Bryan Cloninger

Current

• Director of Photography / Producer at Projects in Development
• Cinematographer at Nonprofit Foundation
• Digital Acquisition Specialist at INvisible Vision LLC

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Education

• Webster University
• Ladue High

Recommended

9 people have recommended Bryan

Connections

69 connections

Industry

Motion Pictures and Film

Websites

• Cinematography by me
• Facebook

Bryan Cloninger’s Summary

I am a Cinematographer and Photographer specializing in Digital Acquisition and workflow with a strong background in analog organic film. I try to bring Filmic craft with cutting edge knowledge of storytelling technology together to make projects full of Art, Passion, and Soul.

Cameraman - After living the transition of the Audio world from analog to digital, I told myself that if I ever saw that again I would put myself at the extreme of the new technology. So 16 years later here I am. I focused on Digital Acquisition. I owned a sony f900/3H HDCAM for 5 years and now own 2 Red One’s (#461 and #3376). I am working mostly in the camera dept. as a Director of Photography (Chef Opérateur); but also light, direct, edit, color correct, develop and write scripts. I am currently working on developing a few feature film projects and also do some freelance feature work (en français aussi, long et court métrage), commercials and anything else that is interesting to shoot.

Photographer - first in film in high school and university up to today with my canon d20 and 18 to 50 to 500mm lenses. I shoot mostly scenics, macros, interesting places and characters I come across. I sell my images for stock on DLS. Check it out. I have images with my code BJC and a number. You can see everything I have on there by searching for BJC in the search box.

Feel free to contact me by email “bryan dot HD at gee mail dot com”

or

+33 6 1684 6375 Europe (France)

+1 314 504 0203 USA (NY and MO)

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you can always go to my homepage www.bryancloninger.com and register / post.

Bryan Cloninger’s Specialties:

High End Digital Acquisition, (RED, Viper, Sony, Arri, etc), Color Correction (DaVinci, color, etc), Editing (FCP or AVID), 35mm film background (and 16mm and 8mm), Producer organizational and departmental skills, International Experiance, Speak French fluently, One of the 1st 30 people certified by Sony on the f900, development of tools for cinema, focused on Feature Film Development.

Bryan Cloninger’s Experience

• Director of Photography / Producer

  Projects in Development

  (Motion Pictures and Film industry)

  January 2009 — Present (1 year )

  I created this to mention projects in development (i.e. unsigned promises). As a producer and cameraman a lot of work goes into the development of projects. I work with Writers, Directors, Producers, Camera Companies, Lighting Companies, Software Companies, ... All this adds up to a lot of unsung work that is not on my Reel or CV. Here are some very current examples as of MAY 2009.
  
  I have a Sci-Fi Blue Screen Project that is affiliated with the Sci-Fi channel in the USA and this has the promise of a feature behind it.
  [This went very well and has a Movie of the week possibility coming up, Update OCTOBER 2009].
  
  I have a Short French Film that is associated with Luc Besson and the Digital Factory; this opens up a lot of commercial contacts in Paris.
  
  I am working on shooting my own project with the same crew as last year for the 48 hour film project (fun but not creative it was more of a producing exercise then something creative - so time to move on).
  
  There are some dramatic projects developing with the non-for-profit foundation I am working with also.
  
  I am looking to meet more directors and producers and for Dramatic Feature Film Projects. I am also interested in documentaries and commercials.
  
  Going to the Cannes Film Festival to have some meetings.

• Cinematographer

  Nonprofit Foundation

  (Motion Pictures and Film industry)

  January 2000 — Present (10 years )

  I work with a nonprofit foundation that is an organization to aid well being. It is associated with many experts of diverse fields, including my father C. Robert Cloninger and my brother Kevin.
  This is an excellent tax write off to make 50% of what you give to uncle sam go towards humanity and our children instead of another weapon for war or government control...
  There mission is to improve the well-being of humanity by advancing the Science of Well-Being and empowering individuals of all ages to reach their fullest potential for a happy and healthy life.
  see www aidewellbeing org for more info

• Digital Acquisition Specialist

  INvisible Vision LLC

  (Motion Pictures and Film industry)

  January 1993 — Present (17 years )

  This is my company name. I am an independent Cinematographer and Photographer. I have been at the cutting edge (and beyond in development) of Digital Acquisition for Motion Pictures since 93. I was one of the first 30 people certified by sony for the f900. I owned an f900 and now have a RED camera. I am technologically agnostic - and love all forms of Acquisition and Imaging. I work on 8, 16, 35mm, Sony, Viper, RED, Arri, and Phantom. My principal concern is the correct tool for the job and above all a creative and artistic representation of Visual Stories.

Bryan Cloninger’s Education

• Webster University

  B.A. , Psychology, Comparitive Mysticism, Media , 1992 — 1997

  During School I was a traveling musician (singer and producer), I owned a live sound and recording company, I taught yoga, and sold the company for a profit at the end of the story. This is where I saw the transition between analog and digital in the sound world and told myself I would stay at the bleeding edge of it if I ever saw it again... That is what prompted me to move into digital cinema. I finished university with a double major and a minor with a 3.91 gpa.

  Activities and Societies:

  I wrote a thesis on the evolution of consciousness and the universal elements of mystical traditions. I studied sound engineering with Bill Porter (recorded 50 #1 hits for Elvis), I worked with sound in the film department and started working with motion pictures in 16mm and 35mm. I studied Public speaking and relations. I did a sabbatical study during a summer in Thailand, Nepal, and India. I interviewed living mystics and studied with some on retreats.

• Ladue High

Additional Information

Bryan Cloninger’s Websites:

• Cinematography by me
• Facebook

Bryan Cloninger’s Interests:

Cinema, Technology, Nature, Travel,

Bryan Cloninger’s Groups:

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