RYAN BALAS
DIRECTOR/DP
Ryan Balas is a seasoned branded film director and cinematographer with a fresh and natural eye. As a filmmaker, he co-founded ROBEL FILMS, showcasing his passion for the elevated cinematic experience in Independent film. His films are most notable for their modern naturalistic approach striking the perfect combination of style and heart.
Ryan values injecting intimacy in his work and creates a strong bond between a brand and its audience. As a branded video director, he has the rare experience of also directing people and lifestyle, or as he calls it, the love behind the food as well as what’s on the table. He has created beautiful stories for clients such as Chobani, Freshly, Owyn, Cholula, and Bright Greens, collaborating with food tastemakers such as Molly Yeh, Saveur, and Tasting Table. He has also written and directed more than twelve independent feature films.
ALEC BALAS
EDITOR/GFX
Our resident wild idea man and editor. Alec cut his teeth editing videos for BET News before moving on to editing branded content for insta-ready food content company 'Delicious Contents'. He has chopped vids for global brands and outlets like Tesla, Kate Spade, Neiman Marcus, The Food Network, The Ad Council, Oxo, Entrepreneur Magazine and MTV.
In addition to his branded work, he is a feature documentary director, having recently debuted his film "For the love of food", a deep dive into the world of food media. You won't find a sharper, faster and more organized editor than Alec Balas. Period.
CRAIG DACEY
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Craig is a creative strategist and content marketer from Long Island. He is an expert in the full scope of digital assets and formats; video, still, VR, short form, live, social content. From ideation, through production, to launch, he is a pioneer in VR production, and has developed new hardware and post production workflows.
As an early adopter of emerging technologies, he is forward thinking, solution oriented seasoned team player. In 2016, he was nominated for two Samsung Creator Awards . He shot and directed one of the first 360 livestreams on Youtube for Machinima. The livestream project required incredible innovation and granular budget management, it was the epitome of “Guerrilla Marketing” and was a tremendous success across all metrics.
