TNT — The Pathway
Cameras & lenses →
Canon cinema systems, RF and CN-E lenses, support and motion.
LOS ANGELES / DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
I SHOOT
PEOPLE.
Places and things, too.
Explore the work GET A PROJECT QUOTE01 / Selected work
VISUAL
EVIDENCE.
FEATURED / TELEVISION / PBS
Culture Quest — PBS
Object Lesson · Documentary television
Ian Levasseur — Senior Producer & Sole Cinematographer
Microsoft — Germany
Bezos Earth Fund
Thrillist — Acquired Taste
OWN — Lovely Bites
Honma Golf — Sports Illustrated
Southern California Food Allergy Institute
Travel Channel — All You Can Meat
Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations — Travel Channel
Food Network — Giada De Laurentiis
HGTV — My Lottery Dream Home
TLC — Nate & Jeremiah By Design
2KTV
Food Network — Eating America with Anthony Anderson
Travel Channel — Coaster Quest
Food Network — Valerie’s Home Cooking
The Honest Company — Jessica Alba
Snickers — GO NUTS
Rip Curl — Live The Search
REI — #OptOutside
Ka’Chava
Amazon — Sasquatch
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02 / About
BEHIND THE
CAMERA.
Emmy Award-winning producer and Emmy-nominated cinematographer with more than 25 years of production experience in over 70 countries. From remote documentary locations to crafted commercial environments, Ian brings a flexible, story-first visual approach to every production. An FAA Part 107 licensed and insured drone pilot with 11 years of flying experience, he also brings extensive aerial cinematography expertise to his work.
B.S. Communication · Arizona State University · Summa Cum Laude
SELECTED NETWORKS
Netflix · HBO · CBS · NBC · ABC · PBS · National Geographic · Discovery · Animal Planet · History · A&E · OWN · Bravo · HGTV · Food Network · Travel Channel · TLC · MTV · VH1 · Spike
SELECTED CLIENTS
Microsoft · Bezos Earth Fund · Facebook · McDonald's · Ford · Toyota · Ram Trucks · Sony · NASA · Crystal Geyser · Sports Illustrated · Sephora · Houzz · Palm Pilot · US Retina Association · USTO
Professional profile links will be activated when their exact URLs are confirmed: Staff Me Up · Instagram · LinkedIn.
03 / Equipment
TOOLS OF
THE TRADE.
OWNER / OPERATOR — I own and maintain an extensive production-ready camera, lens, audio, lighting and grip package. Specialized or additional equipment can be sourced through trusted rental houses to suit each production.
Camera equipment
WEAPONS OF CHOICE.
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- 3 × Canon C400 6K FF
- 2 × Canon C300 Mark III 4K
- Canon EOS C70 4K
- Canon R5 C 8K
- GoPro HERO12 Black 5.3K
- DJI Osmo Pocket 3
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- Canon CN-E 18–80mm
- Canon CN-E 70–200mm
- Canon CN-E 14mm
- Canon CN-E 24mm
- Canon CN-E 50mm
- Canon CN-E 85mm
- 2 × Canon EF 16–35mm L
- 2 × Canon EF 24–105mm L
- 2 × Canon EF 70–200mm L
- Canon EF 100mm Macro L
- Canon RF 24–105mm
- Canon RF 15–35mm
- Canon RF 70–200mm
- Canon RF 50mm
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- Sachtler SB-18
- Sachtler aktiv8T Flowtech
- Sachtler SB-8 Flowtech
- Sachtler DV-6
- Benro carbon tripod
- Peak Design travel tripod
- Manfrotto monopod
- iFootage Cobra 2
- Manfrotto high hat
- Manfrotto travel tripod
- 2 × Manfrotto 290 Xtra carbon tripod
- Tilta shoulder rigs and camera cages
- Zacuto Z-Finder Pro
- SmallRig 4×4 matte box
- Matthews 4×4 matte box
- 8 × 4×4 filters
- Sekonic light meter
- Sekonic color temperature meter
- AB Titan Power Base kit
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- 2 × DJI SDR wireless video transmitter/receiver sets
- SmallHD Ultra 5-inch
- Portkeys 5.5-inch 4K
- OSEE Mega 15S 15.4-inch
Sliders & Motion
- Syrp Genie II 3-axis Pro 3-foot
- 2 × Syrp Genie II Pro 2-foot
- Edelkrone SliderPLUS
- Kessler Pro slider
- Edelkrone SliderONE
- Slider 1 motion control
- Skater dolly
- Edelkrone Wing slider
- Kessler Travel Jib
- Remote pan/tilt jib head
- Manfrotto GimBoom
Gimbals
- DJI RS 3 Pro
- DJI Ronin RSC 2
- DJI Osmo Pocket 3
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- DJI Mavic 3 Cine 5.1K ProRes 422
- DJI Mini 3 Pro
- Kessler Travel Jib
- Remote pan/tilt jib head
- Manfrotto GimBoom
Location sound
I HEAR THINGS.
