Tondric smiling behind a cinema camera on location in a rustic barn

Why a gnat?

Because we're positively aggravating. We'll ask one more question, grab one more angle, and stay a little longer, so nothing that could help tell your story gets missed.

The name stuck for a reason.

A good crew is a little like a gnat. We're there early, we're in every corner of the room, and we notice the small moments other people walk past: the reaction in the third row, the laugh before the answer, the handshake after the panel.

Pesty Gnat Productions started as T John Optics, a photography business. As the work moved into video, interviews, podcasts, and live shows, the name grew up with it. The habit stayed the same: show up, pay attention, and catch what matters.

Tondric on headset behind a camera on a tripod at an indoor event

Tondric operating a camera with the crew on a studio set

Meet Tondric.

Founder and Director

I picked up a camera to fill the time after my college basketball seasons ended. When I came home to Atlanta after graduating, I started experimenting with video and found a creative and emotional connection that pulled me all the way in.

Six years later, what I love most hasn't changed: telling stories that reach people. My faith and my walk with God make me who I am, and I don't take for granted that He blessed me with these skills to help others.

When you work with Pesty Gnat, you work with me, from the first call to the final file.

Directing a live multi-camera show from the switcher, with the camera multiview on screen

Behind the switcher.

Live directing is where it all comes together: every camera, every cue, no second take.

9: cameras directed live
10,000+: viewers in person and online

How we work.

One team, start to finish

The same people plan, film, and edit your project, so nothing gets lost in a handoff.

Built for business

We work with small businesses, organizations, and corporate teams, and we keep the process simple.

Atlanta based, ready to travel

Most of our work is around Atlanta. We travel for shoots and events wherever the job is.

Shooting handheld with a shoulder-rigged cinema camera

Podcast set with lights and cinema cameras

Checking a shot on a cinema camera at an expo

Let's work together.

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