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It was all 16mm color reversal film at the time and he learned to do everything on-the-job: assistant cameraman, soundman, assistant editor, editor, cameraman and director of photography.

Along the way Vic was making small films, producing, directing, shooting & editing by himself. Like many of his contemporaries, Vic's social and political perspectives were deeply affected by the times, and his films have strived to adhere to a philosophy of social responsibility. In fact, his very first production was a 30-second PSA titled "A Tree" for Friends of Central Park.

Vic's first job as a cameraman was for the BBC in New York. Then, while shooting a series for WNET 13 he helped unionize the station, which enabled him to join Local 644, IATSE. As a result he could work for CBS and other union venues. He then started shooting many segments for "60 Minutes." Vic also produced a piece on bank robberies featuring Willie Sutton, with Mike Wallace as the correspondent. Vic continued shooting, editing and producing for a variety of networks & corporations traveling across the United States as well as shooting many films abroad, around the globe.

As much as Vic loves the look and feel of film most documentaries have migrated to digital video.

And as a result, he now shoots both 16 and 35 millimeter film, and in all video formats; MiniDv, DVCam, BetaCam, DigiBeta and High Def. The challenges of the new economics in the documentary realm have taught Vic to be flexible, and to choose what best serves the project at hand.

In the last few years Vic has shot several long-form documentaries, 2 American Masters for PBS; “Ella Fitzgerald, Something to Live For” and “Clint Eastwood, Out of the Shadows,” an independent feature documentary "Pie in the Sky", and a one-hour show for Scorsese's Blues series, "Piano Blues," directed by Clint Eastwood.

What has probably been Vic’s most rewarding work experience has been shooting (and producing with director Mirra Bank) another independent feature documentary, "Last Dance." It combines cinema-verite with performance shooting. "Last Dance" received rave reviews across the country, including the New York Times. And it was named by the Academy of Arts and Sciences as one of the Best Documentaries of 2002-03.

Vic considers himself a very lucky man; able to work in his chosen field of documentaries; travel to interesting locations; and work with creative and fascinating people.