Samuel Lay, director of photography, 2nd assistant camera, Offenburg | Crew United

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Fictional movies as director of photography

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2022	Psychobilly Fever Dream (WT) Canon C500 Mk II // Zeiss ZF 21/28/25/50/85mm, Leica R 135mm & Zeiss 180mm	Medium Length Film	Robin Trouillet	Hochschule Offenburg [de]	Canon C500 Mk II // Zeiss ZF 21/28/25/50/85mm, Leica R 135mm & Zeiss 180mm
2021	Dark Matter Arriflex 416 // Ultra16 Primes 6/9,5/14/25mm, ARRI/Zeiss UltraPrime 32/50/85mm, Canon/Opex 1-165mm	Medium Length Film	Daniel Bauer [1]	Hochschule Offenburg [de]	Arriflex 416 // Ultra16 Primes 6/9,5/14/25mm, ARRI/Zeiss UltraPrime 32/50/85mm, Canon/Opex 1-165mm
2021	Panther Canon C200 // ARRI/Zeiss Ultra Prime 12/16/24/32/50/85	Short Film	Multiple	Hochschule Offenburg [de]	Canon C200 // ARRI/Zeiss Ultra Prime 12/16/24/32/50/85
2020	Ebbe & Flut ARRI ALEXA SXT // Hawk V-Series 40/75/135mm & V-Lite 45mm	Short Film	Benedikt Haag	Hochschule Offenburg [de]	ARRI ALEXA SXT // Hawk V-Series 40/75/135mm & V-Lite 45mm
2019	Genuine	Short Film	Josua Tobias Krüger	Hochschule Offenburg [de]
2018	La Petite Mort Sony F5 // Schneider-Kreuznach Cine-Xenar III 18/25/35/50/75/95mm	Short Film	Benedikt Haag	Hochschule Offenburg [de]	Sony F5 // Schneider-Kreuznach Cine-Xenar III 18/25/35/50/75/95mm

Non-fictional movies as director of photography

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2023	How to Become a Monster in 90 Days	Documentary Series	Christian Sachs	Mack Media GmbH & CO KG
2019	Life is Love	Documentary	Benedikt Haag	Hochschule Offenburg [de]

Fictional movies as 2nd assistant camera

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2023	Im Rosengarten (WT)	Feature Film	Leis Bagdach	Neufilm GmbH
2022	Jonja	Independent Feature Film	Anika Mätzke	Kurhaus Production
2018	Sprechende Löcher	Short Film	Multiple	Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg [de]

Fictional movies in other activities

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2023	Orchid (WT)	Short Film	Vincent Dolinsek	Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg [de]	steadicam operator
2023	Im Rosengarten (WT)	Feature Film	Leis Bagdach	Neufilm GmbH	1st assistant camera DT 21 & DT 22, Ersatz
2022	Morgenblau	Short Film	Louis Leininger	Hochschule Offenburg [de]	steadicam operator
2022	Naiv (WT)	Short Film	Patrick Müller	Spektrumfilm TV	1st assistant camera
2021	Dark Matter	Medium Length Film	Daniel Bauer [1]	Hochschule Offenburg [de]	editor
2021	Dark Matter	Medium Length Film	Daniel Bauer [1]	Hochschule Offenburg [de]	colorist
2021	Panther	Short Film	Multiple	Hochschule Offenburg [de]	colorist
2021	Nakam	Short Film	Andreas Kessler	Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg [de]	1st assistant camera
2021	Dark Matter	Medium Length Film	Daniel Bauer [1]	Hochschule Offenburg [de]	steadicam operator
2021	Panther	Short Film	Multiple	Hochschule Offenburg [de]	steadicam operator
2020	Nachtwald - Das Abenteuer beginnt!	Feature Film	Andre Hörmann	Kurhaus Production	additional electrician
2020	The Seed	Feature Film	Mia Meyer	Kurhaus Production	additional electrician
2019	Out of Joint	Short Film	Wiebke Becker	Hamburg Media School	foley assistant
2019	Wohin	Short Film	Andreas Meichsner	Andreas Meichsner Produktion [de]	key grip
2019	Genuine	Short Film	Josua Tobias Krüger	Hochschule Offenburg [de]	colorist
2019	Peperit 8	Short Film	Aaron J. J. Schmidt	Hochschule Offenburg [de]	best boy electric
2018	Einfach Maria	Series, MDR [de]	Jan Hasenfuß	Kempken, Weiler und Halbmann Produktion [de]	1st assistant camera
2018	La Petite Mort	Short Film	Benedikt Haag	Hochschule Offenburg [de]	colorist

Advertising/Image/Music videos in other activities

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2023	Penny und die Eishockey-Nationalmannschaften - Ein starkes Team.	Commercial	Matthias Pethes	Viscompark Media GmbH [de]	1st assistant camera
2021	Malion Quartett - Grosse Fuge, Op. 133	Music Video	Andreas Kessler	Andreas Kessler Produktion [de]	1st assistant camera
2019	Shorts Filmfestival 2020 - Ich sehe was, das du nicht siehst (3 Trailer)	Trailer	Adrian Schwartz	Hochschule Offenburg [de]	1st assistant camera
2019	Bang.Complex - Faces	Music Video	Marcel Happach	Hochschule Offenburg [de]	gaffer

Non-fictional movies in other activities

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2023	How to Become a Monster in 90 Days	Documentary Series	Christian Sachs	Mack Media GmbH & CO KG	colorist
2019	Life is Love	Documentary	Benedikt Haag	Hochschule Offenburg [de]	editor

Shows/Live/Events in other activities

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2023	Peter Maffay - Open Air (Münsterplatz Freiburg)	Concert Recording	keine Regie	B&HP Weißhaar GmbH [de]	studio camera operator

Further projects in other activities

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2017	Bedingung der Liebe (WT)	Education/Training Production	Konradin Köchling	Hochschule Offenburg [de]	best boy electric
2017	Bedingung der Liebe (WT)	Education/Training Production	Konradin Köchling	Hochschule Offenburg [de]	key grip

Basic data

Nationality	German
Languages	EnglishFrenchGerman
Experience abroad	Central Europe: Croatia, Switzerland South Asia: Bangladesh Southern Europe: Italy, Spain Southeastern Europe: Greece
Special skills	analog film: Super8 (Vision3 50D/200T; Wittnerchrome 250D), 16mm (Vision3 50D/250D/200T/500T) analog camera: Arriflex 416 Plus & SR3 Digital: ARRI Alexa SXT, ARRI Mini LF, Canon C200, RED Gemini etc. VFX: Green / Blue Screen Steadicam: Arriflex 416 / Canon C200 / RED Dragon / SONY F5
Own equipment	Canon C200 (EF & PL Mount) Sigma Art 18-35mm f1.8
Licences	B (car) [eu]
Preferred place of work	Featurefilm / Documentary / Commerical / Musicvideo
Immediate working area	Offenburg
1st residence (federal state or country)	Germany - Baden-Württemberg
Accommodation possibilities	Basel, Berlin, Cologne, Freiburg, Hamburg, Leipzig, Mannheim, Munich, Stuttgart, Zurich