Zachary Rubino

MY GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: Building Expressway Cinema Rentals and Expressway Productions into Philadelphia’s premier equipment rental and services facility. My two partners and I started our shop in 2010 with the mission to bring top-notch equipment with full-service production and technical support to the filmmaking community. We’ve been able to grow from a small garage in Kensington to a 10,000-square-foot facility offering camera, lighting, grip, studio rentals and creative production services.

HOW DREXEL HELPED: Beginning with the staff and a curriculum that encouraged a deep understanding of the tools of the trade, to the collaborative process learned while working with fellow students, the entirety of my Drexel experience helped to start me on the path I am on today. The intricacies of cinematography and the technical art of working with light revealed themselves to me through a combination of film studies and production-oriented classes. My coop spent working on feature films led to important connections within the industry. Many of the people I met at Drexel remain inspirations and collaborators to this day.

MY HOPE FOR THE FUTURE: I hope to have increased Expressway’s capacity to support our filmmaking and photography communities both regionally and beyond. Personally, I look forward to my work as a cinematographer to continue being both challenging and rewarding.