Dzyak*, who?
*(pronounced Dee-Zak...silent y)
I began my career as an Editor, Videographer, and Producer at WBGU-TV27 in Ohio and since have shot Top Fuel Dragsters, classical music concerts, movie premieres and just about everything in between.
As a motion-picture Camera Assistant for over a decade, my resume includes films like Titanic, Broken Arrow, Murder in the First, Star Trek Generations, and Pirates of the Caribbean to name a few. Television credits include such popular shows as NYPD Blue, The X-Files, Star Trek Enterprise, Star Trek Voyager, Strong Medicine, The West Wing, Charmed, and Tales from the Crypt.
As a "behind-the-scenes" /EPK (Electronic Press Kit) cameraman, Some of the bigger projects I've been a part of are the Fast & Furious and Bourne franchises and a host of others along the way. Scroll down for more!
What i do and what i have done
I currently work as a freelance Director, Director of Photography, Editor, and Screenwriter.
Among the projects I’ve been a part of include:
THE WISE GUYS, starring robert DeNiro
Beverly hills cop 4, starring Eddie Murphy
unfrosted, directed by Jerry Seinfeld
The mandalorian (Season 3)
Spider Man No way home (Additional photography)
Dr. Strange (additional photography)
THE VALET
PHYSICAL
Colin in Black & White
THE PROM/THE PROM COVID SAFETY PROTOCOL
FAST & FURIOUS 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8
THE BOURNE LEGACY and JASON BOURNE
HAIL CAESAR!
THE GAMBLER
GRUDGE MATCH
GI JOE: RETALIATION
AMERICAN REUNION
FASTER
WANTED
WE ARE MARSHALL
YOU, ME & DUPREE
KICKING & SCREAMING
INCEPTION
BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT/DARK KNIGHT RISES
SUNSET LIMITED
GLEE
...and many more!
My Book. Yep! I'm a published author too!
If you are an aspiring "filmmaker" or already in the professional industry, my book "What I Really Want to Do: On Set in Hollywood" is full of information about working on set. EVERY job on a typical movie set is discussed in detail explaining what everyone has done to get themselves those jobs, what they all actually do all day, and what those professionals can do to move up in the industry.
"What I Really Want to Do: On Set in Hollywood" is available at Amazon.com
THe WISE GUYS - (FEATURE) BTS/EPK Videographer Cincinnati, OH Warner BrOs/RIVENDELL
Skeleton Crew - (Episodic) BTS Los Angeles, CA Disney/Lucasfilm/M3
Beverly Hills Cop 4 - (FEATURE) BTS/EPK Videographer Los Angeles, CA netflix/mob scene
PINCH - (Episodic) BTS F Los Angeles, CA Amazon/Blue Collar
UNFROSTED - (FEATURE) BTS/EPK Videographer Los Angeles, CA netflix/blue collar
The Mandalorian - (Episodic, Season 3) BTS Los Angeles, CA Disney/Lucasfilm/M3
High Desert - (episodic) BTS/EPK Videographer Los Angeles, CA Apple/Mob Scene
Dr. Strange - (feature additional photography unit) BTS/EPK Los Angeles, M3/Disney
DISNEY MAGIC BAKE-OFF - (Television series) Camera Operator Anaheim, CA Twelve Tone/Disney
Spider-man NO way home - (feature additional photography unit) BTS/EPK Videographer Los Angeles M3/Sony
The TErminal List - (Episodic) BTS/EPK Videographer Los Angeles Amazon/MOBSCENE
THE VALET - (FEATURE) BTS/EPK Videographer Los Angeles LIONSGATE/TRAILER PARK
PHYSICAL - (Episodic) BTS/EPK Videographer Los Angeles Apple/Outpost Media
COLIN IN B&W - (episodic) BTS/EPK Videographer Los Angeles Netflix/No Roads Productions
Amazing Stories - (episodic) BTS/EPKVideographer F55 Atlanta, Georgia AppleTV/Trailer Park
