Ten years after Katrina, we looked at how Southern Louisiana has changed through the eyes of musicians. These musicians had their lives dramatically reshaped by the storm, and they are now working to build a new Louisiana. This was commissioned by the Guardian Docs channel. This piece reveals the lives of two Russian-language YouTube stars broadcasting from a war zone. We traveled to the edge of Ukraine, near the border with Russia to find these two and film their backyard experiments and how they've been impacted by the ongoing crisis. We traveled to the northern reaches of Alaska and then hopped the border to Canada for this branded piece on the hard work it takes to deliver the US Mail in the far north. I directed, produced and shot second camera with a crew of five. This branded piece appeared on social media channels for the client, a media buying agency in Midtown Manhattan. Visit both sides of the same front line as the conflict in Eastern Ukraine grinds to a stalemate. In this deadline piece for The New York Times, I traveled around the conflict zone to get both sides and develop characters on a short timeline.
Grant S.
Hoboken, NJ, USA
Top Services
Documentary DP
Video Editor - News
News Shooter / Video Journalist
Equipment
Video
- 4K video camera
- Full HD video camera
- Multiple cameras
- DSLR or equivalent
- GoPro or equivalent
Audio
- External recorder
- Wireless lavalier mic
- Shotgun mic
Miscellaneous
- Shoulder rig
About Grant
I am a shooter, producer, director, editor and shooter. I've worked in capacities from a one-man crew in war zones to the director of branded series with large crews. I specialized in serialized storytelling for online media. My work has appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian, National Geographic, Buzzfeed World, Global Post, Engadget, TechCrunch and quite a few other spots. I'm based in Brooklyn, but I've traveled widely. I covered the conflict in Eastern Ukraine for The Times the last two years. I was the Visuals Editor for Southern California Public Radio in my last full-time venture, where I built the desk from scratch and launched a visuals blog. I know how to light an interview or a scene. I can also be my own sound engineer. I speak Russian, and I've spent enough time in Israel and Iraq to be able to ask around in Arabic.
Top Projects
That Was Then, This Is Now
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Documentary DP
- Video Editor - News
- Sound Mixer
Ten years after Katrina, we looked at how Southern Louisiana has changed through the eyes of musicians. These musicians had their lives dramatically reshaped by the storm, and they are now working to build a new Louisiana. This was commissioned by the Guardian Docs channel.
To Die or DIY
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Documentary DP
- Video Editor - News
- Sound Mixer
- Translator
This piece reveals the lives of two Russian-language YouTube stars broadcasting from a war zone. We traveled to the edge of Ukraine, near the border with Russia to find these two and film their backyard experiments and how they've been impacted by the ongoing crisis.
Two Republics, One Line
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Documentary DP
- Fixer
- Video Editor - News
- Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
- Translator
Visit both sides of the same front line as the conflict in Eastern Ukraine grinds to a stalemate. In this deadline piece for The New York Times, I traveled around the conflict zone to get both sides and develop characters on a short timeline.
Unsung | Air Mail Alaska
- Documentary DP
- Commercial DP
- Video Editor - News
We traveled to the northern reaches of Alaska and then hopped the border to Canada for this branded piece on the hard work it takes to deliver the US Mail in the far north. I directed, produced and shot second camera with a crew of five. This branded piece appeared on social media channels for the client, a media buying agency in Midtown Manhattan.
All Services
Pre-Production
- Fixer
- Translator
Production Support
- Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
- Commercial DP
- Documentary DP
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Reporter / Journalist
Post-Production
- Sound Mixer
- Video Editor - Commercial
- Video Editor - Documentary
- Video Editor - News
Grant's Clients
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