Paul Romero Mendez

Education

Equipment

My Equipment/Kit: Adobe Premiere Pro, Canon 5D MK II, Canon Camera Accessories and Lense Fileters, Manfrotto Tripod, RedRock Micro Shoulder Rig and Accessories, Various Canon Prime and Zoom Lenses, Zoom Recorders

I can use: Adobe Premiere Pro, Zoom Recorders, Manfrotto tripod, Canon 5D Mk II, Various Canon Prime And Zoom Lenses, Redrock Micro Shoulder Rig And Accessories, Canon Camera Accessories And Lense Fileters

About me

A London based Director/Producer who works regularly for Sony Music UK and has created over 30 music videos for a variety of artists like Little Mix, George Ezra, Tom Grennan and Bury Tomorrow.

Outside of music video's Paul has directed various commercials for companies like Philips, EA Games and Lidl as well as two spec commercials for the Distillery bar (Hilton) in London, one of which was showcased by Sony Professional Europe, as a reference film for their camera the ‘Sony Venice'.

Paul is an active member of Directors UK and in 2019 he won the ARRI 'TRINITY Challenge'. He went on to create the one take short film 'Ruth' which was screened in Leicester Square in Feb 2020 in front of an industry audience, the short was later released online by ARRI in 2021. Paul was also accepted onto the Directors UK Mentoring Scheme 2021 and is currently being Mentored by Director Andy Hay and will be shadowing him on the Channel 5 series 'All Creatures Great and Small'.

His main passion lies in drama, he has produced and directed various festival qualifying short films like 'Ruth', 'Hacia el Oeste' (Oscar Qualifying Gijon International Film Festival) and 'Innocence'. A Short film produced by Paul in 2017 'Calling Home' (Directed by Megan K. Fox) was accepted into the BAFTA qualifying Aesthetica Short Film Festival and Underwire Festival.

Paul is currently working on his directorial feature debut ‘Blue as the Sky’, a film about the difficulties of living with extreme OCD, and is currently awaiting funding. It is due to be shot in 2022/23, with actors Alexander Vlahos (Versailles, Merlin & Outlander) and Sophie Hopkins (Class) attached. He is also working on a comedy TV Pilot called 'The Truth Doesn’t Rhyme' which will be self-funded and shot in spring 2022.

Referees:
Film & Music Video:

N.G. Bristow (Writer / Director)
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http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0109952/

Simon Shore (Writer / Director)
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http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0794960

Laurence Warder (Music Director & Head of Production - Sony Music)
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https://vimeo.com/paulromero

https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulromeromendez/

License & Passport

Skills

Secondary Job Title	Producer
Job Titles	Writer, Director, Producer, Studio Producer / Director, 1st AD (Assistant Director), Videographer
Years in industry	6+ years
Organisations / Memberships	Directors UK (UK)