Creative and accomplished Creative Director and Producer with extensive experience in the film, television, and commercial industry. Proven track record of successful projects with a focus on excellence in lighting design. Awarded the 2010 Audelco Award for Best Lighting Designer. Adept at managing productions and teams, ensuring seamless execution from concept to completion.
Experience:
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Electrician / Production Manager / Light Designer
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Broadway:
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I Got the Last Laugh! (Writer, Gaffer, Production Designer, Costume Designer, Cinematographer, and Executive Producer/Co-Director)
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Syncopated Ladies (Production Manager and Lighting Designer)
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Julius Caesar (All Female) (Lighting Designer)
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The Vanguard of Avant-Garde (Nat King Cole Story) (Co-Director, Lighting & Set Designer, Production Manager and Producer)
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Off-Broadway:
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A Day in the Crib (Stage Manager and Lighting Director)
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Growing Up Gonzales (Lighting Designer and Light Board Operator)
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Julius Caesar (All Female Version: Harlem Shakespeare Festival) (Lighting Designer)
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Television:
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EMERGENCE (Season 1 ABC)
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Law and Order
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Mrs. Fletcher (Season 1)
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FOSSE (Netflix)
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Project Runaway
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Elementary (CBS)
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Jessica Jones (Netflix)
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Tales of Two Cities
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The Punisher (Netflix)
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New Amsterdam (CBS)
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"The Sun is Also A Star"(Feature)
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The Enemy Within (CBS)
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The Deuce (HBO)
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The Enemy Within (NBC)
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Jessica Jones (Netflix)
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New Amsterdam (NBC)
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Tales Of The City (Netflix)
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God Friended Me (Seasons 1 and 3 ) CBS)
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The New Orange is Black ( Season 7 HBO),.BULL ( Season 4 CBS)
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Law and Order, The Sun Is Also A Star, The Code (CBS), The Last O.G.(Season 3), Mrs. Fletcher (Season 1) Tale of The City, Saturday Night Live (NBC), West Side Story (2020), EMERGENCE ( Season 1 ABC), Madam Secretary (Season 6) The Sinner (Season 1 and 3), Prodigal Son (Season 1) Faces (Season 1) The ILIZA Shlesinger Sketch Show ( 2019 Season 1 Nexflix). Harlem, City on the Hill. Manifest.
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Film:
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LIFE TIME (Cinematographer/Gaffer/Written and Director) NYC.
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Tales From The Gravestones (Cinematographer/Gaffer/Written and Director) NYC.
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CLUB 94 (Feature/TV) ( Created & Story Line, AD, Art Director/Cinematographer, and Gaffer) NYC.
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DAWSON'S (TV Pilot) Gaffer/Created and Co-Directed ( Executive Producer/A.D/Cinematographer/ Art Director and Gaffer.)
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James E. Carter
Award-Winning Creative Director with 30+ Years of Experience based in New York City