Cinematography & DP
Executing cinematographic vision for digital series, pilots and music programming. Lighting, lensing and camera package supervised through prep and post.
- Pilot DP
- Episodic DOP
- Multi-cam
Los Angeles, CA
Est. Dvicii Productions LLC · 2021
Union-ready · SOC member
Booking 2026
DPLA Live — A Production Practice by Darren Perkins
Cinematic crew & production support for the frame.
01 / Capabilities
Crew positions & production roles, delivered with intent.
Cross-trained across the camera, lighting and production departments — hired on by network, studio and agency productions for everything from pilot DP to specialty operator, gaffer, AD and producer.
Specialty & live camera op
Specialty camera operator and drone for live broadcasts, music videos and unscripted. Multi-camera directing experience for tournament and live-event television.
- A / B Camera
- Drone (UAS)
- Live multi-cam
Gaffer & lighting
Lighting design and rig leadership for digital, broadcast and branded content. DMX-fluent and at home in studio, location and live-event environments.
- Gaffer
- DMX programming
- Best boy electric
Producer & UPM
Freelance producer for live, branded and music programming. Logistics, budgets, talent management and broadcast support from prep through delivery.
- Line / UPM
- Movie Magic · Hot Budget
- GreenSlate · Cashet
Assistant Director
Second AD and key set support on commercial and broadcast productions — blocking the day, holding background, keeping the call sheet honest.
- 2nd AD
- Set ops
- Talent coord
Talent & tour logistics
Talent coordination and international travel logistics for live tournaments, awards shows, festivals and tour-style productions. Calm in fast-moving rooms.
- Talent coord
- Travel ops
- Run-of-show
02 / Reel
Showreel — 2026 cut in finishing.
A new reel is in the timeline — drawn from the 2025-2026 slate including Moments LA, the Blue Note Jazz Festival and JAM for Fally Pupa & WizKid. Request the private cut for review.
REC · 24.000 fps · Anamorphic 2.39:1
The 2026 reel.
Editorial selects from this year's pilots, music videos, festival cinematography and live broadcast. Available for confidential review on request.
Request the cut
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03 / Selected Credits
2025–26
current slate
JAM — Fally Pupa ft. WizKid
Moments LA — Season 3
Bose
Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd.
2024–25
network · episodic · music
Baddies — Caribbean · Midwest · East · South
IYLA — “Join Hands” & “Redemption”
Loe Shimmy × Don Toliver — 3am
Blue Note Jazz Festival — Season 6
Lexus
BET Cheers / BET Amplified
2020–23
live systems · broadcast base
Call of Duty NEXT — Seasons 3 & 4
Lowe's Holiday Spot — Deutsch LA
2023 BET Awards
Capcom Cup — Street Fighter
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Network & client experience includes
Netflix
Paramount
CBS
ESPN
ABC
FOX
Apple
Amazon
Sony
Discovery
Hulu
BET
NBCUniversal
Zeus Network
Roc Nation
Epic Records
UMG
400 Ent.
London Alley
Deutsch LA
04 / Credentials
Proof for producers who need the room held without noise.
Membership context, public profile depth, filmography signals and network references — assembled for fast vetting before a hold, availability check or booking call.
SOC membership context
Society of Camera Operators
Camera-operator craft organization with membership structure, awards and recognition
around visual storytelling.
Review SOC context
IMDbPro filmography
Aftershock · 2025
Listed for Aftershock: The Nicole P. Bell Story in second unit /
assistant director credits.
Open filmography
Crew profile badge
96 public credits
StaffMeUp profile lists Darren Perkins / DPLA Live with credits, skills, gear,
education and SOC affiliation.
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Professional reference
LinkedIn · /in/dpla
Public network reference for producer, assistant director, gaffer, specialty camera
and live / digital production work.
Open LinkedIn
05 / About
Eight years inside high-pressure rooms.
Darren Perkins is a Los Angeles–based production professional working across television, film, live events and digital. The practice operates as Dvicii Productions LLC / DPLA Live, founded in 2021 to execute cinematographic vision and multimedia production services for premium clients.
The work spans 8+ years inside studio, network and digital productions — designing repeatable, platform-native content formats and balancing creative vision with production constraints. Comfortable scaling episodic content across TV, digital and social, and collaborating across production, editorial, post and client stakeholders.
Anticipates the day, holds the room, and delivers picture.
Originally a tracking engineer for recording and broadcast equipment, the practice carries an engineer's discipline into the camera, lighting and production departments — quiet on set, decisive in prep, accountable in post. Union-ready. Member, Society of Camera Operators (SOC).
06 / Booking
Have a call sheet? Let's talk.
For day rates, kit packages, availability and union status — write directly or call. DPLA Live responds same-day on weekdays from Los Angeles.