MY WORK AS DIRECTOR AND DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY HELPED CREATIVE TEAMS GARNER 13 PALM D'ORS AND A CLEO AWARD. A CHICAGO NATIVE AND FOUNDING TEAM MEMBER OF GRAVITY WELL STUDIO, I RECENTLY CO-DEVELOPED A 4500 SQFT VIRTUAL PRODUCTION STAGE IN COLLABORATION WITH THE GENIUSES AT SMASH VIRTUAL STUDIOS.

GROWING UP, MY TIME ON KITCHEN LINES SPARKED OPPORTUNITIES FILMING COMMERCIAL FOOD AND BEVERAGE. REGARDLESS OF THE SUBJECT, I’M ALWAYS LOOKING FOR THE HUMAN MOMENTS IN STORIES, SOMETIMES AWKWARD, USUALLY FUNNY. ULTIMATELY, I’M AN ACTOR’S DIRECTOR, UNDERSTANDING THEIR PROCESS AND SPEAKING A SHORTHAND THAT DRAWS THE BEST PERFORMANCES ON THE DAY.

I RECENTLY FINISHED FILMING AND DIRECTING HUSQVARNA’S LATEST CAMPAIGN USING VIRTUAL TECHNOLOGY AND ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT.  I’M AN ADVOCATE FOR VIRTUAL AS A POTENT TOOL. IT ISN’T A CATCH-ALL, BUT FOR THE RIGHT PROJECTS, IT’S GAME-CHANGING.

CHICAGO: DEANBERDUSIS@GMAIL.COM