954-295-7857
STEVE CIFFONE
First AC / Phantom Tech
STEVE CIFFONE
954-295-7857
ciffone@att.net
Over 35 years experience in the motion picture industry, working with both digital and film camera systems, from features to episodic, commercials to music videos. documentaries to industrials.
WORK EXPERIENCE
FEATURE AND TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS: KEY FIRST ASSISTANT CAMERAMAN
Critical Thinking- Feature / D.P.: Zach Zamboni/Op: Alex Lewis (B Cam 1st Unit)
Grown (2017 Season 1)- Web Series D.P.: Daniel Fernandez/Op: Cesar Chacon (A Cam 1st Unit)
Scandal (2014 Season 4/Episode 1)-TV Series / D.P./Op: Michael Wojciechowski (A Cam- Bahamas Unit)
Wolf of Wall Street- Feature / DP/Operator: Rob Legato (A Cam- Bahamas VFX Unit)
Entourage, The Movie / DP: Steven Fierberg; Operator: George Bianchini (B-Cam, Steadicam/Miami Unit)
Plastic- D.P.: Peter Wignall (A-Cam-1st Unit/Miami)
Burn Notice Season 6 (Episodes 611 & 612)- D.P.: Bart Tau; Operator: Aiken Weiss (A-Cam-1st Unit)
Finding Joy- Kreate Films / D.P.: Pietro Zuercher (A-Cam-1st Unit)
Hoot- Walden Media / D.P.: Michael Chapman; Operator: Al “Tiko” Pavoni (A-Cam-1st Unit)
Dexter (Pilot)- Blind Decker Prod. /D.P.: Terry Stacey; Operator: Pat Longman/Michael McGowen (B-Cam-1st Unit)
The Line-Sony Pictures / D.P.: Bill Roe; Operator: Al “Tiko” Pavoni (B-Cam-1st Unit)
Wes Craven’s Red Eye – Dreamworks / D.P.: Michael Negrin; Operator: Marty Mullin (A-Cam-2nd Unit)
National Lampoon’s Pledge This- D.P. Fortunato Procopio; Operator: Al “Tiko” Pavoni (B-Cam-1st Unit)
The Punisher- Artisan / D.P. Josh Bleibtreu; Operator: Steve Campbell (A-Cam-2nd Unit)
Out of Time- MGM / D.P.-Operator: Josh Bleibtreu (A Cam-2nd Unit)
Daytona 500: The Movie- Mentor Films / D.P-Operator : Peter Tischhauser (A Cam-1st Unit)
The Last Marshal- Newman-Tooley Films / D.P. Mike Bonvillian; Operator: Tom Yatsco (A Cam-1st Unit)
The Substitute- Live Entertainment / D.P.: Bruce Surtees; Operator: Bob Gorelick (A&B Cam-1st Unit)
Mr. Nanny- New Line Cinema / D.P.: Peter Stein; Operator: Michael McGowen (A Cam-1st Unit)
The Take- USA Network Movie / D.P.: Henry Vargas; Operator: Henry Lynk (A Cam-1st Unit)
FEATURE AND TELEVSION PRODUCTIONS: ADDITIONAL FIRST ASSISTANT CAMERAMAN
The Romanoffs - Amazon Series (B Cam- Cruise Unit)
Rock of Ages- Feature (C Cam- 1st Unit)
Charlie's Angels- TV Series (C Cam- 1st Unit)
Magic City- TV Series (A Cam- 2nd Unit)
The Glades- TV Series (B Cam- 1st Unit)
The Sopranos (Miami episode ’06)- TV Series (B Cam- 1st Unit)
Burn Notice (Pilot & Series)- (A Cam- 2nd Unit / C Cam- 1st Unit)
The O.C. (Miami Unit)- TV Series (B Cam- 1st Unit)
Transporter 2- Feature (C Cam-X & Z Units)
Retirement- Feature (B&C Cam-1st Unit)
The Punisher- Feature (C Cam- 1st Unit)
Bad Boys 2- Feature (C Cam- 1st Unit)
Fast & Furious 2- Feature (C Cam 1st Unit)
CSI Miami- TV Series (C Cam 1st Unit / A Cam 2nd Unit)
Any Given Sunday- Feature (B&C Cam-1st Unit)
Holy Man- Feature (C Cam-1st Unit)
COMMERCIAL PRODUCTIONS: FIRST ASSISTANT CAMERAMAN
Wawa- Assembly Films
VISA- Traktor Films
Major League Baseball- HSI productions
Auto Nation- MacGuffin Films
Gatorade- A Common Thread
Pizza Hut- Moxie Pictures
Office Depot, Jackson Hewitt- Go Film
Stein Mart- Subliminal Pictures
Nexcare- Twist Productions
DirecTV- Modern Times
ESPN, Wilson Tennis- Supply & Demand
Neutrogena- Epoch Films
Royal Bank of Canada- Assembly Films
Puma- Robot Films
M&Ms- Traktor Films
Boston Market- Curious Pictures
White Castle- Station
Bob Evans- Story Films
Nike, Gatorade- Smuggler
Capri Sun, Addams Golf, Busch Gardens- Order LLC
Tide, Travelocity- Paradise Media/Fabrication Films
American Express (Sting) - Oil Factory Films