Dolly Parton Theater - (episodic) BTS/EPKVideographer Atlanta, Georgia Netflix/Mob Scene
Doom Patrol - (episodic) BTS/EPKVideographer Atlanta, Georgia Warner Bros/Mob Scene
Peppermint - (feature) BTS/EPKVideographer Los Angeles Lakeshore
Fast & Furious 8 - (feature) Behind-the-Scenes Videographer, First Unit Havana, Cuba/Atlanta, Georgia Universal/Mob Scene
Hail Caesar! - (feature) Behind-the-Scenes Videographer Los Angeles, CA Universal/Mob Scene
The Last Witchhunter - (feature) Behind-the-Scenes Videographer Pittsburgh, PA Lions Gate/Mob Scene
Fast & Furious Seven Part II - (feature) Behind-the-Scenes Videographer, First Unit Atlanta, GA/Abu Dhabi, UAE/Los Angeles, CA Universal/Mob Scene
The Gambler - (feature) Behind-the-Scenes Videographer Los Angeles, CA Paramount/Hurwitz Creative
Fast & Furious Seven Part I - (feature) Behind-the-Scenes Videographer, First Unit Atlanta, GA Universal/New Wave Entertainment
Fast & Furious Six - (feature) Behind-the-Scenes Videographer London, UK/Glendale, CA/Los Angeles, CA Universal/New Wave Entertainment
The Bourne Legacy - (feature) Behind-the-Scenes Videographer Manila, Philippines Universal/New Wave Entertainment
GI Joe 2: Retaliation - (feature) Behind-the-Scenes Videographer New Orleans, Louisiana Paramount/New Wave Entertainment
American Reunion - (feature) Behind-the-Scenes Videographer Atlanta, GA Universal/New Wave Entertainment
Fast Five - (feature) Behind-the-Scenes Director of Photography Rice, CA/San Juan/Naranjito, Puerto Rico/Atlanta, GA/Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Universal/New Wave Entertainment
Faster - (feature) Behind-the-Scenes Videographer Los Angeles CBS Films/New Wave Entertainment
Sunset Limited - (feature) Videographer Santa Fe, New Mexico HBO/Twelve Tone Productions
State of Play - (feature) Behind-the-Scenes Videographer Culver City, CA/Washington DC Universal/New Wave Entertainment
Wanted - (feature), EPK/DVD Behind-the-Scenes Field Producer Prague, Czech Republic / Chicago Universal
We Are Marshall - (feature) EPK/DVD Behind the Scenes Atlanta, Georgia Warner Brothers
Unaccompanied Minors - (feature), EPK/DVD Behind the Scenes on location in Salt Lake City, Utah Warner Brothers
You, Me & Dupree - (feature), EPK/DVD Behind the Scenes Hawaii / Los Angeles Universal
Accepted - (feature), EPK/DVD Behind the Scenes, DVD Commentary, at ComicCon 2006 Universal
Just My Luck - (feature), EPK/DVD Behind the Scenes on location in New Orleans, LA 20th Century Fox
Kicking & Screaming - (feature) DVD Behind the Scenes, Universal
Providence - (feature), DVD Behind the Scenes New Wave Entertainment
THE PROM/THE PROM COVID SAFETY PROTOCOL - BTS/EPK/DOCUMENTARY Videographer Los Angeles, CA Soapbox Films/Netflix
Sextuplets - (feature) BTS/EPKVideographer Atlanta, Georgia Netflix/Mob Scene
Skyscraper - (feature, LA reshoot unit) BTS/EPKVideographer Universal/Mob Scene
Splitting Up Together - (television episodic) BTS/EPKVideographer Warner Bros. ABC
Legion - (television episodic) BTS/EPKVideographer The Lot, Hollywood, CA M3
Ad Astra - (feature, 2nd Unit) BTS/EPKVideographer Dumont Dunes, CA Laurent Bouzereau | Nedland Media/Mob Scene/Twentieth Century Fox
Bumblebee - (feature) BTS/EPK Los Angeles Herzog
FEUD - (episodic) BTS Videographer Los Angeles 20th Century Fox/M3
MEG - (feature) BTS/EPK interviews Videographer Hainan Bay, China Warner Bros./Mob Scene
