DAVID WAYNE MASTERSON

FREELANCE CAMERAMAN | EDITOR | DP | DIRECTOR | ARTIST

"Man's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions."

- Oliver Wendell Holmes

US author & physician (1809 - 1894)

FREELANCE CAMERAMAN | EDITOR | DP | DIRECTOR

28 years of professional experience in multiple production roles: director, producer, DP, cameraman, gaffer, editor, writer, on-camera talent. I know both sides of the camera.

TV sports reporter for CBS, NBC, ABC and FOX

Producer of Outdoors Chronicles (TV series) - aired nationally on Outdoor Channel, ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, local and regional networks from South Texas to East Texas and SW Louisiana

Producer of Force on Force (TV series) - aired nationally on The Sportsman Channel

Special segment outdoor reporter (Nightly News) for KTBS Outdoors in Shreveport, Louisiana

Hometown Outdoors - on NBC in Beaumont, Texas

Broadcast-grade commercials, infomercials, documentaries, national television projects, filmed adventures, promotional videos, and shorts

Global Shooter - I've filmed in exotic locations throughout the Amazonian basin for the last 10 years (logged 137 days filming in the Amazon), Panama, Costa Rica, Yucatan, and old Mexico extensively

Shot from open-door choppers, gliders, hot air balloons, planes, motorcycles, powerboats, on and underwater

“David did an outstanding job putting together a marketing video for our company. Not only did he communicate well, he executed the product in a timely professional manner. I would definitely hire David again in the future!”

NICOLE COLOMBO

MARKETING FOR ROCKFORD PIPELINE

ARTIST

Studio-trained artist with over 60 hours of advanced art study

Shows in galleries in San Antonio, Houston and Dallas

Work featured in establishments like Starbucks, Café 450, the Kolish Gallery, and the Y Gallery in Dallas

Featured artist at Silos in San Antonio in January 2006

I bring creativity to my work as a cameraman and editor

“Dave has many creative ideas and is always thinking outside the box. He has a great personality, gets along well with all types of individuals and shows professionalism in all that he does.”

GEORGE HANST

MARKETING MANAGER AT WAYNE ENTERPRISES

PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Work ethic – I arrive ready to do the job. It's routine for me to log 12-hour days/6-day work weeks

Vision - ability to spot potential problems in advance and offer solutions

Multitasking - I'm quick on my feet, and I welcome the challenges of my all respective fields

Wisdom – I am a skilled and accomplished craftsman in many fields, eager to share knowledge and accumulated life experiences

Caring – I am a family-based man and community-oriented; my work is an extension of who I am

Balance – I am passionate about what I do. I am motivated to do excel in my work, and I am always fully-engaged in I am doing. I am flexible and open to new ideas

Motivation – I bring positive energy to each project and help everyone to do their best. My company’s credo is, “Some people say the sky is the limit... we call them slackers.”

Imagination – my motto has always been,“A mind stretched by new ideas never regains its original dimensions.”

MacMastering – a self-coined phrase describing the ability to fashion solutions on the spot and to formulate new ideas on command. This describes the ability to adapt and change in any situation quickly, making adjustments at will.