Nelson Klein is a Flagstaff, Arizona-based documentary and adventure filmmaker specializing in field audio, cinematography, and expedition production. With fifteen years of experience on international expeditions and in high-consequence environments, he brings a nimble, minimally invasive presence to remote and technically demanding shoots, following action as it happens.
Available for documentary, commercial, and editorial projects worldwide.
Part 107 Certified Drone Pilot
Sony FX3 Owner/Operator
Wilderness First Responder
Swiftwater Rescue Certified
photo credit Waldo Etherington
Party in the Pueblo
Directed by James Q Martin
Client: OutsideTV
Roles: Audio Recording, Timelapse Photograpghy, AC, DIT
full film link here
Finding Hetch Hetchy
Directed by James Q Martin
Client: Restore Hetch Hetchy
Roles: Audio Recording, High Angle Rigging, AC, DIT
Ground Up
Directed by Chris Alstrin
Client: Arc'teryx
Roles: Second Camera, Still Photography, Timelapse Photography
Designed by Disaster
Directed by James Q Martin
Client: Kahtoola
Roles: Audio Recording, High Angle Rigging, DIT, Stunt Double, BTS Stills
Memphis to the Mountain
Directed by Zac Barr
Client: ReelRock/Sender Films, Andscape/Hulu
Roles: Audio Recording, Drone, Camera Operator, Timelapse Photography
Cochamó Por Siempre
Directed by Alex Lowther
Client: Patagonia Inc
Roles: Second Camera, Drone, Audio Recording, DIT
The Dark Wizard
Directed by Nick Rosen
Client: HBO / Sender Films
Roles: Audio Recording
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