Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Timeline
NY EMMY
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Ilya Shnitser

New York,NY

Summary

I am a NYC Emmy® award winning Director of Photography and Camera Operator, known for my versatile visual storytelling across narrative, documentary, fashion and commercial work with festival screenings at Tribeca, DOC NYC, Alba and Berlin.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Camera Operator

BLACKLIGHT PRODUCTIONS
01.2022 - Current

Work with a roster of directors and producers across a range of projects, including fashion, branded, documentary, broadcast and live productions.

Camera Operator

IDI
06.2017 - Current

Work with a roster of directors and producers in fashion video.

Camera Operator

Video Destination
05.2015 - Current
  • Multicam production on award shows, corporate presentations and events.

Director of Photography

BBC America
06.2014 - Current

Filmed award winning documentaries, including Alice Waters: Food revolutionary, Anne-Sophie Pic: The chef who rules France and The Italian island of perpetual fire (Official selection Alba International film Festival).

Director of Phoprography

Freelance
05.2014 - Current

Shot short and feature length films, including Heroin (Official selection Tribeca Film Festival 2017), The Truth About Santa Clause and Out of State: A Gothic Romance.

Camera Operator

BBC World
03.2013 - Current

Shoot a variety of short and medium format TV and online documentaries.

Camera Operator

BRIC
04.2010 - Current

Shoot documentary content, cultural programming, and live events.

Director of Photography

BRIC
04.2010 - Current

Shot the documentary The Grand Unified Theory of Howard Bloom (Official selection DOC NYC).

Camera Operator

SOUTHWEB PRODUCTIONS
05.2019 - 12.2021

Work with a roster of directors and producers across a range of projects, including fashion, branded, documentary, broadcast and live productions.

Director of Photography

First We Feast
03.2016 - 03.2020

Shot a number ot shows including Sean in the Wild, The Curry Shop and The Burger Show.

Director of Photography

Atlas Media Corp
08.2012 - 11.2016

Shot several true crime television series for Investigation Discovery.

Camera Operator

VICE
02.2016 - 03.2016

Worked on the series Motherboard.

Education

Master of Arts - Media Studies

The New School
New York, NY
05-2009

Bachelor of Arts - Cinema, Photography

Binghamton University
Binghamton, NY
05-2005

Skills

  • Video production
  • Camera maintenance
  • Shoot planning
  • Lighting expertise
  • Live camera operations

Timeline

Camera Operator

BLACKLIGHT PRODUCTIONS
01.2022 - Current

Camera Operator

SOUTHWEB PRODUCTIONS
05.2019 - 12.2021

Camera Operator

IDI
06.2017 - Current

Director of Photography

First We Feast
03.2016 - 03.2020

Camera Operator

VICE
02.2016 - 03.2016

Camera Operator

Video Destination
05.2015 - Current

Director of Photography

BBC America
06.2014 - Current

Director of Phoprography

Freelance
05.2014 - Current

Camera Operator

BBC World
03.2013 - Current

Director of Photography

Atlas Media Corp
08.2012 - 11.2016

Camera Operator

BRIC
04.2010 - Current

Director of Photography

BRIC
04.2010 - Current

Master of Arts - Media Studies

The New School

Bachelor of Arts - Cinema, Photography

Binghamton University

NY EMMY

2022 NY EMMY win.