Nellis Overton
Nellis Overton
Darkwood Productions
Charlotte, NC
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Crew Listing


Description

-Nellis Overton has been a set/rigging Grip and Electrician (G+E), on-and-off for the past 15 years. His expertise is available for hire and willing to travel to help light your next feature, commercial, interview or whatever else you got.


Special Skills & Experience


-Nellis also owns and operates 'Darkwood Productions', founded by his late father, Mark Overton; a 30-year veteran of the film world. 'Darkwood Productions' is a two-ton, 14-foot film truck fully equipped with lights and grip equipment, that can be contracted out with Nellis's services and expertise as a Electrician and Grip, to light your features, commercials, music videos, short films, corporation gigs, interviews, etc. Equipment list available upon request.

Certifications:
-MEWP type 3 group A (Scissor lifts)

-MEWP type 3 group B (Boom lifts)

-Warehouse forklift class 1, 4 & 5 (indoor forklifts)

-Rough terrain forklift class 7 (Telehandlers/Lulls/outdoor forklifts)

Education:
-South Piedmont Community College
2012-2014
Graduated with an Associate Degree in Electrical Systems Technology
-Weddington High School
2007 - 2011
Graduated with a High School Diploma

Credits

  • ELECTRIC - Electrician
  • 2023: "Food Lion - CIAA" T.V. commercial
  • 2023: “Torch” religious Christian film pilot
  • 2022: “Angry Black Woman and Her Monster” feature
  • 2022: “Davidson College student orientation” interviews
  • 2022: “Friends with a Monster” book trailer
  • 2022: “Micheal A. DeMayo law firm” testimonies
  • 2022: “Morris-Jenkins & Sir Purr” T.V. commercial
  • 2022: “Ontap Brewery” commercial
  • 2022: “Shark Tank” parody T.V. series
  • 2022: “Wells Fargo” employee training videos
  • GRIP - Grip
  • 2022: “Carolina Panther's 2022 NFL Draft” live-feed broadcast
  • 2022: “Disney on Ice” T.V. commercial
  • 2022: “Ghost Hunters” Discovery Channel documentary interviews
  • 2022: “Hungry Man” Hulu commercial
  • 2022: “Lineberger Orthodontics” commercial
  • 2022: “Next Gen NASCAR” commercial
  • 2022: “Please Don't Destroy Vol. 1” feature
  • 2022: “The Other Zoe” feature
  • 2022: “The Righteous Gemstones” S3 T.V. series
  • 2021: “Buried in Barstow” feature
  • GRIP - Rigging Grip
  • 2022: “Mother Couch” feature
  • 2022: “Ridgemont Equity Partners” online web seminar conference
  • 2021: “Ally MITM” online web seminar conference:
  • 2021: “Doon Bug AKA Ballard of Ruby Salem” feature
  • 2021: “EPI” commercial
  • 2021: “Hey Wonderful” Food Lion commercial
  • 2021: “Morris-Jenkins & Sir Purr” T.V. commercial
  • 2021: “Power to the Patient” NASCAR shoot
  • 2021: “Somethin' Here” feature
  • 2021: “The Menu” feature

Affiliations
  • International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)
  • local: 491
  • License: N/A