Mike Knockenhauer
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Mike Knockenhauer is a Founding Partner and Chief Executive of V/SPEED Films - a production company specializing in cutting-edge aerial cinematography. His eclectic and purposeful work history is the basis for conceiving the possibilities unlocked by connecting otherwise disparate industries and regulatory environments.
As a hands-on executive, Mike works closely with the flight and meteorology teams and hits the launch button on all V/SPEED missions. His leadership played a critical role in the development of "America the Beautiful" - National Geographic's first flagship series for Disney+. The series is the first of its kind to pair cinema-grade cameras with fighter jets, producing groundbreaking aerial cinematography and never-seen-before perspectives of severe weather and the country's most spectacular landscapes.
Mike's experience as a pilot allows him to facilitate communication between the flight deck and photography teams and brings an additional layer of situational awareness for operations in close proximity to terrain, severe weather, or high-density airspace.
As a hands-on executive, Mike works closely with the flight and meteorology teams and hits the launch button on all V/SPEED missions. His leadership played a critical role in the development of "America the Beautiful" - National Geographic's first flagship series for Disney+. The series is the first of its kind to pair cinema-grade cameras with fighter jets, producing groundbreaking aerial cinematography and never-seen-before perspectives of severe weather and the country's most spectacular landscapes.
Mike's experience as a pilot allows him to facilitate communication between the flight deck and photography teams and brings an additional layer of situational awareness for operations in close proximity to terrain, severe weather, or high-density airspace.