Director of Photography

Dual USA and Canadian citizen.

Open to travel.

Transport Canada Certified Drone Pilot.

Montreal Based Cinematographer/Videographer Photographer, Drone Pilot

Fawn takes a cinematic story-telling approach to online marketing videos, corporate training videos and documentaries.

Fawn shoots video on the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera and photos on Fujifilm. She shoots aerial cinematography with the DJI Mavic Pro 2 with Hasselblad camera. She has full LED or Tungsten lighting kits.

Fawn has experience filming  with a variety of cameras including various models by Canon, Sony, Panasonic, Blackmagic and Fujifilm. She is accustomed to  working with a variety of file formats and compression standards. She is particularly adept at shaping light. Fawn’s editing station features Adobe Creative Cloud(Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Lightroom, etc.) Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro X, Davinci Resolve and Izotope RX10.

25 Years of Professional Experience

Yeah that’s a long time.

The past 25 years have been a whirlwind of technological advancements in camera and lighting  technology. How can the capabilities of these technologies be harnessed to make your script come to life? Get Fawn  involved in the creative process from the start! This allows her to get to know the unique needs of your project and put together a package of  services and equipment that is most appropriate, practical and efficient. She is happy to explain the full impact of various approaches  on the production workflow, budget and final image.

Selected Credits

Fawn has produced, shoot and edited hundreds of videos - too many to list. This list of credits was selected to demonstrate the range of projects she’s worked on.

Creative Director / Director

Brand Identity Video

Fawn created this brand identity video for a startup. As creative director she scouted talent, choreographed and storyboarded the production and directed the interviews and edit.

After seeing this brand identity video, the WNBA Detroit Shock wanted to film a television spot in the same location.

Producer / Director

Television Commercial & Radio Spot, Jingle

“bring it.” - 2003 WNBA Champion Detroit Shock

Director of Photography / Video Editor

Online Marketing Videos & Television Commercial

"CEDEC Small Business Support Network - Our Members and New Brand"

"Brossard Bagel"

"HomeStagingLG"

"Ébénisterie Public Woodworking"

"Traduction Proteus"

As director of Photography, Fawn worked with Director Darren Kotania and Producer Melissa Bellerose to create this series of marketing videos for four local small businesses. In addition to promoting these entrepreneurs, CEDEC produced a television commercial promoting their Small Business Network. The last 15 seconds of the CEDEC Small Business Network promotional video was used as a television spot.

Behind the Scenes: Brossard Bagel, Online Marketing Video

Small Business Online Marketing Video

Director of Photography / Videographer

Online Marketing Video “Concordia International”

Also B-camera for “Design Arts Program” and “Computational Arts Program”, Concordia University, Produced by Picture This Productions 2012

Director of Photography

Reality Television Series, YTV In Real Life 3 Final Webisode

As Director of Photography, Fawn created working storyboards and tacticals for Wild Reptile Handlers the final webisode of YTV’s “In Real Life - Season 3”. Due to the poor lighting at the exoterium, she installed temporary lighting system for the 3 camera shoot.

Director of Photography / Video Editor

13 Episode Documentary Web Series - "Silent Memoirs - Life Stories of the Deaf"

SILENT MEMOIRS is a series of documentary style webisodes focusing on the education of the Deaf community, as told by members of that community. Historically, the community has been marginalized and denied access to education. Produced and directed by Mary Luczki

Also, news segments for online sign language news website, OICMovies.com, 2007-2009

Director of Photography, Assistant Editor, Detroit International AutoShow Display Video, Chevy Tech Wall, General Motors, 2002

Videographer, Travel Memoirs / Log, Cabo San Lucas, GMAC, 2001

Director of Photography

  • Product Launch, Spring Line 2010, Carhartt, Inc., 2009

  • American Sign Language Educational DVD, Fingerspelling Skills, OIC Movies, 2007

Videographer

  • UFSC Scholarship Awards Recipients, Urban Financial Services Coalition, 2007 & 2008

  • Live Concert Video, Noah Zacherin - Folk Singer, 2013

  • Online Marketing Videos, “Concordia Design Arts” and “Computational Arts”, Picture this

    Productions, 2012

  • Online Marketing Video, Lead the Way, Automation Alley, 2008

  • Promotional Video, Lighthouse PATH, Lighthouse PATH, 2004

  • Documentary, The Gene Miller Story, Comerica, 2003

Producer/Writer

Training video, “CRA Data Integrity”, Comerica Bank, 2001

Producer/Script Writer/Director

Bi-annual news program for brand customer service representatives, “Frontline”, Comerica Bank, 2000-2003

Script Writer

• Marketing Videos, “Interpretive Services” & “Great Adventures”, Huron-Clinton Metroparks, 1999

  • 1999 “Teddy” Award from the Michigan Outdoor Writers Association for Huron-Clinton Metropark’s “Great Adventures” as Scriptwriter

  • 1998 ITVA Golden Cassette award of merit for the Huron-Clinton Metropark’s “Interpretive Services” as Editor & Scriptwriter

Script Writer/Production Manager

  • Training video, “Safeman”, Comerica Bank, 2000

Editor

  • Assistant Editor, In Real Life Season 3, Apartment 11, 2011

  • Product Launch, Spring Line 2010, Carhartt, Inc., 2009

  • Promotional Video, Lead the Way, Automation Alley, 2008

  • Online Marketing Video, “Celebrate Ability”, Detroit Institute for Children, 2008

  • Corporate Training Video, “72”, Comerica Bank, 2007

  • Corporate Training Video, Operation REMOTE” Comerica Bank, 2006

  • Corporate Conference Music Video, “The Things we do for Growth”, Comerica bank, 2006

  • Corporate Training Video, “Regulation B”, Comerica Bank, 2005

  • Marketing Documentary, “Hummer H2”, General Motors

  • Detroit International AutoShow Display Video, Chevy Tech Wall, General Motors, 2002

  • Marketing Video, “Boating & Fishing”, Huron-Clinton Metroparks, 1998

Production Manager

  • Corporate Documentary, “The Gene Miller Story”, Comerica Bank, 2003

  • Corporate Communications CD-rom, “Tech Road Show - Blackberry”, Comerica Bank, 2002

  • Vignettes for corporate meeting, “Changing Places”, Comerica Bank, 2001

  • Vignettes for corporate meeting, “S-Files”, Comerica Bank, 2000

Technical Director / Live Event / Multi-Cam

  • Bi-annual Employee Owner Meetings, 2004-2009

  • Bi-annual Senior Officer Meetings, 2004-2009

  • Annual Service Company Senior Officer Meeting, 2001-2009

  • Annual Retail Bank Senior Officer Meeting, 2008-2009

Gaffer

  • Television Pilot for Animal Planet, Leader of the Pack, One of Us Films, 2008

Certificate in Documentary Camera

Maine Media Workshops & College, Rockport, Maine, U.S.A.

Certificate in Radio and Television Broadcasting
Specialization in Video Production

Specs Howard School of Broadcast Arts, Southfield, Michigan, U.S.A

RPAS Pilot Certificate for Advanced Operations

Transport Canada


Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Ground School Certificate

Aerobotika Academy, British Columbia