A.J. Raitano has been working in the film industry for over 25 years.  He started his career working with the visual effects crew of “Star Trek: The Next Generation”.  Climbing the ranks of the camera department through Local 600, A.J.’s career spans feature films, television, commercials, music videos, motion capture and virtual reality projects. His list of credits include The Fifth Element, Armageddon, The Aviator, Avatar, The Dark Knight Rises, The Jungle Book and the Avatar sequels. Raitano won an award for cinematography for the short film Common Threads.