Jeff Patridge & Megan Donnelly

Teaches at AbelCine Training

Jeff Patridge

Jeff Patridge is a Lens and Film Camera Technician at AbelCine LA, with a BFA in Film Production from Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York. Originally starting as a Junior Lens Tech in 2010 at AbelCine NY, he moved to the LA facility in 2013. Jeff has been factory trained by Zeiss, Canon, Sigma, and Leica. He is also trained as an Aaton film camera repair technician. Prior to joining AbelCine, Jeff was the Equipment Manager of the film program for Maine Media Workshops.

Megan Donnelly

Megan Donnelly is the Training Manager at AbelCine Chicago. Megan joined the AbelCine team in 2015 as the first Camera Technology Specialist based out of the company’s Chicago location. Prior to joining AbelCine, Megan was the Technical Manager at Fletcher Camera and Lenses / CineVerse in Chicago, where she provided technical and workflow support for multiple features and television series. She also developed the curriculum for the International Cinematographer’s Guild Digital Loader Workshops, which she taught nationwide. Megan is an accomplished Director of Photography for commercials, music videos, and narratives. One of her television pilots was a finalist in the New York Television Festival in 2013, while another television pilot won the Chicago Television Pilot Competition in 2014. Most recently one of her commercials won a Midwest Emmy in 2014. Originally from Mesa, Arizona, Megan Donnelly graduated summa cum laude from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Media Arts with a concentration in Cinematography.