Joel W Smith

Hi. I'm Joel W Smith - husband, father, filmmaker, and teacher.

For the last 21 years, I have worked in film, television, and video production at all levels.

I started my career as a camera operator for television and corporate video. I quickly moved to other roles including jib operator, editor, motion graphics, and director.

For the last 16 years, I have also created films and videos for many organizations and businesses. These projects have ranged in variety from multi-camera productions to cinematic documentaries and storytelling.

And for the last 6 years, along with continuing to create videos for clients, I have made it a priority to teach everything I know to others. That is why this site exists.

I enjoy telling stories and communicating through attractive and distraction-free footage, but most of all I enjoy helping others do the same thing.

Let's make something great together.

Career Highlights

I have worked with some great organizations:

• ABC
• FOX Sports
• SPEED Channel
• The Salvation Army
• Sonic Drive-Ins
• Dr Pepper
• Gateway Church
• T.D. Jakes Ministries
• Daystar Television Network

Covered some amazing events:

• Super Bowls XXXIX, XL, and LI
• Oktoberfest 2009 (Munich, Germany)
• Harvest Crusades
• Wildebeest Migration, Kenya

Shot in some memorable places:

• The Parthenon
• Vatican City
• Roman Colosseum
• Pompeii
• The Sorbonne
• Pacific Coast Highway
• Normandy American Cemetery
• Israel
• Haiti
• South Sudan
• San Marino

And worked with some incredible people:

• Willie Nelson
• Evel Knievel
• Will Smith
• Laura Bush
• Switchfoot
• Lecrae
• Kari Jobe