Camera Operator at ICG: International Cinematographers Guild (IATSE Local 600)
Member SOC: Society of Camera Operators
HydroFlex Underwater Camera Expert
Hi, my name is Ted. I am a Los Angeles, CA based cinematographer and camera operator who's eager to lens your next shoot. I am a union camera operator with Local 600 and a member of the SOC, Society of Camera Operators.
I am a graduate of the University of Miami's prodigious motion picture program. I graduated at the top of my class with a dual major in English Literature and Film Production (cinematography emphasis) and somehow managed to also find the time to earn a minor in art. I've worked on multiple features, shorts, commercials, music videos, and web series. I started my career as a camera assistant and worked my way up to focus puller, then camera operator, and eventually to director of photography. I am experienced with numerous camera formats including Panavision Millennium 35mm film cameras, Arri Alexa Mini LF, RED Ranger/Gemini/Komodo, Blackmagic Ursa Mini Pro, Sony Venice, F55/FX9/FX6, Canon C300/C500, and Panasonic Varicam/EVA-1/GH5. In fact, I've worked with just about every cinema camera from the Arri Alexa LF down to the Sony FX3.
As a camera assistant I learned how to operate, clean, download, build, and handle all sorts of modern digital cinema cameras and lenses. I love being engrossed in this modern technical movie making environment but I also know above all, story is king and regardless of the tools capturing your images, a DP must know how to craft the artistic and visual look of a film. I understand that my job in creating visuals is not to over shadow the story but to enhance it, shape the mood, and drive it forward.
I've had the great pleasure to work with and learn from some outstanding cinematographers including:
I just completed an ASC cinematography masterclass with:
Local 600 Union Mentor:
Ted Endres with 2 time Oscar Winning Cinematographer Haskel Wexler.
I am a highly trained HydroFlex Underwater Camera expert. I just completed the underwater work on the Nicolas Cage movie "Between Worlds." Whether you are shooting near water, above water, or 200 feet below the surface, I can lend my technical support or training to assist with your water proof camera housing needs.
Outside of film, I enjoy snow skiing, water skiing, and was once a pretty decent tennis player.
I love camera movement, great composition, and cinematic lighting to assist the story.
I started as a camera assistant and worked my way up to camera operator, and eventually to DP.
Beta (Winner: Best Sci-Fi Film - KaPow Intergalactic Film Festival 2016) | Dir. Layton Matthews |
Soul Drought | Dir. Dakota Lupo |
Theatre of the Deranged II | Dir. Eric Hollerbach |
Hold On (2nd Unit DP) | Dir. Tarek Tohme |
My Funny Valentine (2nd Unit DP) | Dir. John Bevilacqua |
Lunchtime is Over | Dir. Bruce Nachsin |
Nothing Personal | Dir. Richard Tatum |
Brief | Dir. Brian Joseph Ochab |
Last Call | Dir. Richard Tatum |
Approv-O | Dir. Ron West |
Sock Puppet | Dir. Richard Tatum |
I'm Right Here | Dir. Christopher Soren Kelly |
Debunken Mit Wilhelm Skeptisch | Dir. Eric Hollerbach |
Day at the Beach | Dir. John Bevilacqua |
