Summary
Artur Papikyan is a multidisciplinary cinematographer and photographer with eight years of experience blending film production, visual storytelling, and front-end web skills. He directs, shoots, and produces narrative and branded content—winning best cinematography at Pasadena City College—and leads teams through concept to delivery while managing budgets, casting, and post-production. Rooted in a background that spans civil engineering, QA in IT, and culinary arts, he brings precise technical discipline, process-driven quality control, and creative problem-solving to every project. At Royal Digital Agency and Katascope Films he focuses on clean, social-first imagery and streamlined workflows that help brands stand out across digital platforms. Comfortable wearing many hats—from gaffer and 1AC to art producer and personal assistant—he’s known for fast, organized execution under pressure and a knack for improving collaboration. Based in Pasadena, he pairs a front-end-first curiosity (HTML/CSS/JS) with cinematic craft to deliver visually compelling, production-ready work.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree Civil Engineering, Bachelor’s Degree Civil Engineering at Czech Technical University in Prague
Associate of Arts and Sciences - AAS Cinematography and Film/Video Production, Associate of Arts and Sciences - AAS Cinematography and Film/Video Production at Pasadena City College
Cinematography and Film/Video Production, Cinematography and Film/Video Production at California State University, Northridge
Russian, Ukrainian, English, Czech, Spanish