Juan Cruz
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Juan Cruz

Award-Winning Creative | Director | MusicianLondon, United Kingdom
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Juan Cruz

Award-Winning Creative | Director | MusicianLondon, United Kingdom
About me
Award-winning creative thinker able to generate and develop fresh ideas and innovative concepts. My broad umbrella of skills is crowned by a highly creative and imaginative mind, able to take any idea to the next level. Inventive and resourceful as a filmmaker, continuously learning to improve on my craft and technical skills focussing on directing, cinematography and editing. Promax UK Gold - Best Factual Originated - 2022 Promax UK Gold - Something For Nothing - 2022 Promax UK Bronze - Best UK Production for Non-UK Broadcast - 2022 Promax UK Nomination - Best Newcomer - 2022 War On Women Vol. I: The Walk Home - Short Film, 2022 Winner - Berlin Flash Film Festival 2022 (March Edition) - Super Short Drama Semi-Finalist - Phoenix Shorts Festival 2022 (May Edition) - Micro Short “The Book Of Thoth” by Realm Of Horus - Music Video, 2022 Official Selection - Sunderland Shorts Film Festival 2022 Me, MiPhone & I - Short Film, 2017 Winner - Young Filmmakers Competition 2017, British Safety Council
Work history
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    A+E Networks UK logo
    Mid-weight CreativeA+E Networks UK
    London, United KingdomFull Time
    In this role I lead promotional 360 campaigns for the Sky History, Crime+Investigation and Blaze channels. From leading brainstorms, coming up with ideas for concepts and executions, shooting, editing and directing talent to working with designers, colourists and audio engineers to produce the final content, I oversee the entire process while responding to brief. I continue to make promos and reversions across linear and digital platforms and I shoot with talent regularly.
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    A+E Networks UK logo
    Junior CreativeA+E Networks UK
     - London, United KingdomFull Time
    I made promos and reversions for both on-air and digital platforms. I took part in campaigns, coming up with ideas for concepts and executions. When leading them, I oversaw the whole process while responding to brief. I created video content for each of the company’s YouTube channels. When leading digital campaigns, I contributed to envision and create content for the company’s social platforms, including YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and Twitter. Additionally, I regularly shot with talent – some names include Ross Kemp, Al Murray, Anita Rani, Kym Marsh, Dermot Murnaghan, Rick Edwards and Janina Ramirez. I also shot corporate and PR events while being in charge of setting up audiovisual systems. All of these tasks allowed me to keep developing my skills in editing (Adobe Premiere Pro), shooting, idea generating, scriptwriting and directing both talent and VO artists. I continued to work closely with graphic designers, audio engineers and colourists to produce final deliverables.
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Skills
  • Videography
  • Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Cinematography
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Screenwriting
  • Photoshop
  • Film Production
  • Music
  • Sound Design
  • Photography
  • Directing
Education
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    MSc Film ProductionUniversity of Greenwich
     - London, United Kingdom
    In face of the increasingly dynamic film and media sectors, the Film Production Master of Science aims to develop a practical and critical approach to the relationship between film production workflows, digital film technology and creative practice. It also provides specialist expertise, building up core competencies in cinematography, scriptwriting and directing. The programme ultimately focuses on stimulating creative thinking and boosting deadline-driven and project-minded capabilities towards an effective management of digital workflows, all in an enterprising manner while taking initiative.
Awards
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    Promax UK logo
    Promax UK Awards 2022Promax UK
    2x Gold Winner for "Best Factual Originated" and "Something For Nothing". 1x Bronze Winner for "Best UK Production for Non-UK Broadcast".
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    Young Filmmakers Competition 2017British Safety Council
    Winner of the Young Filmmakers Competition 2017 award with the film "Me, MiPhone & I", in an event that took place at the Regent Street Cinema, hosted and co-judged by British film critic Mark Kermode.