Outspan | Dir. Matthew Schwartz |
Damien Shadows Private Investigator | Dir. Edward E. Romero |
Princess Ann Claire, Better Girl | Dir. Ann Claire Van Shaick |
Where the Bears Are - Season 7 (17 Episodes) | Dir. Joe Dietl |
Where the Bears Are - Season 6 (17 Episodes) | Dir. Joe Dietl |
Where the Bears Are - Season 5 (17 Episodes) | Dir. Joe Dietl |
Becky & Kate: Works in Progress (6 Episodes) | Dir. Amy Heidish |
Damien Shadows PI: Webisodes (3 Episodes) | Dir. Eric Hollerbach |
The Whiskey Girls (1 Episode) | Dir. Amy Lyndon |
All About April (2 Episodes) | Dir. April Spry |
American Express: Don't Make Art Without It | Prod. Ben Poster |
Subway: Seeing Subs (National) | Prod. Ben Poster |
AMI Network | Dir. James KIcklighter |
InstaCig (National) | Dir. Tory Nelson |
Protégé (Infomercial) | Dir. Tory Nelson |
Dalal "Head in the Clouds" | Dir. Dalal Bruchmann |
Dalal "Solitude" | Dir. Tara Robinson |
Dalal: Promo for Warner Classics | Dir. Dalal Bruchmann |
Josiah Hawley "Now It's Christmas" | Dir. Tory Nelson |
Ships Have Sailed "Midnight" | Dir. James RW Hiatt |
Janet Jackson (Documentary) | Dir. Benjamin Hirsch |
Fantastic Beasts: A Natural History | Dir. Chris Chapman |
Always a Bridesmaid | Dir. Trey Haley |
The Sound of Identity | Dir. James Kicklighter |
Influence | Dir. Trey Haley |
The American Question | Dir. James Kicklighter |
Soul Drought | Dir. Dakota Lupo |
Hair | Dir. Sasha Boudreaux |
Nikki Fre$h | Dir. Chris Cottam |
Andy Dick is Itsy Bitsy | Prod. Micah Gallo |
I'm Still a Person | Dir. Paul Emerson |
Another Round | Prod. Damian L. Glover |
The Waltons 40th Anniversary Reunion Special | Prod. Kami Cotler |
Get Your Luv On | Prod. Dyan Cannon |
The Misinvestigations of Romesh Ranganathan; Tupac Shakur: American Rapper | Dir. Paul Taylor |
Where the Bears Are - Season 4 (19 Episodes) | Dir. Joe Dietl |
Where the Bears Are - Season 3 (22 Episodes) | Dir. Joe Dietl |
The Valet - Season 2 (B-Cam Operator) (5 Episodes) | Dir. Shawn Shekarchian |
All About April (6 Episodes) | Dir. April Spry |
Rupp Late (Pilot) | Dir. Jack Gorton |
Ursa Major "Genesis" | Dir. John Reedburg |
Ursa Major "Cloud Nine" | Dir. John Reedburg |
Lays Potato Chip Commercial | Dir. Chris Cottam |
JumpSport | Dir. John Berardo |
FlavRx Dune Buggies | Dir. Ryan Tillotson |
The Social Dilemma (1st AC) | Dir. Jeff Orlowski |
MH370: The Plane That Disappeared (1st AC) | Dir. Louise Malkinson |
Catching Killers (1st AC) | Dir. Ian Clark |
The Real Bling Ring: Hollywood Heist (1st AC) | Dir. Miles Blayden-Ryall |
Rich and Shameless (1st AC) | Dir. Jules Hawkins |
Body Cam (1st AC) | Dir. Laura Thomson |
Fight the Power How Hip Hop Changed the World (1st AC) | Dir. Yemi Bamiro |
Between Worlds (1st AC) | Dir. Maria Pulera |
Cassius X: Becoming Ali (1st AC) | Dir. Muta'Ali Muhammad |
Spoonful of Sugar (1st AC) | Dir. Mercedes Bryce Morgan |
Initiation (1st AC) | Dir. John Berardo |
Hold On (1st AC) | Dir. Tarek Tohme |
Itsy Bitsy (1st AC) | Dir. Micah Gallo |
Proof Sheet (1st AC) | Dir. Richard Kilroy |
Go Back to China (1st AC) | Dir. Emily Ting |
Warnings (1st AC) | Dir. Demetrius Navarro |
Harvest Season (1st AC) | Dir. Hector Tinoco |
