Chicago Cinematographer

Jon is a cinematographer and filmmaker living in Chicago. He has directed photography on multiple feature films, including Nightmare Student and A Christmas Sunset. He owns multiple camera packages including an Arri Alexa Mini LF.

Chicago cinematographer | Equipment List | Selected Filmography |  IMDb

Kate Alden is currently an (unintentionally) nomadic filmmaker who has lived and worked across the US, with concentrated stints in Los Angeles, Seattle, New York, and Boston. She graduated from Chapman University (after transferring from Emerson College) with a degree in Theater Performance and a minor in Film Production.

Kate’s creative spark (and deadpan wit) is shaped from her lived experiences as the kid of divorced creatives (a visual artist/designer and an acoustical engineer/musician) and forging an identity and perseverance out of childhood adversity.

Kate started in this industry as an actor, appearing on a multitude of features, commercials and television shows, including ‘Twin Peaks,’ ‘Sorry for your Loss,’ and ‘The Librarians.’ About 10 years ago, she began concentrating on production and dove headfirst into the entire process. She has worked primarily as a 1^st Assistant Director for the past 6 years, helming movies for Paramount, Vertical Entertainment, Buffalo 8, and Blumhouse, and working with the talents of Ashley Judd, Keith Carradine, Eiza Gonzalez, Rosanna Arquette, Steve Coulter, Barbara Rosenblat, and many others. She helped develop and was the creative producer on the 2018 short ‘Relationship Deli’ which amassed over 10 million views and was featured on Funny or Die and in the New York Times. Since reviving her focus on directing (with a slight ambition jump from the plays and films she directed with her friends as a teenager), she has created several music videos (for indie darlings Therese Curatolo and Alyssa Suede), a handful of dark comedy shorts and is in development on two features and a documentary based on true stories.

Darius A. Journigan is a Chicago/NYC based actor, director, and private acting coach from Detroit. Darius is a company member at The Family Repertory Company where he has taught, performed, and directed since 2016. Credits include Christian in Ruined at the Athens & Epidaurus Festival in Athens, Greece; Hal Carter in Picnic (American Academy of Dramatic Arts); Conduit #2 in Adonis Memories (In Our Words), an immersive play; Flock (Jump In The Light), an immersive virtual reality experience; and a co-star in the New York premier of The Sex Myth: A Devised Play (Break The Sex Myth) off-Broadway. Production credits include Stage Manager for Hotel Lucky with F. I. G. Theatre, Assistant Director for The Crucifixion with The Family Repertory Company and Host of Labrynth arts Collective’s Retro Arts Showcase with The Family Rep. You may have seen Darius starring as the lead role in THE REALNESS/ AND THEN THERE WAS HIP HOP on stage this past February, or in the 2023 feature film, MCKENZIE MCCOY (Available to stream now on Amazon Prime).

Mitchell Ray Cheng is a Chicago-based filmmaker with experience in the many facets of production. While trained as a cinematographer, he uses these skills, alongside directing, sound, and writing, to conceive and create unique stories. His expertise includes digital, 35 mm and 16 mm camera systems, as well as lighting techniques and maintaining visual continuity as a digital imaging technician. His work has been featured online and in person at institutions such as Columbia College Chicago.

Goodman, a multi-hyphenate from Chicago, is most known for her recent role opp Bob Odenkirk in Better Call Saul, and her starring role in a Tv series she created/wrote/produced, “Conrad,” opp Harry Lennix. Conrad is a story about a female detective on the autism spectrum uncovering a covert operation. Jennifer, who mirrors her character Kate Conrad on Conrad, is also on the Autism Spectrum and brings authenticity to the role. Harry Lennix, (The Blacklist), Eric Roberts, (Star 80, The Best of The Best), Hisham Tawfiq (The Blacklist) and Mia Talerico (Disney’s Good Luck Charlie) also star in the show. Jennifer also created, and produced a Psychological Thriller, (The Nest – 2018) that won her a notable Top Women Producers award in 2018. She is known for the company she Co-Created Lakefront Pictures, LLC with Conrad’s co-creator Ryan Atkins in which they write and produce narrative content. “Blackhatter” a Psychological Thriller (2022) and “Pictures Only” two projects she produced, won several festival awards. Her most recent feature film, The Unseen, starring RJ Mitte (Breaking Bad) and Christian Stolte (Chicago Fire), that she wrote, produced and also acted in, just received International and Domestic Distribution.

