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About me

Ten years
behind the camera.

I love learning and building things. Innovation gets me excited — there's something about the problem-solving that feels like being a kid again.

I've filmed governors, CEOs and talent like Tony Robbins and Martha Stewart, nationally and internationally, and I run complete production pipelines on my own or with a crew. English and Spanish.

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I work across music, video, photography and code. Right now I'm focused on videography and video editing, but I'm always branching out into photography, graphic design, audio and the occasional app just to keep my brain engaged.

It started with music. I studied cello at the Symphonic Orchestra of Chacao, was later signed as a syncing artist and catalogue producer for Spirit Music Group, played the Sunfest 2022 main stage with a project I produced and ran sound for, and toured with BabyJake. That ear is still how I cut a video.

Dre Castillo
10M+
engagements on content I produced
1M+
views on videos I designed graphics for
300K+
subscriber growth my graphics contributed to
38
segments delivered for PBS, CNBC and Fox

Education & training

  • B.A. Multimedia Studies

    Florida Atlantic University

    Minor in Graphic Design.

  • CS50x, Introduction to Computer Science

    Harvard University

    Applied to automation and AI-assisted production tooling.

  • FAA Part 107 certified drone pilot

    Federal Aviation Administration

    Commercial drone operations.

The work.

Nine clients. Click through them for the work and the numbers.

Co-founder

Content Dept.

My own studio, a two-partner video and content department. We plan it, film it, cut it and publish it for artists and growing companies.

GRAMMY
nominated act on the roster: Black Violin, twice
Monthly
tour and rehearsal content, on a schedule
Plan → publish
the whole pipeline, in house
  • Lead post-production and operations for the studio.
  • Film and edit tour and rehearsal content for two-time GRAMMY-nominated Black Violin, and color-grade the band's photography.
  • Built the studio's client portal and lead-finding automations with AI-assisted development.
Interviewed for segments
  • Bob Kahn

    Internet pioneer, National Medal of Technology. CUNY School of Professional Studies, New York.

  • Jeremy Bloom

    CEO of X Games and a two-time Olympian, for a Foundry Venture Capital segment.

  • Sassine Ghazi & Aart de Geus

    Synopsys' CEO and founder, on semiconductors and where the technology goes.

  • Miners in Kenya

    A gemstone-mining documentary: underground operations, dynamite systems, and the tribes, polishers and sellers around them.

Equipment.

The full inventory — cameras, glass, lighting and audio. Open a case to see what’s in it.

41 pieces, all mine

Cameras

6
  • RED Komodo 6K
  • Blackmagic 6K Super 35 (EF)
  • Sony FX30 Cinema Line
  • Canon EOS RP
  • GoPro Hero 9
  • DJI Mini 4 Pro drone

Lenses

9
  • Sirui 1.6x anamorphic 50mm (RF)
  • Sirui 1.6x anamorphic 75mm (RF)
  • Sirui anamorphic 50mm f/1.8 (E)
  • Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L
  • Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 (E)
  • Sigma 70-200mm (E)
  • Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 (EF)
  • Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6
  • Black Pro-Mist, ND & diffusion filters

Support

6
  • DJI RS 2 Pro gimbal
  • Tilta Nucleus wireless follow focus
  • Hollyland Pyro 5 transmitter
  • Portkeys 7" & Feelworld 6" monitors
  • Manfrotto fluid head & tripods
  • Monopod & tripod dolly

Lighting

8
  • AlienBees B800 & B400 strobes
  • Godox SL100D LED
  • GVM SD80S LEDs (two)
  • Godox TT600 flashes (two) & triggers
  • IVS RGB mini light
  • Softboxes, different sizes
  • C-stand, light stands & boom arms
  • 8 ft backdrop system, about 20 paper rolls

Audio

12
  • Focusrite Scarlett 18i20
  • Universal Audio Solo/610 preamp
  • Universal Audio Volt 1
  • Mixing board
  • DJI Mic wireless (two transmitters)
  • Audio-Technica AT875R shotgun
  • Shure SM7B
  • Shure SM58
  • Zoom H1n recorder
  • JBL 8" studio monitors (pair)
  • Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro & Shure SRH440A
  • Mic stands

Let’s make
something.

A shoot, an edit, a set of graphics, or just a question about how something was made — whichever is easiest, I read every message.

BasedMiami / Fort Lauderdale / St. Petersburg / Tampa