CHAD ZELLMER - PRODUCTION CREDITS

📺 BROADCAST & TELEVISION

• "Taking the Stand" – A&E Networks | Director of Photography

• "Interrogation Raw" – A&E Networks | Director of Photography / Drone Operator

• "First Responders" – A&E Networks | Director of Photography

• "Cold Case Files" – A&E Networks | Director of Photography / Drone Operator

• "Ancient Aliens" (Season 13) – History Channel | Director of Photography

• "Accident, Suicide, or Murder" (Season 2) – Oxygen | Director of Photography

• "Haunted Gingerbread Showdown" – Food Network | Director of Photography / Camera Op

• "Samantha Brown’s Places to Love" – PBS | Camera Operator

• "Health Matters with Dr. Drew" – CBS | Director of Photography / Drone Operator

• "Xtreme Waterparks" – Travel Channel | Director of Photography / Drone Op (50+ episodes)

• "Xtreme Screams" – Travel Channel | Director of Photography / Drone Op (6 episodes)

• "Southern Charm" (Season 6) – Bravo | Camera Operator

• "Returning the Favor with Mike Rowe" – Facebook Watch | Camera Operator

• "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah" – Comedy Central | Camera Operator

• "Cold Case Files" – A&E | Director of Photography

• "Living Alaska" (Seasons 1–7) – HGTV | DP / Drone Operator (20+ episodes)

• "Tiny House Big Living" (Seasons 1–9) – HGTV | DP / Drone Operator (20+ episodes)

• "Building Off the Grid" – DIY / HGTV | Director of Photography / Camera Operator

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🎥 DOCUMENTARY & FEATURE WORK

• "The Price of Freedom" – Flatbush Pictures | Camera / DP

• "Watt's World" (Pilot) – Travel Channel | Director of Photography

• "Super Juice Me" – Blank Screen Films | Director of Photography

• "Melissa’s Story" – Takeda Entertainment | Director of Photography (EMMY Winning)

• "Untitled Heroin Documentary" – Interloper Films | Director of Photography

• "The Trip" Series (Hawaii, Spain, Morocco, Italy, Croatia) – Travel Channel | DP / Drone

• "Extreme RVs" – Travel Channel | Director of Photography

• "Ride-iculous" – Travel Channel | Director of Photography (9 episodes)

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🎤 MUSIC & PERFORMANCE

• Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats – Save Our Stages, Boulder Theater | DP

• The Lumineers – Boulder Theater, XI Media | DP / Live Stream Tech

• Andy Frasco's World Saving Sh Show** – Director / DP / Editor

• "Iowa Moon" – Andy Frasco & The UN | Camera Operator

• Isolashawn – Shawn Eckels | Director / Producer / Live Stream Tech

• Rock Bottom String Band – “Tend” Music Video | DP / Director / Editor

• Johnny and the Mongrels – Cervantes Ballroom | Still Photographer

• Zepp is Funk – Cervantes Ballroom | Still Photographer

• The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill – Red Rocks | Camera Operator

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🏈 SPORTS & LIVE EVENTS COVERAGE

• Denver Nuggets Playoffs – NBA TV | Director of Photography

• CU Boulder Football – FOX Sports | Photographer

• Fox Sports – Colorado Eagles Feature | Director of Photography

• Jake Plummer Handball Feature – NFL Network | Drone Operator

• NFL Media – Club Q Shooting Feature | Camera Operator

• Various College & Pro Sports – 100+ Events (Football, Basketball, Hockey, Golf) | Camera

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📰 NEWS & POLITICAL COVERAGE

• CNN – Political Coverage, Southwest Airlines Crisis, Club Q Shooting | Photojournalist / DP

• NewsNation – Political Coverage | Photojournalist

• Newsy – Club Q Shooting | Director of Photography

• CEO John Malone Award Ceremony – Live Shot | Director of Photography

• Multiple National News Outlets – Hundreds of news stories

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🏢 CORPORATE & COMMERCIAL

• Comcast Rise – Colorado Springs | Director of Photography

• Comcast Olympic Coverage (Dominic Dawes) | Director of Photography

• Comcast 10G Intro / All Hands Meeting | DP / Live Streaming Camera

• VF Corporation – Internal Video | Director of Photography

• Walmart Supply Chain Academy | Director / Producer / Editor

• Trussway Corporate Video | DP / Editor

• Prudential WOW Conference | Director of Photography

• Danone America – Virtual Conference | Director of Photography

• Medtronic – Internal Comms | Director of Photography

• Certainteed Windows Installation | Director of Photography

• Phillip Morris (PMI) – Denver Coverage | Director of Photography

• Xcel Energy – Day of Giving | Director of Photography

• ISTE National Convention | Editor

• Colorado Technology Association – Comcast | Director of Photography

• American Association of School Administrators | Director of Photography

• Primrose Healthcare | Director of Photography

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🎬 OTHER ENTERTAINMENT/REALITY

• "Mustang Monument" – ITV America | Director of Photography

• "Studio 58 with Von Miller" – Facebook Watch | DP / Drone Operator

• "Hotel Paranormal 2" – Travel Channel | DP

• "Dr. Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet" – Animal Planet | Camera Operator

• "Dude You’re Screwed" – Discovery Channel | Interview DP

• "Prospectors" – Weather Channel | Camera Operator

• "Shooting Gallery with Michael Bane" – Outdoor Channel | DP / Drone

• "MegaDecks" – DIY Network | DP / Drone

• "The Jim Belushi Project" – DIY Network | DP / Drone

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🎞️ REALITY, DIY & LIFESTYLE

• "Trip Flip" – Travel Channel | Cameraman / Photographer / Drone

• "Living Abroad" – HGTV | DP / Camera (10 episodes)

• "Rescue Renovation" – DIY | DP / Camera (30+ episodes)

• "My First Place" – HGTV | Director of Photography (30+ episodes)

• "My First Sale" – HGTV | Director of Photography (10+ episodes)

• "Professional Grade" – HGTV | DP (20+ episodes)

• "Unwrapped" – Food Network | DP (10+ episodes)

• "Cool Tools" – DIY | DP / Cameraman (30+ episodes)

• "Challenge" – Food Network | Cameraman (30+ episodes)

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📷 STILL PHOTOGRAPHY

• Hundreds of hours shooting architectural, concert, real estate, lifestyle, weddings, and more

• Colorado Ballet, Symphony, Boys & Girls Club, Key Bank, Cummins Diesel – Cameraman

• Colorado’s Pedal the Plains – Cameraman

• Museum of Modern Art – Interpretive Dance | Director of Photography

• 96 National Battlefield Documentary – National Park Service | DP

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🏆 AWARDS & AFFILIATIONS

• 7x Emmy Award Winner (including Photographer of the Year, 2008)

• 18 Emmy Nominations

• 2x Edward R. Murrow Awards

• National Headliner Award

• Silver Telly Award (2017)

• B-roll.net Photographer of the Year

• Dozens of Regional & Local Awards

• Contributor to Medium Market Station of the Year (x2)

Professional Memberships

• National Press Photographers Association

• National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences

• Colorado Film & Video Association

• Colorado Broadcasters Association

• Film in Colorado