Skillsets
11.09.10 Back to Arizona
The job market in California is still very rough, therefore I will be moving back to Arizona and re-connecting with old contacts and working as an indepdendant contractor. I have 2-3 gigs lined up already as I push for full time work.
1.04.10 Move to San Jose, CA
After some long hard thinking, I decided to move back to my home in San Jose, CA. I learned a great deal working at UNIQ and will take the knowledge and experiences with me to my new ventures. I hope to connect with my friends production company, Guerilla Wanderers, and find some multimedia work as I continue to build my resume and skillsets to one day make the big move to Los Angeles.
2010 Demo Reel
5.04.09 UNIQ Lifestyles
The Casting Call TV show has been put on the back burner for now as our production team has now joined up and formed into a group of companies under the UNIQ brand. Currently we are filming promotions for our group of companies and getting ready to launch a magazine in August called Uniq Lifestyles. View our latest promotional videos at...
www.youtube.com/UNIQscene
2.25.09 The Casting Call.TV
Currently I am working on an upcoming TV show called The Casting Call. We are looking for AZ's hottest talent to become the next big TV host. We go around to the hottest clubs in AZ and find characters and beauties alike, to see if they have what it takes to be a host. My current positions on this show are co-creator, executive producer, lead editor, and cinematographer. Check out the television section to see the current test pilot for the show.
I have always had a passion and love for the arts. From the age of 7 I've been playing music, whether it be singing or with an instrument. I pursued music and acting in middle school and high school, but I always had a love for computers. My passion for computers and acting led me to want to become an animator. I wanted to work on movies like Toy Story, or Monsters Inc, or The Incredibles. I figured it would be a great way to combine my love for acting and computers to fulfill both my passions. So after searching online for some schools to fufill this need, I ran into UAT, saw their great programs, packed up and left for Arizona.
After taking the first DV class at UAT, I fell in love. I decided to move onto the next level just to see what it was all about. Animation and modeling classes grew tedious, so I decided to drop being an animator and become a filmmaker. With my decision made, I changed my major to Multimedia / Digital Video, and pursued it full force.
Now I am trying to find any niche I can for myself in the industry. I have always been a firm believer in developing as many skill sets as possible in order to increase my chances for success. So I have dabbled in just about everything I can while attending UAT. I've trained up as a grip / crew member, done production sound, trained in visual effects, and now have become a skillful editor / director / producer /cinematographer.
Background
I am a 23-year-old California native; born and raised. Currently I reside in Scottsdale Arizona. I first moved to Arizona in 2005, where I attended the University of Advancing Technology and received a Bachelor of Arts in Digital Video and Multmedia.
UNIQ Promo Video
Director / Producer / Videographer / Editor
All American Rejects
Videographer / Editor
Sema, Las Vegas 2009
Director / Videographer / Editor
Backstage with LMFAO
Partying with Rob Van Winkle "Vanilla Ice"
Editor
Jason Derulo (Watcha Say)
Young Buck
Job Title and Responsibilities
UNIQ Media is a part of a group of companies under the UNIQ brand. I was hired into UNIQ to create, design, and develop the media sector of their company. While leading the department I took on many roles such as producer, director, videographer and editor. I also took on the task of leading and training interns during the infancy of the company.
UNIQ Branding
In order to further brand the UNIQ group of companies, I worked closely with the motorsports section to create celebrity shout out videos. Whenever celebrities came into town, we offered them the opportunity to ride in our custom exotic cars, in return for shout outs and performance footage. http://www.UNIQmotorsports.com
Celebrity List
While at UNIQ Media I had the opportunity to work with or interview the following celebrities.
3 Doors Down
Kid Rock
Jason Durelo
LMFAO
Bow Wow
Akon
Vanilla Ice
Tommy Davidson
Lil Zane
Bret Michaels
Michael Phelps
Carey Hart
Snoop Dogg
Amare Stoudemire
Ashley Green
GZA
Marques Houston
Tom Morello
Bizzy Bone
B-Real
Simeon Rice
Reba McEntire
David Faustino
Jordin Sparks
The Casting Call.TV
Producer / Director / Lead Editor / Videographer
This was a recent project for a TV show adventure I was persuing. We were looking for AZ's hottest talent to become the next big TV host. We went around to the hottest clubs in AZ, to find characters and beauties alike, to see if they had what it takes. This is the current promotional test pilot.
