Brian Schmidt
independent filmmaker
Utrecht / NL
about me
Freelance filmmaker.

Since 2003 I have been working with the media of moving images! I am Educated in Denmark (my home country), and moved to Holland in 2008. Here I picked another education to also expand my network, and have been working freelance ever since. I mostly make online videos for the commercial market, but fill the rest of my time with fictional projects, both of my own imagination and as helper on other projects. I know my way around a set, I understand the do's and don't of filmmaking, and am constantly trying to improve my own skills and broaden my knowledge. I speak fluent Dutch, English and (of course) Danish. For more info please see my portfolio or contact me directly.

Furthermore I have a background in professional work environments and understand how companies think and what's important to them.

ask me for
Lesgeven/workshops films maken
Business video profiles
Impressions of events and conferences.
Creative filmic ways to present your company profile.

remarks
Keen interest in storytelling
Good eye for image composition
Great team worker
Know my way around a film set
Understanding client relationships

trackrecord
- Director/Producer/cameraman of Behind the Camera featurette for Danish Professional feature film 'Bag det stille ydre' (restless souls) 2005
- ENG sound recorder + studio builder/show assistant + occasional acting in Danish TV Comedy shows 'Zahle's Top Ti' (TV2 Zulu) & 'Fjernsyn for voksne' (DR2) 2003+2004
- Writer/Director/Producer of low-budget horror feature 'All the Children are Insane' 2010
- Director/cameraman/editor on music video for danish band Magnolia Shoals 'I will roam again' 2011
- Producer of lots of online company presentation videos (2004-ongoing)
- Lots and lots of online impression videos (event registrations) for exhibition clients (ongoing)
- Interview clips with company executives and exhibitioners (ongoing)
- Online Instructional Videos (ongoing)
- Cameraman on multicamera recording sessions with Live'N'Kickin (Live band recordings)

equipment
Sony A7III
Canon 5D Mark III + lenses (diverse Canon L-lensen, Lensbaby Composer Pro)
Canon DSLR 550D
GoPro Hero
Manfrotto tripod
DJI Ronin stabilizer
Glidetrack
Røde NTG3 mic + boom/blimp
Røde filmaker kit audio set
H4N Zoom
Falcon eyes acthergrondsysteem + doek/green screen
Ikan ID500 light kit

hardware knowledge
Canon & Nikon DSLRs
SONY mirrorless cameras + DV & EX-cams
Panasonic AG-DVX100
ENG-sound mixers
H4N Zoom
ATEM livestreaming software
iMac

software knowledge
Mac computers
PC computers
FCP 7 + FCPX
AFX
Photoshop/illustrator
Microsoft Office

discipline
Corporate film, Commercial, Documentary, Drama film, ENG / TV reports, Internet film, Short film, Feature film, Television, Music Video

Brian Schmidt
Utrecht / NL
independent filmmaker