I'M A VISUAL STORYTELLER PASSIONATE ABOUT FINDING MAGIC IN THE MUNDANE AND EXTRAORDINARY IN THE ORDINARY
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What can I do for you?
I creatively move stories all the way from early concept to post-production, bringing non-fiction video or photo essay to life. I have more than 10 years of experience in crafting documentary, editorial and branded contents.
Filmmaking
I directed, filmed, and edited dozens of short and mid form videos for clients ranging from VICE Media, Rakuten TV, The Belgian public television RTBF, Arnette Eyewear, Nike, Iittala Glassworks, Sonar Festival, among others. I work either on my own or with filming crews. My work was recognised in various international film festivals.
During pre-production, I do research when the story doesn't exist yet. I write treatments and scripts, set up teams adapted to the context and available budget.
During production, I can operate the camera or work with a DoP, interview contributors and / or direct crews or talents.
During post-production, if not editing myself, I follow-up the post-production process until delivery.
Depending on the situation, I can be in charge of everything or only a specific part of the process.
Still photography
As photographer, I document events with a personal vision and a narrative oriented approach to convey a story to the viewer in a way that is not only visually and emotionally strong, but also informative and insightful.
I've covered events for Primavera Sound Festival (ES), Bestival (UK), Secret Garden Party (UK), Mobile World Congress (ES), Marriot Hotels aswel as several behind the scenes for film and advertising productions in Europe and the United States.
NAME: Jean-Marc Joseph
NATIONALITY: Belgian
CURRENT RESIDENCE: Barcelona, Spain
STATUS: Freelance filmmaker & photographer available worldwide
LANGUAGES: French, Spanish, English, Portuguese and Dutch
(Not necessarily in that order)
Random Life Story Highlights
CHAPTER I - THE ORIGINS
Born in Brussels, Belgium
Studied Visual Communication at ERG, Ecole de Recherche Graphique, Brussels.
After graduating, moved to Québec, Canada for a 6 months internship as graphic designer.
CHAPTER II - THE BASE
Joined the international branding agency BaseDesign in Brussels.
As he worked on the rebranding of Belgian TV pay Channel CANAL+ (BeTV) he realized that audiovisual is more fun than print design and decided to focus on moving image.
Directed his first music video for Adam Cohen featuring French movie star Virginie Ledoyen.
The shooting of his second music video required 47.000 belgian chocolate coins.
Moved to Barcelona and became "Head of Audiovisual & Shareholder" at BaseMotion, the audiovisual department of BaseDesign, supervising productions across the offices of Barcelona, Brussels, Madrid and New York.
For over a year, he was in charge of creating the audiovisual installations for the Thirst Pavilion at the "World Expo Zaragoza 2008" with the theme of "Water and Sustainable Development"
He leaves Basedesign after 14 years of a winding and enriching carreer.
CHAPTER III - THE TRANSITION
Cycles solo across South America looking for the meaning of life. Part of this story ended up published as a photo essay in ELDORADO, a travel bookzine by Folch Studio.
His self produced short documentary ALTINHA, shot in Brazil, premiered on NOWNESS and got selected in various international film festivals.
He embarked on his first wildlife documentary as still photographer and assistant director for an episode of "Extraordinary Africa" a series produced by Wild Cloud Production for the Belgian public TV, RTBF, and later sold to National Geographic.
Seasonally teached filmmaking at ELISAVA, Barcelona School of Design and Engineering.
CHAPTER IV - VICE
In 2017, he joined the crew of Vice Media Group as Senior Director / Producer. For three years he created dozens of documentary and branded contents broadcasted on Vice video channels.
In 2020 he embarked on the rescue ship OPEN ARMS to direct and shoot “Europe’s Forgotten Graveyard” a 23 min documentary about the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean that reached 2.3 million views on ViceNEWS YouTube channel.
CHAPTER V - PRESENT TIMES
For over 18 months, he has been working as the director and development producer of "FAST FORWARD," a Rakuten TV original documentary series about emerging technologies. The series is set to be released in October 2022 in over 15 countries.
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CONTACT
Phone: +34 679 75 56 40
Email: jm@superjeanmarc.com