Election Day 2016 is a short documentary project directed, shot and edited by JB Letchinger.
JBL Films provided crew and JB DP'd the L.A. and Palm Springs units for "Kaye Ballard: The Show Goes On." Trailer above from feature. Interviews included Kaye Ballard, Ann Margaret, Peter Marshal, Carol Burnette. See the film's website for more information.
JBL Films provided crew and JB DP'd the L.A. unit for "Mister Rogers: It's You I Like." Trailer above from film. Interviews included Judd Apatow, Chris Kratt, John Lithgow and Sarah Silverman. See the film's website for more information.
We bring all the gear we need for documentary filming, maintaining a van package with lighting and camera gear. There is an art to bringing the right amount of gear for a documentary, so we are prepared for surprises, but not so much that it becomes a ball and chain, slowing us down and drawing attention to the process. New equipment like the Sony FX9 insures great images. In order to facilitate docs, promos, digital projects and corporate work, we maintain a van package containing lighting and camera gear. Here are our in-house resources for camera equipment and lighting equipment. Current documentary reel can be viewed here.
Recent Awards and Honors for associated documentary films:
“Dark Shadows and Beyond - The Jonathan Frid Story” (JBL Films Crew, DP and equipment: Los Angeles and Santa Barbara)
2022 Daytime Emmy as Outstanding Daytime Special (Nominated,)
2022 Silver Telly (Winner)
"Mister Rogers: It's You I Like" (JBL Films Crew, DP and equipment: Los Angeles Unit)
2018 Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special (Nominated)
2018 Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program (Nominated)