DOCUMENTARIAN
VIDEOGRAPHER
EDITOR
PRODUCER
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13-time Emmy and 2-time Telly Award winner
TELLY AWARDS:
2013 (Producer/Editor/D.P.) - “How Dirk Became Dirk”
2013 (Videographer) – “Texas Rangers Top 40 Countdown”
LONE STAR EMMY AWARDS:
2009 Sports Editor "Tunnel Vision” Feature on Oklahoma-Texas tunnel
2010 News Feature (Producer/Editor/Videographer) “Tiebreak" feature on Oklahoma-Texas BCS Tiebreaker
Sports Editor - “Tiebreak”
Sports Editor - “Bedlam” feature on Oklahoma in-state football rivals
2013 Best Documentary (Producer/Editor/D.P.) "How Dirk Became Dirk"
2014 - Texas Heritage (Producer/Editor/Videographer)“A Red River Life” short documentary about Darrell Royal and OU-Texas
2015 One-Time Special (Producer/Editor/Videographer)“What the Coaches Really Say” Dallas Stars 1-time special
2021 Short Feature (Videographer) “Walker Strong”. HS team plays through the passing of their head coach
2023 Human Interest (Videographer) “Caden Bledsoe” - team manager inspires through a life threatening illness.
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OKLAHOMA BREAKDOWN - The Mike Hosty Story
(2022 - Documentary)
Director, Producer, Editor, D.P.
Best Feature Film - New Haven Documentary Film Festival
Grand Prize - Lonely Seal International Film, Screenplay and Music Festival
Audience Choice - Lone Star Film Festival
Best Documentary Film – Hill Country Film Festival
Remi Award Winner, Platinum - WorldFest-Houston International F. F.
Award of Excellence - IndieFEST Film Awards
Semi-Finalist - New Filmmakers NY
Best Feature Documentary – World Music and Independent F.F.
First Time Filmmaker Award, Nominated - World Music and Independent F.F.
Best Use of Music in a Film, Nominated - Julien Dubuque International F.F. text goes here
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INDEPENDENT FILMMAKER, VIDEOGRAPHER, EDITOR, FUNDRAISER
Dallas/Denver 2016 - Present
FOX SPORTS SOUTHWEST: VIDEOGRAPHER, EDITOR, PRODUCER
Irving, TX 2002 - 2016
- Covered the Super Bowl, multiple World Series, All Star (MLB, NHL, NBA)and National Championship football games plus 6 NBA Finals series.
KTBS-TV SPORTS REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHER, NEWS VIDEOJOURNALIST
Shreveport, LA 2000 - 2002
KTXS-TV NEWS-SPORTS
VIDEOGRAPHER/EDITOR
Abilene, TX 1999 - 2000
INTRO
Most of my career has been immersed in capturing the real life imagery of competition, with a strong passion for music mixed in. From many NBA Finals or World Series games to high school robotics meets, the common theme are that experiences can come in all shapes and sizes. How those are translated to evoke emotion from an audience is where my experience can work for you.
Documenting a homeless softball team? Detailing the lives of a hot sauce and a pinball machine collector? Creating a hype video to help give your team that emotional edge or a thoughtfully paced social media post to stop the scroll? Storytelling has no boundaries on the who and the why. I aim to represent the rawness of life in a world saturated with automation. So I named my production company Genuine Lens.
In 2023 I moved from Dallas to Denver to take on new experiences, for both myself and those that have a willingness for their story to be told. If you have a creative idea or a fun project in mind, I would love to listen and see how we can collaborate to share with the right audience. Or if you just want to know more, contact me at fitzfilmsit@gmail.com.
