On set in the forest — bouncing light onto a young actor

Vancouver, BC—Available for travel

Light is
the essence

Timothy Kashchenko, Vancouver waterfront
My true home
is on the set.

From school film projects to commercial shoots, the set has become the place where I belong. Every shoot is a new challenge — a chance to meet new people, learn, improve, and share what I know to make the process better.

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Lighting

Gaffer and spark. Building the lighting plan with the DP, running the floor, and keeping the unit safe and moving on tight schedules.

Three figures in silhouette against a red cyclorama
Night interior lit by practicals, wide
Soft daylight close-up
Interior balancing a warm practical against cool window light
Overhead black and white portrait, hard toppy key
Very low-key night exterior, hard speculars
Warm practical-motivated portrait
Cool low-key portrait, singer at the microphone
Warm motivated single source, night interior
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Drone

Aerial coverage for commercials, landscape and event work. Self-equipped on a DJI Mini 3 Pro and ready to fly.

Aerial over townhouses, Vancouver
House  ·  0:36
Aerial over a garden wedding ceremony
Wedding  ·  0:28  ·  4K
Vertical aerial, Vancouver waterfront
Vertical  ·  0:40
Night aerial over Warsaw
Warsaw, night  ·  1:56  ·  sound
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My Pick

Personal photography — not a service, just frames I wanted to keep. A moment, a story, or someone worth looking at. If it's interesting, why not take the shot?

Work

21 projects

11 music videos  ·  2 commercials  ·  2 spec ads  ·  3 short films  ·  Poland, Ukraine, Canada

Gaffer

Spark

Do Sliz — ВатраMusic Video
emi — worst mistakeMusic Video
Grief GoodbyeShort Film
AfoniaShort Film IG
Lewale — InnerIG
Visual StorytellingDance Video IG

Drone Operator

Наш мальчик: как Макс Корж варшавский стадик разнёс«О(б)суждаем», выпуск 47Episode
Throwing Snow — AvariceMusic Video
VibesRBG — Watch YahMusic Video

↗  Watch  ·  IG  Posted on Instagram  ·  Full credit list and references available on request

About

Tim
Timothy Kashchenko, Vancouver

Grab an apple box.

Born in Ukraine, finished high school in Los Angeles, which is where photography started. Studied and practised cinematography and lighting on film sets in Warsaw. Now based in Vancouver, BC.

I have immersed myself in every aspect of cinema, from working on set to gaining technical knowledge in a rental house. Worked with YOPRST.MEDIA and CHROMWAVEVIDEO.

I used to bounce light off the wall with a ruler, just to see what it would do. Lighting is the thing that makes a frame worth watching — and knowing light is a cheat code. You tell your own part of the story by building the world it happens in.

Thanks a lot to my friend Patkanian DP for all the work we did together.

Based
Vancouver, BC
Experience
On set since 2024
Own kit
DJI Mini 3 Pro
Travel
Available, BC and beyond