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West Hollywood, CA 90046
Phone: 775.342.5488 | E-Mail: johnpaulcastel@gmail.com
IMBD: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3573363/
EXPERIENCE.
Apex Cinema LLC (Series)
Managing Parner/Founder
May 2010 - Present
Officially formed in October of 2010 as a Delaware Series L.L.C., Apex Cinema was originally founded as the entity behind The Andes Peru Feature Documentary and has expanded into a production company providing independent films with both a road map through filmmaking and production services ranging from development to post production.
Robert Evans Company - Paramount Studios
Asst. to Head of Development
May 2011 - December 2011
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Managed Communications/Schedule/Expense Reports for Head of Development.
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Created pitch material, business proposals and contacted talent for shows.
Commericals Produced
Director
Cilent - Date
USC - SCA Overview Video
Chasing Perfection
Project EVE
Last Stance Interview with Arnold Schwarzenegger
UCLA Archeological Field Program
Bruin Bash - LMFAO Concert
Jazz Reggae Festival
Tokyo Police Club - UCLA Concert
Films Produced
Cassie Brooksbank
Brian L. Tan
Brian L. Tan
Cassie Brooksbank
JP Castel & Yusuke Sato
FPS/UCLA
FPS/UCLA
FPS/UCLA
Director
USC School of Cinematic Arts - Jan. - Oct. 2013
Chase Car Inc. / Beverly Hils Porsche - Mar. 2013
EVE / Google Glass - Feb. 2013
BodyBuidler.com / Lions Gate - Feb. 2013
UCLA School of Acheology - May 2009 - Feb. 2010
CEC / UCLA Events Commission - Sept. 2009
Jazz Reggae / UCLA Events Commision - May 08 & 09
UCLA Events Commision / CEC - Feb. 2009
Cilent - Date
2010 - present
Random Stop
Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards
Greener
This Dream of Ours
The Andes Peru
Just Another Lost Soul
Benjamin Arfmann
Jeremy White
Kyle Lau
Yusuke Sato
JP Castel
JP Castel
UCLA Dual Master's Thesis - Mar. 2013 - Present
UCLA James Franco Initiative UPM - Jan. 2013
Short Narrative UCLA - Jan. 2011 - Oct. 2011
Short Narrative UCLA School of the Arts - Oct. 2010
Feature Doc. / UCLA - May 2009 - Feb. 2010
Short Narrative / UCLA Film TV - Jan. 2009 - May 2010
2010 - present
Cilent - Date
Music Video Produced
Director
The Soft Moon - "Insides"
Zola Jesus - "Seekir"
Zola Jesus - "Vessel"
Zola Jesus - "Sea Talk"
Jacqueline Castel
Jacqueline Castel
Jacqueline Castel
Jacqueline Castel
Stereogum / Noisey (VICE) Germany - Oct. 2012
Interview Magazine / Dazed Digital - Jul. 2012
New York Times / SouterrainTV - Oct. 2011
NME / Souterrain Transmissions - Sept. 2010
EDUCATION.
University of California, Los Angeles Undergraduate Theater Film & Televsion
Studied Film Producing & Post Production
Fall 2007 - Fall 2010
INFO: http://www.ucla.edu
Stanford Undergraduate - Summer Session
Undergraduate Honors Summer 2006
Summer 2006
University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) - During High School
National Honors Society Seniro Member 2005
Spring - Fall 2005
INFO: http://www.unr.edu
ACADEMIC/ATHLETIC/MEDIA ACCOLADES.
ACADEMIC.
UCLA Film and Photography Society – Elected Vice President
N.N.F.L Congressional Student Debate Nevada State Champion
MEDIA.
UCLA Archaeological Film Festival Founder and Premier 2010
Moondance International Film Finalist 2010
Westwood Crest Theater Premier 500+ Attendees 2010
Vignette Film Festival 2009
Campus Movie Fest International Grand Finale Finalist 2009
ATHLETIC.
UCLA Division 1 Men’s Track and Field 110 Hurdlers - 07/08
Nevada State Champion Men’s T/F 110 Hurdles - 06/07
Men’s Gymnastics Nevada State AA Champion - 02/03/04/05
Equipment Technical Proficiency
CAMERA/EPIQUPMENT
RED Epic Camera Owner # 03282
Arriflex Super 16mm Camera System
Canon XHA1 | Canon 7D/5D
Nikon DSLR D200
Mole Richardson Grip Certified
SOFTWARE/HARDWARE
Adobe Master Collection, Final Cut Studio, Avid Media Composer, Avid Pro Tools, Final Draft
Movie Magic Budgeting/Scheduling, Showbiz Budget/Scheduling, MS Office
UCLA Film TV 454C Post Production Pathways - Technicolor Workflow Internship
-Extensive knowledge of Telecine Super 35/16 Workflows from shoot to print with LUT consideration.
RED One Online/Offline Workflow solutions with one light consideration
OSx86 driver kext coding and build proficiency
OSX Snow Leopard Server, Samba Server, Linux/Windows Environments
HTML, CSS, MySQL Database Architecture, Basic Flash, C++
RAID 5/10/50/100 Server Design/Hardware Proficiency
Experience with Quantel, Sratch, Lustre, Da Vinci Resolve, Smoke, Film Master Post Production Workflows
DVD/Blu-Ray Authoring | HD Cam & DCP Creation Experience with Light Iron Digital Post
LANGUAGES/OTHER SKILLS
French Citizen | Intermediate French/Spanish Speaker
Member of Actors Conservatory of Northern Nevada, Performed in over 10 Theatre Performances
Guitar – Played for 5 Years
Off-Road & Rock Climbing Enthusiest | Deep Sea Padi Advanced Certified
Trailers, References, and Letters of Recommendation can also be provided upon request