Brandon Ziegenfuss

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Director of Photography

Television

WHY ARE YOU SINGLE? – All Things Comedy/TubiWHY ARE YOU SINGLE?All Things Comedy/TubiWU-TANG CLAN: OF MICS AND MEN – SHOWTIMEWU-TANG CLAN: OF MICS AND MENSHOWTIME
MYSTERIES UNEARTHED SEASON 1 – A&E / HISTORY CHANNELMYSTERIES UNEARTHED SEASON 1A&E / HISTORY CHANNELMYSTERIES UNEARTHED SEASON 2 – A&E / HISTORY CHANNELMYSTERIES UNEARTHED SEASON 2A&E / HISTORY CHANNEL
INDEFENSIBLE SEASON 1 – SUNDANCE CHANNEL/AMC+INDEFENSIBLE SEASON 1SUNDANCE CHANNEL/AMC+INDEFENSIBLE SEASON 2 – SUNDANCE CHANNEL/AMC+INDEFENSIBLE SEASON 2SUNDANCE CHANNEL/AMC+
SECRET EATS – TRAVEL CHANNELSECRET EATSTRAVEL CHANNELMARTHA KNOWS BEST – HGTV - SEASON 2MARTHA KNOWS BESTHGTV - SEASON 2SOFT FOCUS WITH JENA FRIEDMAN – ADULT SWIMSOFT FOCUS WITH JENA FRIEDMANADULT SWIMMY FIRST KILL – ANIMAL PLANETMY FIRST KILLANIMAL PLANET
PORTRAIT MODE SEASON 1 – PBS/WLIW/All ArtsPORTRAIT MODE SEASON 1PBS/WLIW/All ArtsPORTRAIT MODE SEASON 2 – PBS/WLIW/All ArtsPORTRAIT MODE SEASON 2PBS/WLIW/All Arts
THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR – HISTORY CHANNELTHE SECRET HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WARHISTORY CHANNELALONZO BODDEN - WHO'S PAYING ATTENTION – DVD SPECIAL/NETFLIXALONZO BODDEN - WHO'S PAYING ATTENTIONDVD SPECIAL/NETFLIXWOMEN WHO KILL – DVD SPECIAL/NETFLIXWOMEN WHO KILLDVD SPECIAL/NETFLIXBONO AND THE EDGE OFF THE RECORD – HBOBONO AND THE EDGE OFF THE RECORDHBOMYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM SEASON 1 - 15 – TRAVEL CHANNELMYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM SEASON 1 - 15TRAVEL CHANNELMONSTERS INSIDE ME – ANIMAL PLANETMONSTERS INSIDE MEANIMAL PLANETSCORNED – INVESTIGATION DISCOVERYSCORNEDINVESTIGATION DISCOVERYCROWD CONTROL – NATIONAL GEOGRAPHICCROWD CONTROLNATIONAL GEOGRAPHICUNPOLISHED – TLC - SEASON 1 & 2UNPOLISHEDTLC - SEASON 1 & 2GREATEST MYSTERIES – TRAVEL CHANNELGREATEST MYSTERIESTRAVEL CHANNELSTRANGE INHERITANCE – FOX BUSINESSSTRANGE INHERITANCEFOX BUSINESSHOMEMADE MILLIONAIRE – TLCHOMEMADE MILLIONAIRETLCTHROWDOWN WITH BOBBY FLAY – FOOD NETWORKTHROWDOWN WITH BOBBY FLAYFOOD NETWORKCASTLE : SECRETS & LEGENDS – TRAVEL CHANNELCASTLE : SECRETS & LEGENDSTRAVEL CHANNELFUSE'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE – FUSEFUSE'S EXCELLENT ADVENTUREFUSESHEPARD FAIREY - ART OR NOT? – OVATION TVSHEPARD FAIREY - ART OR NOT?OVATION TVWA$TED – DISCOVERYWA$TEDDISCOVERYDEAR GENEVIEVE – HGTVDEAR GENEVIEVEHGTVMY LIFE ON THE D-LIST – BRAVOMY LIFE ON THE D-LISTBRAVOWHAT'S THE PROBLEM? WITH ANNE ROBINSON – BBCWHAT'S THE PROBLEM? WITH ANNE ROBINSONBBCMONUMENTAL MYSTERIES – TRAVEL CHANNELMONUMENTAL MYSTERIESTRAVEL CHANNELMYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM - HALLOWEEN SPECIAL – TRAVEL CHANNELMYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM - HALLOWEEN SPECIALTRAVEL CHANNELTHE KIMCHI CHRONICLES – PBSTHE KIMCHI CHRONICLESPBSGENEVIEVE'S HOLIDAY HOME – HGTVGENEVIEVE'S HOLIDAY HOMEHGTVHGTV'S URBAN OASIS – HGTVHGTV'S URBAN OASISHGTVTOP SPOT – TRAVEL CHANNELTOP SPOTTRAVEL CHANNEL

