Heimo P. Ritzinger / Cinematographer

Spots:
PODS, Pepsi, Viagra, CA Tourism, NFL, BMW, Priceline, Hagen Dasz, Clorox, Purina, Allstate, Burger King, Mitsubishi, GotoMeeting, Jeep, Macaroni Grill, ATB Financial, Honda, Gatorade, Saturn, Swiffer, NASCAR, Pizza Hut, McDonalds, Comcast, Dodge, Porsche, Marlboro, Ad Council, Rally's, Mini Cooper, Priceline.com, United Way, Hyundai, Terrorvision & Thirteen (HD short film). SHORT: 9/11 directed by Sean Penn & Sam Bayer

Bio:
Born, raised and educated in Austria/Europe, Heimo got his Master Degree in Photography at Graz/Vienna, where he was worked for Austrian Television ORF as a camera trainee, video assistant and camera operator.

In 1988-1995 he was an operator and DP for ORF (Austrian Television) and Degn Film Salzburg, working on Sports, News, Documentaries all over the world and TV-Miniseries.

In 1995, he then moved to the U.S. and started out working as an operator for Director/DP Samuel Bayer, Ken Arlidge, Harris Savides, Curtis Clark, Paul Hunter and Thomas Kloos.

Since 2004, he has been a director of photography on national and international commercials with directors like Billy Kent, Traktor, Warren Kushner, Method, David van Eyssen, Happy, George Jecel, Sam Bayer, Ken Arlidge, Psyop, Tito Melega, Rocky Lane, and Hannes Zell.

Heimo loves the outdoor extreme lifestyle and thrives at a good challenge. He is fast and flexible, never losing his original vision of a project in mind. Heimo has three daughters and is fluent in German, English and Spanish.