Shane O'Connell

I'm enjoying the added responsibilities the sun brings to the set. From loading into a cube truck and navigating the turgid, traffic strangled roads of LA to changing a light bulb or building a bookcase, the duties of a PA are something I deal with well.

Commuting 50 miles, Long Beach to Van Nuys, 4 days/week, handling night duties ranging from trash detail to aiding the kitchen in setup for the next cooking challenge, all while attending CSULB, I’ve been privy to both sides of education success in the film industry demands: hands-on and theory.

Commuting 50 miles, Long Beach to Van Nuys, 4 days/week, handling night duties ranging from trash detail to aiding the kitchen in setup for the next cooking challenge, all while attending CSULB, I’ve been privy to both sides of education success in the film industry demands: hands-on and theory.

I was hired by the cosmetic company, CA Botana, to film a commercial for use on their website and their various social media entities. The production was a short and filmed in just over a week.

For this film, I wrote, directed and produced.

For this film I was the executive producer. I managed to secure all the locations for shooting, hold casting auditions and put out any general "fires" that always seem to be so prevalent on a student film set.