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Merika A.

Los Angeles, CA, USA

$200 - $2500 / Day

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About Merika

I’m Merika - a traveling storyteller who specializes in collaborative journalism and visual creations. I am open for freelance work in Los Angeles (willing to travel). I'm open for photography, videography and editing. *In the process of renewing my drone license. I have experience in Human rights, wildlife conservation , international news and community building through visual storytelling. With my background in technology and its use in reporting- I’ve worked with people all over the world physically and remotely to find underserved communities and empower them to share their voices.

Top Services

  • Video Editor - Commercial

  • News Shooter / Video Journalist

  • Series Producer / Show Runner

Top Projects

  • Tyler Posey & Phem Perform “This Love Sux” ? #MTVFreshOut

    • Video Editor - Commercial
    • Corporate Videographer

    A live performance of “This Luv Sux” by Tyler Posey & Phem from Audio ups original scripted musical podcast series “Valentines day in Hell.” Assisted Producer Sam Winter with filming. I did media management on set, as well as editing together the performance. This included reviewing, editing, synching and sound mixing 40 + hours of raw footage. The Video was published by MTV’s Fresh out.

  • Carlie Hanson Performs “I Hate Your Room” ? #MTVFreshOut

    • Video Editor - Commercial

    A live performance of Carlie hanson’s song “I hate your room” from Audio ups original scripted musical podcast series “Valentines day in Hell.” Assisted Producer Sam Winter with filming. I did media management on set, as well as editing together the performance. This included reviewing, editing and sound mixing 20 + hours of raw footage. The video was published by MTV’s Fresh out and on Carlie Hanson’s youtube channel.

  • How FaZe Adapt Almost Died | All Grown Up Ep.5

    • Video Editor - Commercial

    An original unscripted podcast series from Audio Up and Faze Rug. On this series I media managed, and edited the video and audio for multiple media channels. This included reviewing, editing and sound mixing 40 + hours of raw footage.

  • Hong Kong Protests

    • Series Producer / Show Runner

    Thousands march the streets of Hong Kong following arrests of Pro Democracy leaders. The following news coverage of the democracy movement in Hong Kong was produced by Merika Andrade. This included call-sheets, casting, research, factoids, writing, budgeting, copy editing, and occasional directing and hosting. Over 20 streams were produced by Merika on this movement and can be found at https://twitter.com/HappsNews.

  • Nursing Beyond Boarders

    • Video Editor - Commercial

    A brief one off explainer about the clinical phases of a COVID vaccine.

Equipment

Video

  • DSLR or equivalent
  • Drone
  • 4K video camera

Audio

  • External recorder
  • Wireless lavalier mic

Miscellaneous

  • Live streaming equipment

All Services

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Production Support

Post-Production

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