Actor Lisa Roti has TV credits that include co-starring roles on Amazon’s Utopia, NBC’s Chicago PD and Fox’s The Mob Doctor.

My name is Emerson Cole, a graduate of Columbia College Chicago. I have experience in many types of production mediums, including but not limited to film, TV, theatre, live events, industrials, and documentary work in various positions. I have been working steadily since graduation and want to continue doing so.

I have been working as a sound mixer since 2018 and have been growing my knowledge since. I really started to build out my sound resume in 2021 with the various types of jobs I was contracted for. I was sound mixer on a tier 1b feature film and worked with a boom operator. I recorded audio for interviews of celebrity artists for Amazon Music Rotation at Dreamville Festival, an indie TV show called Upside Brown where I controlled up to eight different wireless tracks and sometimes duel boom with my operator and myself, Chicago Marathon on the B camera team for a commercial for Abbott where I walked about 10 miles with my kit while capturing different subjects and ambient sound, and a documentary show on LG TVs called The Rivalries where I did interviews, Verite style, and boomed an entire lacrosse game for three and a half hours.

For a while, I have been growing my sound package. I currently am running a Sound Devices Mix Pre 10 ii, Schoeps CMIT 5U, two Lectrosonics LT/LR with Cos11d lavs, Røde NTG 3, and Røde Wireless Go II transmitters and receiver with Countryman B3 lavs. I own a Comtek transmitter and three receivers, two Denecke JB-1 Timecode boxes and Denecke TS-C timecode slate. I also have a relationship with Cinespace’s Second City Sound to rent from as well as other local rental houses if needed to rent.

Given my drive to learn, I want to make your project better by having such dedication to doing better. With my quick technical knowledge, I will be able to accomplish any task given to me.

I’m a writer and editor based in Chicago.

Mackenzie Costanzo is comedy writer whose experience primarily focuses on  character-driven narratives. In addition to a feature-length film, Costanzo has also written several television pilots and comedy sketches.

During her senior year at DePaul University, where she studied Film and Television (Screenwriting), Mackenzie had the opportunity to work as an intern in Los Angeles at The Gotham Group and Wonder Worldwide. Throughout her time at both companies, she provided coverage on numerous titles as well as draft notes for potential clients.

She currently works as a freelance story analyst and reader for CoverFly, where she provides clients, both professional and amateur alike, constructive feedback and suggestions for improving their projects.

When she isn’t writing, Costanzo can often be found exploring Chicago’s restaurant scene, attending improv shows, or watching one of the many films on her ever-growing watchlist.

Stan Miskiewicz is an artistic powerhouse packed with the efficiency, skills, and targeted focus required to accomplish all set milestones in the projects he undertakes. A visual artist for 35+ years, he is able to translate concepts into visuals and is considered the Iron Monk of media production. He possesses extensive knowledge with a formidable range of high-end production experience and has a sense of style and acuity needed in the modern digital media production industry.

Stan started out his career as an editorial photographer in Chicago which quickly propelled him into the field of visual effects. A self-starter, he went on to start his own San Francisco based company, Black Point Studios in 2004, quickly becoming one of the industries go to boutique studios and has worked in several companies distinguishing himself as a superb Art Director, visionary artist, and Producer who gets things done with his hands-on approach, tenacity as well as uncompromising ethics and integrity. His talents have taken him from the U.S. to Europe where he worked on feature films, and help built and run production studios. In 2015, he founded CineAir, a full-service company that focuses on transforming the industry through premium quality camera work and his forward-thinking artistic vision always shows in his work.

