Alex Calhoon

I'm a CA Bay Area professional filmmaker with a B.A. from SF State and a degree from San Francisco Film School. I've worked full time in the video industry for 2.5 years and freelanced for over 8 years. It all started 21 years ago with shooting and editing my own short films at age 9.

In our current social media era, anyone can be an audiovisual storyteller. So why do you need a filmmaker? Glad you asked! Everybody wants to be seen, heard, and trusted but our world is competitive. We can help you rise above, and leverage all the advantages of filmmaking so you can better reach your people.

To do that, we must be our authentic selves with clear intention and heart. Together we’ll win the hearts and minds of your people with high quality creative content! Let’s make some movie magic together!

Work Experience

Owner/Producer/Shooter/Editor - Freelance
Calhoon Productions - Mar 2016 to Present (8 years and 4 months)

  • Complete start-to-finish video content creation with production equipment and creative strategy

  • Specializing in cinematic social media marketing and indie films

  • Part-time trailer versioning and editing for Sony Crunchyroll

  • Computer Science tutorial video editing for DeepLearning.AI

  • Social media, marketing trailers for TV/film/streaming, motion graphics, small-medium business promotion, real estate, tech industry, product ads, weddings, short films, documentaries, and more

Videographer/Photographer - Full Time
Ascend Real Estate - Aug 2022 to Dec 2022 (5 months)

  • Worked with Ascend to design video marketing campaigns for real estate properties, realtors, neighborhoods, businesses, and more

  • Created 32 live-action marketing commercials in 3 months for Instagram, Facebook, and Youtube

  • All-in-one Video Producer/Shooter/Editor from concept to finished video

  • Custom motion graphics, documenting homes and events, photos and video for social media

Associate Producer/Editor - Full Time Staff
Sony Crunchyroll - Jun 2020 to Apr 2022 (1 year and 11 months)

  • Producer/editor/motion graphics for animated series/movies trailers for #1 anime streaming service

  • Helped grow paid media subscriber base from 3 to 9 million over 2 years

  • Coordinated multiple large scale projects with editors, producers, and graphics artists

  • Designed editing and motion graphics workflows for the video team with thousands of different deliverable assets

  • Worked on trailers with millions of views including Attack on Titan, and trailers for film Jujutsu Kaisen: 0 released to US theaters in 2022

Videographer/Editor - Part Time
Silicon Valley TV YouTube Channel - Aug 2019 to Mar 2020 (8 months)

  • Camera & live-stream operator, photographer, and video/photo editor

  • Corporate seminars, mixers with speaker panels, and interviews

  • Edited videos & photos for online publication on YouTube and Facebook

Camera/Motion Graphics for 2018 Better Together: California Teachers Summit - Freelance
San Francisco State University - Jul 2018 to Aug 2018 (2 months)

  • Main stage camera and motion graphics artist for a yearly state school teacher conference event

  • Worked on a video package with multiple videos and a documentary of the event

  • Created 20+ custom lower thirds, titles, and ending credits sequence in After Effects

Geek Squad Consultation Agent - Part Time
Best Buy - May 2016 to July 2017 (1 year and 2 months)

  • Customer-facing technical support for Best Buy Geek Squad in-store services

  • Client service repairs in-store, service center shipping/recieving, testing products

  • Sales experience, customer service, computer/tech repairs and support

Education