Anna Sagatov
EDUCATION
MFA — Science and Natural History Filmmaking. Montana State University, Bozeman, MT.
BA — Human Ecology- Intersections of art and science. College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, ME.
EXPERIENCE
Video Engineer aboard E/V Nautilus
Ocean Exploration Trust
Hawaii, British Columbia, North Pacific Ocean May 2024-present
Operate cameras on remotely operated vehicles Hercules and Atalanta
Control video and audio routing to multiple live streamed satellite feeds and recording systems
Managing intercom communications between scientists and ROV pilots
Science Communicator and Underwater Videographer
Freelance- Anna Sagatov Media
California, Baja Mexico January 2023-present
Collaborated with scientists and ocean conservation nonprofits, often at sea or in remote locations, to create videos
Produce, direct, shoot, and edit video content and record audio
Work on strict timelines and deliver video content in a timely manner
Videographer aboard NOAA ship Okeanos Explorer
Global Foundation for Ocean Exploration
Caribbean Sea, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Azorean Plateau March 2022-September 2022
Captured video footage and audio topside- filmed and conducted interviews with scientists
Curated video clips and still images from footage collected by the remotely operated vehicles
Edited highlight videos of each dive and long form educational videos for the public, educators, and legislators
Social media manager for GFOE — account engagement increased by 119,000% with New York Times coverage
Video Specialist
ANGARI Foundation
South Florida, Bahamas, Dry Tortugas January 2021-July 2021
Shot, produced, directed, and edited videos for ANGARI, a marine science nonprofit organization.
Filmed marine scientists above and underwater and edited footage to create science communication videos about using drones to conduct photogrammetry to document coral growth
Spent lengths of time working at sea in challenging environments
Segment Producer
Expedition X- Season 2- Discovery Channel
Across multiple states, USA July 2020-January 2021
Produced story segments for an unscripted television show that did scientific investigations of reported paranormal phenomena, often in extreme and remote environments.
Recorded all of the action and dialogue and created documents for post production
Assistant Instructor
Ford Foundation’s Nigerian Social Justice Documentary Workshop
Bozeman, Montana, USA June 2016
Co-taught a month-long documentary filmmaking workshop for fifteen Nigerian artists and filmmakers
Taught the basics of documentary- visual storytelling, camera operation, audio recording, editing, sound
AWARDS, RECOGNITION, AND MEMBERSHIPS
Featured in the New York Times and KPBS for filming tuna crabs off the coast of San Diego, 2024
The Explorers Club Member, since 2022
Photo featured in the New York Times from work on the Okeanos Explorer, 2022
Best Narrative Short, Bar Flies. Bozeman International Film Festival. June, 2019
Gold Award- Bar Flies. Independent Shorts- Best Comedy Shorts 2019
FILMOGRAPHY
Bar Flies. Fiction short. July, 2018. A neuroscientist watches her findings play out in her own life with a colleague who works in her lab. Winner of Best Narrative Short 2019 BZN International Film Celebration
Red, Green, and Blue. Doc. short. May, 2017. Interviews with political conservatives who care about climate change. Featured on the Citizens Climate Lobby homepage and is part of a college course’s curriculum.
Butte’s Berkeley Pit: New Life Emerges from its Toxic Waters. Doc. short, December, 2016. New life with biomedical potential growing in the toxic waters of the Berkeley Pit, an abandoned pit mine. Official selection for the 2024 May issue of Labocine, 2017 Imagine Science Film Festival, the 2017 Prismatic Film Festival, the 2017 International Wildlife Film Festival.
Emergence: Find Form in Physarum. Video art installation. June, 2013. Slime mold glowing, growing, and oscillating using time lapse microscopy, living slime mold paintings, and still images. Featured in the opening trailer for the 2013 Imagine Science Film Festival in New York City.
La Boheme: Portrait of Our Oceans in Peril. New York, NY. March, 2013. Filmed an artist’s installation about ocean plastic pollution. Featured on the Smithsonian’s blog in March, 2013.
FILM CREW EXPERIENCE
I have worked as a crew member on over 60 film projects from 2013-2024 with National Geographic, Discovery Channel, Travel Channel, Netflix, Amazon Prime, hulu, Paramount, and more.
Camera department: 2013-2024. Roles held: Director of photography, in-water DP, camera operator, 1st AC
Project types: Documentary, wildlife, live events, non-profit videos, corporate videos.
Production/AD Department: 2013-2021 Roles held: Segment producer, associate producer, production coordinator, production secretary
Project types: Documentary, wildlife, scripted reality, narrative features, scripted television series, commercials.
Sound: 2017 Role held: Sound
Project types: Science documentary
SKILLS
Camera: Panasonic GH5, Sony a7 cameras, Sony FS7, Canon DSLR cameras.
Audio: lavalier mics, Zoom recorder, boom,
Lighting and grip gear: Lights, c-stands, light stands, bounces, etc.
Drone: FAA certified drone pilot with experience flying on vessels.
Underwater video shooting: I have an underwater housing and lights for my GH5.
Editing: Adobe Creative Suite- Premiere, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, After Effects, Audition. Final Cut, ProTools, DaVinci Resolve.
Live stream video recording and video routing for live events
Social media: Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, X, TikTok, Youtube, Vimeo
SCUBA diving: PADI divemaster and I have over 300 logged dives.
Languages: French- conversational, Russian- beginner, Spanish- beginner
REFERENCES
Allison Fundis, Chief Operating Officer, Ocean Exploration Trust. allison@oet.org 860-389-3440
Chris Ritter, ROV Engineer, Global Foundation for Ocean Exploration. chris.ritter@tgfoe.org 443-340-5168
Kasey Cantwell, Operations Chief, NOAA Ocean Exploration. kasey.cantwell@noaa.gov 301-717-7776