Fabrizio Costantini
Cinematographer, Director of Photography, and Photographer.
With 20 years of commercial cinematography and photography experience, Fabrizio Costanini has captured advertising and promotional campaigns for Ford, Honda, GM, Acura and Genesis. His work has been featured in numerous publications including The New York Times, Rolling Stone and The Wall Street Journal. He has photographed world leaders in intimate settings such as Barack Obama, Dali Lama and captured history making events such as Pope John Paul II’s funeral at The Vatican for the NYT. Fabrizio is known for his expertise shooting and lighting vehicles, having shot numerous product library catalogs for General Motors early in his career.
Born in Detroit, Fabrizio’s career began at age of sixteen as a beat photographer capturing on film the Detroit nightlife and counterculture scene for Orbit Magazine. After graduating college with a degree in photography, he studied at the International Center of Photography in Manhattan under the instruction of Pulitzer Prize winner David Turnley. Fabrizio went on to work for the Detroit Free Press and soon after worked regularly for The New York Times, where his photos were featured on the front page above the fold over a dozen different occasions. Being a Canon 5D shooter, he was soon swept into the New York Times first steps into the creation of their video own department and was brought in to help establish the new video workflow
It is during this time at the New York Times he captured the attention of Oscar award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore on his feature films, Capitalism a Love Story and Fahrenheit 11/9. He has since filmed for many acclaimed documentary directors such as Barak Goodman, Geeta Gandbhir, Fisher Stevens. One constant that persisted was the continuous filming of vehicles for the insatiable automotive industry.
“In 2011 I started a film production company called Trillium Production Co. where together with some of the most talented crew in the nation, we produce the highest quality and harmonious content with staggering efficiency. I take a great deal of pride in lighting vehicles and knowing how to shoot cars and sheet metal. Over the many years of working in studios lighting cars from GM product library, to Ford F150, Superduty and Lightning, Honda, Acura in the studios and deserts of Los Angeles, Polestar and Genesis in Manhattan. I feel most joy and confidence lighting and filming vehicles. Filming in the most efficient and safe manor wether static or moving about.” - Fabrizio Costantini
That’s me on the left
International Cinematographers Guild member
IATSE Local 600, SOC
Cinematographer/Photographer, DoP
Notary Public, 107 Drone pilot,
Travel ready - all kit weighed logged and ready for carnet - Dual Citizenship USA/EU Delta Diamond, TSA Pre, Clear, Global Entry, APEC and Media Rate.
RECENT WORK:
Choreograph Brand Identity film 2023
April 2020, the release the documentary film, SLAY THE DRAGON, at the Tribeca Film Festival for Magnolia Pictures. Below are some links to the press surrounding the film. I was fortunate to be a DoP’s on this film which took 2.5 years to shoot. It is available on demand to watch now. #EndGerrymandering
Specialties include corporate and annual report photography. On location or in-studio; corporate profiles, working portraits, customer stories, social media content generation and problem solving.
Fabrizio’s Youtube channel
Equipment available for rent use
Canon ecosystem
C500 mkII Arri Shoulder VCT package 6K Full-Frame
C300 mkIII 4K Arri shoulder/VCT package
C70 package
Canon L series lenses, primes, zooms, macro.
laowa Probe lens
Black arm - Ronin 2
Ronin R3
Canon Cine Zoom 18-80 servo and 70-200 servo
Rokinon Xeen Cine Prime set 16mm, 24mm, 35mm, 50mm, 85mm 135mm
Zeiss Super Speed Prime set 18mm, 25mm, 35mm, 50mm, 65mm 85mm
Teradek Link and ServePro network
Flanders Scientificcolor monitor
Wireless SDI, 27” production monitors
Wireless directors monitor
Multi channel audio package
Canon 1DX MKII Package
Canon R8 Package
LiveU Solo/Teradek VidiU Streaming, Live switcher 4 camera
Lighting, timecode, basic grip and GoPro packages available.
FAA/DOT part 107 Drone packages small, medium, and large drones.
DJI Inspire 2 X5S ProRes License
Fully insured for film production, Location, Camera Car, grip, talent etc.
Still and strobe packages
Comfortable operating Canon , RED, Arri, Sony and Russian Arm.
I am happy to work as an operator on your production, if further production services are available please visit TrilliumProduction.com
Time-lapse capabilities, Tracking time-lapse, motion control
3/4 Ton Mercedes Sprinter van with Tommygate lift
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Favorites
Motion Control- custom configurable motion control systems are available depending on specific needs
Strobe - Godox and Norman lighting equipment, Profoto.
Ring light - Owner operator of a genuine functioning Hine Light. A very rare vintage neon ring light. Popular Mechanics article from November 1955 describing the invention. (pictured below)
Macro photography- custom, hand-made micro strobe light modifiers
High speed - shooting at high frame rates
Gimbals, for small or large camera systems
Film Photography
Tungston and Daylight continuous lighting
