the last two years: Public Relations, a television-drama pilot by Thomas Stewart, and two short films.
-Crew and Equipment-
Per the needs of a given project Ellington has experience from large scale commercial productions to self produced single camera news gathering and everywhere in between. He has a dedicated crew of professional Producers, additional Camera Operators, Camera Assistants, Audio Engineers and Editors with years of experience working together.
From the Arri Alexa/Mini to the Sony A7s iii Ellington has a number of camera and lens options available per a given budget.
The same goes for Lighting, Grip, and Audio packages which are available as needed.
