Brown Cooper - DP, Director/Cameraman

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Twenty-seven years experience in motion picture photography of  Features, Commercials, Music Videos, Documentaries, Corporate and Industrials. I have worked with many talented Cinematographers and Directors over the years. I am proficient with any 35mm, 16mm, and all video formats including HD and 24P HD.

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY - FEATURES AND SHORTS

THE ANARCHIST COOKBOOK - Feature, Freedonia Productions, Robert Brown-Producer - 1st Unit DP
ICE HOUSE - Feature, Cactus Films, Melissa Gilbert-Producer - 1st Unit DP
THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE BEGINNING - 2nd Unit DP - New Line - (1st Unit DP-Lukas Ettlin)
FANBOYS - 2nd Unit DP - Weinstein - (1st Unit DP-Lukas Ettlin)
GLORY ROAD - Additional Cinematography - Disney - (1st Unit DP-Jeffrey Kimball, John Toon)
RUFFIAN - 2nd Unit DP - ESPN MOW - (1st Unit DP-David Franco)
THE BETTER MAN - 2nd Unit DP - Universal Pictures - James Earl Jones, Martin Lawrence - (1st Unit DP-Greg Gardiner)
ROCKETT - 2nd Unit DP - Sharon Stone, Jimmy Fallon (1st Unit DP-Lisa Rinzler)
THE JOURNEYMAN - Feature, Additional Cinematography - (1st Unit DP-Rohn Schmidt)
SLAP HER, SHE'S FRENCH - Add'l Cinematography - ABC MOW - (1st Unit DP-Chuck Minsky, Roberto Schaeffer)
PAINTED HERO - Feature, Cabin Fever - 2nd Unit DP - (1st Unit DP-David Bridges)
WALKER-TEXAS RANGER, CBS - 2nd Unit DP - (1st Unit DP-Anderson/Arguelles)
PAINT THINNER - 6 minute short, Joroco Productions, Shot in Sony/Panavision CineAlta 24P - DP
THE RIDE - 30 minute short, Awards at WorldFest & Texas Int'l Film Festivals - DP
THE MONKEYSHINE - 5 minute short, 1st place WorldFest Int'l Film Festival - DP

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY - COMMERCIALS

McDonald's, Sea World, Texas Lottery, Pizza Hut, Conoco, Kern's Nectar, Southwestern Bell, Quaker Oats, Lowe's, Hardees - NFL Celebrities, Shell Oil, Nokia, Exxon, Eyemasters, Volkswagen, Austin Lyric Opera, Children's Motrin, Bank United, Bryan Foods, KFC, Crisco, Builder's Square, Texas Tourism, Winston/Sea World/LA Tourism - Aerial DP, Davis Auto Group (CineAlta 24P-HD), KERA spots (1080i/HD), and hundreds of others.

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY / CAMERA OPERATOR - MUSIC VIDEOS

Hank Thompson/Jr. Brown - DP, Katie Wallace Band - DP, Suzie Stern Quintet - Director/DP
Monte Warden - DP, Billy Joel in Russia - Operator, Russell Crowe - Concert Camera
Operator, Def Leppard - Operator, Bryan White - Power Pod Camera Operator,
Jr. Brown - CamRemote Camera Operator, Metallica - Main stage dolly Camera Operator.
(DP's and Directors I have operated for on Music Videos: Daniel Pearl, Marc Reshovsky, Toby Phillips, Thom Oliphant, Wayne Isham, Chris Rogers, Roger Pistole, et al.)

CAMERA OPERATOR - FEATURES AND TV

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS - Additional Camera Operator - NBC (DP-David Boyd)
PRISON BREAK - Additional Camera Operator - Fox (DP-Robert LaBonge, Fernando Arguelles)
SERVING SARA - A Camera Operator/2nd Unit DP, Paramount (DP-Robert Brinkman)
KEYS TO TULSA - A Camera Operator, PolyGram/Gramercy, James Coburn - (DP-Robert Fraisse, AFC)
AMERICAN OUTLAWS - A Camera 2nd Unit - (1st Unit DP-Russell Boyd, ACS/2nd Unit DP-R. McLachlan, CSC)
THE ROOKIE - B Camera Operator, Disney, (anamorphic) - (DP-John Schwartzman, ASC)
THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE BEGINNING - B Camera Operator - Touchstone - (DP-Lukas Ettlin)
FANBOYS - B Camera Operator - Weinstein - (DP-Lukas Ettlin)
RUFFIAN - Additional Camera Operator - ESPN MOW -(DP-David Franco)
THE REAPING - Additional Camera Operator - Warner Bros. - (DP-Peter Levy, ASC, ACS)
A HOUSE DIVIDED - Additional Camera Operator - Touchstone - (DP-Joel Ransom)
SAVING JESSICA LYNCH - B Camera Operator/2nd Unit DP, NBC MOW - (DP-Joel Ransom)
THE ALAMO - Additional Operator, Disney, (anamorphic) - (DP-Dean Semler, ASC)
UNIVERSAL SOLDIER: THE RETURN - B Camera Operator, J.C. Van Damme - (DP-Michael Benson)
THE NEWTON BOYS - Additional Operator, 20th Century Fox, (anamorphic) - (DP-Peter James, ASC)
WALKER-TEXAS RANGER -B Camera Operator/2nd Unit Operator - (DP-Anderson/Arguelles)
HEAVEN HELP US - B Camera Operator, Aaron Spelling - various episodes - (DP-Jerry Callaway, SOC)
THE LAST FAIR DEAL - B Camera Operator, L. M. "Kit" Carson-Producer - (DP-Bill Schwarz)
PROBLEM CHILD - Additional Operator, Columbia Pictures - (DP-Peter Collister)

CAMERA OPERATOR - NATIONAL COMMERCIALS

Coca-Cola, Kodak, Bud Light, Miller Beer, SW Airlines, Garden Ridge, Home Depot, Lowe's, AllState, Sea World, and many others.

