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Our Team.
ROSS OKAMURA - PRESIDENT/SENIOR AUDIO ENGINEER
Born and raised in Hilo, Ross moved to Honolulu to attend the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s Communication program, where he embarked on an impressive career mastering the inner workings of audio post-production.
From feature films to documentaries, music videos to radio and TV commercials, if it involves sound, Ross has made it sound better. In 2002, Ross was awarded Adman of the Year by the American Advertising Federation Hawaii Chapter for his exceptional contributions to the local advertising industry and community.
His long and distinguished client roster includes virtually every company in Hawaii and many national and international brands. Together with Executive Producer, Leslie Niebuhr, Ross has now expanded his post-production services with the creation of Post Hub, which offers comprehensive post-production services including editing, FX, color grading and audio post-production.
BEN LONGLAND - EDITOR
Ben is a commercial and digital content editor based in Los Angeles, CA. Throughout the course of his career he has always been passionate about filmmaking and the craft of editing. When he's not sitting in a dark room, he tries to be outdoors with his family as much as possible.
Editing for him is the perfect combination of all aspects of visual storytelling. "As editors, we bring together every individual element to make a complete work, whether it's a commercial or a feature film. Since I was a kid, I've spent countless hours honing the skills necessary to remain on top of my game, and I'm still learning all the time."
So today, he's a versatile, results-driven professional video editor on Premiere Pro, Avid, and Final Cut Pro with more than 15 years experience in all areas of creative video editing, using narrative and visual editing techniques to craft scripted and unscripted content.
His skills include contributing to scripts and concept layouts, consulting on production, editing long and short form content, and finishing for broadcast and online platforms. He has extensive technical knowledge and the problem-solving attitude to meet the demands of a fast-paced work schedule and environment.
Even after all these years in the business, visual storytelling still inspires him. He has the same passion for editing today that he's always had, and always brings that dedication and commitment to every project.
CHLOE MACHIDA - EDITOR/COLOR
Chloe Machida is a film editor born and raised in Honolulu. Since graduating from the University of Hawaii with a Bachelor's in Creative Media, she has edited for Hawaiian Airlines, Experian, Levi's, Maui Health, the University of Hawaii, and the American Cancer Society, among others.
After working six years as an event filmmaker, her experience both behind the camera and as an editor lends itself to clear messages engaging viewers through audience empathy.
In the midst of COVID, she co-founded L-Shaped Productions, to help and support local Hawaii businesses produce and film virtual events when meeting in person wasn't possible.
ETHAN MORA - EDITOR
Ethan has been part of the film/tv/video world since 2015 after graduating from University of Hawaii at Manoa with a Bachelor's in Creative Media in 2014.
He worked for Sweatpants Media in California for 3 years, where he worked with clients like Toyota, Monster Energy and Red Bull.
Ethan has a great pool of experience to draw from being a part of post production for independent films, television pilots, commercials, web series, and branded content for many different clients such as Levi's, Hawaiian Electric Company, KFC and more.
When not editing, or on set, he’s building and testing surfboards on the North Shore.
CORINNA VISTAN-TAKAHASHI - EFFECTS PRODUCER
Corinna is an award winning content producer with expertise in production and post-production, digital content, brand strategy and franchise. She was born and raised in Manila, Philippines then moved to the United States to learn and work in the Hollywood film industry. She was based in Los Angeles for 15 years. She was an executive at Marvel Studios and worked on 20 out of their 23 films.
Awarded a Gold Clio in 2017 for the Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 HET Campaign, Silver Tellys for 2016 and 2017 for the Doctor Strange and Thor: Ragnarok HET Campaigns. She moved back to the Philippines to develop and cultivate Filipino talent, most especially in the post-production world of editing and visual effects in the effort to escalate local quality talent to a global platform.
