Chosei Funahara Steadicam Operator New York, NY., Kobe, Japan New York


Name (Last, First):	Funahara, Chosei
Company:	Antenna Films Inc.,
SOA member since:	12/03/2006
Profile last updated:	01/15/2009 7:43 PM

Home State/Country:	New York
Home City/Province:	New York, NY., Kobe, Japan
Will work as local in:	New York & Japan
Email:	chosei@funahara.com
Website:	digi-cinema.com
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Unions:	IATSE LOCAL 600
Languages:	English and Japanese

Demo Reel Video:

Experience (years):	5
Own a Steadicam:	Yes
Rate (10hr day):

My Equipment:
+Archer system (old version)
+Flyer system (not LE version, old one)
+Merlin for handy-cam

+RED ONE 4K camera/9.8mm kinoptik PL mount (no barrel distortion) + Century 6.5 mm Wide-angle adapter/RED FLASH (CF) MODULE/AJA_HD10MD3 Down-converter

+ARRIFLEX SRll

Still: Leica M8/f1.0 50mm/f2.8 28mm/f4 90mm

Special Skills:
I've learned steadicam operation from the late Ted Churchill in 1990's.
Then, I became a Producer and left on-set-operation-person for good, now back on movie-set and locations, as a steadicam operator and ENJOYING IT!

My total experience hours of steadicam operator is limited, but as a film maker, I AM A VETERAN and I know what I am doing!

I've worked for Akira Kurosawa in 1980's and we did not have Steadicam that time (in Japan), I think that he regretted it now, from up there!

Have a goooood day, guys!

Credits:
check IMDB: type in Chosei Funahara

(picture: Peter Abraham is training me to brush up on my old body.)