Dillon Mortensen
Freelance Cinematographer/Editor
Los Angeles, CA
In My Own Words
www.dillonmortensen.com On-Location Production Studio Production Live Production Project Management Hiring and Budget Studio/Gear Management HD/4K/Drone/RED etc. Adobe CC/AVID/FCP Lighting/Audio/Shooting
Work Experience
Freelance Cinematographer/Editor
Freelance2012 – Present
Director of Photography, Cinematographer, 1st AC, DIT, Editor, Motion GFX, etc.
Director of Photography
Gaia Inc2017 – 2019
DP, shooting in studio and field shoots for gaia.com programs. Hire and book crew as needed for shoots (lighting, audio, make-up, camera) Maintain, purchase, and manage all gear for productions. Build out studio for each shoot, including: constructing sets, wiring/engineering, camera placement, and production lighting. Technical Director for various live recorded shows.
Video Editor
Gaia Inc2015 – 2017
Edited 20+ interview shows per month for Gaia’s subscription video service. Organized and synced media, edited, colored, and added sound design for each episode. Built and added various graphics elements per show using After Effects.
Live Camera Op/Replay Op/Graphics Op/Engineer/Technical Director
Adrenaline Garage2012 – 2016
Helped produce, set-up, and run the Live Production for: Monster Energy Supercross, Monster Jam, Formula Drift, Colorado Freeride Festival, and various other events.
Producer/Videographer/GFX/Editor
Mile High House/Wink Inc2012 – 2016
Produced, shot, and edited a wide variety of multi-length projects ranging from commercials, to corporate videos, to TV show pilots and episodes. Constructed budgets, hired crew, rented gear to facilitate shoots Clients such as: Pepsi/Mountain Dew, E-Bags, YESCO, Frontier Airlines, Warren Miller Entertainment, Samsung, and Vail Resorts.
