KENDALL WHELPTON
Creative Director/Filmmaker
With more than 20 years as a working filmmaker and cinematographer, Kendall Whelpton has built a reputation for bold, story-driven visuals and fresh creative direction across documentary and unscripted television. His work includes award-winning documentaries, with multiple titles reaching #1 on iTunes worldwide, and credits on long-running series such as Ghost Hunters, Ghost Brothers, Wicked Tuna, Battlefish, and Harpoon Hunters.
Kendall is the founder and Creative Director of Robot Ninja Media (est. 2017), a small company with a big vision. He leads projects from concept through delivery, serving as Director, Producer, and Director of Photography, while also managing the business side that makes global distribution possible. That includes post workflows, film delivery, distribution coordination, deadlines, and operational management, from payroll to solving creative and technical challenges in real time. He’s hands-on, resourceful, and built for environments where teams move fast, conditions shift, and the story has to be captured no matter what.
Rooted in a lifelong fascination with the supernatural and the unknown, Kendall’s career is driven by curiosity, grit, and a commitment to making work that connects with audiences worldwide.
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In 2012, I bought my first drone hell-bent on learning to fly. A year later, I modified one of the first DJI Phantom drones with a camera gimbal I got off eBay that some guy built in his basement. I retrofitted the gimbal to the drone and I couldn't believe it worked.
I remember the first day I flew the modified drone for production, saying "This is the Future".
