Bio
Troy Paff is a filmmaker, photographer, designer,
and the principal of Cuyahoga Productions. He is an alum
of California State University
Long
Beach, where
he studied film and English and created
short films in diverse capacities. He is also an alum
of Orange Coast College (Costa Mesa, CA), where he studied photography,
as well as a transplant of Kent State University's graphic design
program
and Honor's College. Troy worked his way through college in
a variety of jobs which have provided a unique foundation
in the media
and communications field. From two years as a graphic designer
with Turrini & Brink Planning Consultants (Santa Ana, CA),
to two years working with professional photographers as B&W
lead for custom photo lab Cancun Color Productions (Costa Mesa,
CA), to five years collaborating with physicians to produce
interactive workshops, designing and delivering multimedia presentations,
documenting surgical procedures for live presentation and for distribution
on DVD, and training both doctors and staff in new media as Instructional
Designer for USC and UCLA-affiliated Good Samaritan Hospital.
In
the film and television world, Troy has
has been involved in
the
development and/or production of independent
feature
films such as PAVEMENT ENDS (AMPAS screenwriting semifinalist),
NANA CARMEN (Sundance Institute semifinalist), and LOOKING FOR
OSCAR
TIBS. The
documentary SLIDE RANCH: WHERE THE BAY AREA GETS DOWN TO EARTH
premiered in Spring 2004 at the
Sisqiyou
Environmental
Film Festival in Ashland, Oregon. The NYU
graduate thesis film
BREACHED
(producer), made its premiere at the 2005 Tribeca Film Festival,
screened at the 32nd Telluride Film Festival, and has been
selected for
a continuing slate of film festivals around the world. The
hi-def feature THE
NAKED
APE (producer) is
now
in release on home video. Other projects include LIFELINE:TIBET
(co-producer/co-director), a documentary
project about a multinational expedition
in cooperation with China
to treat Tibetan children with congenital heart conditions;
and MOVIMIENTO
(producer/director/camera/editor), a documentary of a youth
delegation's journey to the jungles of El Salvador to collaborate
with campesanos in their ongoing efforts to rebuild from
a civil war, and while upholding the principles of martyred
Archbishop Romero, advance the examples of peaceful leadership
and responsible resource management in Central America.
Troy
is a camera operator/director of photography
for the successful cable television show DIRTY
JOBS, airing on the Discovery Channel. For this he
earned an Emmy nomination in 2007 for Best Cinematography
in Reality Television. After a seven month departure as
cinematographer for Discovery's first season of REALLY
BIG THINGS, he is
now back with Mike and the whole dirty crew and hard at
work on season three of what has become a popular franchise.
The
ability to merge the latest computer and presentation technologies
with the requirements of clients' existing communication
modalities is the key to competitive professionalism. Troy's
areas
of competence include all aspects of film and video production,
from small industrials and educational projects to full fledged
features, live broadcast and stage productions, fine art
and documentary photography, web site design (including associated
concepts related to search engine optimization), and mastery
of a diverse array of software applications. As a basis for
these skills, a solid foundation of graphic
and
educational
design exists at the heart of every project to optimally
broadcast that client's message. Troy's success
in this
regard has resulted in non profit and corporate clients
of national import: the
American Heart Association,
the 2000
Democratic National Convention, the 2004 Dennis Kucinich for
President National Campaign, the Telluride Film Festival, Oracle,
Cadence, Monsanto, Pfizer, Pharmacia,
the State Bar of California, and
more. For a thorough
list of clients and links, click here.
Troy
was born in 1968 in Cleveland, Ohio. His childhood was spent
between Ohio and Arizona. In 2002, after a 13 year residency
in Southern California, he moved to Taos, New Mexico. Troy's
passions include rock climbing, bike riding, photography,
adventure travel, film, and renovating his
historic Taos home.
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contact
: troy@cuyahogaproductions.com
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