Stefan Saranta-Pasley

Howdy, "Fedora Man" Stefan here.

Skills and interests include acting (for theater and film projects), directing, cooking, reading, bachata, piano, anime, hip-hop, electro-swing, old-school jazz and all things theater, film, TV and video games. Many. Many. Video games. Wrote a Schechner-inspired essay for uni covering Metal Gear Solid 5, Persona 5 and more.

In terms of experience... I have no experience... Well, except for: Leading pre-production, production, filming and editing for a music video and coca-cola advert (see the BobbaSteff YouTube channel for both), taking part in a script writing course where my work was performed alongside others, writing and performing a 5-minute dark comedy monologue for university which yielded high marks and a performance in a University of Surrey Theater Society piece called Was it Me (currently unreleased, however, my footage is shot and finished).

Hitchcock is one of my favorite directors for his masterful use of suspense, but Tarantino's vibrant energy and Kurosawa's alternations between grand awe and emotional pauses are also elements I aim to replicate in filmmaking (depending on the project). I am also particularly interested in villain roles in terms of acting. The volatile uninhibited id acting as a facade to an emotionally scarred Lil Dice as well as the charismatic yet sarcastic condescension of Azula especially stand out to me.