THE SCORE RECORDS THE RESULT
WE CAPTURE WHAT IT TOOK TO GET THERE
Reel Kinetic Media creates cinematic sports and action media for teams, athletes, events, and brands that refuse to look ordinary.
Trusted by NCAA Division I programs and international productions.
Produced with Netflix-approved Sony Cinema Line cameras and professional filmmaking workflows.
This is not ordinary coverage.
This is cinematic sports and action-driven storytelling — built to make people care, remember, and respond.
Help audiences feel the moment — not just watch it.
Planned. Captured. Shaped.
A videographer captures what happens. Reel Kinetic Media shapes why it matters.
Reel Kinetic Media is a specialized cinematic sports and action production company creating media for live competition, real events, athlete stories, brand pieces, and action-driven content.
That means we do more than show up with a camera. We identify the story elements already in motion, prepare for the moments that may define the event, stay flexible as the story changes, and shape the final piece so it has purpose beyond the day it was filmed.
With more than 25 years in the trenches of the Hollywood film industry, Reel Kinetic Media brings producer-level judgment, director-level storytelling, editor-level rhythm, writer-level structure, and stunt coordinator-level timing to sports and action production.
SEE THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WORK
Reel Kinetic is built for sports, action, and movement-driven stories where timing, emotion, pressure, and reaction matter.
From NCAA Division I athletics to combat sports, documentaries, branded content, and international home entertainment productions, the goal is the same:
Create media that makes the moment feel bigger after it is over.
Selected work includes cinematic sports media, athlete-driven stories, event recaps, documentary interviews, Blu-ray special features, and branded action content.
Explore More of the Work
Watch cinematic sports work, action-driven stories, and behind-the-scenes moments from Reel Kinetic Media.
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THE MOMENT HAPPENED ONCE
YOUR MEDIA HAS TO KEEP SELLING IT.
Most events are full of energy: pressure, speed, reaction, crowd emotion, and stakes.
But when the media feels flat, distant, generic, or forgettable, that energy disappears.
Reel Kinetic Media does more than record what happened. We look for the story inside the movement — the pressure before the play, the reaction after the score, the body language between moments, and the emotion that makes the footage matter later.
Safe coverage shows the event.
It does not sell the feeling.
THE GAME IS NEVER JUST THE GAME
Behind every result are people, pressure, sacrifice, preparation, ambition, and emotion.
The scoreboard tells people what happened.
The story shows them why it mattered.
Reel Kinetic Media looks beyond the obvious action to find the human moments inside the competition: the anticipation before the play, the reaction after the whistle, the body language between teammates, the pressure on the sideline, and the emotion that turns a moment into memory.
Those moments are shaped into cinematic stories that can strengthen audience connection, build value around the athletes and organization, support promotion and recruiting, and give the event a life beyond game day.
The goal is not simply to preserve what happened.
The goal is to make the story keep working after the game is over.
Explore Non-Verbal Dialogue
Movement, timing, reaction, and emotion can tell a story without a single word. See how that idea shapes The Reel Kinetic Approach.
NO SCRIPT. NO RESET. NO SECOND TAKE.
The sport creates the framework. The human spirit makes it cinematic.
A Hollywood set is controlled. A live game is not.
On a film set, scenes can be planned, lit, rehearsed, and shot again. At a live event, the story is unfolding in real time. The camera has to anticipate the moment before it happens.
The rules, scoring system, boundaries, officials, and code of sportsmanship define the world of the game.
But the story comes from the people inside it — the athletes, teams, pressure, reactions, momentum shifts, and human spirit that make each event impossible to repeat.
Reel Kinetic brings a filmmaker’s sense of story, a cinematographer’s eye, and an editor’s sense of rhythm to live sports and action-driven events.
We do not just record the event.
We search for the story inside it.
FEATURED CAPABILITY: TITAN
Titan is Reel Kinetic Media’s long-range cinema system for stadiums, arenas, fields, and large-scale live action.
Built around the Sony FX6 and Sigma 60–600mm lens, Titan allows Reel Kinetic Media to capture distant action with the scale, detail, and immediacy needed to make the viewer feel closer to the moment.
Titan is not a rental. It is a field-built production system operated by Reel Kinetic Media with the timing, experience, and visual judgment needed to anticipate action, follow movement, and turn live competition into cinematic story.
FROM THE FIELD
WHAT IT’S LIKE TO WORK WITH REEL KINETIC MEDIA
An Athletes Perspective
“Working with John has been an incredible experience. He’s an extremely talented Sports-Action Filmmaker with a great eye for capturing the energy and emotion of baseball. John has communicated very well with the times I’ve worked with him. He has always been clear, responsive, and makes sure we are on the same page. On top of that, he’s friendly, easygoing, and brings a positive vibe as well. If you’re looking for someone who knows how to elevate your content and make the process enjoyable from start to finish, John’s your guy. He’s highly recommended!”
