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David Ross Smith

David Ross Smith

Other Crew, Producer, Cinematographer

Born April 7, 1965 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA

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Whether producing documentaries for broadcast television or photographing the Third World, David Ross Smith always immerses himself in the concepts of storytelling and the nuances of communication (and lack thereof), continually engaged in capturing and expressing the emotional details of life in images and words...

At National Geographic Television (1999-2011), DRS helped create highly rated, trend-setting programs as field director, co-writer and researcher, including National Geographic's Most Amazing Moments, The World's Most Dangerous Drug, and episodes of Mega Structures and the popular prison series, Lockdown.

In 2009-2010 David lensed a variety of images in Beijing and Boston for HandReach, a non-profit organization that raises funds for young burn victims in China. His work in Beijing resulted in the short, impromptu film, Bright River, which screened at several film festivals in 2010 and won laurels at The Indie Fest in La Jolla, CA. His photography for HandReach represents some of his most intimate work.

In 2008-2009 David helped shoot director Iara Lee's feature-length documentary, Cultures of Resistance, as well as several short-form documentaries and arts & culture shorts - on location on four continents, predominantly in the Third World. DRS also shot the Washington, DC sequences of Candace Schermerhorn's feature-length doc, The Naked Option: A Last Resort.

From 1998 to 2003 David freelanced as a music and film critic. His critiques, interviews and articles are widely published in print and online, most prominently by Rovi's All Music Guide. During this time he was also a staff writer for Quincy Jones' short-lived music website, Qradio.

In 2014 David started piecing together footage he captured five years earlier at Orpheus Records (in Clarendon, Virginia) to create Record Store, a series of short Webisodes about the "record store" experience.

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Type

Year

National Geographic: Beyond the Movie - The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King Poster

National Geographic: Beyond the Movie - The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King Documentary2003

2001 MTV Video Music Awards TV Special2001

Star Trek: Enterprise Poster

Star Trek: Enterprise TV Series2001

Sheena TV Series2000

National Geographic Specials Poster

National Geographic Specials TV Series1965

Producer

7

Type

Year

Prison Women TV Series2011

Border Wars Poster

Border Wars TV Series2010

Lockdown Poster

Lockdown TV Series2007

Megastructures Poster

Megastructures TV Series2005

Amazing Moments Poster

Amazing Moments Documentary2003

National Geographic Explorer Poster

National Geographic Explorer TV Series1985

National Geographic Specials Poster

National Geographic Specials TV Series1965

Cinematographer

9

Type

Year

Prison Women TV Series2011

Women Beyond War: A World March in Africa Short Film2011

Cause Documentary2010

Cultures of Resistance Poster

Cultures of Resistance Documentary2010

Miatta Fahnbulleh: Educating the Next Generation Liberia Short Film2010

Strategizing for Gender Equality in Africa: The Women's Colloquium in Liberia Poster

Strategizing for Gender Equality in Africa: The Women's Colloquium in Liberia Short Film2010

The Courage of Neighbors: Stories from the Rwandan Genocide Documentary2010

Lockdown Poster

Lockdown TV Series2007

Megastructures Poster

Megastructures TV Series2005

Camera and Electrical Department

8

Type

Year

The Naked Option: A Last Resort Poster

The Naked Option: A Last Resort Documentary2011

Cause Documentary2010

Cultures of Resistance Poster

Cultures of Resistance Documentary2010

Classified Video2008

DogTown TV Series2008

Lockdown Poster

Lockdown TV Series2007

Megastructures Poster

Megastructures TV Series2005

National Geographic Explorer Poster

National Geographic Explorer TV Series1985

Director

3

Prison Women TV Series2011

Border Wars Poster

Border Wars TV Series2010

Lockdown Poster

Lockdown TV Series2007

Writer

2

Lockdown Poster

Lockdown TV Series2007

Megastructures Poster

Megastructures TV Series2005

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