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BARRY CONRAD is a professional videographer who has served as director of photography in the television industry on many features. Having started his broadcast career with Nick Clooney (actor George Clooney's father) in Cincinnati, Ohio back in the seventies, Mr. Conrad has also worked for KCNC, the NBC affiliate station in Denver, Colorado. During the past thirteen years, he has not only shot but produced as well several documentary features under the banner of his own BARCON VIDEO PRODUCTIONS. In 1997, he released the acclaimed paranormal documentary, "An Unknown Encounter" which he also directed and produced. Some of his clients include: THE LEARNING CHANNEL, ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT, THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL and WALT DISNEY STUDIOS. Recently, he has also been hired on to shoot special features for Class & Associates under the direction of Joseph Class (former visual effects supervisor for Lucasfilm's Industrial Light & Magic corp.

WORK HISTORY:

1986-present:   Owner of production company, Barcon Video, Los Angeles

1981-1985: Cameraman / editor at KOA (now KCNC-TV), Denver

1980-1981: Cameraman / editor at KWGN-TV, Denver

1978-1980: Cameraman / editor at WKRC-TV, Cincinnati

1976-1977: Cameraman / editor at Film Art Studios, Cincinnati

1974: Cameraman / editor at J&R Studios, Cincinnati

AWARDS:

2007:   Telly Award recipient, Parkinson's Disease Foundation documentary.
2007: EBE Award recipient, "Monsters of the UFO" Incident at Kelly; "best visual effects".DP/cameraman & producer/writer.

2005: Winner in best documentary category, Ghost Convention International Awards. "California's Most Haunted", producer & DP.
2005: Freddie Award recipient, 2005 Freddie Award recipient in the category of Patient Care. The International Health and Medical Media Awards, "Proof, Rebirth & Lupe's Dilemna"

2004: Gold Medal Winner for New York Festival's International Film & Video competition. "Changes" documentary. Producer: Jo Ann Lesser.

1999: L.I.F.E. Ambassador of Goodwill Award recipient.
1999: B.E.T. Award for special programming, Teen Summit, "Dr. Dre" & Mary J. Blige biography shows

1985: Emmy Winner, "Cosmo Hotel Demolition", KOA-TV, Denver

1983: 2nd place winner, NPPA award (National Press Photographer's Association), "Pepsi-Free" feature at KCNC-TV, Denver.

1979: Emmy nomination, "Disco Digger" feature at WKRC-TV, Cincinnati, O.

1973: Winner first place, Miami University Film Festival, "Summerdream" short subject, produced & shot

 

PROFESSIONAL, AFFORDABLE, FRIENDLY AND RELIABLE! 818-248-9161 - barcon@bbs-la.com We are a Full Service Production Company with an Extensive Camera, Sound, Lighting and Creative Post Production Studio. Featuring Emmy Award Winning Cameraman BARRY CONRAD with over 25 Years of Production Experience.
PRODUCTIONS:

2010: "Golden Mickeys", Camera/DP filming Anika Noni Rose ("Princess & the Frog")
2010: "My Ghost Story" series, Co-Creator/Supervising Producer/Camera DP.

2009: "My Ghost Story" second special for A&E Biography as supervising producer & DP/cameraman.

2008: "My Ghost Story" Hauntings Revealed; Co-Creator & DP/cameraman & supervising producer for A&E Biography
2008: Illumanite projection advertising promotion; DP/cameraman shooting helicopter footage over Los Angeles in high definition

2007: Primedia Health Care, medical film, DP/cameraman
2007: Computer World Storage Tek expo, San Diego, webcasts; DP/cameraman
2007: "Everybody Loves Raymond" star Brad Garrett, PSA for adult hospice; DP/cameraman
2007: "Real Stories of the State Parole", reality show HD network; DP/cameraman
2007: "Whose Wedding Is It, Anyway?" TV series; DP/cameraman
2007: Paul Wall music video; Atlantic Records; production cameraman; DP/cameraman
2007: Jackson Brown, PSA for ovarian cancer research; DP/cameraman
2007: "Simple Living" with Wanda Urbanska; feature on Ed Begley, Jr.
2007: Bill Gates comedy short with Steven Spielberg & George Clooney. DP/cameraman for Tri-Film Productions, Seattle.

2006: "American Idol", featurette, (Canadian TV)
2006: Fantastic 4 Car featurette, 20th Century Fox, DP/cameraman
2006: "Borat", 20th Century Fox, DP for movie trailer
2006: Ernest Borgnine, "Lone Sailor Awards" testament, DP/cameraman
2006: Jessica Simpson & the Muppets for Pizza Hut spot; production cameraman.
2006: Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa documentary; DP/cameraman.

