ARMANDA COSTANZA

615-***-**** abqq3r@r.postjobfree.com www.ACameraTruck.com

EXPERIENCE:

** *****-********/**/******** on Features, Television Movies, Documentaries, Music

Videos & Commercials.

25 years-1st AC, with DP s such as Bill Pope, Barry Sonnenfeld, and Daniel Pearl.

Formed Armanda Costanza, Inc. /A.C., inc., a Motion Picture Camera Rental Co., since 1984.

Extensive knowledge & experience in film and digital formats, including High Def and Red.

Have worked in 48 of the 50 United States as well as in Europe, Mexico and Bermuda.

CREDITS: Features/Television/Long Form/Special Events

Director Television Pilot/MOW: On Music Row, with Jennifer O Neal & Lari White 2000*

Director - Feature Film: Blood, Friends & Money, with Jim Varney 97

Director - Feature Film Trailer: Rising to the Top, Cloudland Pictures 97

Director and DP Corporate: Nashville Fertility Clinic, Mulberry Street Pictures 02

Director and DP Corporate: Rape & Sexual Abuse Center, Goldpitt Productions 01

Director and DP Music Special: A Light Leads Home: A tribute to Mother Teresa 97- 98

Director and DP - Documentary: Kids and Nurses, A.C., Inc. 96

CO-Director and DP - Castner Knott/Mercantile Commercials, Goldpitt Productions 96- 98

DP Indie Feature Film: Prisoner Fresh Produce Productions, Producer: Marshall Persinger 05

DP Short Independent Film: The Key, Ghostwater Films 01**

DP Short Independent Film: Bedlam, Ghostwater Films 01***

DP - Music Videos for Numerous Christian, Country, Rap and R&B Artists, 92- 07

DP - Independent Short Film: Date Fate, Director: Chris Greenwood 99***

DP - PSA s for Nashville Cares Aids Walk, 1998

DP - 60 minute After School Special: At The Edge, with Stephen Curtis Chapman 98

DP - 30 minute TV Pilot: Carter Raye, Franklin Films 98***

DP - Independent Short Film: Dear Mr. Goodlife, Director: Peter Neff 97***

DP - Independent Short Film: Obit, Director: David McClister for Franklin Films 98***

DP - Documentary: Let Me Speak And Be Heard, A.C., Inc. and GoldPitt Productions 96

DP - Home Video: Chip Arnold- 3 One Man Shows, William Morris Agency 96

2ND Unit DP & 1st Unit A Camera Operator - Miramax Feature Film: Daltry Calhoun,

starring Juliette Lewis, Johnny Knoxville and Quentin Tarrantino. L Driver Productions, Executive

Producer: Quentin Tarrantino. 05

2nd Unit DP/Cam.Op. Documentary: The Gospel of Johnny Cash, M2 Productions 07

2nd Unit DP/Cam.Op. Independent Film:,Kat Scratch Films 07

2nd unit DP/Cam.Op. Miramax Feature: Daltry Calhoun Exec. Prod r Quentin Tarrantino 04

2nd unit DP/Cam.Op. - Independent Film: Lunker Lake, Lunker Films 97

2nd unit DP/Cam.Op. - Independent Feature Film: Get Serious, Clyde Films 96

Cam. Operator- Loretta Lynn, Crystal Gayle & Family Documentary, M2 Productions 07

Cam. Operator- The Apostles of Comedy, Producer: Mitchell Galin 07

Cam. Operator Kenny Chesney Concert Tour, Tacklebox Films 04

Cam. Operator Indie Feature: The Slasher, Dir.: John Landis 03

Cam. Operator Indie Feature: Charlie s War with Vanessa Redgrave & Olympia Dukakis 02

Cam. Operator CMT s Crossroads with Ray Charles and Travis Tritt 02

Cam. Operator - Garth Brooks music video, Director: Garth Brooks for Picture Vision 99

Cam. Operator - Home Video: The Fisk Jubilee Singers 125th Anniversary, FilmHouse 97

Cam. Operator - M.O.W.: Following Her Heart, Dir.: Lee Grant, starring Ann Margaret 96

Cam. Operator - Documentary: Amazing Grace with Amy Grant, Planet Pictures 95- 96

Cam. Operator - VH1 Special: Steve Winwood, A.C.,Inc. 95 and 98

Cam. Operator CBS Special: Garth Brooks Live at Texas Stadium, High Five Prod. 94

Commercials (First Assistant Camera) More than 1500 including:

Nike, ABC Monday Night Football, Levi s, Wrangler Jeans, Nexxus Hair Products, Target, Wal-

Mart, Service Merchandise, Dollar General Store, Dunkin Donuts, Goodies, Coke, Mello-Yellow,

Cream of Wheat, Oatmeal, Lysol Spray, Ace Hardware with John Madden, Arm and Hammer

Baking Soda, Arm and Hammer Carpet Deodorizer, Toyota, Lexus, Saturn, Nissan, Chevrolet,

Ford, Tennessee Lottery, St. Jude s Children s Hospital, Dollywood, Tennessee Tourism,

Bermuda Tourism, Cayman Islands Tourism, Click It Or Ticket.

Music Videos (First Assistant Camera) More than 2000 including:

Alabama, Jason Aldean, Gary Allen, Chet Atkins, Clint Black, Suzy Bogguss, Garth Brooks,

Brooks and Dunn, Mary Chapin-Carpenter, Johnny Cash, Rosanne Cash, Ray Charles, Kenny

Chesney, Rodney Crowell, Billy Ray Cyrus, Charley Daniels, Diamond Rio, DC Talk, Steve Earle,

Amy Grant, Vince Gill, Nanci Griffith, Emmylou Harris, Levon Helm, Don Henley, John Hiatt, Faith

Hill, Alan Jackson, Waylon Jennings, Wynonna Judd, The Judds, Sammy Kershaw, Toby Kieth,

Mark Knoffler, kd lang, Patty Loveless, Lyle Lovett, Loretta Lynn, Shelby Lynne, Reba McEntire,

Tim McGraw, Kathy Mattea, Mavericks, Dolly Parton, Rascal Flatts, Kenny Rogers, Taylor Swift,

Pam Tillis, Randy Travis, Travis Tritt, Tanya Tucker, Shania Twain, Steve Wariner, Hank

Williams, Jr., Gretchen Wilson, Steve Winwood, Trisha Yearwood.

* Premiered on CMT and is still shown regularly on CMT Canada.

** Best Cinematography Award at the 2003 Seattle Film Festival, 2002 Nashville

Independent Film Festival winner and accepted to numerous film festivals. Screened at

the DGA, in Los Angeles on October 17, 2002.

*** Accepted and screened at numerous film festivals.

Nominated for best PSA by TV Cares, which culled six final nominees from thousands

of entries nationwide.

Armanda was a Top Ten Finalist for the 1999 Kodak Vision Award.

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