CINEMATOGRAPHY

Mini-documentary: How Army Snipers Create Camouflage Ghillie Suits For Combat

Film Crew: Aj Caldwell, Clayton Dyer | Edited By: Aj Caldwell | Written by: Clayton Dyer

During this production I spent 3 days embedded with Army Sniper Course students at the Fort Benning Army Base in Georgia. My partner Clayton Dyer and Myself captured all the training and events that took place on Canon C100 cameras. My partner wrote the script, and I edited the video together. Layering interviews, natural sounds, and music to tell an engaging story of how Army snipers create and use ghillie suits in combat. This video received 2.9 million views in under 2 weeks.

Mini-documentary: How IndyCar Pit Crews Are Trained

Film Crew: Aj Caldwell, Nicole Raucheisen | Written & Edited By: Jacob Gabbard

For this production we followed around the Andretti Autosport pit crew for 3 days. We spent time capturing their routine in the gym, pit stop training, and their time in the garage prepping the car. We conducted on-location interviews and provided deliverables to the editor to create this pieces which has over 900k views.

Video: How Fake Burn Wounds Are Made For Movies & TV

Film Crew: Aj Caldwell, Brett Jordan | Written By: Ian Philips | Edited By: Kyle Desiderio

For this video I was tasked with filming practical FX artist Ben Bornstein and his process for creating burn victims for Movie’s and TV. I filmed and lit a two-camera interview and documented his process on two separate days. One the first day I captured Ben and his team as they molded, designed, painted, and sculpted burn wounds. One the second day I followed the practical effects team as they applied the carefully crafted wounds to an actress.