VITA LONG (she/her)
Contact
vitagracelong@gmail.com
vitaglong.com
Education
2025, (Expected) Masters- Cinematography, Metfilm London
2024, BFA Honors - Experimental Media, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Skills
Da Vinci Resolve (Intermediate)
Camera Experience
· RED Komodo
· Sony FX6
· Blackmagic 4K & 6K
Director of Photography
Dec. 2024, Director of Photography, Better the Devil You Know, directed by Ruby Pettengell, Metfilm, London, released Jan. 2025
Nov. 2024, Director of Photography, Try Smiling, directed by Virginia Veneroni, Metfilm, London, released Jan. 2025
Feb. 2024, Director of Photography, Rush Crush, directed by Brianna Ifland and Jamison Montero, Fayetteville, AR, released April 2024
Director
Oct. 2023, writer/director/camera operator, Miracle of Life, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, released April 2024
· Filmland Arkansas selection, Little Rock, AR (Aug. 2024)
· Margate Film Festival selection, Margate, UK (Nov. 2024)
Dec. 2022, writer/director, An Audition Where Everyone is Due to Inexplicably Fail, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
May 2022, director/camera, Milk-Fed, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Film Experience
Dec. 2024, 1st AC, Echoes of an Anchor, directed by Yike Yao, Metfilm, London, UK, expected release Jan. 2025
Dec. 2024, Gaffer, Make the Most, directed by Ruben Scott, Metfilm, London, UK, expected release Jan. 2025
Dec. 2024, Spark, Eftsoons, directed by Sri Teja Kasey, Metfilm, London, UK, expected release. Jan. 2025
Nov. 2024, 1st AC, Lunch Break, directed by Carolina Mendonca, Metfilm, London, UK, expected release Jan. 2025
Nov. 2024, camera operator, The Last Time, directed by Ruizhi Pan, Metfilm, London, expected release Jan. 2025
May 2023, camera operator, Jordan William’s Untitled Film Project, directed by Jordan Eldridge, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, expected release Jan. 2025
Nov. 2023, boom operator, Emulsion, directed by Jordan Eldridge, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
April 2022, boom operator/PA, My Mom has a Tramp Stamp, directed by Avery Honea, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR
Awards and Grants
June 2024, Windgate Grant, University of Arkansas, awarded based on undergraduate work, $10,000
June 2023, Honors College Research Grant, University of Arkansas, awarded for thesis film research, $4,500
Aug. 2020, Sturgis Fellowship, awarded on academic merit, University of Arkansas, $36,000
Aug. 2020, Governor’s Distinguished Scholarship, awarded on academic merit, ADHE, $40,000
Other Work Experience
Aug. 2023-Aug. 2024- Bartender/Barista, TheaterSquared, Fayetteville, AR
Mar. 2022-Aug. 2024, Barista, World’s Best Java and Pies, Springdale, AR
Oct. 2022- Dec. 2023, Visual and Performing Arts Chair, University Programs, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville AR