JasonBourne - (feature, Tenerife Second Unit - Las Vegas First Unit) Videographer Tenerife, Spain/Las Vegas, Nevada Universal/Mob Scene
The Revenant - (feature) BTS/EPK Videographer Los Angeles Twentieth Century Fox/Mob Scene
13 Hours - (feature) BTS/EPK interviews Videographer Malta Paramount/Herzog
Jurassic World - (feature) EPK interviews Videographer New Orleans, LA Universal/Trailer Park
Under the Dome - (episodic) Promotional content interviews Videographer Burbank, CA Dreamworks
Grudge Match - (feature) Behind-the-Scenes Videographer New Orleans, Louisiana Warner Bros./New Wave Entertainment
42 - (feature) Behind-the-Scenes Videographer F3/EX3 Los Angeles, CA Warner Bros./Narrator (nr8r)
The Dark Knight Rises - (feature) Behind-the-Scenes Videographer Los Angeles, CA Warner Bros./New Wave Entertainment
WEEDS - (Episodic) Behind-the-Scenes Videographer Los Angeles Showtime/Twelve Tone Productions
Californication - (Episodic) Behind-the-Scenes Videographer Los Angeles Showtime/Twelve Tone Productions
Melrose Place - (episodic) Behind-the-Scenes Videographer Los Angeles Trailer Park
Little Fockers - (feature) Behind-the-Scenes Videographer Los Angeles Universal//Twelve Tone Productions
Inception - (feature) Behind-the-Scenes Videographer Los Angeles, CA Warner Bros./ New Wave Entertainment
Despicable Me - (animated feature) Behind-the-Scenes Videographer Los Angeles, CA Marvel/M3
Iron Man 2 - (feature) Behind-the-Scenes Videographer Los Angeles, CA Marvel/M3
Dexter - (television) Behind-the-Scenes Videographer Los Angeles, CA Showtime/Twelve-Tone
Bones - (television) Behind-the-Scenes Videographer Los Angeles, CA Twelve-Tone
Glee - (television) Behind-the-Scenes Videographer Los Angeles, CA Twelve-Tone
The Pacific - (television) Behind-the-Scenes Videographer Los Angeles, CA HBO/Twelve-Tone
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles - (episodic) Behind-the-Scenes Videographer Los Angeles, CA Paramount/Twelve-Tone
Extract - (feature) Behind-the-Scenes Videographer Los Angeles, CA Herzog-Cohen/Miramax
Land of the Lost - (feature) Behind-the-Scenes Videographer (dayplay) Los Angeles, CA Universal/New Wave Entertainment
DOCTORS - (daytime television) Behind-the-Scenes Videographer Hollywood, CA Paramount/DNA Productions
The Fast & the Furious 4 - (feature) Behind-the-Scenes Videographer Los Angeles, CA Universal/New Wave Entertainment
GI Joe- (feature) Behind-the-Scenes Videographer Downey, CA Universal/New Wave Entertainment
The Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor - (feature) EPK/DVD Videographer Shanghai, China Universal
Get Bruce & Lloyd - (DVD feature), EPK Hollywood Warner Bros./Trailer Park (dayplayer)
Evan Almighty - (feature), EPK/DVD 2nd Unit Behind the Scenes Universal
"Nerdy White Boy" Weird Al- (Music Video), EPK/DVD Behind the Scenes Jive Records
Balls of Fury - (feature), EPK/DVD Behind the Scenes Spyglass Entertainment
Happy Feet - (feature), EPK/DVD Behind the Scenes Warner Brothers
Knight and Day - (feature) Behind-the-Scenes Videographer Los Angeles Twentieth Century Fox
Live! - (feature) EPK/DVD Behind the Scenes Atlas Entertainment
The Family Stone - (feature), EPK/DVD Behind the Scenes 20th Century Fox
Must Love Dogs - (feature) DVD Behind the Scenes, Warner Bros.
In Good Company - (feature) DVD Interviews (Selma Blair, Topher Grace), New Wave Entertainment
Constantine - (feature), DVD Behind the Scenes (stunt breakdowns) Warner Bros.