Narrative & Documentary

THE OTHER ONE : THE LONG STRANGE TRIP OF BOB WEIR – DOCUMENTARY/NETFLIXTHE OTHER ONE : THE LONG STRANGE TRIP OF BOB WEIRDOCUMENTARY/NETFLIXTHE GREATEST NIGHT IN POP – CAMERA OPERATOR/NETFLIXTHE GREATEST NIGHT IN POPCAMERA OPERATOR/NETFLIXUNKNOWN – SHORT FILMUNKNOWNSHORT FILMTHE PAST IS A FOREIGN COUNTRY – EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILMTHE PAST IS A FOREIGN COUNTRYEXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILMALL ARTS : MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB – DOCUMENTARY PBS/All ArtsALL ARTS : MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUBDOCUMENTARY PBS/All ArtsTREASURES OF NEW YORK : CENTER FOR JEWISH HISTORY – DOCUMENTARY PBS / WLIWTREASURES OF NEW YORK : CENTER FOR JEWISH HISTORYDOCUMENTARY PBS / WLIWTREASURES OF NEW YORK : TENEMENT MUSEUM – DOCUMENTARY PBS / WLIWTREASURES OF NEW YORK : TENEMENT MUSEUMDOCUMENTARY PBS / WLIWPRESENTS – CREEPY CHRISTMAS FEST - SHORT FILMPRESENTSCREEPY CHRISTMAS FEST - SHORT FILM21 BELOW – DOCUMENTARY/CHANNEL 421 BELOWDOCUMENTARY/CHANNEL 4SALVATION BLUES – FEATURE DOCUMENTARYSALVATION BLUESFEATURE DOCUMENTARYTHE REGULAR – SHORT FILMTHE REGULARSHORT FILMRACING DAYLIGHT – FEATURE FILMRACING DAYLIGHTFEATURE FILMLIKE LAMBS – STEADICAM OPERATOR - FEATURE FILMLIKE LAMBSSTEADICAM OPERATOR - FEATURE FILM

