Dmitry Popov

Director of Photography / Cinematographer / DP

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West Los Angeles, Los AngelesMember since April 18, 2023

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About

Hi,

My name is Dmitry Popov (DP).

I am Cinematographer, based in Los Angeles with 15+ years of experience.

I just won Best Cinematography awards for recent short film WE ARE HUMAN TOO in Marina del Rey & Independent Shorts Awards film festivals in 2022.

As a professional Director of Photography I shoot in all Digital and 16/35-mm film formats.

I have been worked with CNN, CBS, ABC, BBC, APTN, TF-1, NRK and Discovery Channel with permanent missions to hot spots: Chechnya, Dagestan and Afghanistan.

Let’s start with a chat, get to know each other!

Best regards,

Dmitry Popov (DP)

Experience

SKILLS

Cinematography (digital & 16/35mm film) (15+ years)
Producing projects (10+ years)
Directing projects (5+ years)
Editing Video (Adobe Premiere Pro) (15+ years)
Color Correction (10+ years)
Photography (digital & film) (15+ years)
Photo Retouching (Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop) (10+ years)
Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Google docs etc. (15+ years)
Social media management

2022

WORK EXPERIENCE

WE ARE HUMAN TOO - Short movie, USA

Winner - Best Cinematography award - Marina del Rey film festival - Los Angeles, CA

Winner - Best Cinematography award - Independent Shorts Awards - Los Angeles, CA

Nominee - Best Cinematography award - IndieX Film Festival - Los Angeles

2001 to Present

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

I shoot Commercials, Branded content, Music videos, Documentaries & Features for advertising agencies and private clients.

Also I do Postproduction: editing and color grading with ‘film quality’ special effects.

2019 - 2021

SKIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE - Los Angeles, CA

Head of Video Production department

As a content-projects creator I shot and edited over 200 branded videos for various platforms (Facebook, IG, YouTube, TikTok and others).
Wrote scripts for documentaries, commercials and video sales letters.
Created director's storyboards with quick pencil sketches before shooting.
Directed, filmed and edited professional video sales letters and commercials which led to a 247% increase in revenue YTD.
As a team leader was responsible for all the pre-production details: actors casting, location scouting, timing, budgeting etc.
Worked on filming and post-production processes: video editing, visual effects, color correction, sound design.
Overseen freelance production and post-production specialists, such as Sound mixers, Makeup and Special effects artists.
Actively collaborated with senior management to provide strategic advice and guidance on project management and production issues related to all video content.

2016 - 2018

LIFTED FILMS MEDIA - Los Angeles, CA

Director of Photography - Music video production

2016 - 2018

HIPHOPDX.com - Los Angeles, CA

Freelance Cameraman - Documentaries, TV news, interviews, Incl. sound, light and driving

2016 - 2018

FIND YOUR EDGE - San Francisco, CA

Cinematographer - Documentaries, TV news, interviews, Incl. sound, light and driving

2001 - 2016

FREELANCE CINEMATOGRAPHER - Moscow, Russia

Commercials, Corporate videos, Music videos, Documentaries, TV series filming for various TV channels, advertising agencies and private clients