Torrance Carroll's Portfolio

Director, Editor and Cinematographer “New Trent iTorch” Commercial - 10/2012 – 11/2012

• Directed this commercial film for NewTrent based in Fremont, CA
• Utilized light kits, color correction, and white balance to obtain sharp color contrast
• Edited, sound mixed, and color corrected over 20 hours of footage
• Exported in the best quality broadcasting and online HD streaming video file formats

Director, Editor and Cinematographer “The Value of Gift Shopping” - 4/2012 – 6/2012

• Directed this documentary film for the UC San Diego Visual Arts Advanced Editing course final project
• Recorded multiple interviews, landscape footage, diegetic, and non-diegetic sounds
• Edited, sound mixed, and color corrected over 20 hours of footage
• Exported in the best quality broadcasting and online HD streaming video file formats

Editor, “What I See is Silent”

• Edited this short film directed by Ken Honjo for the UC San Diego Visual Arts Advanced Editing video reel class assignment
• Presented in class to be used as an example for future class editing courses

Editor, “The Descendants” Trailer - 3/2012 – 4/2012

• Edited this trailer for UC San Diego Visual Arts Advanced Editing assignment
• Presented in class to be used as an example for future class editing courses

Cinematographer and Editor, “Lightheaded” - 10/2011 – 12/2011

• Filmed and edited this time-lapse film for UC San Diego Visual Arts Digital Cinema 4K resolution project
• Shown in festivals and conferences around the world to CineGrid Exchange members

Created By Kimberly Ayangco, Torrance W. Carroll, Talena Nahapetian, Dana Ramirez, Daniel Reyes

Director, Animator, Editor, “The Zonus Project” - 2005 – 2008 

• Directed, animated and edited this award winning feature-length (61 minute) stop motion animated film
• Developed script, storyboard, shot-list collaboratively with friends and family
• Recruited over 70 high school students to participate in the film as animators, cinematographers, set designers and voice talents
• Supervised a team of students to design dozens of sets and animate over 40,000 shots
• “The Zonus Project” recipient of numerous awards:
• Chosen as official selection at National Film Festival for Talented Youth (NFFTY), the South Beach International Animation Festival, the Kent Film Festival, the Rhode Island International Film Festival, and the Independents Film Festival
• Recipient of best animation and best editing awards at Monta Vista Film Festival
• Recipient of technical achievement award at Las Positas Film Festival

By Torrance W. Carroll

Director, Animator, Editor, “Bedtime Safari” - 2006

• Created this stop-motion animated short film for the toy company Haydenburri Lane, Inc.
• Film used in an online viral marketing campaign