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Rey Reyes was born and raised in The Bay Area, CA. His professional experience in the entertainment industry started in 1996 in front of the camera and on stage as a tap dancer, musician, singer, stuntman, and actor before falling in love with the technical work on the other side of the lens. He has had the privilege of studying under the tutelage of the world's most renown instructors and working professionals in several aspects of entertainment.
Rey's work includes independent and theatrical features, live broadcast, commercials, industrial, corporate, and music videos. He is the Director of Week-Long Workshops for The Steadicam Operators Association (SOA, est. 1988 by Steadicam inventor Garrett Brown), as well as Lead Instructor of SOA partnered Abel Cine Steadicam® workshops. Rey is also the former Director of Technical Sales & Services and Lead Instructor of Bronze (2-day), Silver (3-day), and Gold (week-long) Steadicam® workshops.
His extensive experience training and consulting operators spans a multitude of clients in the motion picture and television industries, including ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, CNN, ESPN, NFL, Disney, DreamWorks, Marvel, Netflix, HBO, Showtime, and more, as well as multiple college university film divisions.
Rey continues to work as a professional camera operator with a specialization in Steadicam while growing his extensive knowledge in neurobiology and physiology. His pursuit of evolving operating technique is apparent in his workshop application of teaching the craft. Rey's passion is to learn every day and to share that knowledge with the next generation of filmmakers.
