Raised in Hawaii and having lived in the US mainland twice for a couple of years, I've found that many here have a very island based mentality. I've always strived to push a global mindset, that we here on the islands can make a name internationally for hawaii wedding cinematography + videography. I've worked with international + award winning wedding filmmaking studios time and time again and always was so humbled and honoured for them to have chose me as a temporary member of their teams. Notable names such as Jason Magbanua, Michael Y. Wong, Bruce Patterson, Angel DeArmas, Loyd Calomay, the list goes on and on.

When I was contacted by Stephen Nathan Lee at EventDV Magazine to be featured in one of their write ups on global collaboration, I was stoked! Here's a few pictures as well as small snippets of the write up to which I contributed:

"That’s partly because of their sheer talent and partly because “great minds think alike.” Or at least experienced minds. Someone who is accustomed to running the show is naturally more likely to be considering your end product and the process it takes to achieve that. Studio heads have a forward-thinking, visionary mindset, theorizes Randy Panado from Colour Craft Media in Honolulu.

Panado credits collaborating for putting his freshman studio on the fast track. “I know of studios who have been in the industry for 10 years who still haven’t reached some of the milestones I’ve been fortunate enough to hit in terms of market appeal and creative approach. I fully attribute that to my sincere interest in reaching out and networking with fellow event filmmakers rather than doing it the hard way and figuring things out through trial and error over the course of a number of years. When collaborating with artists who have a true passion for sharing, I feel one can find indispensable knowledge that is not readily available.

EventDV really appreciated my input. So much so, they contacted me about writing another article. To date, I've been published as an author twice in the magazine for our specific industry, Event + Wedding Videography.

It has been quite the blessing to have been able to have been featured in such a prominent industry resource. It's been my goal to reach higher and higher each year and I'm proud to have been the only Hawaii Wedding Cinematographer / Videographer to have ever been featured in this magazine.

Source: EventDV Magazine Article

Read some of the articles we've written in EventDV Magazine!