Skills + Experience

How Aaron works.

Ten skills, one filmmaker. Director / DP, DP, brand activations, product launches, brand stories, B2B stories, interview / teleprompter, water cinematography, photo + video, end to end production. The size of the team and the deliverable change. The eye, the standard, and who's running the camera don't.

NFLPA
01

Director / DP.

Direct it. Shoot it. One creative voice.

I direct and run the camera as one creative role. Concept, shotlist, performance, frame. From a 30-second spot to feature length.

Director-DPNFLPA · launching soonBethany HamiltonTribeca · Netflix
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Ready Nutrition
02

DP.

Plug me in. Bring the rig.

When you have a director and need a DP who arrives with the gear and the relationships. Specialty: action, athletes, brand interviews, water, drone.

Owner-operatorTim Tadder × ReadyAaron Donald · GiannisEpson
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Wai Kai
03

Brand Activations.

Launch the experience. Make the moment.

Hero film and social rollout for venue launches, brand activations, and experiential moments. The film and the social drumbeat working together.

Director-DPHero + socialWAI KAIWave pool launch
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Reef × Paipo
04

Product Launches.

Build the launch around the moment.

Hero film, vertical social cuts, product stills. One shoot, every format your launch needs.

Director-DPHero + socialReef × PaipoPuma × Dixie
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Marmon × The Wasp
05

Brand Stories.

Stories that earn the watch.

I bring documentary craft to brand work. Real characters, real stakes, the patience to find the moments that matter. Two minutes to feature length, depending on what the story actually wants to be.

DirectorBrand documentaryMarmon × The WaspBerkshire Hathaway
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WSL × Eero
06

B2B Stories.

Cinema craft. Enterprise narrative.

Executive interviews, customer stories, brand pieces, and conference content for enterprise teams. Cinema lighting, audio that holds up on big screens, and edits that find the human inside the messaging.

Director-DPInterview-ledWSL × EeroTransUnion
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On Set
07

Interview / Teleprompter.

Hit the script. Hit the take. Move on.

Communicating specific messaging is easier with a script. I run a teleprompter rig that mounts directly to the camera using an iPhone or iPad, so talent can nail the lines in a few takes. I (or an assistant) control the text and make live edits from a separate device.

Interview-ledTeleprompter1-day to multi-day
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WSL × Jeep
08

Water Cinematography.

Where most rigs can't go.

Custom water housing built for the RED V-Raptor. Runs cinema lenses, DSLR primes, and broadcasts wireless signal from the ocean to the beach. The director sees what the lens sees, live.

Water unit · DP17+ yearsTribeca · Telly
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Miller Lite × Chicago
09

Photo + Video.

Stills and motion. Same shoot day.

I learned to roll camera between photo takes from Tim Tadder. Since then I've done it on shoots with Brett Nadal, Brent Bielman, and Jon Hamblin. Sometimes I run both myself. If a brief needs photos and video, I can make it happen on the same day.

Director-DPPhoto + motionMiller Lite × Chicago
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Kelly Slater
10

End to End Production.

Concept to delivery, one vision, team effort.

I drive the concept, direct, run the camera, and edit. The team scales around the brief: producers, gaffers, sound, color, and post sized to the budget and ambition.

Director-ledTeam scalesKelly Slater × Slater DesignsTelly 2023
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Brief me.

Send me the project, the budget, and the timeline. I'll come back with a production plan that matches the scale of what you're trying to do.

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