Damon Meyer, camop and grip 408/828/2227 d@vidgi.com
 
     
 

I have 21 years experience shooting single and multicam assignments, both handheld and on a tripod. With a strong sports background I enjoy shooting music, sports, nature and creating strong visual images. Experienced in documentary shooting and lighting for various situations. I have a broad range of skills related to large scale productions including setup, troubleshooting and projection systems.

TYPES OF ASSIGNMENTS I'VE BEEN DOING:

Live events, sports, music, corporate, studio, news, documentary, political, instructional, law enforcement, social events, surgery and theatrical.

CREDITS:

MUSIC

* Camera - Nocturne Productions

Touring - Avril Lavigne "Bonez" and "Under My Skin" 2005 tours of Japan, Europe and North America. Shot 70+ shows plus opening acts both handheld in the pit and on longlens at Front of House location.

Touring - Barenaked Ladies and Alanis Morissette "Au Naturale" 2004 tour of North America. Shot handheld in the pit.

Continuing one offs - various acts including Def Leppard, Christina Aguilera, Robin Williams, Bon Jovi, Prince.

STUDIO BROADCAST

* Camera - QVC national five cam live broadcasts, ongoing.

* Camera - "Uncommon Knowledge", a four cam PBS political policy series, 8 years, show open / close. Uncommon Knowledge can be seen at: http://uncommonknowledge.org

* Camera and Lighting - Stanford Video, an on campus production house and studio with fiber connectivity.

NEWS

* Camera - News stories for CNBC, CNN, CNNFN, FOX, NCAA, Yahoo's "Finance Vision", Ivanhoe news service and Stanford News Service.

SPORTS

* Camera - National Team soccer broadcasts, handheld and on a tripod.

* Camera - Stanford Football recruiting highlights, handheld, ten seasons.

* Camera - Stanford Women's Basketball recruiting highlights, handheld, nine seasons

*Camera - Highlights and interviews for various broadcast organizations such as ESPN, FOX, and the NCAA.

CORPORATE

Camera, lighting and setup for various Silicon Valley production companies.

LIGHTING

* Gaffer - Stanford Documentary, "Becoming Stanford"

* Lighting Director

Groove Eleven - Lighting director on various corporate projects

Stanford Documentary, "Mass Customization"

FORMATS:

Typically Betacam SP or DVCAM, HDV and HDTV