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Oktay Ortabasi

Director of Photography/Director

 

o. 818.845.3230 c. 818.419.0333

oktay@dreamingtreeproductions.com

 

In addition to shooting for various independent producers, television and corporate clients I am the owner/operator of The Dreaming Tree, a film and video production and post production studio located in Burbank, CA. I received my Bachelors degree in Television and Film Production from San Diego State University in 1998. I was honored with outstanding achievement in the film department.

 

Partial list of credits - please call for complete list:

Name/Producer/Date

Position

Television:

 

Good Buy-Bad Buy – HGTV – Pietown -2008

Camera Operator

American Gladiators – NBC – Reveille - 2008

Camera Operator

Rate My Space– HGTV – Pietown - 2008

Camera Operator

Design to Sell – HGTV - 2008

Director of Photography

Opportunity Knocks (Pilot) – ABC – 3Ball - 2008

Cameraman

MTV CRIBS – MTV - 2007

Cameraman

8 Ball (Pilot) - Bunim-Murray - 2007

Director of Photography

24 Hour Redesign – HGTV - 2007

Cameraman

Alive and Well - AmericanLife TV Network -2007

Cameraman

Jeff Conaway Project Pilot – Granada America - 2006

Director of Photography

Take Home Chef – TLC - 2006

Segment Cameraman

Country Fried Home Videos – First TV - 2006

Segment Cameraman

Celebrity Fit Club – VH1 – 2003-07

Episode Director of Photography

Life and Style Channel – Sony - 2005

Cameraman

Ultimate Goal – Fit TV - 2004

Cameraman

Take my kids please! – Pietown - 2004

Cameraman

What Should You Do? – Lifetime - 2004

Cameraman

Weekend Warriors – HGTV - 2004

Cameraman

Ricki Lake - 2003

Segment Cameraman

I Lost It – Discovery Health Channel - 2003

Director of Photography

House Hunters – HGTV –2003 -08

Cameraman

Landscapers’ Challenge – HGTV – 2003-2004

Cameraman

Ground Rules – HGTV - 2003

Cameraman

Designers’ Challenge – HGTV – 2003-04

Cameraman

Modern Girls Guide to Life- E! Entertainment - 2003

Director of Photography

Life Moments (Various) NBC – 2002 -03

Director of Photography

Road Trip (Various) Travel Channel – 2002 -03

Director of Photography

ESPN (Boxing Location Interviews) - 2002

Cameraman

Tech TV – 2002

Cameraman

BET News and Entertainment – 2002

Cameraman

In a Cannes Minute – Fries Multimedia – 2001

Cameraman

Dangerous Places (Various) Travel Channel - 2001

Cameraman

Ripley’s Believe it or Not! (Various) 2000-01

Cameraman

KPBS (1995-98)

Staff Cameraman

VNR/News releases for companies such as:

CNN Airport Network, Taco Bell, Fruit of the Loom

 

 

 

Feature Films:

 

Fuel - 2007

Director of Photography

Monkey Man - 2007

Director of Photography

Anderson’s Cross - 2006

Director of Photography

Conrad Boys - 2004

Director of Photography

A Test of Will – 2003

Director of Photography

A Lousy Ten Grand - 2003

Director of Photography

Bang It Up - 2002

Director of Photography

The Book -1998

Camera Operator

In the Beginning It Looks…- 1997

Director/Camera Operator

 

 

Short Films:

 

Desert Rose - 2006

Director of Photography

Paper Chase - 2006

Director of Photography

Dear Jimmy - 2004

Director of Photography

Kindling - 2003

Director of Photography

I Love You More -2002

Director of Photography

Love’s Resurrected -2001

Director of Photography

A Debt to Pay - 2001

Director of Photography

Heavy Work - 2001

Director of Photography

Simon Says - 2001

Director of Photography

Love With An Improper Stranger - 2001

Director of Photography

Screw That! - 1998

Director of Photography

Doers - 1997

Director of Photography

Shadow in the Dust -1995

Director/Camera Operator

 

 

Documentaries:

 

Ann Wilson Special – Discovery Health - 2003

Los Angeles Director of Photography

Higher Ground Voices of Contemporary Gospel Music – New Day Multimedia Inc. – 2003

Cameraman/ Associate Producer

Cancer Therapy – Magic in Motion – 2002

Director of Photography

On the Wings of the Monarch – Dreaming Tree -2001

Director/ Director of Photography

In Search of the Pantanal - 1999

Producer/ Director of Photography

Lar: Home of Hope - 1999

2nd unit Cameraman

 

 

Commercials:

 

IdeaCast – web campaign “Nothing to Hide” , “Pitchman Interview 1” and “Pitchman Interview 2” – Doner Advertising - 2008

Director of Photography, Director

3 Cici’s Pizza ads (web viral campaign)- Duetsch Ad Agency - 2007

Director of Photography

Financial Freedom - 2004

Director of Photography

Pizza Hut/Pepsi “Go Fetch” – Armand - 2003

Director of Photography

Alpha board infomercial – Steelyard - 2002

Director of Photography

5 spots for Florida Law firms – Steelyard - 2002

Director of Photography

3 spots for Florida Injury Consultants – Steelyard - 2002

Director of Photography

2 spots Taco Bell Spanish Spots – Taco Bell- 2001

Director of Photography

Honda Running Footage – Honda - (1998 –2000)

2nd Unit Camera

Dada -1998

2nd Unit Camera

Meoshe -1998

2nd Unit Camera

 

 

Corporate/Web:

 

Over 500 corporate videos for companies such as:

 

Taco Bell, Mountain Dew, Ford, Dailey and Associates, Diedrich Coffee, IBM, Imagine Media, TRW, Canon, Bernard Hodes, UCLA, Speedo, Merrill Lynch, MOCA, Bank of America, Home Depot, Getty Center, City Bank, Wachovia, AARP, Financial Freedom, IHOP, Good Samaritan Hospital, Home Depot, El Pollo Loco, Upper Deck, Glaxo Smith Klien, Verizon, Medtronic, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Bayer, Boston Scientific, Conservancy International Aramark, Hyundai, Nike, Dish Network

 Director/ Director of Photography

 

 

Educational:

 

Health Educational Series- McGraw-Hill - 2004

Director/ Director of Photography

Science Snoops CDROM - Kinder Magic - 2002

Director/ Director of Photography

Backyard Bugs CDROMs- Kinder Magic  – 2001- 2004

Director/ Director of Photography

Behind The Scenes CDROM Kinder Magic -2001

Director/ Director of Photography

 

 

Music Videos:

 

Can You Hear Me - 2008

Director of Photography

Haranum - 2001

Director of Photography

Attic Toys (Various) -2000

Director of Photography

Sand Jacket - 1998

Camera Operator

 



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