Jonathan Adelman

www.imdb.com/name/nm2052527/

2009, DIP/DAS

A-Political
Digital Imaging Assistant to Sony EX-1 XDCAM operator. Responsible for downloading, verifying, and reformatting media for AFCSME Healthcare Reform Commercial.

2009, DIP/DAS
"Truth"
Engine
Digital Imaging Assistant to RED One Camera OP. Responsible for downloading, verifying, reformatting, and backing up media for political commercial entitled "Truth".

2009, DIP/DAS
"Protect"
Monumental Films
Digital Imaging Assistant to RED One Camera OP. Responsible for downloading, verifying, and reformatting media for PhRMA commercial entitled "Protect".

2009, DIP/DAS
McDonnell for Governor spots
Monumental Films
Digital Imaging Assistant to RED One Camera OP. Responsible for downloading, verifying, and reformatting media for series of political commercials for Virginia Governor's race. Spots will air this fall.

2009, Varicam Operator
Gerrymandering
Green Film Company
Lit and shot interviews with policy wonks and politicians for a documentary on gerrymandering (http://gerrymanderingmovie.com). Doc features Arnold Schwarzenegger and will be VO'd by Gerrison Keillor.

2009, Director of Photography
Hope and Change Project
DC Historical Society
Contracted to collect video archive of reactions to the election and inauguration of Barack H. Obama. Archives will eventually become a piece of an online record of the event to be displayed in the HSW museum.

2009, Director of Photography
TS Project
SAIC
Hired to document top-secret, breakthrough technology for fourth largest military contractor in the United States.

2009, Camera Operator
Lincoln Bicentenial Commission Town Hall Meeting
DC Historical Society/WPFW
Documented live discussion moderated by Kojo Namdi and featuring Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. focused on the District of Columbia's fight for representation in the United States Congress. Town Hall was broadcast live on WPFW (89.3 FM).

2009, Camera Operator

Discovery
B-Cam for Discovery Health Webisode.

2009, Camera Operator

2009 Inaugural Committee
Contracted by local producer to shoot "man-on-the-street" interviews to be woven into Peter Shapiro's (U2 3D) inaugural film. The film was viewed by more than 300,000 people prior to the Inaugural Concert carried by HBO.

2008, Camera Operator

BHI Media
Contracted to develop web-videos for a variety of high-end home builders. Videos provide tours of community's and homes up and down the east coast.

2008, Producer
Network Solutions Stars
Forced Detour Films
Planned, coordinated, shot and edited internet-based "webinar" for Network Solutions. Product was featured as a "digital event" that was attended by over 10,000 registrees.

2008, Camera Assistant (2nd)
The Numbers Game
Third Story Films
2nd AC and Loader duties on Thievery Corporation's music video "The Numbers Game" featuring Chuck Brown.

2008, Additional Camera, Grip
The Nine Lives of Marion Barry
HBO
Lit and shot pick-up interviews for upcoming HBO documentary.

2008, Producer
Trains
Forced Detour Films
Oversaw low-budget music video for the up-and-coming band "Prabir and the Substitutes." Responsible for negotiating with the band, general coordination, budget management, and picture lock edit.

2008, Camera Assistant (1st)
Radio Retaliation
Third Story Films
First AC and Loader duties on Thievery Corporation's title track music video "Radio Retaliation" featuring Sleepy wonder.

2008, Co-Producer
Listopad
Griffin Films
Currently developing the financial structure to support the Czech Republic feature LISTOPAD (wt) - principal photography is scheduled for March 2009 with a targeted release in the Czech Republic later that year.

2007, Story Producer
The Real Deal
TLC
Tasked with re-arranging storyline and delivering a rough cut to Network inside of a week. Overseeing edit sessions, drafting script rewrites, frankenbiting, identifyting release issues and coordinating reviews and notes with Executive Producer.

2007, Producer
Time to Travel
RLTV
Developed, produced, coordinated and shot pilot for new travel show while traveling through Latin America aboard the Semester at Sea ship. Produced and wrote five additional segments for future episodes once the pilot is picked up.

