Joe Collins

Joe Collins is a Director/DP based out of Brooklyn, NY. He graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Telecommunication at Arizona State University with a BS in Broadcasting in 1987. After graduating, he spent 2 years working as a camera technician at General Camera in NY, and 1990 he joined Local 644, now the International Cinematographers Guild, Local 600. Joe worked his way up the camera ranks in NY, starting as a 2nd Assistant Cameraman working on such films as "Glengarry Glen Ross," "Carlito's Way," "Forrest Gump," and "A Bronx Tale." As a 1st Assistant Cameraman in the mid to late '90's, Joe pulled focus on "Riding in Cars with Boys," "Private Parts," and John Singleton's remake of "Shaft," among others. Music videos and commercials were a steady source of work in the '90's, and Joe worked on shoots for Madonna, Mariah Carey, George Michael, Bruce Springsteen, AC/DC and many other artists. He also started working in episodic television as a 1st AC on "Spin City"