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Drew Hagelin: Director, DoP, editor and VFX COMPOSITOR currently based in Los Angeles, CA; Specializing in music videos, short films, social media content and other short form/ experimental media including visual accompaniment/projections for live events.
EDUCATION
George Mason University; Fairfax, VA - Bachelor’s Degree in Film and Video Studies, 2010
Lost Boys Studios - School of Visual Effects; Vancouver, BC - Advanced Compositing, 2023
VFX COMPOSITING
The Fall Guy (2024) dir. David Leach. Crafty Apes VFX. 2023
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty TV series created by Max Borenstein and Jim Hecht. Crafty Apes VFX. 2023
Extraction 2 dir. Sam Hargrove. Crafty Apes VFX. 2023
Upload TV series created by Greg Daniels. Crafty Apes VFX. 2023
DIRECTION / DP / EDITING
"Punish" music video for Bottled Up. Misra Records. 2022
"Find You" music video for Maymind. Independent Release. 2021
"Urban Driftwood" music video for Yasmin Williams. SPINSTER. 2021
“49 Days” visual accompaniment for PDP III. SHELTER PRESS. 2021
“If Anything Is” visual accompaniment and live performance projections for Britton Powell. CATCH WAVE LTD. 2020
“Unwound” music video for Swoll. BLIGHT RECORDS. 2019
“Jewels” music video for Anna Connelly. independent release. 2019
“Love is for the Loving” music video for Pearie Sol. SISTER POLYGON. 2018
“No Vacancy” (co-director) music video for The Ar-Kaics. DAPTONE RECORDS. 2018
“Desiring Creatures” music video for Light Beams. LOVITT RECORDS. 2017
“The Greys” music video for The El Mansouris. BABE CITY RECORDS. 2017
“Destroy” music video for Flasher. SISTER POLYGON. 2016
“Alley” music video for Pearie Sol. SISTER POLYGON. 2016
“Help Desk” informational video for DC Design Week. General Design Company. 2013
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
“Chop” music video for Beau Young Prince. Half and Half Records. 2021
“Rainbow Shiner” music video for Ex-Hex. MERGE RECORDS. 2019
“The Seduction of Kansas” music video for Priests. SISTER POLYGON. 2019
“Right Back to the Start” music video for Merchandise. 4AD. 2017
“Pink White House” music video for Priests. SISTER POLYGON. 2016
“Es Tierra Es Tu Tierra” documentary and art installation in collaboration with Erick Antonio Benitez. 2016
EDITOR
“Chop” music video for Beau Young Prince. HALF and HALF RECORDS. 2021
“Left To My Own Devices” music video for Maymind. independent release. 2021
“Pass Through the Fire” music video for Swoll. BLIGHT RECORDS. 2021
CAMERA OPERATOR
“Rico Nasty - Colorado U Zoom Webinar” livestream performance at Union Stage. 2021
“100% All That - Stories by Young Women Making Their Mark: Celebrating Women’s History Month” livestream performance at Union Stage. STORY DISTRICT. 2021
“Rico Nasty - Film to Tape” prerecorded live performance at Union Stage. 2021
Maryland Regional Lacrosse Championships - Livestream for LAX Network. Synthesis Media. 2017
“Es Tierra Es Tu Tierra” documentary and art installation in collaboration with Erick Antonio Benitez. 2016
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Manager Aside Gallery Studios. 2016-2022
Videographer/Teacher’s Assistant Baltimore Youth Film Arts. Root Branch Productions. 2017
Sound/Boom Operator “The Art of Living” independent short. StockFilms. 2016
Grip/Boom Operator “Body Harvest” independent short. Jut Lloyd. 2016
Grip “Study Abroad” independent feature. 2015
Head of Deployed Video Department Astrobotic Technologies. 2014
Camera Operator Castleton Festival. Renaissance Women Productions. 2013
REFERENCES
Dave Morley: Head of Studio / Senior VFX Supervisor - Crafty Apes VFX
Mark Bortolotto: Head of 2D / VFX Supervisor - Crafty Apes VFX
mark.bortolotto@craftyapes.com
Mark Derksen: Compositing Supervisor - Crafty Apes VFX
Matthew Dowling: Frequent client of freelance video work
Ganz Ramalingam: VFX Compositing Instructor