BRIAN SILVA
DP/Gaffer
(323) 664-0252, home
(619) 993-6000, cell
EDUCATION
UC San Diego, Visual Arts, Film & Video, B.A., 1997-2001
Provost's Honors (6 consecutive quarters)
Graduated with High Distinction from V.A. Department
Studied with Babette Mangolte (DP)
Studied under JP Gorin (Godard collaborator)
EQUIPMENT
GRIP
C-stand, junior, combo, hi-roller, sand bags (safety!), nets, silks,
flags, blades, fingers, dots, apple box, beaver boards, cardellini, mafer,
shiny boards/mirrors, butterfly/overhead kits (6x-20x), western dolly,
doorway dolly, chapman, fisher 11, porta-jib, speed-rail, various clips,
clamps, connectors, rigs, truss, etc.
ELECTRIC
Tungsten (20W-20kW), HMI (200W-18kW), Kino Flo (micro-VistaBeam),
Xenon, Lightning Strikes, LEDs, crankovators, chimeras, various fresnels,
open-face, pars, dimmers, flicker boxes, distribution boxes, generators,
Mole Pin, Cam-Lock, Socapex, DMX, Bates, Edison, Banded, 2/0, 4/0, etc.
Sekonic L-558 cine incident/spot meter.
FILM/VIDEO PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE
Gaffer -“Hello, I Love You” Adam Freeland video. s16mm. DP Maz Makhani
Gaffer -“Great Escape” Boys like Girls video. 35 mm. DP Alan Ferguson
Gaffer -“Ken Can Cook” K. Segal feat. Aceyalone video. HD. DP Rob Kraetsch
Gaffer - "Visa 2006" sales campaign. TBWA/Chiat/Day. DP Isaac Klotz
Gaffer - "Uncle Ben.” TBWA/Chiat/Day. DP Isaac Klotz
Gaffer - "KillZone" Playstation commercial. Chiat/Day. DP Isaac Klotz
Gaffer - "MonkeyTown" Playstation commercial. Chiat/Day. DP Isaac Klotz
Gaffer - "NBA 07" Playstation commercial. Chiat/Day. DP Isaac Klotz
Gaffer - "MLB 06" Playstation commercial. Chiat/Day. DP Isaac Klotz
Gaffer - The Cleaners. HD short. DP Isaac Klotz
Gaffer - Last Rights. 16 mm short. DP Nils Kenaston
Gaffer - White Label. 35 mm short. DP Anders Uhl
Gaffer - Desire and Deceit. Internet series. DP Silvio Santini
Gaffer - Will to Live. DV short. DP David C. Starks
Gaffer - Waiting. DV short. DP David C. Starks
Gaffer - Walking Shadows. HD short. DP Michael Milliken
Gaffer - Killing Kowalski. s16 mm short. DP Matt Heckerling
Gaffer - "Ratchet" Playstation commercial. Chiat/Day. DP Isaac Klotz
Gaffer - Cheeracise. D-Beta work-out video. DP N/A
Gaffer - 'Zack's Barbeque.' Reality TV Pilot. Producer Zack Ward
Gaffer - Karla. 35 mm feature. 2nd Unit. DP Brandon Trost
Gaffer - A&E Biography: Neil Young: DV. DP Ted Fitzgerald
Gaffer - Dolphin Yoga. DV exercise video. DP Alex Chu
Gaffer - Silent Scream Play 2: 24p feature. DP Royce Dudley
Gaffer - Well Done: 24p short. dir./prod. Amir Barda
Gaffer - Lone Catalyst music video: DV, Digital Stills. DP Isaac Klotz
Gaffer - 3 Steps to Implosion: 16 mm. DP Zach Horton
Gaffer - After the End:16mm film. DP Dawn Chenette
BB Electric – Murder 101: New Age. 35 mm feature. DP Yaron Levy
BB Electric – Aces ‘N’ Eights. 35 mm feature. DP Yaron Levy
BB Electric - Gold Bracelet. 35 mm feature. DP Jack Conroy
BB Electric - “Adventures:AT&T commercial.” HD. DP Byron Shah
BB Electric - Teenius (add’l photography). 35 mm feature. DP Byron Shah
Rig Electric - “How Do I Look?” E! Entertainment. DP Warren Yeager, SOC
Rig Electric - 'Mafiosa' TV Pilot. DP George Hosek
Electrician – Black Widow. 35 mm feature. DP Mark Mervis
Electrician – The Box. 35 mm feature. DP Sion Michel, ACS
Electrician - Pleasure Drivers. 35 mm feature. DP Andrzej Sekula
Electrician - 'Locura Terminal' music video. s16mm. DP Graham Futerfas
Electrician - 'Escuchalo music video. s16mm. DP Graham Futerfas
Grip/Electric - 'Not That Kind...' commercials: HD. DP Andrew Takeuchi
Grip/Electric - First Step Again. 16 mm short. DP Zach Horton
Grip/Electric - Dove St. Music Video: USC graduate film
Key Grip - “How Do I Look?” E! Entertainment. DP Warren Yeager, SOC
Key Grip - Nina Baby. 35 mm short. DP Shawn Kim
Key Grip - Don't Tell: 16 mm feature. DP Perumal Ramasamy, SICA
Key Grip - The Need. DV short. DP Tim Richmond
Key Grip - We All Fall Down. 16 mm short. DP Brandon Trost
Key Grip/Electric - Luce et Studio: Beta, DV, and Super 8. mini-bot
BB Grip - 'Father Said.' music video: HD. DP Mark Irwin, ASC
BB Grip - Book of the Dead. History Channel. DP Michael Ojeda
Dolly Grip - 'Mafiosa' TV Pilot. DP George Hosek, CSC
Dolly Grip - Richard III. HD feature. DP Ruben Russ
Dolly Grip - Media Naranja. 16 mm short. DP Zach Horton
Dolly Grip - The Bench. UCSD 16 mm student film
Grip - The Last Sentinel. 35 mm feature. DP Bob Hayes
Grip - Ghastly Love of Johnny X. 35 mm feature. DP F. Bulgarelli
Grip - Hatchet. 35 mm feature. DP Will Barratt
Grip - Pray for Morning. 35 mm feature. DP Patrice Cochet
Grip - The Ropes. 16 mm short. DP Royce Dudley
Grip - The Nun and the Priest, HD short. DP Will Barratt
Grip - Trailer Park of Terror. 35 mm feature. DP Jeff Venditti
SPECIAL SKILLS
Electrical distribution
2D/3D Lighting diagrams --Click HERE
BRIAN SILVA
DP/Gaffer
(323) 664-0252, home
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(619)993-6000, cell
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