2007, Producer
Viewpoint
RLTV
Generating, developing, and producing 60-minutes styled segments on issues pertinent to seniors. Responsible for all aspects of production, including coordination, field directing, scripting, and post-production oversight. Stories to date include: GRAY GAMERS (gaming in the mature adult demographic); EVERY STORY MATTERS -- LEAVING A MEANINGFUL LEGACY (2 PARTS); SENIOR THEATER; RUPPIES (RETIRED URBAN PEOPLE) -- 2 PARTS; PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (WHERE HAVE THE OLDER JAZZ MUSICIANS GONE IN THE WAKE OF HURRICANE KATRINA); THE HIDDEN EPIDEMIC (SUBSTANCE ABUSE AMONG SENIORS); and HOMECOMING (a look at the plight of older African American farmers in the South).

2007, Producer
Daily Cafe
RLTV
Developed, produced and shot five segments for network morning show while traveling through Latin America aboard the Semester at Sea ship.

2007, Producer
Never Too Late
RLTV
Developed, produced, and shot one-hour special for network. Special focuses on adventurous seniors traveling through Latin America aboard the Semester at Sea ship. Highlights include journies to Machu Pichu and the Amazon, ziplining through the rainforests of Costa Rica, and chasing marimba music in five of the countries on the itinerary.

2006, Field Producer
The Daily Apple
Retired Living Network
Developing, scheduling, and overseeing shoots for daily new magazine show aimed at improving the lives of retired people. Responsible for writing scripts, organizing elements, overseeing post-production, and working with show managers to schedule appropriate guests for studio segments.

2006, Sound Recordist
Rat Genius
National Geographic
Location sound and sit-down interview sound for one-hour documentary on rats.

2006, Camera Operator
Curb Appeal
HGTV
DV CAM shooter covering progress on property makeover in Silver Spring, MD.

2005, Producer-Shooter
Madden Nation
ESPN
Coordinated, produced, and shot (DVX 100a) backstory segments for ESPN 2's "Madden Nation"

2005, AP-Shooter/AP Story Dept
I'd Do Anything
ESPN
Responsible for developing story lines, tracking competitions and results, shooting additional camera angles and timelapses (DVX100a), and aiding editors and story producers in post. Also responsible for additional logging and transcriptions.

2005, AP-Shooter
Carpocalypse
Spike TV
Responsible for story producing during twelve week shoot. Also, shot a variety of segments and storylines for the show (Panasonic SDX 900 and DVX100a).

2005, Camera Operator
The Great Debate
Handyman Productions
Lead Camera Operator for privately funded pilot. Worked closely with the Producers to design the look and feel of the show, particularly the set lighting during the actual MTV style debate.

2005, Camera Assistant (1st)
American Lives
Dreamworks SKG
Responsible for prepping and managing 2 camera packages as well as providing Camera Assistant duties to 2 cameramen, including the current DP of "The Office".

2005, Logger
Coast Guard S.O.S.
Red Dog Entertainment
Logging raw footage from Coast Guard bases around the U.S. for Discovery Channel Series.

2005, Camera Assistant (1st)
1-800-AUTOPSY
Red Dog Entertainment
General camera assistant and lighting duties associated with the production of a 10-minute teaser for Discovery Communications.

2005, Camera Assistant (1st)
Coachella Volume 2
Golden Voice Productions
Teamed with Camera Op (Derek Carver) and Sound Recordist (Brian Whitlock) to shoot behind the scenes interviews with artists during the 2006 Coachella Music Festival.

2004, Associate Producer
(ETS Promotional Video)
Educational Testing Service
Responsible for dubbing, logging, organizing, and stringing out footage for promotional video tied to the ETS Annual Conference.

2004, Production Assistant
No Opportunity Wasted
Discovery
Responsible for crowd control and location and prop (Chrysler Spitfire) maintenance during ambush portion of Discovery Channel Series.

