Director of Photography

DOP Joa Czogalla, copyright Scott Milne

Camera Operator

Steadicam Operator

Photographer

 

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Joachim Czogalla is a professional lighting cameraman and Steadicam operator from Germany, based since 2005 in Shanghai. He has worked as a magazine photographer and since 1996 as DOP/camera and Steadicam operator in a wide range of fields, covering news reports, commercials, documentaries (for ARD, ARTE, BBC, CBC, National Geographic, RTL, 3SAT, ZDF) as well as short feature films. He has worked in locations all over the world, and has participated in such ambitious projects as the documentary about the Peace Nobel Prize awarded UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan for ARD (German first public channel) and the documentary 'The gods come Home' about 'Chinas Leap To Faith' for Vison TV Canada broadcasted on CBC. His work has been part of exhibitions of the Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany in Bonn and is part of installations in the permanent collection of the Modern Design Museum of Nuernberg (Germany).

 

Freelance Cameraman since:

1996, Steadicam Operator since 1997

 

Education/Trainings:

Bachelor eletrotechnics, Co-operator with advertising

 

photography, Photographer for Magazines and Newspapers,

 

art photography, Studies of Film in Tübingen (Germany),

 

Photographer for SWR (SuedwestRundFunk) German First Television Channal marketing department,

 

Assistant to Operators with Advertising Commercial- and

 

Documentary film,

 

Assistant to cameramen with the SWR, first Assistant for 16mm documentary productions with the SWR

 

Specialized in:

Productions with special efforts in light and design,

 

Scenic documentary films, travelling documentaries, corporate and commercial films, Steadicam, directing of corporate films

 

PADI Divemaster, Underwater Camera,

 

 

Languages:

German, English, French and survival Mandarin

 

Experiences abroad:

Europe, America, North Africa, Kongo (DRC), Ruanda, Kenya,

 

China, Korea, Philippines

 

 

Productions:

see “Filmography

 

 

Additional Trainings:

- 1997 DVW 700O Operation, Professional Application (Sony Germany)

 

- 2000 IFFMA International Film, TV & Music Academy:

 

  Location Lightning for Film and TV (Direction: Rolf Coulange, BVK)

 

- Film Camera (advanced) 35 mm (Direction: Jörg Geißler, BVK)

 

- 2002 Steadicam operation (Direction: Christof Feller, SWR on RIG

 

  Master Series Pro System)

 

- 2005 Editing with AVID Media Composer

 

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References:

“Joa is a highly reliable cameraman with wide-ranging technical knowledge and experience, including steadycam operation, 5D and other specialized cameras, etc. He recently supervised a very challenging shoot for us involving 4 car-mounted cameras that had to operate in sync. He always delivers first-rate footage in a timely manner.”

Carl Thelin,  producer at Common Communication Shanghai

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“It is my pleasure to recommend Joa Czogalla as talented and senior cameraman. I am a location sound recordist with 6 years extensive experience in film and TV. I came to know Joa on numerous shoots we’ve worked on over the years.

Overall, Joa is intelligent and has good camera skills. He has an great eye for composition and he always puts in a 100% effort to each project he is involved with. Joa is full of ideas and suggestions during the production.
I think Joa is an asset to any production and I would not hesitate to recommend him for any camera job.,


Brent Nazaroff” , Beijing

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“Joachim is a passionate camera person and film enthusiast for documentary, feature, corporate and TV films, diving into any challenging cinematographical tasks wholeheartedly and coolheaded - i.e. he is highly professional. He is easy to work with but gives his all - and his peculiar mixture of absolute commitment for a job and friendly sociable manners makes working with him pleasant and - at the same time - exciting. He is a canny and honed professional, yet enthusiastic and dedicated as a freshman of the trade. Putting his heart into all that technology, including Steadycam and all, lets him succeed as one of the most interesting DOPs around - where ever one might need a fresh, daring and innovative cameraman between London and Shanghai. Or, for that matter, between Shanghai and New York.”

Lothar Spree, producer and professor at the Tonji University Shanghai

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“Joachim worked on a film project that was challenging for several reasons: difficulties in dealing with officials who where hostile to the project, severe weather and tight travel logistics, which required him to work on his own initiative to get a good result. And we were very pleased with the results.

Christopher Sumpton - Cogent/Benger Productions Inc.” Canada

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“Joachim is a highly experienced and professional cameraman with deep industry experience who brings the highest international standards to any role. His understanding of Asia culture, including China, is also strong. I highly recommed Joachim.”

Damien Ryan, Hongkong

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“Joachim is a very experienced cameraman, a reliable team partner. He shot a documentary for one of my clients, France 5, a education-oriented channel. Though the timing of the shooting was very tight, however Joachim has fully satisfied the requirements for this documentary. Thus I would strongly recommend to hire him for any job.”

Joris Zylberman, Actuasia Beijing/Shanghai

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“I have worked together with Joachim Czogalla on various projects since 2008, and have known him as one of the most professional cameramen you can find in Shanghai. He can get exactly what clients really want, but can also work independently and is able to follow through to ensure that the job gets done. I highly recommend Joa for your production projects in China.”

Lingyi Chen, Shanghai

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“Joa is a great Cameraman, he always know what he is doing and good in offering the suggestion for the shooting too, he is generally a nice guy with a great working attitude, if you need a good cameraman for your next shoot, Joa is the one!”

Clark Wang, Project manager Bright Shadow Films Shanghai

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“Joachim was cameraman for out Chinese religion documentary, the editor liked his work. It was very pleasant to work with Joachim, Joachim is trustworthy, creative cameraman. He has a good attitude, he is reliable, easy, fun to work with. He also understand Chinese culture well.”

Xiaoping Diana Dai , Canada