Roderick A. Santiano | Director of Photography |

Demo Reel February 2012

Shot on RED One, Canon 5D Mark II, Panasonic Varicam, Panasonic HVX-200 (some with Letus 35mm Extreme), and Panasonic DVX-100. Music: “Maps” by The Fray

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to shoot an interview with Larry King at his home in Beverly Hills. It was a simple interview done in what looked like his TV/trophy room. I envied his giant LCD screen that was hanging over the fireplace. Anyway, back to less important stuff… It …

The Last Play at Shea

Clip from the Billy Joel/Shea Stadium documentary. Click here to see another clip from the movie. Director: Paul Crowder Original Format/Camera: HD/Panasonic Varicam, Panasonic HVX-200 (w/Letus35 Extreme)

New York Doll

Clip from the documentary NEW YORK DOLL. Official Selection – Sundance Film Festival 2005 Click here to see another clip from the movie. Director: Greg Whiteley Original Format/Camera: MiniDV/DVX-100A

Yoplait: Healthy Lifestyles

Director: Alexander von David Original Format/Camera: HD/Sony EX3

The Only 2 Things Billy Joel Ever Said To Me

“This is it?” and “I need some space.” One mildly annoying thing about the film industry is that, regardless of how simple a shot may be to get, you almost have to put on a big to-do to make the producers feel like they’re getting what they paid for. …

Still the Uptown Girl

So if you’re past your mid-thirties, you probably know how hot Christie Brinkley was in your childhood memories. Well, let me tell you, she’s still absolutely gorgeous. Christie was a no-brainer subject for this documentary but it wasn’t until late in the game that we finally got permission to do …

Off to London to See Paul

After the concert, we were able to schedule a follow up interview with Paul McCartney at his office in Soho, London. We were shooting in New York at the time so we left from NY on a Wednesday, interviewed him on Thursday and then flew back in time to keep …

Celebrity Surprise!

In two days, I had the amazing experience of not only shooting behind the scenes footage of the historic Billy Joel concert, I also got to shoot interviews with Steven Tyler, Garth Brooks, Tony Bennett, Don Henley, John Mayer, Roger Daltrey and John Mellencamp. Then I followed Paul McCartney from …

Sting and Mike on Bikes

Towards the end of the the Billy Joel doc, we had the opportunity to interview Sting. The interview was shot at a recording studio in Malibu. The best spot we could find for sound and picture was a waiting area right in the middle of the hallway where all the …