Dmitry Popov

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)

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

2001 - 2016

FREELANCE NEWS CAMERAMAN - Moscow, Russia

Working with nearly all Western media companies with bureaus in Moscow

CNN, CBS, ABC, BBC, APTN, TF-1, France-3, NRK, Antenna TV, ITN, Press TV and Discovery Channel

1997 - 1999

VID - Moscow, Russia

Broadcast staff cameraman: News, interviews & documentaries

1997 - 1998

MUZ-TV (an MTV- style channel) - Moscow, Russia

Broadcast staff cameraman: Studio shooting, live concerts, interviews & news

1995 - 1996

PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL (USA) - Moscow, Russia

Filming branded content for internal use

EDUCATION 1991 - 1996

MASTER OF ARTS in Cinematography (fiction & non-fiction)

Moscow State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK)

Leonid Kalashnikov’s workshop