Creative Culture

One thing I love about working with different crews is the different language, the different stories, the different people…ultimately it’s a different culture. Quacker, squeezer, gaffer, grip, baby pin, fat boy, fat man. Kentatha, Cliff, Texas, Jimmy Jets and Rockets, Johnny-A, The Golden Yummy, fishing hole, suck it, you deleted Jesus? These are all names […]

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4K Video Production

In my last post I discussed the emergence of 4K video production from the perspective of the end user or consumer. In this post I want to talk about the production end of things. Whether you’re in production or a client looking for production, it’s good to know what to be prepared for. Now why […]

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The Fair Is Coming to Town!

About a year ago I was thinking about getting out of the creative world all together. I’ve worked as a creative all of my adult life. After graduating from college in 1986 with a B.A. in Psychology, I became a production potter for the next 13 years (yeah, I know, go figure). I got my […]

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For Immediate Release

5/28/13 PRESS RELEASE Contact: dave@daveperry.net 540.915.2752 New Roanoke Video Production Company Launched Veteran director of photography/video editor/digital film producer David Perry announces the formation of Dave Perry | Cinematographer, LLC, a company dedicated to high quality video production (like the Corporate video Toronto company) for broadcast, corporate communications, independent film, and the web. Perry has worked […]

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New Demo Reel – Spring 2013

Corporate, broadcast, independent film production, editing and color grading, Dave Perry Cinematographer LLC has experience with a wide range production and post production. Let me know if you have any questions. I’d love to talk to you. You can see this and more work on my Vimeo Site. Dave Perry Cinematographer LLC – Demo Reel […]

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Dave Perry Project Wins Gold at 2013 Western Virginia Addy Awards!

Dave Perry Project won a Gold Addy in “Elements of Advertising-Cinematography” at the 2013 Western Virginia Addy Awards February 23 for the short film “The Culture of Silver Seas PR”. The film was done for Silver Seas PR, which specializes in media coverage for cultural creatives, and features local and nationally acclaimed creatives. Credits go to: Dave […]

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Over and Over and Over…

My first job out of college was for a pottery in Bedford Virginia. It was formative to my approach to design and production and my work ethic in general. As a production potter, I made the same piece over and over and over and over…and they all had to be exactly like each other. I […]

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On Second Thought…

I met with two guys recently about shooting and DPing a music video. Both are guys I know. One of them I’ve known since he was in elementary school. My Kids and he grew up together. The other is a young video producer who is doing a lot of work in the local and regional […]

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