2005: Monsters of the UFO, "Incident At Kelly" documentary, producer/director/cameraman.
2005: "World's Greatest Super Bowl Commercials", DP/cameraman for CBS TV.
2005: William Shatner TV spot, Canadian Broadcasting Co; DP/cameraman.

2004: S.A.W. S. TV spots in San Antonio, Tx. DP/cameraman; director: Jackie E. Haley

2003: B.E.T. Music Awards, Hollywood Renaissance Hotel; Red Carpet cameraman, prime pool camera for media resources.
2003: Microsoft Industrial documentary; cameraman / DP
2003: Children's Institute International; press conference with Rob Reiner.
2003: "Missing In Iraq", documentary for Discovery Channel about M.I.A. Scott Spiker; DP/cameraman.
2003: "The Golden Mickeys" Disney movie tribute; cameraman/DP with Roy Disney , Tim Allen, Angela Lansbury.
2003: "American For Sale" cable show; cameraman/DP; segment on Judy Trevor, former Troma film actress.
2003: Grand Prix in Long Beach, Ca. / cameraman/DP; video news release on new video technology for race enthusiasts.
2003: Kaiser Permanente; DP/cameraman; series of cultural diversity DVD's.
2003: "Turnstyle" for B.E.T. / DP/cameraman;
2003: L.A. Fitness; 30 sec. TV spot; DP/cameraman; for David Riley Associates.
2003: New Device To Help Blind; Discovery Channel; cameraman/DP at Doheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles.
2003: "West Wing"; PSA's with Janelle Maloney & Bradley Whitford at Warner Brothers.
2003: Justin Timberlake (singer-entertainer); interview; cameraman/DP for Turnstyle program.
2003: "The Stereophonics" DVD for BBC; rock group behind scenes in recording studio; cameraman/DP
2003: Hewlett Packard Celebrity Fund-Raiser at Pacific Design Center; cameraman on red carpet and B-roll duties at party;
2003: R.Lee Ermey, actor from "Full Metal Jacket"; interview & PSA spots for Seattle producer; cameraman/DP
2003: Nicole Johnson (author) Fairy Tales segment, Women of Faith; DP/cameraman, David Riley Associates.
2003: "Spring Break" camera auditions for Universal Studios upcoming movie; cameraman
2003: "Hollywood Homicide", DP/cameraman for DVD release.
2003: Elton John Academy Awards party, Cameraman

2002: "Spiderman" with Stan Lee (animation DVD series)
2002: "Old Friends" (Yarnell Productions) documentary hosted by Julia Roberts. DP, Los Angeles
2002: Elvis Presley's Honeymoon Hideaway featurette
2002: Elton John's Academy Award party (Tri-Film)
2002: "California's Most Haunted" DP/cameraman; (also produced & directed)
2002: Austin Powers Goldmember EPK with Mike Myers.
2002: Michael York interview for Omega Code documentary.
2002: "Hits on the Street" B.E.T. syndicated show, DP
2002: Microsoft / Siebel Convention / Bill Gates speech
2002: The Magic Gumball Machine, DP/cameraman for "Unwrapped", Food Network

2001: Grammy Featurettes including interviews with Coretta Scott King, Lena Horn tribute.
2001: Dolly Parton's Children's Literature Video
2001: "Schoolhouse Rock" DVD for Disney
2001: Famous Photographers special (Mel Stuart Productions)
2001: "Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs" DVD for Disney
2001: "Proud, Brave & Strong", music video shown at White House; DP/cameraman