Being both a director and artist, combined with the additional technical background, has given Stan a unique perspective in the arena of filmmaking. With a deep understanding of film and camera moves, color correction, editing, compositing, and visual effects, he is able to communicate and comprehend the requirements when working with Producers and Directors, effectively capturing the best possible visuals for the projects.

Stan is a licensed drone operator and was one of the first to receive the FAA 107 remote pilot license and the 107.29 daylight (night) waiver.

For quality work that is on the leading edge of technology, contact Stan today!

Brief Bio:

• 8 years as a professional drone operator and cinematographer.

• 20 years as a studio executive and Art Director

• Feature Film VFX artist having IMDb Film Credits

• Owner of Black Point Studios in SF a production, animation, and vfx studio

• Editorial photographer in Europe and the U.S. for AP, UPI, DPA, Berliner Morgan Post, Speigel Magazine, Detroit Free Press, Crain Chicago Business, and others. 

• Fashion, Automotive, and Product Photographer

I have experience working as a Set PA, Office PA and Casting Assistant. I can also do Production Secretary work.

My body of work includes Feature Film, Short Film, TV Pilot, and Commercial.

I have worked for Amazon Prime, Warner Bros Television, Paramount Plus, TBS, and local production companies.

My entertainment industry specialties include: commercial casting process, assisting in preproduction organization, making and sending out call sheets, efficiently handling expendables pick up and delivery, production on set assistance, production office management, document organization in Scenechronize, receipt coding and submission through Cashet, shaping community involvement through storytelling, and leading performing arts groups both as a performer and instructor.

My general administrative specialties include: office organization, file management, professional phone etiquette, managing schedules, business paperwork and correspondence editing, proficient in Google Suite and Microsoft Office Suite, regular use of Scenechronize, FileMaker Pro, QuickBooks and WordPress, 70-75 WPM with 100% accuracy

I am a Makeup artist and hair stylist. Graduated from Cinema Makeup school in Los Angeles, California. I have 8 years of experience in Film, theater, and photography makeup. Now based in Chicago.

I am a Chicago freelance filmmaker who graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a degree in directing.

I have worked on large and small projects in mediums like features, TV, commericals, shorts and corporate production.

Most of my gigs are Sound Mixing, PAing or Videography. I do however have skills in a lot of areas such as lighting, art department, ADing, producing, camera assisting, etc. I love to learn everything I can about production and with that I am able to pick up things quickly.

I’m a professional makeup artist in Chicago and makeup teacher . I work on video and photo shoots , fashion weeks, worked on TV shows and commercial projects.

More than 10 years experience in front and behind a camera . Bilingual- English and Russian . Able to work independently and in a team . Talented , creative and motivated . Constantly improve my skills . Available to travel . LGBT friendly .

My name is Paige Smith and I am 22 years old, 5’8″, and I am 130lbs. I am a professional photographer and videographer. I graduated in December 2020 from Purdue University Northwest earning my bachelors degree in Business Management. I currently have my own business called Paige Marie Photography. My goal is to open up my own photography studio in the near future. I worked on the Media Team for ComplexCon Chicago and have worked for G-Eazy and his DJ for a few of their shows in Chicago, including at TAO Chicago during All-Star Weekend 2020. Throughout my senior year of high school I interned at IN/Tek and IN/Kote working in the finance department.

I’m Joy Payne from Chicago. I’m 41. I’m a actor. I was in a play Gravy Train North. I played one’s of the leading roles. I was on radio several time for poetry. I’m a writer. I have be in a writer contest 2 years ago. I have my undergraduate Degree in Music. I’m also a designer. I’m design clothes, shoes, purses bags and over 1000 products. I’m apart of a writer group. I do some singing. I’m also a photographer, videographer is a sum of my talents. Thank you for your consideration!