Coors Light- Radke Films
Mitsubishi- Bob Industries
Wendy’s- The Artists’ Company,
McDonalds, Wendy’s, Burger King, Dr. Pepper- Milagro Films
Huggies- Morton Jankle Zander
Planter’s Nuts/Blockbuster, Miller Lite, Top Flyte- Backyard Productions
Upton’s, Visa, True Temper, Bioguard, Cybergenics- Fireside Productions
Febreeze, Pepsi, Alberto VO 5- MacGuffin Films
plus hundreds of others
MUSIC VIDEO PRODUCTIONS: FIRST ASSISTANT CAMERAMAN
Jennifer Lopez (Ni Tu Ni Yo)- Nuyorican Productions
Gloria Estefan (Hotel Nacional)- Estefan Productions
Kenny Chesney- Tacklebox Films
Ne-Yo- Robot Films
Babyface with Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne- 305 Films
Gibbor Green- Vulpine Films
Lil Wayne, ChipMunk with Chris Brown- Riveting Entertainment
Lil Wayne- Rockhard Films
Young Jeezy- Riveting Entertainment
Trey Songz- Little Gino Productions
Katy Perry documentary- Pulse Films
Iggy Pop with Sum 41- Partizan
Tweet with Missy Elliot- Lot 41 Productions
Alice DeeJay (Better Off Alone)- 1171 Production Group
R.Kelly, Gloria Estefan- Geneva Films
Bryan Adams- RSA Films
Claudia Shiffer’s Perfectly Fit Exercise Videos- Propaganda Films
PHANTOM TECH WORK
Cardi B “Be Careful” / Creative Row / DP: Corey Jennings
Golf Channel Promo / Comcast/NBC Universal / DP: Michael Kushner
Pegasus World Cup / SOH Ventures / DP: Jacob Gilbert
Chokis / Production Central / DP: Will van der Vlugt
Publix / Gorgeous / DP : Jeanne Vienne
Mizuno Golf / MPES / DP: Hideo Oida
MasterClass: Serena Williams / Yanka Industries / DP: Steve Kazmierski
Bida / Production Central / DP: Will van der Vlugt
Emperador / Production Central / DP: Will van der Vlugt
Nutrisystem / Sullivan Productions / DP: Dave Barrett
Versa Blender / Sullivan Productions / DP: Rob Allen
Nespresso / RSA Films
FlexSeal / Swift Productions / DP: Tom DiPerna
Fastball (Documentary) / Hock Films / DP: Jeff Kim
Acura/Masters / Serenity Productions / DP: Vinit Borrison
Nike / Imperial Woodpecker / DP: Peter Donahue
Pet Supermarket / KSC One Kreate / DP: Tom DiPerna
Pain & Gain (Feature) / Paramount / DP: Ben Seresin
Will.I.Am at Cape Canaveral / HG Producers / DP: Antal Steinbach
Bud Light Lime / Greencard Pictures / DP: Aaron Wesner
Venus and Serena (Documentary) / VSF Productions / DP: Cliff Charles
EA Sports / Imperial Woodpecker / DP: Chris Mably
Nexcare / Twist Productions / DP: Rich Michell
Puma / Robot Films / DP: John Perez
DiagioEast / Pleasant Pictures / DP: Damien Drake
CLIENTS / REFERENCES
Los Angeles: Sal Totino, Jack Wallner, Mitch Dubin, Barry Sonnenfeld, Robert Brinkman, Boyan Bazelli, James Muro, John Toll, Carl Norr, Bill Pope, Tom Cox, Dana Christiaansen, Mike Bonvillain, Tom Yatsko, Christophe Lanzenberg, David Knaus, Stephan Wurnitzer, Josh Bliebtreu, Jamie Barber, Bill Roe, Michael Watkins, Peter Deming, Michael Chapman, Gayle Tattersall, Roy H. Wagner, Mike Faunterloy, Ken Glassing, Marty Mullin, Steve Fraasa, Januz Kaminski, Joe Labisi,
Troy Smith, Pablo Berron, Richard Ulfvengren, Pontus Lowenhielm
New York: Chris Bean, Jack Donnelly, Tom Houghton, Joe DeSalvo, Chet Mayer, Ralph Tarragan, Barry Markowitz, Joe Caruso, Marc Blandori, Gordon Willis Jr., Dick Quinlan, Shawn Kim, Cliff Charles, Ed Lachman, Stuart Dryburg, Stefan Czapsky, Adam Kimmel, Chris Bean
London: Tim Maurice Jones, Peter Wignall, Ray Coates
Antigua, West Indies: J Rainy, Louise Sandiford
Florida: Claudio Chea, Pat Longman, Al “Tiko” Pavoni, Bart Tau, David Kimmelman, Mike McGowan, Jack Gary, David Frankel, Gary Sayles, Rick Tiedeman, Brent Spector, Ed Stamm, Steve Campbell, Bob Beverlin, Alec Colley, David Campbell, Rick Kalivoda, Simi Wein, Terry Miller, Sherman Johnson
Other references upon request.
