July • 2017
Courtney is a diligent and inspired filmmaker. She elevated the material and I will absolutely hire her again.
Courtney Q.
California, USA
6 reviews$500 - $1000 / Day
About
I'm a wildlife biologist turned environmental journalist and documentary filmmaker. I have reported via video, print and photo for the Associated Press in Johannesburg and Al Jazeera America and KQED in California. I recently directed, produced, filmed and edited a short documentary about a monopoly in the fishing industry that is crushing small-scale fishermen. The film was awarded the CINE Golden Eagle Award for Best Documentary and the Margaret & William Hearst Award for Excellence in Documentary Film. Currently I am working on an independent documentary about the unraveling of science censorship in Canada. I'm an excellent shooter, specializing in verite and action-oriented scenes; I am also skilled at connecting with characters and creating intimacy within a scene. I am also fluent in AVID and Adobe Premiere.
Top Services
- Documentary DP
- 2 reviews
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- 2 reviews
- Field Producer
- 1 review
Clients
Top Reviews
August • 2018
Loved working with Courtney + hope to work with her again in the future!
January • 2022
Great collaborator!
Top Projects
California News Service (UCTV) -- Fungi Forager
Mushroom foraging is booming in the Bay Area. This 4-minute segment goes on the hunt for prized edible mushrooms with a local fungi forager.
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Documentary DP
- Video Editor - News
California News Service (UCTV)-- On the Front Lines of America's Coconut Water Craze
8-minute news segment that travels to rural Philippines to explore the environmental and social effects of the coconut water boom in America.
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Documentary DP
- Video Editor - News
Produced for Al Jazeera America
Biotoxins in the Bay
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Documentary DP
4.0 Produced for AJPlus
San Francisco Native American Dancing-- AJPlus
“Two-spirit” is how some Native Americans describe people whose gender identity doesn't fit as strictly male or female. Meet Ty DeFoe, who's using traditional dance to take this gender identity back from the negative connotations established during colonization.
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
Produced for SNTV
Fixin' Diaries: Street Cycling in Johannesburg Takes Off
Fixin' Diaries was a feature video for Sports News Television, a branch of the Associated Press. I worked with an AP print reporter in Johannesburg, South Africa to film this story.
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Video Editor - News
Produced for UC Berkeley
The Georgia Girl (trailer)
CINE Golden Eagle Award Winner. Small-scale fishermen in British Columbia are dying off as large companies maintain a firm grip on licenses and price, paying fishermen less and less as the market price of fish rises. A young fisherman bypasses the traditional route of selling to large corporations and uses technology to instill transparency into a broken food system. Inquire for link to full film.
- Documentary DP
- Video Editor - News
Equipment
Video
- Full HD video camera
- GoPro or equivalent
- DSLR or equivalent
Video
Audio
- External recorder
- Wireless lavalier mic
- Shotgun mic
Audio
Miscellaneous
- Shoulder rig
Miscellaneous
All Services
Production Support
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Documentary DP
- Reporter / Journalist
- Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
- Field Producer
Production Support
Post Production
- Video Editor - News
- Video Editor - Documentary
- Video Editor - Commercial
Post Production