Minneapolis videographer · cinematographer · DP
A Minneapolis videographer who has shot for The New York Times and the business next door.
Interview-driven stories, brand films, campaign videos and editorial assignments across the Twin Cities. One shooter, a small kit, footage that looks like a crew made it.
- The New York Times
- The Washington Post
- The Wall Street Journal
- PBS NewsHour
- VICE
- Getty Images
- MPR · APM
- Mayo Clinic
- Xcel Energy
- Macalester College
- Children's Minnesota
Video that gets used
Most organizations do not need a cinematic spectacle. They need a short, true story about a person, told clearly, shot well, delivered in the formats their channels actually use. That is most of my calendar: interview-driven videos for companies like Xcel Energy and Mayo Clinic, colleges like Macalester and St. Thomas, and nonprofits across the Twin Cities.
What is different about hiring a photojournalist to shoot your video is speed and ease. I have spent 30 years walking into unfamiliar rooms with a camera, so the lighting, the sound and the nervous interviewee are solved in the first ten minutes, not the first hour. People relax. Footage improves.
Minneapolis-based, national experience
National outlets call me when the story is in Minnesota: PBS NewsHour, The New York Times, VICE News, MPR and APM Reports. That editorial discipline shows up in client work as honest pacing, real moments and no filler.
When you need more than a shooter
If your project needs a producer, a writer and an editor, that is Tiny Window Pictures, the studio I co-founded with Lindsey Seavert. You still get me behind the camera. For everything that fits in one car and one or two shoot days, you are in the right place.
What's included
- Pre-production call and a shot plan you can share internally
- Cinema cameras, lighting and pro audio for up to three-camera interviews
- Drone aerials on the same day (FAA Part 107)
- Editing, color and captions, or clean footage for your editor
- Deliverables sized for web, social (vertical) and broadcast
Good for
- Corporate and brand stories, recruiting, internal comms
- Higher education: admissions, alumni, campaigns
- Healthcare and nonprofit campaign videos
- Event coverage and conference highlight reels
- Newsrooms and documentary teams needing a local DP
Questions
Asked often.
How much does a videographer cost in Minneapolis?
For a single experienced shooter with cinema cameras, lighting and audio, expect half-day and full-day rates with editing quoted separately. I publish a clear quote within a business day and offer nonprofit and public-media rates. Multi-day and retainer pricing is available.
Do you work as a one-person crew or with a team?
Both. Most interview and story shoots are me alone, which keeps things nimble and affordable. For larger productions I work as director of photography with a crew, or the project runs through Tiny Window Pictures with a producer and editor.
Do you travel outside the Twin Cities?
Yes. Greater Minnesota is common and quoted without travel fees for most day trips. I also shoot nationally for editorial clients and travel with a compact kit.
Can you deliver vertical video for social?
Yes, and I plan for it on set rather than cropping afterward: framing, lower thirds and pacing are considered for 9:16 from the start.
Booking video in Minneapolis?
Send dates and a sentence about the project. You will have a quote within a business day.