Mario Corrado // SHOWREEL (updated 2024)

http://www.mariocorrado.net

Freelance 4K FILMMAKER / VIDEOGRAPHER / VIDEO JOURNALIST based in Rome, with personal video equipment, digital editing workstation and wireless audio recording system.

Since 2008, I’ve been freelancing for international broadcasters, video news agencies and private companies.
Among my clients: Ruptly (Germany), China Plus (China), Russia Today (Russia), PressTV (Iran), MedPage Today (USA), Global News (Canada), JoVE (USA), Scarlett Entertainment (UK), Ten TV Network (Egypt) Channel 9 (Israel).

To this day, I have written, produced and filmed more than 200 documentaries, reports, news packages, insight features, and corporate videos.

From concept to post-production, I’m skilled to manage the complete creative and technical workflow for a wide range of audiovisual contents.

I’m also an experienced FIRST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR for Film and TV projects. I worked on international mainstream productions and low budget movies, and I can assist both expert and debut directors.

In 2017 I was 1st AD to Academy-Award Winner Director Bobby Moresco for his feature film Beyond Suspicion, starring Academy-Award Nominee Andy Garcia, Sofía Vergara, and Karl Urban. Our collaboration continued in 2022 for the Amazon Prime Video project Lamborghini, starring Frank Grillo, Golden Globe Winner Gabriel Byrne, and Academy-Award Winner Mira Sorvino.

In 2022 production company Fremantle hired me as 1st AD for the 4th and final season of HBO’s critically acclaimed show My Brilliant Friend based on the worldwide hit novels by Elena Ferrante.

During my career, I had the pleasure of sharing the set with several other major international film stars, such: as Academy-Award® and Golden Globe® Nominee Antonio Banderas, Golden Globe® Winner Rutger Hauer, Golden Globe® Nominee Eva Longoria, Michael Madsen, William Baldwin, and also Action Movie celebrities as Dolph Lundgren and Danny Trejo.

– 100% Easy-going & reliable
– Excellent English speaking / writing skills
– 24/7 Availability on call
– Will travel wherever needed if asked to

CAMERA
Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5 [4K & Full HD]

LENSES
Laowa 7,5mm f/2.0 RECTILINEAR [Lite Version]
Panasonic Lumix G 25mm f/1.7 ASPH.
Panasonic Lumix G 42,5mm f/1.7 ASPH. / POWER O.I.S.
Panasonic LUMIX G VARIO 14-140mm / F3.5-5.6 ASPH. / POWER O.I.S.

CAMCORDERS
Sony XDCAM PMW-EX1R [Full HD]
Sony HDR-CXH10VE [Full HD]

WIRELESS AUDIO RECORDING
Sennheiser SK 100 body-pack transmitter
Sennheiser SKM 100 hand-held microphone transmitter
Sennheiser EK 100 diversity receiver
Sennheiser ME 2 clip-on microphone

DIRECTIONAL MICROPHONES
Sony ECM-672
Røde Video Micro