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& 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 NIGHTSNetflix'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)

Commercials

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

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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

TELEVISION

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

Features

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

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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

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SUN DOGs - 2017

Feature Film / GAFFER

a netflix original

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

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