Oleg Karataiev filming on set

Behind the films

Oleg
Karataiev

Ten years directing and shooting. Commercial, documentary, and brand films, made around the world.

I came up through documentary, and it still sets the standard: find what is real, then build the frame around it.

I direct and shoot, so story and image get decided together. Campaigns, brand films, profiles, and fast sports work, from the first conversation to the final cut.

Currently based in Atlanta / Available for travel worldwide

Behind
the Scenes

Prep, shoot, cut. Lights, angles, and the crew that holds it together.

Golden hour
Forest unit
Under the lights
Interview setup
Producer seated at a camera and monitor cart on a mountain location
Mountain set
Cinema camera, softbox and boom framing an interview subject in a sunlit office
Studio interview
Filming a tennis player on an outdoor court in warm evening light
Golden hour on court
Camera operator rigging a cinema camera beside a red sports car
Car commercial
Crew preparing a vehicle and lighting at a forest location
In the woods
Monitor showing a football player standing alone on a dark floodlit field
Friday night