2004, Production Assistant
U.S. Postal Service Commercial
U.S. Postal Service
Organizing and tracking paperwork related to locations and cast for U.S. Postal Service promotional piece directed by Peter Gilbert (Hoop Dreams) and shot on Super 16mm.

2004, Production Assistant
My Brand New Life
Canadian Broadcasting
Responsible for lighting, equipment maintenance, shot logs, and transportation during week-long documentary shoot following the lives of a French-Canadian child as he visits a young African American girl and her family in Southeast Washington, D.C.

2004, Key Grip
The Forest
Forest Productions
Lit Green Screen room for experimental short created by some of the FX innovators from the Matrix triology.

2004, Camera Assistant (1st)
Soul Searching
Blair Productions, LLC
1st AC on half hour Super 16mm narrative film. Responsible for assisting Director of Photagraphy with camera maintenance, loading and unloading film, and lighting.

2004, Camera Assistant (1st)
The Daily Struggle
Einhorn Productions
Assisting Randall Einhorn (DP, The Office, Survivor, Nascar 360 and more) with camera maintenance, shot logs and lighting during one month shoot documenting the lives of two women as they try to quit smoking.

2004, Camera Operator
Independent
ETS
2nd Camera for sit down interview with Rep. John Conyers regarding the 50th Anniversary of the Brown vs. The Board of Education ruling by the Supreme Court.

2004, Director of Photography
Sunrise
Covington Films
Lit and shot, 15 minute Super 16mm film for entry into film festivals. Received Best Cinematography award from Visions Festival (2004)

2004, Production Assistant
Mondo Magic
A&E
Collecting and managing appearance and location releases, setting up equipment, and navigating a variety of locations in Washington, DC.

2004, Camera Operator
Mondo Magic
A&E
3rd Camera (HD) on Washington, D.C. based stunt segment for street magic oriented series.

2004, Editor, Assistant
Psychic Detectives
Storyhouse Productions
Responsible for logging footage for first three episodes of AE series, Psychic Detectives, over the Holidays.

2004, Writer/Director/Producer/Editor
Bringing Home the Gold
Forced Detour Entertainment
Graduate thesis film shot on Super 16mm. Wrote, produced, directed, and edited 25 minute narrative about a down and out boxer living on the streets of D.C.

2004, Assistant Story Editor
Disarm
Landmines Doco
Contracted to cull story lines from 100 hours of footage on the use and abuse of landmines throughout the world.

2004, Post Production Technical Consultant
The Carville Project
PBS
Hired to fix FCP4 system and to reconfigure hardware to support audio capture from audio tape and vinyl records for archival documentary on James Carville and his family.

2004, Camera Assistant (1st)
Sunset Hotel
20th Century Fox
Responsible for maintenance and prep of cameras for shoots, plus assistance with lighting and grip work.

2003, Camera Operator
Living in the Trenches of Show Business
American University
Documenting American University-sponsored live event moderated by Bill Maher and featuring prominent AU alums including, Barry Josephson, Robert Morton, Stu Smiley and Dan Lothian.

2003, Camera Assistant (1st)
Carrs vs. Trainors
ALS, LLC
Camera support (DVX 100a) on Amtrak commercial.

2003, Camera Assistant (1st)
Oedipus Wrecks
Blair Productions, LLC
1st AC on half hour Super 16mm narrative film. Responsible for assisting Director of Photagraphy with camera maintenance, loading and unloading film, and lighting.

2002, Producer/Shooter
The National Cherry Blossom Festival
Forced Detour Entertainment
Coordinating seven person crew to document the 2002 National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington D.C. Shot multiple formats (Beta, DV, mini-DV) to provide footage for future PSA campaigns and in-house promotional videos.

2002, Grip
Lemonade Stories
Independent
Lighting segment interviews and support for independent film examining the lives of succesful soft drink entrepreneurs.

2002, Camera Assistant (1st)
Americas Most Wanted
20th Century Fox
Steadicam assist for re-creations and stand ups with host for Fox's America's Most Wanted.