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- Sound Devices 833 8-channel / 12-track
- Sound Devices 664 12-channel
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- 3 × Lectrosonics SMDWB A1/B1
- 3 × Lectrosonics SMQV Block 19
- Lectrosonics UM400 Block 22
- Lectrosonics DSR4 four-channel receiver
- 4 × Lectrosonics 411 receivers
- 2 × Sennheiser AVX transmitters
- 2 × Sennheiser AVX receivers
- 2 × RØDE Wireless PRO
- DJI Mic 2
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- Schoeps CMIT-5U
- Sanken CS-3e
- Sanken CS-M1
- 10 × Sanken COS-11 lavaliers
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- Lectrosonics IFBT4 transmitter
- 2 × Lectrosonics IFB-R1A receivers
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- 7 × Tentacle Sync timecode boxes
- Denecke timecode slate
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- Sennheiser headphones
- Sennheiser HD6 Mix
- PSC Elite boom pole
- K-Tek carbon boom pole
- 2 × K-Tek shock mounts
- K-Tek pistol grip
- Boom holder
- Rycote S-Series Zeppelin
- Battery Bud power distribution
- IDX lithium NP-1 batteries
- Remote Audio batteries
- Lav Bullet
- Lav Snake
- Ankle, waist and thigh straps
- 3 × sound blankets
- Audio adapter kit
- XLR cables
- Quarter-inch cables
- URSA MiniMounts
- Bubblebee lav clips
- Sanken RM-11 mounts
Grip & lighting
LET THERE BE LIGHT.
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- Aputure STORM 1200x
- Aputure LS 600c Pro II
- Aputure 80c 3-Light Kit
- 8 × Aputure B7c
- 4 × Aputure MC Pro
VIEW ALL AMARAN LIGHTS
- 2 × Amaran Halo 600x
- 3 × Amaran Halo 300x
- 1 × Amaran Halo 100x
- 2 × Amaran F22x
- 2 × Amaran P60x
- 2 × Amaran Ace 25x
VIEW ALL LITEPANELS FIXTURES
- 2 × Litepanels Gemini 1×1 Soft RGBWW
- 2 × Softboxes for Gemini 1×1
- 2 × Egg crates for Gemini 1×1
- 4 × Litepanels Astra 1×1 Soft
- 2 × Egg crates for Astra 1×1 Soft
- Litepanels D-12
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- 4 × Nanlite PavoTube 4-foot RGBW
- 2 × Nanlite PavoTube 2-foot RGBW
- 5 × Genaray 34-inch bi-color light bars
LED Panels & Flexible
- 4 × Westcott Flex 1×2
- 2 × Manfrotto Lykos
- 4 × SmallRig RC 100B
- 2 × Fiilex P100
- 2 × LumaCube LED
- Atomos Sun Dragon
Tungsten & Fresnels
- ARRI 1K flood
- 2 × ARRI 650W Fresnels
- 2 × Dedo 150W Fresnels
- ARRI 150W Fresnel
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- 4 × MSE C-stands
- 6 × Manfrotto 9-foot stands
- 3 × Impact 12-foot stands
- 2 × Manfrotto medium stands
- 2 × MSE combo stands
- 8 × small stands
- 4 × Manfrotto 5001B Nano stands
- 2 × mini boom arms
- 9×10-foot green screen
- Sun Swatter Pro 3×4
- Sunbounce 2×3
- 8×8 Scrim Jim full-stop silk
- 6×6 Scrim Jim diffusion, solids and bounce
- 2×2 shiny board
- 4×4 solid
- 4×4 silk
- 4×4 floppy
- Chimera 42×42
- 3 × 25-lb sandbags
- 2×3 flag/silk kit
- Matthews mini grip kit
- Matthews Autopole
- 4 × 10-foot stingers
- 5 × 15-foot stingers
- 5 × 25-foot stingers
- 2 × 50-foot stingers
- Sound blankets
- Duvetyne
- Cardellinis, Mafers, C-clamps, grip clips and magic arms
CORPORATE / BRANDED CONTENT / PRODUCTION SERVICES
YOUR STORY.
BEAUTIFULLY TOLD.
Cinematic production for brands, businesses and agencies. Hire me as a director of photography with professional camera, lighting and sound equipment—or bring me in to help create a complete film from concept through final delivery.
01 / PRODUCTION SERVICES
DP + EQUIPMENT
Professional camera, lenses, lighting, grip and location sound options for interviews, campaigns and corporate shoots.
02 / CORPORATE STORIES
BRANDED CONTENT
Executive interviews, customer stories, recruiting videos, internal communications and documentary-style brand films.
03 / COMPLETE PROJECTS
CONCEPT TO DELIVERY
Creative development, filming, sound, scalable crews and postproduction coordinated to fit your project.
SELECTED CORPORATE & INSTITUTIONAL WORK
Stories that make an impact.
Microsoft — Germany
Bezos Earth Fund
Southern California Food Allergy Institute
Honma Golf — Sports Illustrated
From executive interviews and branded documentaries to institutional storytelling, I bring cinematic production experience and a practical, collaborative approach to every project.
Emmy Award-winning producer and Emmy-nominated cinematographer. More than 25 years of production experience, with work for Microsoft, Bezos Earth Fund, and major networks and brands.
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Tell me what you're creating.
Share a few details and I'll get back to you about your production.
04 / Contact
LET'S MAKE
A SCENE.
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