Acting

If You Don’t Have This Skill You’ll Never Be A Filmmaker – Jason Park

“The way I break it down is it’s three stages when you think about filming and then final product.”

Filmcourage

Published

June 10, 2023

Film Courage: How do you prepare for a production day when you are wearing so many hats? You are the producer, director, lead actor and cinematographer.

Jason Park, Director, Producer, Writer, Actor, and Cinematographer: The only thing I prepare is getting everybody there. There is no shot list, there is nothing. I own all of the equipment, I own all the gear, I know how to work it, I know how to operate it. I know what I’m trying to capture in the lens because the only thing I am concerned about is what is seen within that frame. If I can get everyone there, I can move mountains.

The way I break it down is it’s three stages when you think about filming and then final product. Pre-production, creating it, words…(Watch the video interview on Youtube here).

BIO:

Jason Park is an accomplished Director, Producer, Writer, Actor, and Cinematographer. Living in Atlanta, GA with a background in both acting and narrative filmmaking. Jason was raised on the Big Island of Hawai’i. After finishing high school, he moved to Los Angeles California, where he found his passion for videography, acting, and filmmaking. He began booking commercials and print work for companies like Apple, Samsung, McDonald’s, Subway, and the list goes on. He’s been in films with actors such as Brittany Snow (Pitch Perfect), Ross Butler (Shazam) Christian Serratos (Selena), David Oyelowo (Gringo), and Evan Ross (The Hunger Games). After appearing in films, commercials, and print campaigns. The actor decided to passionately work on breaking barriers for Asian-American actors, directors, writers, and creators in American Cinema. Leading him to create films with Asian leads in non Asian stereotypical roles.