Chris Mendes is an accomplished Director of Photography (DP), Video Producer, and the managing partner of the Chris Mendes Production Group. The Chris Mendes Production Group is a multi-service video production company that takes clients from concept to realization. It specializes in the production and post-production of high-quality content for corporate, broadcast, and new media use.
The Chris Mendes Production Group has completed over 500 assignments in multicultural settings, challenging operating environments, and high-stakes situations over 35 years.
Chris combines an artist's eye and technical expertise with strong organizational management skills to drive projects. From corporate and commercial videos to VNRs and feature stories, his vision and sharp aesthetic sense enhance client messages and ideas. He brings to the table unique cultural sensitivities and an appreciation for the challenges and demands of individual projects, coupled with an ability to build relationships with decision makers, creative teams, talent, and subjects. These characteristics are embedded into the heart of the Chris Mendes Production Group and its extended team of experts.
Chris has worked in diverse locations — from Fashion Week in New York City to hospital operating rooms to the streets of Mumbai — enabling him to adapt to each new environment and create compelling stories without disrupting natural flows and rhythms.
Highlighting his career is a commitment to constant learning and change, whether in terms of mastering new tools and mediums or taking on unique opportunities for continuous growth. He and entire team of the Chris Mendes Production Group bring fresh thinking and energy to each project and can be relied upon to work tirelessly in order to achieve best possible results.