About.
Jasper Sassaman is a Director of Photography based in Vancouver, Canada, whose work primarily spans commercials, documentaries, narratives, and music videos.
He regularly works with CBC Gem, Destination BC, Haida Tourism, Garden Party Productions, Bocci, and Grammy and Juno award winning artists. Jasper values his relationships with the people he is working with over anything else and has proven to be an effective and efficient leader as as a cinematographer on larger film set environments.
Jasper is the co-founder of the Canadian based production company Sweet Sun Films which focuses on documentaries and outdoor adventure commercials.
He is also a Shotover M1 Operator/Tech and certified drone pilot.
Growing up in the small ski town of Nelson, BC, gave Jasper a strong drive to explore the beauty that Canada is famous for. Jasper is an avid mountain biker, snowboarder, and environmentalist, and loves to incorporate these passions into his work.
RESUME
Phone #: 1-604-223-4308 | Email: jaspersassamanfilm@gmail.com
Expertise
Cinematographer, Editor, Colorist, Drone Pilot, ShotOver M1 Operator/Technician
Education/Certs
Trained ShotOver M1 Technician/Operator
The Banff Mountain Film Festival Adventure Filmmakers Workshop Graduate
Powell River Digital Film School Graduate
Coast Mountain Academy Graduate
Basic Drone Certified Pilot
ACT SAFE safety orientation Workshop
Owned Gear
RED Raptor VV Camera Package
Canon FD 10 Lens Set - EF Mount, 80mm OD - 17mm f4, 20mm f2.8, 24mm f2, 28mm f2, 35mm f2, 50mm f1.4, 85mm f1.8, 100mm f2, 135mm f2, 200 f2.8
Sennheiser 416 Shotgun Microphone
Miller Fluid Head + Tripod - 100mm Bowl
Element Filters x8 4x5.65 FSND Set - 0.3-2.1 + clear filter + Movcam Matte Box
DJI Inspire 2 + X7 Camera
Camera Proficiencies
ARRI Digital Cameras (ARRI Alexa Mini LF, and ARRI Alexa 35)
RED Cameras (RED Raptor VV, Red Helium 8K, and RED Komodo-X)
Sony Venice + FX Series (Sony Venice 2, FX9, FX6, and FX3)
DJI Inspire 3 w/ X9 Camera + DJI Inspire 2 w/ X7 Camera + DJI Mavic 4 Pro
Software Proficiencies
DaVinci Resolve 20 Studio
Adobe Creative Cloud