William Stafford

Videographer - From The Sidelines - December 2023-January 2024 Filming a basketball tournament with emphasis on a certain team and focus on a certain player in order to put together a highlight reel for that player. 

Camera Operator - ESPN+ - September 2023-November 2023 Shooting Football games at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo. My main duties are to get tight shots and hero shots of the athletes on the field. Sometimes get wide shots and establishing shots as well as crowd and halftime footage.

 Videographer/Editor - American Lives - October 2023 Set up a 2 camera interview and sound using 2 lavs, a camera mounted shotgun mic and lights for an interview being conducted in San Francisco between people from the Ashbrook center and a SF musician. Also took that footage and edited it together along with sound editing and color grading. After that I recorded B-Roll of the area/venue and got footage of the musician's band playing. 

Videographer - Safe and Sound - May 2023-September 2023 Film day to day of office life, focusing mostly on the CEO of the company. Film B-Roll, testimonials and interviews with employees, trainees and contractors. Film drone footage for B-Roll and establishing shots. Edit together footage for internal and external use. 

Live Camera Op - FloSports - March 2023-April 2023 Camera op on multiple live sporting events, from track to marching. Framed, adjusted and balanced live camera video to the liking of the directors/producers. 

Assistant Camera-Masterclass - November 2022 Assisted camera crew in getting B-Roll as well as moving and striking lights, handling the dolly, C-Stands and various camera/lighting gear. Camera Op-

90 Days Till Due Date - October 2022-November 2022 Did secondary shots and B-Roll for a short horror/comedy film shot in San Francisco. 

1st AC-Grey Goose Ad -April 2022 Operated B Cam as well as pulled focus for A camera. Also assisted in gaffing on set. 

Director of Photography-Ridin by Rell G Music Video (StraightToThePointLLC) -March 2022 DP on music video using Sony A7 and Panasonic Lumix G7 and shot in San Francisco as well. 

Assistant Camera -Fathom Coffee - February 2022-March 2022 Operate C cam on coffee commercial for Virginia based coffee company "Fathom Coffee". Cameras used were BMPCC 6K, Sony A7 S, Sony A6. Also acted as a secondary DIT. 

Camera Op -Community Forward/SF Film School - February 2022 Was one of many camera ops using BMPCC 6k's for a community production including multiple interviews and B-roll on a battered women's shelter in Tenderloin SF.

San Francisco State University

Bachelor of Arts