TARA ROBERTS ZABRISKIE

917 Hoffmaster RD, Knoxville, MD 21758  
­­[email protected]  | 301-524-4851 

Portfolio: mooseyproductions.zenfolio.com  | LinkedIn: tararobertsvideo
 

         SUMMARY: Freelance camera operator, video editor, and media producer, with expertise in filming  sports, documentaries, and educational and promotional videos. Comfortable filming outdoors, in the mountains, on the water, in remote areas, and in all types of weather.    

                               

HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Producer/Shooter/Editor
  • Sports Broadcast Camera Op
  • Video Journalist
  • Documentary Filmmaker
  • Video Editor
  • Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Avid Media Composer
  • Adobe Photoshop

 

 

VIDEO AND FILM - FREELANCE: - 2006 - present 

 

Camera Operator -

  • NBCSN, American Flat Track Motorsports – Sports Broadcast Camera Operator, BlackMagic cameras

2019 - 2021

  • ESPN 3, Lacrosse - Livestream/Broadcast Camera Operator

2019 - 2020   

  • Fjor Films, - Duchesne County, UT Centennial, Documentary - DOP

2015

  • T2P.tv – Naval Academy Alumni Association Promo Videos

2012 - present

  • T2P.tv – Land Rover Amazing Race, Reality Show, run and gun style shooting.

2012 – 2014

  • HGTV, My First Place – Casting videographer and Field PA,

2012

 

Producer/Shooter/Editor –

  • Defending the Dark – Maine Dark Sky Documentary

2021 - 2022

  • Race Across America – produce, shoot, and edit daily media coverage for endurance bicycle race.  

2015 - present

  • T2P.tv, Rolex Sailing Regattas – Film from helicopter and onboard racing sailboats, produce, and edit videos race recap videos.

2011 - 2017

 

  • Kite Foil Gold Cup, event coverage at St. Francis Yacht Club,

2014

  • PanAmerican Games, sailing coverage editor for international live TV feed, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

2011

  • Appalachian Trail Conservancy - Leave No Trace on the Appalachian Trail, educational series

2005, 2015, 2019 

  • Six Flag America – Opening day promotional video

2013

  • Early Years – Toy company online promo video

2015

  • Patch.com - Video Journalist for local soft news

2011 - 2012

  • Spotlight Home Tours - Real Estate Videographer/Editor

2009-2011

  • World Birds of Prey - Promotional Video

2008

  • Sharpshooter Imaging at Deer Valley - Ski Videographer/Editor

2005-2009

 

Video Editor –

  • Public Broadcasting Service - Edit and repackage shows for online distribution

2018 - present

  • The Waking Man – Short Film - motion graphics editor                

2015

  • PanAmerican Games - sailing coverage editor for international TV feed, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico,

2011

  • Nica Productions - Buscon Searcher/Swindler – Documentary editor

2009

  • Massachusetts Audubon Society - Waterways of the Ipswitch River - Documentary editor

2006

                         

Assistant Camera –

  • ESPN, University of Utah Football pre/post game coverage

2015

  • The Martian promotional content, Mars Desert Research Station, Utah                

2015

  • 48-hr film fest D.C. 2014 -2016 - Assistant Camera, Assistant Editor

2014 - 2017

             

OTHER MEDIA EXPERIENCE:

  • Livestream Tech – Multicamera Live Stream using OBS and ZOOM

2019 - present

  • Photographer – Various sports, events, portraits, and product shots

2006 - present

  • National Park Service – Homesteading America -Travel PA, Alaska

2005 - 2006

  • West Virginia Public Radio - Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker Audio Journalist

2003

 


 

EDUCATION:

Shepherd University, Mass Communication/ Minor Photography, Bachelor's, 2005

 

SKILLS:

 Video Production - Producing, filming, live streaming, documentaries, news, script writing

             Video Editing - Documentaries, promos, motion graphics, quick turnaround event recaps 

          Photography - Action, portrait, event coverage, product shots

          Photo Editing - Touch-up, color correction, album design, print and web prep 

             Software - Adobe Photoshop, Premiere, After Effects, and Illustrator, AVID, Final Cut Pro

 

VOLUNTEER:

TIVA D.C. Peer Awards – Judge 2013 - 2017          

            Launch! Annapolis entrepreneur group – Videographer 2013 – 2014
 

AWARDS:  

           Sports Movie Film Festival, Best Documentary - Buscon Searcher/Swindler, 2009

American Conservation Film Fes, Best Student Film - Leave No Trace on the Appalachian Trail, 2005

            Appalachian Trail 2000-mile thru hiker, 2003