Credits

Film, television, and documentary work by William Melton · Will Melton Media Productions LLC · Anchorage, Alaska

Highlights

Brooks Range Sheep Hunt, "Tundra to Tide"
Director of Photography
YouTube / Logan Evans
Wheel of Fortune x Holland America Promo
DIT / 1st AC
Sony Pictures Television
Rivers Are Life: Montague Island Cleanup
DP / Local Producer
BeAlive, Inc.

Current & Ongoing

Interactive Media Producer – Tetlin NWR Alaska Highway Auto-Audio Tour (USFWS / Alaska Geographic), 2026

Interactive Media Editor / Film Editor – Bear Awareness Refresher Course (USFWS / Alaska Geographic), 2026

Social Media Manager & Media Archive Consultant – Alaska Geographic, 2026–present

Live Stream Director, Editor & YouTube Manager – Natural History Symposium (Prince William Sound Stewardship Foundation), 2021–present

Festival Coordinator, Trailer Editor & Featured Filmmaker – Anchorage Parks + Trails Film Festival (Anchorage Park Foundation), 2025–present (films debuted at the 2025 and 2026 festivals)

2026

DIT / 1st AC – Wheel of Fortune x Holland America Promo (Sony Pictures Television)

DIT – Coulda Been Records - Druski Show (ASK Media Productions)

Director of Photography – Brooks Range Sheep Hunt, "Tundra to Tide" (YouTube / Logan Evans)

Supporting Videographer – 20-Year Legacy Video (Anchorage Park Foundation)

Social Media Campaign Creator – Moose Loop Trail Challenge Reels, based on the Moose Loop short film (Anchorage Park Foundation)

2025

DP / Local Producer – Rivers Are Life: Montague Island Cleanup (BeAlive, Inc.); also Drone Operator, DIT

Production Assistant – Blood & Myth: Alaska (Hulu / Citizen Jones), 2024–2025

Producer, Director & Editor – Video Trail Guides: Exploring the Moose Loop, Campbell Creek Float, Mountains to Sea (Anchorage Park Foundation), 2022–2025

Director/DP, Camera Operator, Editor – AYA Promotional Short Films (Alaska Conservation Foundation), 2024–2025

2024

2nd AC – Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation "Alaska Girls Hockey" (Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation)

Swing – "No on 2" Campaign Shoot (Sena Kozar Strategies)

Director – Whittier Dive Alaska Event (Polyphonic Films)

Filmmaker – Safety Briefing Video (Pathfinder Aviation)

Filmmaker – The Land We Share (Alaska Geographic / USFWS)

Producer & Videographer – Roger Kaye Films incl. "Wilderness 101" (USFWS / Alaska Geographic)

Drone Operator – Fish Creek Trail Event (Anchorage Park Foundation)

2023

Director, Cinematographer, Editor – Prince William Sound Kayaking Promo (Alaska Geographic)

Camera Operator, Editor – Alyeska Volunteer Ski Patrol Film (Alyeska Volunteer Ski Patrol)

Award Show Editor – Public Lands Alliance Award Acceptance Video (Alaska Geographic)

2022

Director – Natural History Symposium Livestream, Whittier (Prince William Sound Stewardship Foundation); hired and led the streaming and camera crew (Frostline Studios)

Freelance Cinematographer – Alaska Geographic Production (Alaska Geographic)

Filmmaker – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Bear Spray Training Video Series (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska)

Filmmaker – Bear Safety Firearms Training Series (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska)

2021

Editor – Public Lands Awards Video, acceptance speech (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service / Alaska Geographic)

Producer & Videographer – Mountains to Sea: A Video Trail Guide to Chugach State Park (Anchorage Park Foundation)

Photo & Drone Photography Contributor – Swanson River Canoe Guide, book (Alaska Geographic)

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Get in Touch

will@meltonmediapro.com · 907-313-1921