You're paddling a kayak in open ocean 6 miles off the South Florida coast when a sailfish bigger than you peels off with the fishing line at your rear. This is David Gauzens' day to day. A Miami native, David knows glitz—but he shuns it as part of a small, gritty band of kayak fishermen who forsake flashy boats for utilitarian pieces of plastic to pursue their passion. High seas, storms, even capsizing don't deter David from exhaustive encounters with prehistoric fish—and he learns in the process how little he needs to be content. Everything’s bigger here. From the rolling rivers and golden hills to Douglas fir and snow-capped ridgelines. That’s not even mentioning the sky. Bozeman, Montana is unique. You’ll find chalk bags next to cowboy boots, elk calls under telemark skis, kayaks over fly rods, and distinctive people who enjoy them all. No one cares what brand of clothes you wear or what car (or truck) you drive. Fly over a Rocky Mountain college town known for its expansive views, hyper-active residents, socks in Chacos, and bikes more expensive than the cars they’re carried on. A group of college students from Hawaii have traveled cross-continent to a NASA flight facility in Virginia. After over a year of inter-island communication, planning, design and testing, their experiments are on a rocket. They're trying to launch them into space. Tucked into the far northwest corner of the United States, Bellingham reps its location well. Within arm’s reach of town you’ll meet big peaks, empty beaches, hard-charging mountain bikers, harder-charging skiers, and enough microbreweries to satisfy even the snobbiest of beer snobs. Bellingham’s character is steeped in the wet weather that shapes its outdoor pursuits.
Kjell R.
Portland, OR, USA2 reviews
Top Services
Documentary DP
1 reviewNews Shooter / Video Journalist
1 reviewCommercial DP
1 review
Equipment
Video
- 4K video camera
- Multiple cameras
- DSLR or equivalent
- GoPro or equivalent
- Drone
Audio
- External recorder
- Wireless lavalier mic
- Shotgun mic
Miscellaneous
- Lighting kit
- Stabilizer
- Sliders
- Live streaming equipment
About Kjell
Kjell Redal is a director, cinematographer, and photojournalist whose work revolves around outdoor adventure and social issues. He was a photojournalist at The Seattle Times and studied visual journalism in college before pivoting to commercial and documentary film production. Kjell's past clients including the National Geographic Channel, NASA, and Netflix. He specializes in drone imagery, frequently incorporating the unique angles in his work. Kjell resides in his hometown, Boulder, Colorado, but previously lived in five different countries and four US states.
Top Projects
OLD POST PRODUCTIONS - THE REEL
- Production Company
- Documentary DP
- Commercial DP
- Drone Operator
- Corporate Videographer
We tell character-driven stories in wild places. Commercial and documentary films.
Mashable needs Doc Shooter (Gimbal possibly too)
- Documentary DP
- Commercial DP
Produced for Mashable on Storyhunter
January 2018
FLOTSAM
- Documentary DP
- Drone Operator
- Production Company
- Video Editor - Documentary
You're paddling a kayak in open ocean 6 miles off the South Florida coast when a sailfish bigger than you peels off with the fishing line at your rear. This is David Gauzens' day to day. A Miami native, David knows glitz—but he shuns it as part of a small, gritty band of kayak fishermen who forsake flashy boats for utilitarian pieces of plastic to pursue their passion. High seas, storms, even capsizing don't deter David from exhaustive encounters with prehistoric fish—and he learns in the process how little he needs to be content.
THE SEATTLE TIMES - 'Yes in my backyard': Confronting homelessness with backyard cottages
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
The BLOCK Project aims to build a backyard cottage to house a homeless person on every block in Seattle. The first one is being built in Kim Sherman and Dan Tenenbaum's Beacon Hill yard.
[Urgent] Love in the age of Trump
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
Produced for OZY on Storyhunter
November 2017
All Services
Pre-Production
- Creative Director
- Production Company
- Translator
Production Support
- Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
- Production Assistant
- Commercial DP
- Corporate Videographer
- Documentary DP
- Drone Operator
- Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Reporter / Journalist
Post-Production
- Sound Designer
- Motion Graphics Designer
- Video Editor - Commercial
- Video Editor - Documentary
- Video Editor - News
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