S.W.A.T. - (feature), DVD Behind the Scenes (stunt breakdowns) Sony Pictures
The Fast and the Furious - (feature) Patterson Meadows
Rob Zombie's Night of a Thousand Corpses - (feature) J-Nex Productions
M2M - Pokemon music video Atlantic/Telefilm
The Dr. Phil Show - (talk show), Behind the ScenesParamount/JNEX Media .... 2003, '04, '06
W5 (ER behind the scenes) CTV Television Network
"Caught Up" ...Usher - (music video) DVD Behind the Scenes, Jive Records
Various Programs/Productions
A Capitol Fourth, 2021: TRAIN (rock band performance under the Golden Gate Bridge) - (television) Camera Operator, Sony F55 San Francisco, CA
Twiggy London! - (interstitials) Director of Photography/Steadicam Operator XD-CAM HD London, UK Home Shopping Network
Enough Rope with Andrew Denton: The Changeling interview with Clint Eastwood and Angelina Jolie- (television) Camera Operator Beverly Hills, CA ABC
Ron Howard Tribute(television special) - Videographer HD-CAM Los Angeles, CA Universal/New Wave Entertainment
Roadkilled and Still Running, Running Oregon's Hood To Coast Relay- (documentary) Camera Operator HD-CAM Portland, Oregon Film For Thought, Inc.
Art Attack - (television) DP/Steadicam The Norton Simon Museum and LA County Museum of Art (LACMA) HD-CAM Los Angeles, CA Atlas Media/The Travel Channel
ComicCon 2008- (television) Videographer San Diego Convention CenterHD-CAM Los Angeles, CA Lion's Gate/Showtime/Cinemax
The Spirit of Dubai- (European/Middle East promotional tour), DP/Steadicam OperatorHD-CAM Nakheel Tour Schedule Fall/Winter 2006 through January/February/March 2007: London, Dover, Paris, Frankfurt, Munich, Venice, Pisa, Rome, Athens, Dubai. Fourth Wall Entertainment
"60 Minutes Australia" Billy Crystal interview - (news magazine) 60 Minutes Australia/David Lee
Dane Cook's Tourgasm - (television), EPK/DVD Behind the Scenes HBO
Houdini - (documentary) High Definition (Sony F900) on location in Las Vegas, NVThe History Channel
Hot Spot - (reality), TNT
Letters - Interviews/Segments, A&E Network
The Worst Case Scenario: Face Off Challenges- (reality show) TNT Network
2001 Jaguar Line - (running footage) Keen Eye Productions
Jamaican Tourist Board Wedding project - JTM/J-Nex Productions
The Doug Mulray Show - (recorded program segments) Damn Fine Productions, Australia
Seagate Internal Promotions- (recorded segments) Seagate Corp. / View Point Productions
Mary J Blige - (interstitials) Steadicam Operator XD-CAM HD NYC, NY Home Shopping Network
HSN Style with Elle Magazine- (interstitials) Videographer XD-CAM HD NYC, NY Home Shopping Network
TOVA Skin Secrets- (make-over demos.) TOVA, Beverly Hills
Various Network Programming- (live and taped program segments) QVC Network
Nestle- (Market Promotion) Steadicam Operator Pasadena, CA JNEX Media
Panic Room Special: Tonight - (news magazine) Granada
20th Century Fox Retrospective - FOX England
Warriors of Virtue- (creature test trailer) Alterian Studios
Sleepy Head- (music video) Darcy's Kiss
Grand Opening Disney's California Adventure - Disney, Anaheim
Gallagher in Concert- Steven Reynolds Prods., Redondo Beach
Various NHRA, NASCAR, Atlantic Series, Motorcycle Grand Prix - (live & tape broadcasts) Diamond P Sports / TNN/ FAST/Prime Ticket
Invader- (motion-picture feature) James Glennon, DP Alterian Studios
Suspect- (35mm motion-picture short, Panavision) Matt Jenson, DP Graphic Nature LTD
Talk 2/Upclose- (live broadcast) ESPN 2
Amish Cooking/Heartland Cooking- PBS / WBGU-TV
Mid American Conference Basketball- (live broadcast) WBGU-TV1990-1991
Various Broadcast & In-house productions- Videographer / Editor WBGU-TV27, Bowling Green, Ohio
Kissing Judas - (motion-picture feature) Director of Photography, Recidivism Pictures
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