Roller, DJ

Cinematographer DJ Roller is home-based in Atlanta, GA, but his work with his company Liquid Pictures keeps him busy traveling around the globe just about year round. He has been diving for over twenty years, and has logged over 5,000 dives. DJ has traveled to all seven continents for clients ranging from NOVA to Discovery Channel, from National Geographic to PBS/Nature. Shooting outdoors and underwater in nearly all formats of film and high-definition video, Roller has trekked through the mountains of Patagonia, dove miles into massive underwater cave systems, and explored beneath the ice of Antarctica. He’s filmed the Monitor off NC, the wrecks of Pearl Harbor, episodes of Deep Sea Detectives around the world, and several Eco-Challenge programs for Discovery in Argentina, Morocco, and Australia. Liquid Pictures is one of the most experienced production companies currently working in 3D films and television, producing and collaborating on projects for many of the world’s leading media companies.The proprietary 4K 3D Digital Cinema Camera System that DJ and his partner recently developed is the world’s first all-in-one 3D system, uniquely built with an unprecedented range of acquisition options, capable of shooting in any environment: studio, location, and underwater.Built with beam splitter technology and a highly advanced housing, this ground breaking system is the first to capture 3D macro cinematography above or underwater, removing old barriers to bringing the most ambitious cinematic visions to the screen. In short, it can capture the grandest vista in Antarctica, action sequences on a Hollywood set, or a fingernail-sized creature at the bottom of the ocean. DJ has contributed to several landmark 3D films, including Ghosts of the Abyss 3D, U2 3D, Journey to the Center of the Earth, and Wild Ocean 3D. He has been able to arrange a special showing of Wild Ocean 3D in conjunction with this film festival,and as an added bonus, he’s going to be sharing an intro to his latest 3D IMAX project, yet to be released.