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Robert Massa

EDITOR DIRECTOR CINEMATOGRAPHER

 

Resume

I am a film maker whose passion lies in exploring the darkly surreal side of life.I am interested in working on any project that my skills and experience can benefit, and that also can help me pay the bills. Below is my major film expereince, if you would like to see a more complete work resume, please click the link below.

Work experience

 

Cinematographer/co-writer - Beginnings

feature - 2015



Society as we know it has collapsed, hurtling the world into a fractious and violent state. Living in an isolated lake house, a survivalist named Christopher attempts to maintain an agrarian lifestyle while raising his younger sister. When with good intentions, the pair choose to intervene in saving the life of a strange young woman, this kind seeming stranger turns out to be anything but a friend.

 

 

 

Cinematographer/editor -Yesterday Is Here

feature - 2010 



Tomas, a wayward young man drifting in emptiness, encounters a sudden detour when after squandering his inheritance, he finds himself on the verge of eviction. After encountering resistance from his only living relative and set on finding an easy way out, he undertakes a perilous opportunity to protect his comfortable lifestyle. Embarking on a journey with two eccentric strangers, a mysterious cargo and once again confronting an abrupt detour in his path, he comes to a timely crossroad where he must come to terms with his fear of change while finding a way to traverse the consequences and lost opportunities that have plagued him in the past before he begins to relive it, or worse.

 

 

 

Camera assistant - The Sinking of Santa Isabel

feature - 2008



Quirky and addictive, The Sinking of Santa Isabel is a heartfelt journey about innocence, summer days and simpler dreams. Featuring new music by Sam Means of The Format

 

Education
 

Vancouver Film School

2000



Foundation Film. Learned the basics and made some life-long friends.

 

 

University of North Carolina at Asheville

1996



B.S. in environmental science.



Skills

Cinematographer (Film & HD)

Video editing

Directing

Writing for screen

Film instruction

Music composition

Comedy

 

Software

Fincal Cut Pro

Adobe Premier

AVID

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe AfterEffects

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