Avery Laine
Starting Pitcher
Loyola Marymount University Baseball
NCAA Division I • West Coast Conference
A Director of Photography’s Perspective
“As a Producer and Director, John is a top professional and great to work with. He has a winning personality, which translates to a successful shoot every time we work for The Contender Group and Genius Products. John never micromanages as he trusts the people who work with him, this added creative freedom is any cinematographer dreams.”
Daniel Andreas Pfisterer
Director of Photography/ Production Manager at PALHD
A Hollywood Action Filmmaker’s Perspective
In addition to being a super talented sports action cinematographer, John has been a part of the Hollywood filmmaking scene for decades, working with some of the finest action directors and stuntmen in the business.
Robert Chapin
Writer, Director, Actor, Stunt Performer, VFX Artist
An Executive Producer’s Perspective
“I can highly recommend John Kreng as a producer and director of featurettes and supplementary material for Blu-ray and DVD.”
“John acted in the capacity of U.S. Field Producer and Director… securing the participation of talent, structuring interviews, directing subjects on camera and organizing locations & logistics, in line with our allocated budgets and specified technical standards.”
Brian White
Executive Director, Tiger Rock Ltd.
Former Brand Director, Hong Kong Legends / Premier Asia
Former VP, Asian Brand Management & Post Production, Dragon Dynasty
TRUSTED BY
Selected clients, collaborators, distributors, events, and organizations connected to
the work of John Kreng and Reel Kinetic Media.
Sports Clients
Live Events
Brands & Technology
Entertainment
Featured in Atomos Case Study
Atomos, a professional video monitor-recorder company, featured Reel Kinetic Media founder John Kreng in a case study on sports cinematography, filmmaking, and the pursuit of capturing meaningful moments under real-world conditions.
BEYOND THE SCOREBOARD
Strong media does more than preserve the event.
It helps the moment keep working for your program, your athletes, your audience, and your brand.
Reel Kinetic Media creates cinematic sports and action media that show the pressure, preparation, emotion, reaction, and human investment behind the event.
That matters because strong media does more than document a game. It helps promote the program, build audience connection, support recruiting, attract sponsors, strengthen brand value, and give the moment a longer life after it ends.
The event happens once.
The right story keeps working.
John Kreng — Founder
Explore How We Shape Your Story →
ACTION- DRIVEN STORYTELLING BEYOND SPORTS
Not every company is a sports brand, fitness brand, or action-based business.
But every strong message has movement.
A tax attorney fighting for a client, a founder pushing through resistance, a company solving confusion, a product helping people overcome a problem — these are not passive ideas. They have tension, conflict, stakes, and transformation.
Reel Kinetic Media helps brands turn those ideas into visual stories the audience can feel.
That may mean developing a cinematic metaphor, shaping a concept around a physical challenge, creating a visual campaign, or building a story that makes an abstract service easier to understand.
The goal is not to add action for the sake of action.
The goal is to make the message clear, emotional, memorable, and immediately understandable.
If your business message feels too abstract, Reel Kinetic can help make it physical.
Concept Art for a Potential Client
For concept-driven brand work, before filming begins, Reel Kinetic works with you to develop the visual metaphor — then define the tone, story, props, practical builds, wardrobe, locations, production needs, and creative scope needed to bring it to life.
Once the visual metaphor is defined, Reel Kinetic turns the idea into a clear production plan.
This also helps begin the budget conversation honestly, clarifying what can be achieved practically, what may require additional resources, and how the creative approach can be shaped around your goals.
A strong concept only works when it can be shaped into a clear production plan.
Once the visual metaphor is defined, Reel Kinetic works with you to clarify the message, identify the audience, shape the story, and determine what is needed to bring the idea to life.
To learn how Reel Kinetic turns an abstract message into a clear, filmable concept, continue to How We Shape Your Story.
FROM ACTION CINEMA TO LIVE SPORTS
John Kreng, founder of Reel Kinetic Media, brings over 25 years of experience in action cinema and stunt coordination, with a lifelong foundation in martial arts and a career that has expanded across producing, directing, documentary interviews, martial arts film history, published writing, editing, and on-camera commentary.
That experience directly informs how Reel Kinetic Media captures live sports and action — reading movement, anticipating impact, finding emotion, and shaping competition into cinematic stories people can feel.
Reel Kinetic Media is not built from camera operation alone. It is built from decades of understanding timing, pressure, performance, story, and the physical language of action.
WHAT’S NEW AT REEL KINETIC?
See the latest Reel Kinetic updates, recent shoots, Field Notes, upcoming projects, and new work from the field.
START THE CONVERSATION
Every project begins with a focused conversation about the event, the audience, the goals, and what the finished media needs to accomplish.
Schedule a 45-minute project-fit consultation with Reel Kinetic Media. We will discuss creative direction, production requirements, schedule, budget range, intended distribution, and whether the project is a strong fit for both sides.
That includes where the finished media will live—websites, social platforms, sponsor presentations, recruiting materials, internal use, broadcast, live-event screens, or long-term archive—and what versions, formats, and delivery strategy will best support those goals.
If the fit is right, we can begin shaping a clear plan to make the project powerful, useful, and built to keep working after the moment is over.