2000: Grammy's 2000, cameraman for DVD special release.
2000: Jeff Foxworthy "Country Comedy Classics", director of photography
2000: dapTV associates: "Psychic Solutions" 5 spots, director of photography
2000: "Office Max" TV spots, director of photography
2000: "Reebok" Finishline spots for Survivors TV series, production cameraman
2000: Levi's spot, behind scenes cameraman filming singer DeAngelo
2000: Elvis Honeymoon Hideaway, documentary with Elvis co-stars, friends; director of photography
2000: "Dog Spot" commercials for Walt Disney Home Video, director of photography
2000: "Docu-Groove" 3 shows, Dr. Dre, Mary J Blige, Ghost Face Killah, for B.E.T. television, director of photography & cameraman
2000: "I Won.Com" TV special, director of photography, on location at Blue Ridge, Georgia
2000: E-Style website shoot, director of photography
2000: Academy Awards, behind scenes, cameraman
2000: Mina Suvari Cosmopolitan Ad shoot, cameraman
2000: "Rudy The Wonder Boy" TV feature for German TV, director of photography
2000: "The Big O", documentary, DP/ cameraman,
2000: "Hurricane Carter" documentary for Canadian TV, interviews, cameraman.
2000: "Breed All About It" feature show on bloodhounds for The Animal Planet, director of photography
2000: TV Guide's #1 Fan special, cameraman at auditions.
2000: Lawrence Juber formerly with "Wings" interview for commercial spot, director of photography
2000: Richard Simmons Grooving to the Oldies; rehearsals, cameraman.

1999: Loreal Commercial with Jennifer Lopez; production cameraman
1999: Half-Girl, National Enquirer TV, director of photography
1999: Public Enemy #1 Puff Daddy, Universal Studios, docu-groove one hour special, director of photography & cameraman
1999: Dogstar with Keanu Reeves, lighting director for Frame by Frame Productions.
1999: Habitat for the Humanities documentary, director of photography
1999: Pioneers of Television, documentary, cameraman
1999: Forbidden Places, interview with Thane Morris, Star Wars pyro-technician; cameraman.
1999: Soul Train Awards, cameraman
1999: Inspector Deck Music Video, production cameraman for Rap City.
1999: "A Soldier's Story", documentary, director of photography, interviews with WWII vets for laser vision release of feature movie.
1999: "Nightworks: The Case for Alien Abduction" hosted by author Whitley Streiber; series pilot, director of photography.
1999: Mrs. Beasley Cookies, promos, director of photography for video news release.
1999: Galileo & Fabrics, (Jet Propulsion Labs), TV show, cameraman.
1999: Human Nature, live concert cameraman
1999: Census Bureau promos (Indian Affairs), director of photography
1999: Odyssey Channel, promos with Jim Melchiorre, director of photography
1999: Gladys Knight & The Pips, (Midnight Train memories), NARAS, director of photography
1999: Zip & Terry Interactive Software spots, director of photography
1999: Cindy Crawford Post Pregnancy Aerobics home video, production camera,man

1998: "Spencer Tracy: Triumph & Turmoil" / Biography on A&E
1998: "Lethal Weapon IV" production cameraman, PSA with Danny Glover
1998: "Fox Kids Network", director of photography, Fox Kids Pick of the Week.
1998: "Welcome to Death Row" feature documentary, 2nd unit cameraman, lighting director.

1997: "The Race To Mars", feature documentary, director of photography
1997: "An Unknown Encounter", feature documentary, producer & cameraman.
1997: "Strange Universe", cameraman
1997: "Highlander" laser vision release behind scenes, director of photography
1997: "Bounty Hunters" TV series, cameraman
1997: "The BlastMasters" TV series aired on Learning Channel, director of photography

1997: "The Race To Mars", feature documentary, director of photography
1997: "An Unknown Encounter", feature documentary, producer & cameraman.
1997: "Strange Universe", cameraman
1997: "Highlander" laser vision release behind scenes, director of photography
1997: "Bounty Hunters" TV series, cameraman
1997: "The BlastMasters" TV series aired on Learning Channel, director of photography

1996-present: "Walt Disney Studios", promotional cameraman, "Hercules" feature animated film. "Secrets of the Sixth Sense"

1993-96: "Real Stories of the Highway Patrol" TV series; DP/ cameraman, 4 seasons.

1995: "Today's Environment" TV series for Discovery Channel, director of photography

1991: "A Current Affair", segment cameraman

1989: Ronald Reagan in "Make a Wish" program, DP/cameraman

1988: "Elliott's Designs", corporate video; director of photography, cameraman

1987: "Pleasant Dreams" feature film; assistant cameraman
1987: "Dark Romances", feature film; director of photography

1986: "Platinum Blonde" feature film; art dept; Orbit Entertainment

1984: "The Fisherman", mini-feature; producer & cameraman
1984: "The Little Rascals" reunion video; cameraman/producer

1982: "Shark's Fin Soup", comedy featurette, KOA-TV; director/cameraman

1978-1980: WKRC- TV news shooter on many feature stories for television; while there, shot for Nick Clooney (actor's father).

1977: "Harper Valley PTA", feature film, production cameraman

1974: directory of photography "Max B. Nimble" Emmy award winning children's show.