Joe Frantz. Film Maker. Author.
Joe Frantz is an American cinematographer, producer, and director. He has served on hundreds of television episodes for National Geographic, Discovery Channel, The History Channel, MTV, Animal Planet, Travel Channel, Vice, and other networks.
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Frantz began his career in brand advertising. He directed and produced commercials and promos for popular brands such as Puma, NASCAR, Mattell Toys, and Element Skateboards. He’s worked with legendary stars such as Tony Hawk, Dale Earnhardt, Serena Williams, and many others. Frantz gained global popularity as the producer and cinematographer for the classic indie CKY Video Series (starring Jackass alumni Bam Margera and the CKY Crew), which sold millions of copies worldwide.
Frantz served as the director of photography for MTV’s smash hit Viva La Bam. He went on to produce MTV’s Bam’s Unholy Union, and he is a cinematographer for four installments of the Jackass motion picture series.
Frantz is also a bestselling author, known for the Dreamseller addiction biography series.
Experience and Expertise
● Frantz provides strong leadership and production strategies. He works swiftly and confidently under pressure and extreme deadlines. He values teamwork and facilitates group communication. He excels in facilitating creativity, increasing production speed, and maximizing camera coverage.
● Frantz time IN FRONT OF CAMERA
● Frantz has produced films and TV throughout the United States, Japan, Australia, India, New Zealand, England, Iceland, Finland, Czech Republic, Italy, Germany, France, Brazil, Mexico, and many other countries.
● Frantz’s qualifications have provided expertise in multiple genres: scripted comedy and drama, documentary, reality, music videos and entertainment, animation, nature adventure, outdoors survival, archeology, paleontology, and horror. He has also served as a stunt coordinator.
● Frantz is uniquely experienced in shooting under extreme conditions: sandstorms and intense desert heat, icy mountainous terrain, severe ocean storms, blizzards, dangerous urban badlands, alligator-infested bayous, European football riots, and insane Jackass pranks.
● Frantz is internationally recognized as a bestselling author. His works have received exceptional reviews from acclaimed director M. Night Shyamalan, X-Games icon Tony Hawk, and LA Ink star Kat Von D.
AWARDS:
Best Animation: New York Underground Film Festival
Best Animation: New York Comedy Film Festival
Winner: Isabella Lindell Art Award
Winner: Ann Arbor Film Festival
Winner: MTV’s Grossest Moments
Frantz camera work and appearances on MTV’s Viva La Bam, and it’s various spinoffs, the Jackass movie franchise, music videos for
Expertise
● Frantz provides strong leadership and effective production strategies. He works swiftly and confidently under pressure and extreme deadlines. He values teamwork and facilitates group communication. He excels in facilitating creativity, increasing production speed, and maximizing camera coverage.
● Frantz has produced films and TV throughout the United States, Japan, Australia, India, New Zealand, England, Iceland, Finland, Czech Republic, Italy, Germany, France, Brazil, Mexico, and many other countries.
● Frantz’s qualifications have provided expertise in multiple genres: scripted comedy and drama, documentary, reality, music entertainment, animation, nature adventure, outdoors survival, archeology, paleontology, and horror.
● Frantz is uniquely experienced in shooting under extreme conditions: sandstorms and intense desert heat, icy mountainous terrain, severe ocean storms, blizzards, dangerous urban badlands, alligator-infested bayous, European football riots, and insane Jackass pranks.
● Frantz is internationally recognized as a bestselling author. His works have received exceptional reviews from acclaimed director M. Night Shyamalan, X-Games icon Tony Hawk, and LA Ink star Kat Von D.
AWARDS:
Best Animation: New York Underground Film Festival
Best Animation: New York Comedy Film Festival
Winner: Isabella Lindell Art Award
Winner: Ann Arbor Film Festival
Winner: MTV’s Grossest Moments
Dino Hunters
seasons 1&2 (2020-2021)
Director of Photography 14 episodes
The Discovery Channel documentary nature adventure series. Teams of Dinosaur fossil hunters fight the elements to dig for skeletons to install in museums and sell for profit.