DTV Playboy Mansion
Cinematographer / Editor
I had the opportunity in 2009 to film the red carpet event at the Playboy Mansion for Superbowl Sunday. This is a small segment that we will be using for the our show, Destination TV.
DTV Interview with Snoop Dogg
Another segment for our show, Destination TV, where we head out to Barcelona in Scottsdale , AZ, for Allstar Weekend 2009.
Amare Stoudemire - 944 Magazine Online
This was shot as a behind the scenes for 944 Magazines cover shoot with Phoenix Suns Allstar, Amare Stoudemire. They had someone else edit together my footage for their website, but I made my own version as well.
Projects
In early 2009 I connected with 944 magazine founder, Mark Gorzen, and persued two TV shows together with him: Destination TV and The Casting Call.TV. With 4-6 months worth of work, I put together a few test pilots for the shows that can be seen to the right.
Roles
The roles I played on these shows were executive producer, director, lead editor and videographer. I was in charge of the creative control and design of these shows.
Snow Patrol - You Could Be Happy
Writter / Director
This is my first music video (2007) which was developed as a self project to hone my abilities as a filmmaker. Little did I know, it would be well received and very popular on YouTube, reaching 205,000+ views with hundreds of kind comments.
Jody Gnant - Great Day
Writter / Director / Actor
This project is coming soon. It cannot be uploaded on the internet yet because it is going to be premiering nationwide in theatres on Screenvision. Stay tuned for updates.
Angeles - Always
Director / Cinematographer
This is a music video put together by my brother and I. He is a musician who writes and performs his own pieces, so we decided to combine our talents and make him a video. This was shot on a home video HD camera.
Angeles - On My Way
My background growing up has always been in music. I find that combining music with video is one of the greatest art forms. I have had great success with the few music videos I have done, and hope to do more in the future.
48 Hour Film Challenge - Flippin Love
Co-Writer / Director / Team Leader
This particular piece is very interesting. It was done for the IFP 48 hour film challenge. In this challenge we had 48 hours to write, produce and edit a film. However, there were guidelines given to us at the start of the 48 hours. Each team was given a genre, a prop that must be handled by a character, and a line of dialogue that must be said. In this challenge we were given comedy, a spatula, and "How did that get in there?".
Steve and Damon - Hit the Bowl
Co-Director / Editor
This was a test pilot for a web series some friends and I came up with. The project was filmed to test if the actors could fit the roles, and to see if it was going to be something worth persuing.
Cowboy Dreams - Starring Bill Engvall and Danny Trejo
Grip / Documentary Camera
Cowboy Dreams is currently only viewable as a trailer. It has become an official selection for the 2009 Phoenix Film Festival and will be running in multiple other circuits nationwide. This film was Directed and Produced by my mentor, Paul DeNigris.
The Making of Cowboy Dreams Ep.1
My mentor / the director of this short asked me to run a behidn the scenes camera
during the 14-16 hour shoot period of this short. During set offtimes I also acted as a grip setting up and tearing down the set. This video features a lot of my footage on set as well as an interview from me.
Closet Ninja
Actor
Coming soon
Jekyll and Hyde
Used for promotion and advertising.
Wait Until Dark
Ragtime
Arsenic & Old Lace
South Pacific
Phoenix Heat
Director of Photography / Editor
An upcoming action cop drama I am working on. Built the trailer for showcase purposes.
Freelance
During my residence in Arizona, I created freelance work for myself with Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre. As anyone who is going through college, side cash is always a bonus, so I came up with the idea of making trailers for live theatre. Community theatres always have trouble with advertising properly for their shows. Most community theatres only provide a show synopsis, and then tell people to come and see it. In order to help theatres bring in a new audience and fill more seats, I designed trailers for them to post on their website and to use for promotion. With this new concept, viewers from all around could were able to get a clear grasp of what the show was about and how it would look / sound. The concept behind using trailers to increase ticket sales was to have it plant a memory that inspired excitement about an upcoming show.
"We remember 10% of what we hear, 25% of what we see, and 50% of what we see and hear..." -Edgar Dale
Narnia the Musical
Zoni nomination Best Male Lead for the role of Aslan
The Addict - 48hour Film Challenge
Production Sound / Actor
IFP 48 hour film challenge 2007
Best comedy
5th overall
Avnet Tech Games 2008
Writer / Editor / Voiceover
Multimedia Fast Break
2nd Place
Always a work in progress!
Download
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Email
sontagmedia_gmail.com
Feel free to contact me with any questions, concerns, and opportunities. I am always looking for more projects to tackle.
