Résumé of Joe Jowers 770.875.0674
OBJECTIVE
Freelance director and lighting cameraman seeks production work.
SKILLS
I have the ability to: quickly assess a situation for lighting, blocking and sound requirements; to compose dynamic shots for TV interviews and news coverage; to shoot efficiently and tell the story visually; to listen to the subject and grasp the nature of the story, record pertinent details, and the right sound bites; the ability to work with any video format; the ability to problem solve and trouble shoot equipment issues in the field; to edit machine to machine in the field and on non-linear editing platforms. I work well independently and with others to meet the demands of the situation.
EDUCATION Clark Atlanta University. Atlanta, Georgia, BA. Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, Course work towards Masters in Communications.
BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS AS PHOTOGRAPHER
TLC’s Bringing Home Baby episodes in Atlanta, GA.
Being Bobby Brown lead camera for series.
Good Morning America live remote with host.
The Weather Channel winter storm in Boston
tornado chasing, Kansas.
Extra numerous assignments,
including Jon Benet Ramsey stake out.
Snapple/ Comic Relief toured the country with Comic Relief shooting
commercials broadcast on TBS.
DOCUMENTARY
EVoting documentary, camera operator
Egyptian History on Nile documentary, director of photography.
Black Southern Doctors documentary, director of photography.
HBO Sports, Bobby Duval, Haiti documentary, second camera.
Oxfam: Cultivating Opportunity documentary short, second camera.
Homecoming award winning PBS televised documentary
feature, additional camera.
Safe At Home Plate documentary, additional camera.
BROADCAST CLIENTS
NBA Entertainment player interviews, press conferences, features.
NBA Developmental League taping games Columbus River Dragons, [GA].
BET Access Granted behind the scenes various music videos.
MTV various: behind the scenes, concerts.
CREWING AGENCIES
These crewing agencies have deployed me nationally and internationally to shoot for their broadcast and corporate clients.
Crews Control
1-800 TVCrews
Cat Video
PR Consultants
ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Director
Directed corporate videos for Arby’s, Ciba- Vision and Eli-Lily, Fortune High Tech Marketing, and YTB.
Director of photography / Camera operator
Photographed videos for a diverse group of clients such as Nissan, The House of Blues, and Atlanta Metropolitan Church. As a director of photography I have supervised crews of up to six people.
I was the D.P. for two award winning short films "The Fight" and "For Colored Boys Who Have Considered Homicide."
Director of photography for four feature films.
Director of photography for four music videos, three of which were broadcast on MTV and BET: recording artists, Miracle, David Gogh, and David Odgen.
Camera operator for Willie Mae, feature film.
Editor
Machine to machine beta editing in the field for Snapple / Comic Relief Tour, Weather Channel "Storm Chasing," National League Division Series coverage, Atlanta vs. Chicago.
Numerous short films, corporate videos, and demos.
Independent Filmmaker
Wrote, produced, directed, shot and edited four independent short films.
Edited and photographed two awarding winning films, For Colored Boys Who Have Considered Homicide and The Fight/ Ezekiel’s Dream which have aired on PBS and screened internationally.
Edited four independent features two of which, Night Time People and Out of the Past were distributed by Blockbuster.
Gaffer
Shake, feature film for Alli Way Productions
Willie Mae, feature film
Xcaspe, "Unchained" DVD
Shop Associate
Worked at Feature System Inc. a film and video equipment rental house repairing and maintaining lights, stands and grip equipment. I pulled gear to complete orders, loaded trucks and drove them out of state and locally.
TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY
All formats of video: Betacam, DVcam, HDV and miniDV etc. Avid Media Composer and Avid Xpress Pro, Media 100 and EMC non-linear editors. Experience with Premier and Final Cut Pro and After Effects. Experience with jib and mini jibs and camera cranes. Arri SR series, S and BL 16mm & 35mm cameras; CP-16R film camera. Blue / green screen photography.