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Mentor: Reggie Mitchell, Sr.

Mentor: Reggie Mitchell, Sr.
My Sensei Reggie Mitchell, Sr. was the third African American cameraman for KCBS in Los Angeles.  Despite the customary discrimination faced by black photographers during the 70s, he worked his way from the mail room to the newsroom and enjoyed a long and distinguished career behind the lens. By the time we met, he had…
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The tuff guy

The tuff guy
Bryan Jenkins, Production Engineer   When I decided to dedicate a few blog entries to my production mentors, Bryan Jenkins was one of the first to come to mind.  In production, we normally spend more time with our crew mates then we do our spouses and children.  I suspect that's why the bonds we create…
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The globe is my office

The globe is my office
Just another day at the office... It's the middle of the morning, in the middle of the week, in the middle of winter.  Today my office is the Asbury Park Beach and the assignment is to shoot archival Broll for the current documentary Feature I'm working on. (The Asbury Park Experiment/2017) I am the first…
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BTS Shooting

BTS Shooting
'BTS' or 'Behind the Scenes' shooting... The BTS Camera position might not be the most GLAMOROUS position on a motion picture set, but in my opinion, it is surely the most GLORIOUS!   Sure you're expendable, the other camera units despise you, and Directors scorn you, but BTS is one of the most important positions in…
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