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I freelance as a PA. I’ve worked for Zara, Intel, CAT, and Jim Beam Suntory. Production companies I’ve worked for include: North Six Productions, Product Productions (Space Stage Studios), Odd Machine Productions, and Prodigious USA. 

I also freelance as a videographer and editor. I’ve worked with Louis Vuitton, Beige Cashmere, Kindling Group, The Colonie, Free Spirit Media, and City Film. 

You can see a sample of my works on my website: www.lorenzoleyva.com

I really pride myself on working hard and having fun while working with a team! I really love collaboration and the film process. 

Self-motivated and eccentric  individual with intentions of adapting and advancing within company. Strong drive to expand skillset and excel in any area for which proper training is given. Extremely attentive to detail and receptive to feedback, with a desire to exceed expectations in even the most minimal task. Creative, steadfast go-getter aiming to develop proficiency in new fields, while using prior skills to go beyond the needs of any team I join.

I’m a local filmmaker, let’s talk about writing scripts.

Josh McCausland’s work approaches visual reality from its own unique angle.

As both a videographer and graphic designer, Josh is comfortable reconciling the real with the imagined, and it shows in what he creates. His work is refreshing, and exhibits a cleanliness that is never too removed from humanity.

Healing plays a large part in creation for Josh as “an outward expression for internal struggles.” Art is his way of continuing to exist “as a child in the living room sketching on the floor, with no restrictions and no worries.”

It is this feeling of freedom that Josh’s work truly captures, allowing everyone who interacts with it a much-needed moment of peace in its simple beauty and effortless elegance.

In his pursuits, Josh has completed a BFA at Cumberland University with a major in Entertainment Design and a minor in film studies. He developed his own film company, iQ Flicks during college and now maintains his small business while working full-time for Relativity creating in house video work.

I’m a film student with a concentration in Cinematography trying to assemble into the Chicago Film scene! I’m open to help with anything and everything!

Tamara Vesna “TV European Spice” bringing unique “flavor” to Film, TV, Media. Comedian, Improv, Fluent in English, Serbian, Russian, some Italian & Japanese. Studied business (BS Economics) in Europe and Film & TV Production in USA! Founder (director & host) of Serbian Television Inc, TV Hollywood producer.  Looking forward being new “Lucy Ricardo”, ”Carol Burnett”, “Phoebe Buff”, being cast in new TV Comedy show or Oliver Stone, Quentin Tarantino films, next Emmy Award USA series or in feature opposite Jim Carrey, Donald Glover, Eddie Murphy, Johnny Depp, Matt Damon…

An Enthusiastic and personable English and Film & Media Arts graduate with experience in film marketing, film production management, and screenwriting. Work experience both in-office and on-set as a production manager, production assistant, social media marketing manager, and screenwriter. 

I’m an independent filmmaker based in Chicago, IL. I’m a writer/director/producer and I freelance as a Production Assistant for Chicago PD and MED, grip and AC. I look forward to working with you on your next production.

Over ten years of digital content creation encompassing national TV spots to international entertainment series as a member of the Producer Guild Association. I have experience in producing, casting and business development. 

Projects include: 

– Married At First Sight Season 5,8
– My Strange Addiction Season 6 
– Neil Patrick Harris: Best Time Ever Season 1
– Little Women: Terras Little Family
– Apple TV Original: Home 

Company Affiliations include: 

–Light Modifiers Rental 
–Chicago Callsheet 
–Biesen.TV

Western Illinois University recent graduate with a Bachelor’s in Broadcasting with a minor in Journalism. Looking to jump into the film industry in any way I can. I am fluent in Final Cut Pro and Adobe Premiere, as well as camera operation and lighting. I call myself a good writer, I guess!

Please don’t hesitate to reach out for any help you may need! See my website for more info about me.