Dave Adams

Experience

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  National Geographic

  Sept 2007 - Dec 2008

  Associate Producer

  Served as Associate Producer and 2nd Camera for The Kingdom of the Blue Whale, a 2-hour special that aired on National Geographic Channel in 2009Managed logistics for shoots in Japan, Iceland, Mexico and across the US

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  Wake Up The Giant

  Jan 2009 - now

  Freelance Content Creator and Filmmaker

  I am a content creator with a background in documentary filmmaking. I started my career at National Geographic and now work with global brands like Facebook, LYFT, Samsung, Chevy and Netflix as a director, cinematographer and producer. I utilize my expertise in filming real people to drive audience traffic by capturing human connection. In 2018 and 2019 I filmed the launch video for Facebook’s Portal device in the US and Europe. The first national ad buy had 850 million impressions. In 2019, my Kickstarter funded short documentary, The Unconditional, was a Critics’ Choice Award nominee and viewed over 2.5 million times across platforms after being selected by Short of the Week and Atlantic Selects. In 2017, the New York Times called my film The Wrong Light “an engrossing cautionary tale.” Storytelling is the heart of what I do and I believe it drives viewership and social engagement. Show less

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  Run Riot Films

  Nov 2010 - Jun 2017

  Co-Founder, Director, Cinematographer, Producer

  Directed high end talent such as President Obama, Richard Branson, Mike Bloomberg, Ariana Huffington and Bill NyeDirected and shot various documentaries, digital series, television, branded content for clients such as Samsung, New Balance, Diamondback Bicycles, Sam Adams, Nat Geo, Huffington Post, AOL and OgilvyShot and Co-Directed the Shine Global/Cinema Guild feature documentary The Wrong Light exposing a fraudulent anti-trafficking organization Directed and shot 7 episodes of Huffington Post’s “Talk to Me” with over 1 million views per episode Show less