Shawn Hamer

Shawn Hamer

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LocationDetroit, Michigan
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Description

Producer, Director, DP/Camera Operator with over 20 years of experience in the FIlm, Television and Audio business. Extensive professional experience for top clients across the country with foreign country production experience in South & Central America as well as China. Well versed in high and low budget production ($1500 to $1.5M). Professional still shooter as well with full ProFoto strobe lighting and speedlight kits. Have HD video camera & lens packages available (FS100U, HVX-200 and DSLR) and quick access to numerous more (Red, F3, 5D, F900, Varicam, etc.) Have lighting & grip (Tungsten, Kino, LED), audio (lav, boom, mixer) as well as few other tricks like a teleprompter, Kessler Stealth and full edit suite. Lots of contacts in the Detroit metro area and in major cities across the country for every type and size production - full cinema production, 3D production, aerial shoots, camera car, crane/jib, etc. I also have shot, explored, camped and lived all over Michigan - I know the state EXTREMELY well, particularly it's remotest regions.

Shawn Hamer has been in the industry since 1992.

Video Gallery

Take It Back

Direct link to video | Added: 01/17/2013

A commercial focusing on how the client provides more options for cancer patients than any other health system in the state & allows them to 'take their life back'.

Equipment / Gear / Software

  • RED One & Epic cine cameras
  • Sony HD cameras (F3, FS100U, F900, EX3, EX1)
  • Panasonic HD cameras (VariCam, HDX-900, HVX-200)
  • DSLR (Canon 5D, Pentax k-5)
  • Porta-Jib operation, Dolly, Pocket Dolly (Kessler Stealth)
  • 20+ years of lighting & grip experience (as DP for TV, LD for TV & theater)

Clients / Credits

  • Production Director metro Detroit advertising agency
  • Director for University of Miami Health System episodic medical show
  • Producer/Director/DP for 20+ Henry Ford Health System TV commercials
  • Producer/Director/DP for many regional TV spots
  • DP/Camera Op for Cincinnati Children's Hospital TV spots and Web Videos
  • North American still photographer for Bosch GmbH "Clean Diesel" worldwide campaign
  • Producer/Director/DP for many, many, many individual production pieces for
  • Producer/Director/DP and Still Photographer for numerous State of Michigan campaigns
  • Senior Editor on 80+ episodes of broadcast episodic programming for Henry Ford Health System and Uni
  • Associate Producer for WBKP ABC 5/10

Associations / Organizations

  • Member of APA

Awards / Honors

  • 17 Regional Emmy statues in categories of Documentary, Health/Science Programming, Societal Concerns and TV Commercials
  • Michigan Association of Broadcasters' Award of Excellence for Public Service Announcement
  • Many, many Telly, New York Festivals and Axiem awards

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