Provided drone aerial cinematography services to CBS News: A tiny Montana company that won a multimillion dollar contract to restore power to Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria has had their contract canceled after a wave of controversy. David Begnaud reports. Provided cinematography and photography services on Starbucks' award winning original series "Upstanders." Case study video profile about young worker safety at the Montana Conservation Corps. Filmed, produced and edited by Damon Ristau. Sometimes to get the right shot you need to get high. This is a compilation of aerial footage shot from drone and helicopter. Created for the Kalispell Tourism Bureau. All work directed, produced and edited by Damon Ristau.
Damon R.
Missoula, MT, USA4 reviews
Top Services
Documentary DP
2 reviewsNews Shooter / Video Journalist
2 reviewsDrone Operator
1 review
Equipment
Video
- 2K video camera
- 4K video camera
- Full HD video camera
- Multiple cameras
- DSLR or equivalent
- GoPro or equivalent
- Drone
Audio
- External recorder
- Wireless lavalier mic
- Shotgun mic
Miscellaneous
- Lighting kit
- Stabilizer
- Shoulder rig
- Sliders
- Dolly
About Damon
Damon Ristau is a filmmaker/DP/director based in Missoula, Montana. He's been passionately behind the camera for more than 20 years, always working to capture images that tell a good story and create emotion. His production company, Filmwest, specializes in producing documentary films, commercials, aerial cinematography and branded content. His recent award winning documentaries, "The Bus," and "The Bug," have screened to enthusiastic audiences around the world.
Top Projects
Starbucks Upstanders Documentary Series
- Documentary DP
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
Provided cinematography and photography services on Starbucks' award winning original series "Upstanders."
Produced for Starbucks Coffee Company on Storyhunter
May 2017
CBS News/60 Minutes
- Drone Operator
Provided drone aerial cinematography services to CBS News: A tiny Montana company that won a multimillion dollar contract to restore power to Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria has had their contract canceled after a wave of controversy. David Begnaud reports.
Produced for CBS News on Storyhunter
November 2017
Montana State Fund - Young Worker Safety
- Documentary DP
- Commercial DP
- Production Company
- Video Editor - Commercial
Case study video profile about young worker safety at the Montana Conservation Corps. Filmed, produced and edited by Damon Ristau.
Postcard from Kalispell - Montana Tourism
- Commercial DP
- Production Company
- Drone Operator
- Video Editor - Commercial
Created for the Kalispell Tourism Bureau. All work directed, produced and edited by Damon Ristau.
Aerial Cinematography Reel
- Drone Operator
- Video Editor - Commercial
Sometimes to get the right shot you need to get high. This is a compilation of aerial footage shot from drone and helicopter.
All Services
Pre-Production
- Fixer
- Production Company
Production Support
- 360 Commercial Video
- 360 Documentary Video
- Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
- Field Producer
- Commercial DP
- Documentary DP
- Drone Operator
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
Post-Production
- Video Editor - Commercial
- Video Editor - Documentary
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