Butterfly Confirmation (1st AC) | Dir. Philippe Caland |
Painkiller (1st AC) | Dir. Berenika Bailey |
Dognapped (1st AC) | Dir. Berenika Bailey |
My Funny Valentine (1st AC) | Dir. John Bevilacqua |
Fate (1st AC) | Dir. Jonathan Baker |
The Josh Robert Thompson Show (1st AC) | Dir. Kamell Allaway |
Angel of Anywhere (1st AC) | Dir. James Kicklighter |
The Filth (1st AC) | Dir. Jamie Holt |
Fish Head (1st AC) | Dir. Marcos Durian |
Still Trying (1st AC) | Dir. Nicole N. Nequinto |
Phoenix (1st AC) | Dir. Brian J. Lambert |
Grounded (1st AC) | Dir. Delmar Washington |
Ditched (1st AC) | Dir. Adam Tyree |
SketchShe Thrush: The Musical (1st AC) | Dir. Shae-Lee Shackleford |
We the Future (1st AC) | Dir. James Kicklighter |
Modern Slave (1st AC) | Dir. Spencer Currie |
The Assassin's Apprentice (1st AC) | Dir. Russ Emanuel |
Last Resort (1st AC) | Dir. David Schneiderman |
The Caregiver (1st AC) | Dir. Cassius Corrigan |
Meeting Matt Damon (1st AC) | Dir. Frieda de Lackner |
You and the Moth (1st AC) | Dir. Geri Ulrey |
CNN Race for the White House - Effects Unit (1st AC) | Dir. Matthew Linnell |
Broke A$$ Rich Kid (1st AC) | Dir. Allen Landver |
The Breakwater (1st AC) | Dir. Matt Hingstman |
Without You (1st AC) | Dir. Adam Tyree |
Bite Night (1st AC) | Dir. Magee Clegg |
Running (1st AC) | Dir. Renata Green-Gaber |
Daily Itineraries (1st AC) | Dir. Kamell Allaway |
4th & California (1st AC) | Dir. Dana Salah |
The Fighter and the Kid 3d (1st AC) | Dir. Mitch Rouse |
The Hidden Ones (AC) | Dir. David Beier |
Dark Specter 2 (AC) | Dir. Richard Tatum |
Flash Me (AC) | Dir. Danny Schramm |
Chicken Suit (AC) | Dir. AK Hottman |
Glass People (AC) | Dir. John Berardo |
Fix (AC) | Dir. Wanyu Zhao |
Desert Sisters (AC) | Dir. Jess Kaye |
Victory in Jesus (AC) | Dir. Shaun Duffy |
Graffiti (2nd AC) | Dir. Brett Gursky |
The Astronaut (2nd AC) | Dir. Kamell Allaway |
Blueface "Bleed It" (1st AC) | Dir. Cole Bennett |
Molly Kruse "Ruby" (1st AC) | Dir. Jamie Holt |
Icon for Hire "Supposed To Be" (1st AC) | Dir. Jamie Holt |
Icon for Hire "Now You Know" (1st AC) | Dir. Jamie Holt |
Micayla De Ette "Hold On" (1st AC) | Dir. Tarek Tohme |
Hayley Kiyoko "Belle to Remember" (1st AC) | Dir. Sakinah LeStage |
Max and the Moon "Crazy" (1st AC) | Dir. Kamell Allaway |
Huntr "Veins" (1st AC) | Dir. Adam Tyree |
Mr. G Sings "The Caged Bird Sings" (1st AC) | Dir. Ryan Hendrickson |
Atul "Emotions" (1st AC) | Dir. James Kicklighter |
IBM (1st AC) | Dir. Ben Jendras |
AT&T (1st AC) | Dir. Adam Tyree |
Alcatel Mobile: Cricket Wireless (1st AC) | Dir. Roy Tighe |
Alcatel Mobile: Unlocked (1st AC) | Dir. Roy Tighe |
The Company Store "Come Home to Comfort" (1st AC) | Dir. Brett Koehler |
The Company Store "That's Mine" (1st AC) | Dir. Brett Koehler |
Elby Electric Bicycles (1st AC) | Dir. Kristian Hill |
Huggies (1st AC) | Dir. David Beier |
Serta (1st AC) | Dir. Adam Tyree |
Rockwell Tools (1st AC) | Dir. Adam Tyree |
Let it Go Hypnosis (1st AC) | Dir. Kamell Allaway |
Ernst & Young (1st AC) | Dir. Alex Casner |
Caesars Entertainment Corp. (1st AC) | Dir. James Kicklighter |
Here are some other projects that I've worked on.
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