Pedro Mendoza
"The Curious Creative"
My Background
My journey in media all began back home in good old New Jersey . For all my life I've loved enjoying all sorts of media. TV, film, video games, and the near infinite things on the internet. Every time I watch anything, I always felt like I wanted to make stuff like that. I was inspire by the endless creativity of others, and wanted to craft my own amazing stories through the power of visual media. Once it became clear to me that thats what I wanted to do. I began to pore all my time in effort into everything I could learn about the media industry, and the more I learn, the more I wanted to know.
My Brand Voice
I've always seen my curiosity as one of my best core values. It's driven me to explore the many details of anything that I love and or interested in, and makes me want to gain a better understanding of. I often ponder what I might be capable of in life, what greatness I could accomplish, and what new fun things can fill me with the many kinds of joy that life offers. It's through the curiosity of these questions that I would soon find that which answered these questions. I became enticed by how creative minds are worshiped and respected for their original ideas, and that was how I wanted others to perceive me too. I soon found that I could find these things through the art of communication, specifically in the areas of creativity and technical skills. All my life, I'd had so many creative ideas bursting in my head that I wanted to make into a reality, but I never had the resources and skills to make that happen. Now, not only have I developed the skills, but I've also gained a better understand of how to reach people through my creative and technical skills. I strive to show my usefulness and creativity in the Media Industry. I've discovered how skilled and creative I am in these fields and I'm curious to see want else I can create. I'm ready to work on many different media projects in my future and I will provide the best work to the best of my abilities.
Skills and Education
Photoshop
Premier
After Effects
In all my time in Media Production, I've learned that the most important part of any production is the written part that helps set everything up. I myself understand this from having to write several scripts and other important written segment for several of my projects.
My Signature Story
In my early years of learning about the media industry I quickly came to realization that the working in it would be a lot more complex and intricate then I could've imagined. My first year in my Media Production major in high school consisted entirely on learn how the industry worked and how it affect people. I learn about the many strategies of appealing to selected audiences and grasped how the human mind is affected by all the kinds of information it consumes. It was a challenging to grasp it all at first but learning all these ideas made it much easier when it came to all my future projects. Once we got to actual hands on work of media production I learned about all the outlets that media is presented as, and all the complex work that actual goes into creating media in it's many forms. I picked up several news skills involving all the equipment and applications that are all necessary to the production process, and gained a better understanding of how it all came together to create a web of communication. Once I was able to understand it all, it became easy to actually create the things I wanted to create, and so throughout my time in high school I created several great works of media for my class and the school that my teacher took notice of and commended me for all the hard work and effort I put into it all. And as my skills evolved, so did my dreams. The more I understood about the whole industry, the more easy it was for me to discover what I was truly most passionate about and what I truly wanted to do.
Image taken from Zannoni Media Advisor Website : How International Co-Production in the Film Industry work (zannonimedia.com)
Ever so continuously fascinated by the all the creativity in the world, I soon would find my true calling in the film industry. This industry offered a plethora of careers such as video editing, camera work, special effects, writing and so much more. Just being apart of the massive process that goes into make these great films that people cherish would be amazing.
But my true ultimate goal when it comes to the film industry is to someday become the director of my very own film. I've become very adept at being a director, seeing with how I've personally been the lead director on several film projects where I've worked along side other people. All of those projects are shown in this Portfolio. The idea of creating something wholly unique that leaves of massive impact on the film industry would be a dream come true, and the chance to have my creativity recognized by countless people would be the ultimate life accomplishment.