Commercials

HIP HOP 50 LIVE - RUN DMC – COMMERCIAL/MASS APPEALHIP HOP 50 LIVE - RUN DMCCOMMERCIAL/MASS APPEAL2025 BUDWEISER BRISTOL BUD – COMMERCIAL4 spots2025 BUDWEISER BRISTOL BUDCOMMERCIALHIP HOP 50 LIVE - TRAILER – COMMERCIAL/MASS APPEALHIP HOP 50 LIVE - TRAILERCOMMERCIAL/MASS APPEALHIP HOP 50 LIVE - TEASER – COMMERCIAL/MASS APPEALHIP HOP 50 LIVE - TEASERCOMMERCIAL/MASS APPEALNEW YORK METS 2026 SEASON PROMOS – COMMERCIALNEW YORK METS 2026 SEASON PROMOSCOMMERCIALNEW YORK METS 2025 SEASON PROMOS – COMMERCIALNEW YORK METS 2025 SEASON PROMOSCOMMERCIALNEW YORK METS 2024 SEASON PROMOS – COMMERCIALNEW YORK METS 2024 SEASON PROMOSCOMMERCIALNEW YORK METS 2023 SEASON PROMOS – COMMERCIALNEW YORK METS 2023 SEASON PROMOSCOMMERCIALNEW YORK METS 2022 SEASON PROMOS – COMMERCIALNEW YORK METS 2022 SEASON PROMOSCOMMERCIALNEW YORK METS 2021 SEASON PROMOS - THE STROKES – COMMERCIALNEW YORK METS 2021 SEASON PROMOS - THE STROKESCOMMERCIALNEW YORK METS 2021 SEASON PROMOS – COMMERCIALNEW YORK METS 2021 SEASON PROMOSCOMMERCIALNEW YORK METS 2020 SEASON PROMOS – COMMERCIALNEW YORK METS 2020 SEASON PROMOSCOMMERCIALNEW YORK METS 2019 SEASON PROMOS – COMMERCIALNEW YORK METS 2019 SEASON PROMOSCOMMERCIALNEW YORK METS 2018 SEASON PROMOS – COMMERCIALNEW YORK METS 2018 SEASON PROMOSCOMMERCIALGEICO - MR. & MRS. MET 2021 – COMMERCIALGEICO - MR. & MRS. MET 2021COMMERCIALNY METS - HOME – COMMERCIALNY METS - HOMECOMMERCIALBUZZFEED PRESENTS: 50 UNDER $50K - MANDY – BANK OF AMERICA - SPONSORED CONTENTBUZZFEED PRESENTS: 50 UNDER $50K - MANDYBANK OF AMERICA - SPONSORED CONTENTBUZZFEED PRESENTS: 50 UNDER $50K - QUE – BANK OF AMERICA - SPONSORED CONTENTBUZZFEED PRESENTS: 50 UNDER $50K - QUEBANK OF AMERICA - SPONSORED CONTENTGOOGLE UPFRONTS – COMMERCIALGOOGLE UPFRONTSCOMMERCIALGEICO - MR. & MRS. MET HOME INSURANCE 2022 – COMMERCIALGEICO - MR. & MRS. MET HOME INSURANCE 2022COMMERCIALTHE 39 CLUES – THEATRICAL/COMMERCIALTHE 39 CLUESTHEATRICAL/COMMERCIALWB MASON - NEW CHAIR – COMMERCIALWB MASON - NEW CHAIRCOMMERCIALWB MASON - POST IT NOTES – COMMERCIALWB MASON - POST IT NOTESCOMMERCIALWB MASON - COFFEE – COMMERCIALWB MASON - COFFEECOMMERCIALNOHO PRODUCTIONS – INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIALNOHO PRODUCTIONSINDUSTRIAL COMMERCIALOFFICE MAX: ELF YOURSELF - NYSE – ONLINE COMMERCIALOFFICE MAX: ELF YOURSELF - NYSEONLINE COMMERCIALHAMBURGER HELPER : CHANGE – NATIONAL COMMERCIALHAMBURGER HELPER : CHANGENATIONAL COMMERCIALMTV TRES – COMMERCIALMTV TRESCOMMERCIALCNBC LIVE AMBITIOUSLY - HANDS – COMMERCIALCNBC LIVE AMBITIOUSLY - HANDSCOMMERCIALCNBC LIVE AMBITIOUSLY - RIGHT STUFF – COMMERCIALCNBC LIVE AMBITIOUSLY - RIGHT STUFFCOMMERCIALNOVARTIS – INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIALNOVARTISINDUSTRIAL COMMERCIALOFFICE MAX: ELF YOURSELF - NYC INVASION – ONLINE COMMERCIALOFFICE MAX: ELF YOURSELF - NYC INVASIONONLINE COMMERCIALMATHYLDE FRONTUS FOR NYS ASSEMBLY – POLITICAL CAMPAIGN COMMERCIALMATHYLDE FRONTUS FOR NYS ASSEMBLYPOLITICAL CAMPAIGN COMMERCIALNATURE VALLEY – COMMERCIALNATURE VALLEYCOMMERCIALJOLT ENERGY - WORK OF CART – ONLINE COMMERCIALJOLT ENERGY - WORK OF CARTONLINE COMMERCIALJOLT ENERGY - NEW MOWER – ONLINE COMMERCIALJOLT ENERGY - NEW MOWERONLINE COMMERCIALRED BULL F1 RACING – PROMO VIDEORED BULL F1 RACINGPROMO VIDEOHELLMANN'S PERFECT SANDWICH WITH BOBBY FLAY – COMMERCIALHELLMANN'S PERFECT SANDWICH WITH BOBBY FLAYCOMMERCIALHAMBURGER HELPER : TRACK STAR – NATIONAL COMMERCIALHAMBURGER HELPER : TRACK STARNATIONAL COMMERCIALSNY 2018 UCONN MEN'S BASKETBALL PROMO – COMMERCIALSNY 2018 UCONN MEN'S BASKETBALL PROMOCOMMERCIALSNY 2018 UCONN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PROMO – COMMERCIALSNY 2018 UCONN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PROMOCOMMERCIALVERIZON/SNY - KEITH HERNANDEZ – COMMERCIALVERIZON/SNY - KEITH HERNANDEZCOMMERCIALSNY STREAMING/VERIZON – COMMERCIALSNY STREAMING/VERIZONCOMMERCIALHELLMANN'S BUILD THE PERFECT SANDWICH – COMMERCIALHELLMANN'S BUILD THE PERFECT SANDWICHCOMMERCIALBP : INSPIRES ME – NATIONAL COMMERCIALBP : INSPIRES MENATIONAL COMMERCIAL

