
Managing Director/DP @ Co Creative Studios
Hawaiian Islands

Managing Director/DP @ Co Creative Studios
Hawaiian Islands
We see challenges, not problems. Opportunities, not obstacles. Collaborators, not clients. We invite you to join us. Welcome to Co Creative.
From independent HD features, to innovative commercials, and important documentaries. Co Creative’s work is founded in the art of storytelling.
4K and HD production and post production. Director of Photography, Camera Assist, ENG, DIT, P2 Wrangler, and RED One #138 Camera Tech
(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
June 2007 — Present (2 years 6 months)
Imagine a place, where the work you do, is the work you love. A job is just a job, but a Co Creative production is something different. It's a chance for friends to come together and create something beautiful. Where team members believe in the real support of a helping hand. Where success is linked with cooperation, culminating in the creation of harmonious design.
While positive thinking is the norm, Co Creative understands Mr. Murphey and his ability to teach us new tricks of troubleshooting and hustle. We learn to honor the process.
At Co Creative, we truly believe that there is somebody smarter then us, and that is all of us. No one person can whistle a symphony. These are the ideals by which we play.
Call it a filmmaker's haven.
Call it cinematic utopia.
Call it...
Co Creative
creative.as.the.company.we.keep
(Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
January 1999 — Present (10 years 11 months)
Storytellers. That's what we are. As filmmakers we use the medium to weave a story. Your story. That's what makes us different. We see it as a chance to practice our passion. Find the elements that make a great story and capture it. Then use our skill to create real emotion through text, moving images and sound.
Aloha Friday strives to embody the spirit of Aloha - warm and relaxed. We invite you to experience the difference.
(Broadcast Media industry)
1992 — Present (17 years )
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Hospitality industry)
June 1997 — January 1999 (1 year 8 months)
As director of Audio Visuals I coordinated with meeting planners and corporate clients in securing and setting up all aspects of a/v. From monthly meetings to multi-million dollar conferences. Clients include Sony, Lexus, IBM, Apple, Reebok, Nike, Phizer, Boeing.
I also managed a team of professionals and was responsible for all aspects of office management, including proposals, budgets, pnl statements, etc.
My position allowed me numerous leadership training seminars, and A/V related boot camps to keep up with emerging technology.
BFA , Film and Television , 1993 — 1997
Intern at KABC-LA, Moving Pictures, Ferruzza. Manager at local hangout Corner Pocket.
new tech, RED One, cinematography, film, collaboration
Digital Cinema Society, Surfrider, Na Wai Eha O Puna, Ke Kai O Kahiki, HI Film Office
Received for "Na Kamalei: Men of Hula"
San Fran Asian American Film Festival ’07, Audience Award
L.A. Asian American Film Festival ’07, Special Jury Award
N.Y. Intl Film Festival ’07, Emerging Director Award
Hawaii Intl Film Festival (HIFF) ‘06, Hawaii Filmmaker & Audience Award
Telly Award '06 "Hawaii Spas"
HIFF ‘05, Hawaii Filmmaker Award “Wahine O Ke Kai”
HIFF ‘05, Audience Award “Valtor the Great”
Received for “Celebrating the Pacific: The 6th Festival of Pacific Arts”:
National Educational Film and Video Festival, Golden Apple
HIFF, Merit of Excellence
Student Video and Film Association Awards, First Place
Hometown Video Festival, First Place
Hawai’i Film Festival, First Place
Leeward Film Festival, Second Place
A/V Team rated #1 of 40 Renaissance Hotels, 1998
2 year MVP, Loyola Marymount Rugby, 1995-1997
Founder, Loyola Martini Club