KYLE
McCLOSKEY

VIDEOGRAPHER & EDITOR

About Kyle

Born in America and raised around the world, Kyle McCloskey has spent his life using film as a means for powerful and intimate storytelling, whether fictional or documentary. While attending Haverford College for his undergraduate degree, he wrote and directed an H.P. Lovecraft-inspired silent horror film that was accepted to international film festivals, garnering him his first IMDb credit.

In the time since, he has worked primarily as a bilingual Tokyo-based videographer, editor, and digital imaging technician/data loader. His work has ranged from big budget Hollywood films to PR videos for small businesses and entrepreneurial individuals looking to make their mark in Japan. He has coached Japanese documentary directors for English language fundraising pitches, written grants for international producers, edited short films and music videos, sourced archival photos and video, and even directed and shot the pilot episode of an NHK World documentary series.

At present, he is developing a Japanese language short film and an American-based short documentary series.

My Projects

Featured Work

Testimonials

I’ve worked with Kyle on multiple projects – including video editing for the Speak Like An Expert Online course and audio editing for special editions of the Sasuga! Podcast.
Kyle knows his stuff and quickly added the special effects that I was looking for. He’s also an absolute pleasure to communicate with – always cheery and looking for solutions.
And he works fast and sets realistic deadlines.
If you’re looking for video or audio editing or to consult with an expert in this area, I wholeheartedly recommend Kyle.
Helen Iwata
Sasuga Communications K. K.
Kyle is brilliant. He’s a great videographer and creative collaborator. 
About 5 years ago I had this idea – I wanted to interview people and have conversations with them and video it and put it online. Another friend suggested that I put an iPhone on a tripod and go for it. But that was not what I wanted to do. So Kyle and I started talking about it. Fast forward 3 years and finally I was ready. We booked our first guest, talked and created and got excited and taped our first interview. The quality was fantastic and we both learned a lot on that shoot. Sounds, preparation and Kyle got an idea about splicing and editing and including clips of the interviewees daily lives. Next round we had mics, lights and amazing editing. Kyle was a partner in this project- the videos were so professional; he delivered on time and I just loved doing the project. The end products were always sleek; well thought-out, well-put together and told the story so beautifully with just the right amount of emotion. I completely trusted his judgement and creative direction and I was right. We collaborated on what should be kept in and what moved us and we truly cared about the people we shot. The best bit is the conversations we have about creativity, psychology and making things. Kyle is professional, technically skilled reliable, creative and bloody good conversation.
Sarah Furuya
Sarah Furuya Coaching

カイルに出会ったのは2017年。
NHKの大型番組でカナダのロケが決まり、サブディレクターとして来てもらいました。
カイルはアメリカで学んだ映像制作を生かし、撮影やカラーグレーディングで番組の質を数段上に上げてくれました。
2020年、私は「Driving Into The Storm」という企画を海外の放送局に売るために、英語の企画を作る必要がありました。
カイルが英語表現に長けていることを私は知っていたので、企画書のリライトをお願いしました。
カイルは私が提示した作品の要素を的確に理解し、想像力で要素を加え、魅力的かつ説得力のある企画に仕上げてくれました。
結果として、台湾のCCDF, 東京のTokyoDocs, 中国のGZ Docs 、アジア３大会すべてにおいて最優秀賞をとることができました。
今後も一緒に作品を作っていきたいと思っています。

高倉天地 (Tenji Takakura)
Temjin
私は都内で和太鼓を教えており毎年春にメンバーが集まりイベント（発表会）を行っています。そのイベントは過去3年コロナのために行われませんでしたが今年は復活し、カイルさんにビデオ撮影をお願いしました。カイルさんの撮影は以前に一度別の機会で拝見したことがあり、その時に和太鼓の動きを様々な角度から良く撮って下さったので今回も是非お願いしたいと思いました。
イベントは3時間以上に渡る長いものでしたが数台のカメラを使用しながらその全てを撮影して下さいました。そしてその後私の要望に合わせて編集、短期間の内にリンクが送られて来ました。
演奏者の数が100人を超えるイベントだったので映像に全員の演奏が含まれたかどうかはわかりませんが、カイルさんのカメラワークは演奏者の生き生きとした表情や和太鼓の醍醐味が十分に伝わって来るリアルなものです。
撮影から編集までにかかった費用も十分に妥当なものだと言えます。
私は是非また来年のイベントでもお願いしたいと思っています。
五十嵐智子 (Moko Igarashi)

Kyle was a wonderful presence at our first live performance in years.

I’m very grateful for the exceptional work Kyle McCloskey did filming my recent cello recital with pianist, Simon Beston, in Tokyo. From the first moments of the set-up and sound check pre-performance, Kyle’s experience of knowing how to capture sound and at the same time create a beautiful visual presentation was invaluable. His passion for music, intuition, and sensitivity made us comfortable before and throughout the performance. The video of the concert came out beautifully, and we are very happy to be able to use the footage to share the concert with audience members and for promoting our group for future bookings. I greatly appreciate Kyle’s expertise mixing and editing the footage, and it is remarkable he had finished editing the project about a week after the performance.
This was my first live duo concert after a long absence because of raising children and then the pandemic, and it was a very special moment to be playing music for an audience again. I will be calling Kyle again as soon as possible for future concert videos because of his warmth, personal dedication and very precious knowledge of filming.

Jessica Cesana-Hashimoto