Music

THE LUMINEERS - AMAZON SONGLINE – CAMERA OPERATOR - AMAZONTHE LUMINEERS - AMAZON SONGLINECAMERA OPERATOR - AMAZONPBS THE SET LIST : NEFESH MOUNTAIN LIVE – PBS / ALL ARTSPBS THE SET LIST : NEFESH MOUNTAIN LIVEPBS / ALL ARTSPBS HOUSE SEATS : MANDY GONZALEZ IN CONCERT – PBS / ALL ARTSPBS HOUSE SEATS : MANDY GONZALEZ IN CONCERTPBS / ALL ARTSZO2 : PAINTED LADY – MUSIC VIDEOZO2 : PAINTED LADYMUSIC VIDEOSHERIE RENE SCOTT'S LOVESTREAM – CONCERT FILMSHERIE RENE SCOTT'S LOVESTREAMCONCERT FILMCINE SYMPHONY – Classical Music Performance VideoCINE SYMPHONYClassical Music Performance VideoKITES EPK – PROMO VIDEOKITES EPKPROMO VIDEOSLAP AND TICKLE : PEN PAL – MUSIC VIDEOSLAP AND TICKLE : PEN PALMUSIC VIDEO

Internet

I AM MORE OBJ – FACEBOOK WATCH SERIESI AM MORE OBJFACEBOOK WATCH SERIESPOPDUST DRESSING ROOM : KARMIN – YOUTUBE/BEDROCKETPOPDUST DRESSING ROOM : KARMINYOUTUBE/BEDROCKETLOOK TV : MAKE UP ACADEMY – YOUTUBE/BEDROCKETLOOK TV : MAKE UP ACADEMYYOUTUBE/BEDROCKETPANCAKE BREAKFAST CRITIC WITH JOE PERA – MTV SERIESPANCAKE BREAKFAST CRITIC WITH JOE PERAMTV SERIESNATURE DOCIN' – MANBOOBSNATURE DOCIN'MANBOOBSFOOD NETWORK KITCHEN LIVE – LIVE COOKING SEGMENTS FOR THE FOOD NETWORK APPFOOD NETWORK KITCHEN LIVELIVE COOKING SEGMENTS FOR THE FOOD NETWORK APPMODEL WIFE – ABOVE AVERAGE SERIESMODEL WIFEABOVE AVERAGE SERIES

About

Brandon Ziegenfuss on set

Brandon Ziegenfuss is a seasoned Producer and award-winning Director of Photography with more than two decades of experience crafting compelling visual narratives across narrative features, documentaries, commercials and television.

Recent credits include Mysteries Unearthed with Danny Trejo, The Curse of Oak Island, and Indefensible with Jena Friedman, where Brandon brings a cinematic eye and dynamic visual approach to stories that demand both authenticity and emotional depth. His cinematography is recognized for its strong composition, fluid pacing, and adaptability to the creative and logistical demands of each production.

A proud member of the International Cinematographers Guild (IATSE Local 600), he works on both union and non-union productions and is known for a collaborative, solution-oriented mindset and deep respect for the filmmaking process.

Based in New York City and the Hudson Valley, Brandon partners with directors, producers and creative teams to deliver emotionally resonant, visually striking work across screens big and small.

2023
Emmy Award · WNET Cultural Documentary
2022
Promax Award · NY Mets Promo
2019
Promax Award · SNY / NY Mets Commercial
2010
Telly Award · Craft: Director of Photography, HGTV Urban Oasis

On Set

  • Brandon operating an ARRI Amira on a bar set
  • Brandon filming from a horse-drawn carriage on a documentary shoot
  • Brandon on a handheld rig during an interview setup
  • Camera rig in fog on a night shoot

Equipment

Camera

  • Sony VENICE CineAlta 6K Full Frame Digital Cinema Camera
  • Sony FX6 Camera Package
  • Sony FX9 Camera Package
  • Sony FX3
  • Sony FX30

Lighting

  • Full Lighting & Grip and Electric Packages available.

*Other cameras and equipment available upon request

Contact

Email[email protected]
Phone917-689-0947
CreditsIMDb ↗Full filmography