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Chen Kessler — Tel Aviv
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By Chen Kessler · Filmmaker & Photographer 2026

I shoot, cut and grade story-driven film — for the screen, and for brands.

Filmmaker, videographer and colourist based in Tel Aviv, studying at the Sam Spiegel Film & Television School in Jerusalem. Five short films behind the camera, in the edit and on the grade; brand films and music work for clients across the country; and stills from the road.

Portrait of Chen Kessler

Hey!

I'm Chen Kessler — a filmmaker, videographer and colourist based in Tel Aviv, studying at the Sam Spiegel Film & Television School in Jerusalem. I work across the whole chain: camera, edit, colour and sound design on short films, and concept-to-delivery on brand and music work.

Film Credits
  • שלום, אבאShalom, AbaCamera chief · Colour grading · Sound design
  • ערכים ומדליותErachim U'MedaliotEditor · Colour grading · Sound design
  • קקטוסיםKaktusimCamera chief · Colour grading
  • אות קיןOt KayinColour grading
  • לוטםLottemDirector · Script · Editor
Commercial
  • Brand filmsEvent planning · Restaurant · Motorsport
  • Music & liveMusic videos, artist reels, live coverage, dance
  • Fashion & productCampaign stills and vertical film
  • PortraitStudio and available light
Education
Sam Spiegel Film & Television SchoolJerusalem — currently studying
Skills / Tools
Pr Ae Ps Lr
SONY FX3 SONY A7 IV DJI Mavic 4 Pro
Information
BasedTel Aviv, Israel
Instagram@chenkessler

Films

Camera · Edit · Colour · Sound

לוטםLottemShort documentary · 3 min

A short documentary I wrote, directed and cut.

DirectorScriptEditor

שלום, אבאShalom, AbaShort film · 10 min

A ten-minute short. I ran the camera, graded the film and built its sound.

Camera chiefColour gradingSound design

קקטוסיםKaktusimShort film · 6 min · subtitled

Final cut with subtitles. Six minutes, one thread, nowhere to hide a weak frame.

Camera chiefColour grading

אות קיןOt KayinShort film · 7 min

Seven minutes graded in DaVinci Resolve — building the film's contrast and palette out of the raw material.

Colour grading

ערכים ומדליותErachim U'MedaliotShort film · 10 min

Cut, graded and sound-designed end to end.

EditorColour gradingSound design

PersonalMicro-films shot on film sets

Short exercises, one idea each — a movement, an edit, a look.

Brand
Films

Concept to delivery

Racing ChampionshipBrand film · 0:34

Track coverage cut into a short championship piece.

AMRODENTBrand film · 1:13

A dental clinic, from the first consultation to the final result — shot, cut and graded.

Master Grill · Malka · Abba HotelVertical brand films

Built for the feed — a chef at the pass, a jewellery brand on location, and a night at a Tel Aviv hotel.

Master grill
Malka jewelry
Abba Hotel

Event PlannerBrand film · 1:40

A full brand film made end to end — concept, shoot, edit and grade.

FashionMoney Tree · Chicode · Campaign stills

Campaign stills — on the court and on the street, in the light they were made for.

Music
& Live

Clips · Shows · Dance

דור שמרDor ShemerTmuna Bli Shem · Music video · 3:31

Shot, cut and graded to sit with the record.

Dan OdizDance performance · 1:29

A full performance shot and cut for the stage — plus stills from the live shows.

מאיהMayaSong teaser · 0:31

A song teaser cut wide and vertical from the same shoot.

Maya — vertical cut
Moonlighting

Stills

Portrait · Travel · Real Estate

PortraitStudio & available light

Faces, window light, and as little setup as the frame allows.

TravelAsia · eight months · 2024

Eight months across Asia with a camera and no brief — drone films over the Mongolian steppe, and the stills that keep the commercial eye honest.

Mongolia — the steppe
Mongolia — the lake
Mongolia — green valley
Japan — video postcard

Real EstateAbba Hotel · AMRODENT

Rooms and spaces in clean, even light — a hotel in Tel Aviv–Yafo and a dental clinic.

Brands
I worked
with