Welcome

  

 

Andy Sparaco

Cinematographer

Guild Affiliation:    IATSE 600/SOC

            

800.741.4289

213.291.3142

504.754.2321

                     info@meta4.tv                   

                                   

 

Available as:

Cinematographer, Camera Operator, 2nd Unit DP, 2nd Unit Camera Operator

Experience

See Projects

 

 

Education

Ohio State University, Columbus Ohio

B.F.A., Motion Picture Production.

 

Demo & References

Please call or email for link to demo page and list of current references.

 

     Waxing Poetic: 

Shot my first film job for money in high school. Worked my way through college shooting college sporting events, TV News and engineering  films. Was recruited out of college to shoot theatrical ads  “east of the Mississippi River for British Lion Films. Moved toward TV Commercials and Feature work in 1990. Worked as a Cinema- tographer/DP on hundreds of TV spots and   longer form projects. And as 2nd Unit DP on Films for Disney,  Touchstone and 20th Century Fox. A well traveled and experienced studio and location cinematographer with passport in order.  Expert at all aspects of production and post production Film/Digital work flow. Expert Arriflex /Moviecam/ Panavision/CineAlta/Varicam Operator. Expert  with Greenscreen, motion tracking and motion control. Mature, well organized, resourceful, always on time and ready to work.

 

Society of Cameraoperators Active  Member.  IATSE 600 Member in Good Standing.

 

 

35mm and S16 Arriflex Camera Packages

Two Red Camera Packages

Zeiss Lens Package/Matte Box/Bridgeplate/FollowFocus/Filters

Grip and Electric Package

 

 

  


Recent Projects:

Date

Client

Project

Description

Location(s)

Position/Format

 

 

 

 

 

 

2008/July

Tri-Vectors Productions

Walk It Like A Motorbike

Music Video

Baton Rouge

“B” Camera/ S35mm

2008/March

WOW Productions,LLC

“Way of War

Feature

Baton Rouge, LA

2nd Unit DP/ Camera OP

 3-Perf 35mm

2008/Jan

 

BrIdgestone/Firestone

 “ASSW”

Corporate Video

Chicago/Grammercy,LA

Cinematographer

Varicam

2007/Dec

Trill Entertainment

“Independent”

Music Video

Baton Rouge

Lighting Cameraman Super 35

2007/Oct/Nov

Minature Productions

“Trance”

 Feature Film

Baton Rouge

DOP Varicam

 2007/July/August

 

 NonFiction LLC

 Non Fiction

 Feature Film

 New Orleans

 DOP Super 16

2007/March/April

VZS  Films

"Girl Positive"

Lifetime Channel-MOW

New Orleans

“B” Camera

HDCAM

2007/January

Ad Agency

Novartis - Drug Trial and Introduction

Theatrical/Tradeshow

Chicago

Cinematographer HDCAM/Film Out  

2006/Oct/Nov

Ad Agency

Microlife “Wake up”

TV Commercial/POP

Chicago/LA

Cinematographer Super16              

2006/Sept

Ad Agency

“Theravance”

TV commercial

Chicago

Cinematographer

 Super 35

2006/July, August

AuraPictures, Inc

“The Lottery”

Narrative Film

NYC

DOP  Super 16

2006/May, June

Nu-Image Films

“Until Death”

Feature Film

 

New Orleans

Camera OP

Super 35

2006/Mar

Emerging Ent

“Seizure”

Feature Film

New Orleans

DOP  Super 16

2006 Feb

Ad Agency

Novartis-Drug Trial

TV commercial

LA

Cinematographer

 Super 35

2006/Jan

Bridgestone/Firestone

POS Training

Training DVD

New Bern, NC;

Mentor, OH;

 

Cinematographer

HDCAM

2005/Dec

Spyglass Films

"Physical Memory"

Feature Film

Miami

Cinematographer

Super 35

2005/Oct

Seven Over Seven

"Sorry Charley"

Narrative Film

Chicago

Cinematographer

Super 16

2005/Aug

Sucampo Inc 

"What you should know"

Infomercial/Theatrical

LA

Cinematographer

35MM

 

Date

Client

Project

Description

Location

Position/Format

 

2005/April

Fresh N Go

In House Agency

TV Commercial

NYC

Cinematographer

35mm

2005/June

Ad Agency

"Sweet Spa2"

TV Commercials

LA

Cinematographer

HDCAM

2005/Jan

Bridgestone/Firestone

Applied Selling Skills Workshop

Training DVD

LA

Cinematographer

Varicam

2004/Dec

Ad Agency

Chernins Shoes  “Out of Your Mind”

TV Commercial

Chicago

Cinematographer

35mm

2004/Oct

Ad Agency

DTRIC Insurance

TV Commercial

Hawaii

Cinematographer

Super 16

2004/Aug

Ad Agency

Century Tile

TV Commercial

Chicago

Cinematgrapher

Varicam

2004/May

Norstar  CPC

In House- Consumer Prod  "Sweet Spa"

TV Commercials

Milwaukee

Cinematographer

Super16

2004/Feb

Ad Agency

Thomasville

TV Commercials

Chicagoland

Cinematographer

35mm

 

2004/Jan

Perfect Cut

In House Agency

Infomercial plus spots

NYC

Cinematographer

Super 16

2003/Sept

Ad Agency

"Brea Downtown" Campaign

TV Commercials

Brea, Ca

Cinematographer

35mm

2003/August-Sept

Ad Agency

Sheraton Hotels

“You  are the Brand”

World-Wide

Cinematographer

Super 16

2003/July

Ad Agency

ThermoCal  Diet Supplement

TV Commercials

NYC

Cinematographer

Super 35

2003/July

Ad Agency

Microsan

TV Commercials

NYC

Cinematographer

Super 35

2003/April

AMPAS

“The Making of Oscar”

Opening of Academy Awards &EPK

Chicago

Cinematographer

HDCAM

2003/Feb

Autodesk/Discreet

Discreet Creative Group

NAB Demo

World-Wide

Cinematographer

Super16

2003/Jan

Accentra

In House Agency     "Power Pro 1000"

POS +TV Commercial

Chicago

Cinematographer

 Super 16

2002/Sept-Dec

Motorola

Baltimore County, MD Police Department

PR Film /Training Video-MDT-480

Baltimore County

DOP/DigiBeta

 

2002/May-August

Motorola

Baltimore County, MD Fire Department

PR Film /Training Video-MDT-480

Baltimore County

DOP/DigiBeta

Date

Client

Project

Description

Location

Position/Format

 

 

 

 

 

 

2002 Jan/Feb

Avery Pix

“Unconditional Love”

Feature Film

Chicago

“B” Camera

35mm Anamorphic

2002/Sept

DSR

RCA Dealers Group

TV Commercials

 Indianapolis

Cinematographer

Super 16

2002/1999

Bridgestone/Firestone

Quarterly Sales Promotion Video

DVD

USA

Cinematographer

Super16

2001

Miramax

“On the Line”

Feature Film