Elijah Kagan
Freelance Videographer at Northlight Grip and Electric
City of Syracuse, New York, United States
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Top SchoolElijah Kagan is a freelance videographer and camera professional with over eight years of hands-on experience across documentary, television, and branded content, based in Syracuse, NY. A 2013 Ithaca College cinema graduate, he’s skilled as a camera operator, lead/1st AC, and best boy electrician, comfortable with Arri, Red, Sony, Canon, and Blackmagic systems and owner-operator of a Sony a7S II with Zeiss primes. His credits span high-profile sets—from Lucasfilm documentary work around The Last Jedi to episodic reality shows for E! and NFL Films—plus social media and commercial production for clients like Thrillist and Allheart Scrubs. Known for meticulous media management, focus pulling, and travel-ready kit prep, he reliably supports multi-crew shoots and complex location logistics. Outside set work he teaches and directs, demonstrating a creative eye alongside technical discipline.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Cinema, Photography, and Media Arts, BS, Cinema, Photography, and Media Arts at Ithaca College
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Github Skills (188)
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Programming languages (19)
Github contributions (5)
EliahKagan/Sorts
Jul 2019 - Dec 2023
a demo and limited benchmark of sorting algorithms
Contributions:2 PRs, 6 pushes, 4 branches in 4 years 5 months
benchmarksorting-algorithmssorting
EliahKagan/synchronized-vim-plugins
Jun 2020 - Mar 2025
Vim 8+ (packadd) plugins I use on multiple systems
Contributions:14 PRs, 12 pushes, 14 branches in 4 years 9 months
vimvim-pluginvim-scriptneovimviml
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