Re: Seeking Television/Video Professionals
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Hi,
I am a cameraman with more than 12 years experience. Recently I moved to Geneve and I m looking for a video production company where I could contribute with my experience as a cameraman.
LUCIO PONTONI
Rue de Lausanne 129
1202 Geneva
Switzerland
email: [email protected]
Tel: 022 732 47 85
I am an Argentinian-Italian DoP and Lighting Cameraman with more than 12 years of experience. Through my experience I have covered a vast range of genres as well as I have worked with different technical approachs related to the medium. I have worked with majors national and international broadcast televisions as well as with private clients.
WORK EXPERIENCE
2001-2010 Freelance work : I have worked as a freelance for different production’s companies in the role of DoP, lighting cameraman, ENG cameraman and working in multicamera productions live and recorded. The genres of the productions changes as my role inside the production itself varies.
As DoP my experience included documentaries where I had the opportunity to travel to others continents and film the everyday struggle of men trying to survive in a difficult social environnement.
As lighting cameraman I have been working for the major national and international broadcast televisions companies in a vast range of segments, creating different looks according to the requirements of the productions.
My work as ENG cameraman over this years allowed me to be involved in different scenarios regarding the coverage of news. From politics to sports news, working together with journalist I have develloped precious experience about how to approach differents situations in this genre.
As cameraman I have contributed to the productions of corporated videos, promos, internet videos releases and backstages as well as team productions in live events.
1999-2001 Antenna Tre: ENG cameraman for news productions, studio cameraman (Milano, It).
1998-1999 Planet 24: lighting cameraman for english tv program“The Big Breakfast” (CA, USA).
1997-1998 Continental Cablevision: studio cameraman (CA, USA).
TRAINING AND SKILLS
1994-1997 University of California, UCLA Extension
Certificate program in Film, Television, and Video.
Languages
Spanish: Main language
Italian: Excellent
English: Excellent
HOBBIES
Photography, tennis, squash