Bill Mitchell(III)
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Additional Crew
Cinematographer/ Camera Operator Bill (Billie) Mitchell S.O.C. (Active member: Society of Camera Operators), and I.A.T.S.E. Local 600 Camera Operator.
2022/2021 has included the Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Amazon Studios (2022) working title "New Model", shooting for 10 days in Portland, OR. Camera operating a documentary for 6 weeks on the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, with Lightningwood Pictures, continuing work on FOX/ABC "Big Sky", providing footage for Miramax "OId Dads", and several other productions.
Billie also shoots custom and stock driving plates, recent titles include, "Dark Winds" AMC, "Big Sky", and "End of the Road" and others. His company BlueSkyFootage, shoots driving array's/plates with nine cameras in 4K 10bit. We can shoot any driving footage.
Mitchell also likes to work with students, and in 2022, he did a cinematography/drone class with George RR Matin's StageCoach Foundation, on a project with a rebuilt steam engine.
Billie enjoyed shooting experimental cinematography starting young and winning a Student Academy Award A.M.P.A.S. in the Experimental category for his 35mm student film "Zebu". After finishing his BA in film at Loyola Marymount University, he started as a camera and post production assistant on feature films including the signature 70mm film, "Baraka".
Over 30 years ago he began to license his footage for commercials, feature films, music video and various other video projects and has an extensive stock footage library, BlueSkyFootage.
Today, Bill also shoots custom shots as a Director of Photography/ Operator for commercials, features, and TV, and his stock images have been seen in many productions. He is considered an expert in the field of time lapse, driving plates, though his shooting style spans an array of techniques, including drones.
2022/2021 has included the Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Amazon Studios (2022) working title "New Model", shooting for 10 days in Portland, OR. Camera operating a documentary for 6 weeks on the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, with Lightningwood Pictures, continuing work on FOX/ABC "Big Sky", providing footage for Miramax "OId Dads", and several other productions.
Billie also shoots custom and stock driving plates, recent titles include, "Dark Winds" AMC, "Big Sky", and "End of the Road" and others. His company BlueSkyFootage, shoots driving array's/plates with nine cameras in 4K 10bit. We can shoot any driving footage.
Mitchell also likes to work with students, and in 2022, he did a cinematography/drone class with George RR Matin's StageCoach Foundation, on a project with a rebuilt steam engine.
Billie enjoyed shooting experimental cinematography starting young and winning a Student Academy Award A.M.P.A.S. in the Experimental category for his 35mm student film "Zebu". After finishing his BA in film at Loyola Marymount University, he started as a camera and post production assistant on feature films including the signature 70mm film, "Baraka".
Over 30 years ago he began to license his footage for commercials, feature films, music video and various other video projects and has an extensive stock footage library, BlueSkyFootage.
Today, Bill also shoots custom shots as a Director of Photography/ Operator for commercials, features, and TV, and his stock images have been seen in many productions. He is considered an expert in the field of time lapse, driving plates, though his shooting style spans an array of techniques, including drones.