DIRECTOR/CAMERAMAN

Essilor Eyewear - TeleWorks
I'm An American - Ad Council PSA (Southwest Segment) GSD&M/Rock House
Soft & Dri/Wal-Mart Co-op Ad featuring "3 of Hearts" - Still Rolling Pictures
Lincoln Navigator - with Brett Hull, Dallas Stars - Blue Mountain Films
Cadillac - VMR Productions
Alcon Contact Lens Solution - Big Fish Films
Cowboy Hall of Fame - with Richard Farnsworth - Still Rolling Pictures
Miller Lite - Square One
Hershey's - TeleWorks
KFC - Food - Colelli Productions
Luck's Beans - Food - Times 3 Productions
Ranch Style Beans - Food - Times 3 Productions
Pizza Inn - Food - Rocket Science
Rally's -Food - Colelli Productions
The Cliburn Musical Awakenings - The Van Cliburn Foundation/Still Rolling Pictures
Suzie Stern Quintet - Music Video - Still Rolling Pictures

HD and VIDEO PRODUCTION

Dramatic, Commercial, Corporate, and Industrial Videos in various formats -
Genesis, Arri D-20, Phantom, Sony 950, Sony 900, Panasonic Varicam Owner
24P HD, HD 1080i/720p, Digital Beta, Beta SP, Film to High Definition, DVCam (Sony DSR Series, etc.),
Mini DV (Canon XL-1, Sony, etc.), Streaming Video and Webcasting.
Clients include: Behind the scenes Lance Armstrong Nat'l Commercial for Hal Riney Associates, Toyota Tundra for Saatchi and Saatchi LA, Bank One, Southwest Airlines, Miller Lite, Malibu Speed Zone, Tandy-Radio Shack, Lennox, Boy Scouts of America, Frito-Lay, EyeCare Centers of America, American Heart Association and others.

SPECIAL EQUIPMENT / EXPERTISE

Aerial Photography, TechnoCrane, Louma Crane, Unilux, Swing/Shift, Ulti-Matte, Innovision, Frasier, Revolution Lens System, Photosonics, Remote Heads, Time Lapse, Lightflex, and Freeze Camera Techniques.

AFFILIATIONS

International Cinematographers Guild-Local 600 (Classified as DP and Operator), Texas Association of Film/Tape Professionals, Texas Film Commission.

SELECTED COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION COMPANIES

Area 51, Bedford Falls, Big Fish Films, Blue Mountain Films, CFM-New York, Cognito Films, Colelli, Concrete, Directorz, Eleven, Film Row, Morrison Productions, Moving Pictures, Public Strategies, Rock House, Rocket Productions, Steel Canyon Films, Storyville Pictures, TeleWorks, The James Gang, The Story Companies, Three Step Productions, Times 3 Productions, TocRok Productions, and many others.

REFERENCES

DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY:
John Schwartzman, ASC - PEARL HARBOR, THE ROOKIE, ARMAGEDDON, THE ROCK
Dean Semler, ASC - THE ALAMO, BRUCE ALMIGHTY, WE WERE SOLDIERS, NUTTY PROFESSOR II, WATERWORLD
Levie Isaacks, ASC - MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE, TALES FROM THE CRYPT
Robert LaBonge - PRISON BREAK, NORTH SHORE, FOR THE PEOPLE
David Boyd, ASC - FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
Russell Boyd, ASC, ACS - MASTER AND COMMANDER, TENDER MERCIES, GALIPOLI, DR.DOLITTLE, LIAR,LIAR, TIN CUP, CROCODILE DUNDEE
Rob McLachlan, CSC - MACGYVER, MILLENNIUM, FINAL DESTINATION, THE ONE
Joel Ransom - BAND OF BROTHERS, SAVING JESSICA LYNCH
Robert Brinkman - THE CABLE GUY, THE TRUTH ABOUT CATS AND DOGS, RATTLE AND HUM-U2
Chuck Minsky - PRETTY WOMAN
Robert Fraisse, AFC - THE LOVER (Oscar nomination for cinematography), RONIN, SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET
Peter Collister, ASC - HALLOWEEN 4, DEUCE BIGALOW: MALE GIGOLO
Jerry Callaway, SOC - GUNSMOKE: THE LAST APACHE, LONE WOLF McQUADE
Rick Anderson - FATHER DOWLING MYSTERIES, WALKER-TEXAS RANGER

DIRECTORS:
John Lee Hancock - THE ROOKIE, THE ALAMO
Kevin Hooks - PRISON BREAK, LINCOLN HEIGHTS, 24, ALIAS, LOST, NORTH SHORE, COLD CASE, ER, NYPD BLUE, ST. ELSEWHERE
Reginald Hudlin - SERVING SARA, HOUSE PARTY
J. Michael McClary - CURSE OF THE STARVING CLASS, ANNIE-O
Jordan Susman - THE ANARCHIST COOKBOOK

PRODUCERS:
Dan Kolsrud - Se7en, BICENTENNIAL MAN, FALLING DOWN, LA CONFIDENTIAL, GRUMPY OLD MEN, et al.
Robert Brown - STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI (Production Executive), HOWARD THE DUCK (UPM), ROBIN HOOD: MEN IN TIGHTS (UPM), INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM (UPM), HOLLOW MAN (UPM) and others.

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