Pedring Lopez

Without any formal film school training, Lopez dropped out of college early when he realized that his true calling was in the entertainment industry, behind the curtains particularly in dark editing r ...Show More

Without any formal film school training, Lopez dropped out of college early when he realized that his true calling was in the entertainment industry, behind the curtains particularly in dark editing rooms where he started. He went on to pursue a career in broadcasting in local Philippine TV networks and in the advertising industry as a self-taught video editor, he then went on to teach himself visual effects and motion design until finally moving on to visual effects as a VFX supervisor before becoming an accomplished and award-winning music video director and TV commercial director - sought-after for his attention to detail and technical creative vision as well as his extensive expertise in post-production and visual effects. His love for genre films particularly Asian horror and Hong Kong action cinema influenced him so much this ultimately played a major part in his decision to venture and finally pursue his true passion and calling as a filmmaker. Lopez's 1st feature film was the micro-budget indie paranormal/horror film Binhi (The Seed), with a budget of $180,000 USD the film garnered mix reactions and praises for its technical aesthetics, cinematography as well as editing. Local distributor Viva Entertainment picked up Binhi (The Seed) for theatrical and TV rights for the Philippines. He was one of the founders of top commercial post-production house Welovepost, one of Manila's leading post house, a founding partner of indie production company Haunted Tower Pictures, Inc. he is also the founder and director/producer for BlackOps Studios Asia, a production company based out of Manila with offices in Hong Kong and Vietnam that concentrates on Asian genre features. He is also the director of content for agency Psyops8 which he is a founding partner. He now recently created a new Pan-Asian production house, Straight Arrow Films that concentrates on medium to big budget Asian feature films and content. Hide