Setla Film Productions

It began a few weeks before the competition where we were lining up the locations of possible shoot locations after we had confirmed that we were filming in the city of Alameda.  What was amazing to me was that I worked with people like Thomas Koch, Mike Epple, Sinohui Hinojosa and his son who is [...]

In 2009 I was commissioned to head to South African with a Children’s Choir and document the experience.  In the end there was no budget and there would be no other way to recoup the money I would be losing from other paying gigs, but I wanted the experience and the travel and housing costs [...]

Beyond the Lights & Sirens – San Francisco is a reality series that takes the audience through the experience of what it is like to experience EMS on all levels. Beyond  the  Lights  &  Sirens  -­‐  San  Francisco  takes  you  through  the  lives  of  the  men  and  women  of  the   San   Francisco   [...]

On this production I functioned as a producer and AC to the first camera and editor. It was a great experience working with the RED ONE on multiple levels.  This production was the  brain child of a close friend, actor and 1st time director Michael Navarra. He and I worked together on the short “The [...]

You want to know what I love about filmmaking?  It isn’t the lens I use, it isn’t the camera I chose, it is simply creating something that motivated me.  This is a skill I will be using all the way to the grave.  As I get older I am feeling the age a bit every [...]

I wanted to share a concept that came to me several years ago.  After spending a few years in the EMS system in Alameda County I realized what what amazing people I worked with.  I can even begin to share the stories of lessons learned or the pride I felt when we came together on [...]

When it comes to training scenarios I was incredible impressed with an exercise URBAN SHIELD that is in it’s 6th year in 2010.  I was involved with filming the EMS side of the event and I had donated my services to edit a video that really offered a chance to take a look at just [...]