lighting
& Gaffing Work
Alex O. Gaynor is a Los Angeles-based Gaffer and Lighting Designer working in Feature Films,
Television and Commercials. He recently gaffed the features ALL I SEE IS YOU with Director Marc Forster and DP Matthias Koenigswieser, and Netflix's SUN DOGS by Director Jennifer Morrison and DP Michael Alden Lloyd. Alex gaffed 2nd Units for Lionsgate's KIN, A24s HOT SUMMER NIGHTS, Netflix's WHEELMAN, and Marvel/ABC's AGENT CARTER & Marvel/FX's LEGION.
Alex's commercial clients include Apple, Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft, Google, Samsung, Bose, Gatorade, Porsche, Audi, Dodge, Chevy, Toyota, Mazda, Lexus, Disney, Lowes, Enterprise, Facebook, Nike, Adidas, Asics, Under Armour, North Face, Coors, Best Buy, Mont Blanc, MLB, NFL, NBA, MTV & Comedy Central.
GAFFING WORK - Commercials & Videos
(scroll down for NARRATIVE WORK)
WALMART - OSCARs
DP: Matthias Koenigswieser / Dir: Marc Forster
JULIUS BAEr
DP: Matthias Koenigswieser / Dir: Marc Forster
Cadillac
DP: Matthias Koenigswieser / Dir: Oliver Würffell
BEST Buy
DP: Larkin Seiple / Dir: Christian Loubek
GATORADe
DP: Chayse Irvin/ Dir: AG Rojas
Mont blanc
DP: Ben Loeb / Dir: Henrik Rostrup
O2 - Michael Buble
DP: Michael Ragen / Dir: AG Rojas
Major league baseball
DP: Ben Loeb / Dir: Zachary Heinzerling
TOYOTA
DP: Juanmi Aspiroz / Dir: Daniel Benmayor
UNITED AIRLINES
DP: David Tattersall / Dir: Martin Campbell
samsung galaxy s9
DP: Matthias Koenigswieser / Dir: William Armstrong
JCP Anthem
DP: Matthias Koenigswieser /Dir: Gustav Johansson
ariana grande
DP: Matthias Koenigswieser / Dir: Grant Singer
KATY PERRY / Sims
DP: Matthias Koenigswieser
Kangaroo CourtCapital Cities
DP: Morgan Susser / Dir: Carlos Lopez Estrada
BAAUER - Music Video
DP: Larkin Seiple / Dir: Hiro Murai
BROKEN BELLS
KATE MARA & ANTON YELCHIN
DP: Morgan Susser / Dir: Jacob Gentry
BROKEN BELLS 2
KATE MARA & ANTON YELCHIN
DP: Morgan Susser / Dir: Jacob Gentry
GAFFING WORK - NARRATIVE
LEGION - Fx / Marvel Studios
Season 2 Various Episodes
Gaffer 2nd Unit 2017
AGENT CARTER - MARVEL STUDIOS
Season 1 Various Episodes
Gaffer 2nd Unit 2015-16
HAND OF GOD - Amazon Prime
Season 1 Pilot
Gaffer 1st Unit 2014
kin - 2018
premiering in theaters august 2018
Feature Film / 2nd unit GAFFER - LAs vegas
DP: Larkin Seiple / Dir: Johnathan and Josh Baker
Starring: Zoe Kravitz, Jack Reynor, Dennis Quaid
STEVEN SODERBERGH PRESENTS
Perfect - 2018
Feature Film / gaffer
DP: Matthias Koenigswieser / Dir: Eddie Alcazar
hot summer nights - 2018
premiering in theaters august 2018
Feature Film / 2nd unit GAFFER - LA
2nd Unit DP: Michael Lloyd / Dir: Elijah Bynum
Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Emory Cohen, William Fichtner
ALL I SEE IS YOU - 2017
Feature Film / GAFFER
USA PREMIERE OCTOBER 2017
*Premiere 2016 TOronto film festival* (NOW ON BLU-RAY)
DP: Matthias Koenigswieser / Dir: Marc Forster
Starring Blake Lively & Jason Clarke
DP: Michael Alden Lloyd / Dir: Jennifer Morrison
Starring Michael Angarano, Allison Janney, Ed O'Neil, Jennifer Morrison
DP: Matthias Koenigswieser / Dir: Saar Klein / Produced by Sarah Green
AFTER THE FALL - 2014
Feature Film / GAFFER
*Premiere BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL 2014*
Starring Wes Bentley & Jason Isaacs
SAVE THE DATE
Feature Film / GAFFER
*Sundance 2012*
DP: ELISHA CHRISTIAN / DIR. MICHAEL MOHAN
Starring Lizzy Caplan, Alison Brie, Martin Starr & Mark Webber
DP: KYLE KLUTZ / DIR. CLARK BAKER
"Lighting is my first true filmmaking love. I have always been fascinated by the shadows that add mystique to our stories, inform our fears, and engage the viewers on a subconscious level. It's the one thing about filmmaking that still feels like magic to this day. As a gaffer, I've been able to work with so many inspiring cinematographers, directors, producers and crew members. I've learned to surround myself with people that have GREAT taste and cultivate a lighting (and storytelling) style that is emotional and authentic and ultimately entertaining; these collaborations have truly been my filmmaking education. I love the true craftsmanship of lighting, the physics of it, the shaping of it, the progression of ideas from theory to the tools and back again. I love that moment when all the prep work comes to fruition; all the references, all the discussions, all the choices. Our talent steps to their mark and there it is, that's what our movie looks like." ---ag