Josh Gerritsen is a creative and meticulous filmmaker with a background in photography covering 16 years. Proficient at striking interview setups and establishing friendly rapport with interview subjects spanning the political spectrum. FAA certified drone operator. Josh is experienced in every aspect of film production including directing, producing, shooting, lighting, sound recording, editing, color grading, and mastering. His primary focus is cinematography.
He has directed two feature films:
Island Zero, a horror film that takes place on a remote island in Maine
Magnificent Beast, a documentary about the relationship between humans pigs.
He grew up in Maine and made short films throughout his childhood, editing on VHS recorders in middle school. Like most young people, he couldn’t wait to move away from home. After four years at Skidmore College, he moved to New York City to work as a photographer. His plan was to live in NYC for decades, but reading “An Omnivore’s Dilemma” by Michael Pollan changed his trajectory. He came to his senses and moved back to Maine.
He ran a small farm and raised heritage cows, sheep, pigs, and chickens for four years. He came to his senses again and realized that farming is not his calling, it’s filmmaking.
He has a passion for sustainability, passive house design, renewal energy, and electric cars. Other passions include rowing on the ocean with his home-built sliding seat rowboat.
Equipment includes:
Sony FX6 Full-frame Cinema Camera
Sony FX3 Full-frame Cinema Camera
Angenieux EZ-1 45mm-135mm T3 Cinema zoom lens
Nisi Athena 35mm T1.9 cinema lens
Nisi Athena 50mm T1.9 cinema lens
Nisi Athena 85mm T1.9 cinema lens
DJI Mavic 3 Cine drone
DJI RS3 Pro gimbal
Easyrig Minimax Stabil camera support system
Four sets of wireless audio systems
Litemat 4 Spectrum LED light fixture
Litemat 2 S2 LED light fixture
Aputure INFINIBAR PB6 light fixture
(2) Nanlight Pavobulbs
(2) Litepanels Sola 4 LED fresnels
Litepanels Astra LED light fixture
American DJ Fog Fury 2000 Fog Machine
Chauvet DJ Hurricane Haze 1DX Hazer
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