I'd like to keep this section as brief as possible so that you may spend more time enjoying the content below. My name is Sebestyén Sandor, and I have two passions in life: making movies and playing music. I'd absolutely obsessed with both and could do either forever without getting bored.
Please feel free to contact me, I'd be glad to send you my CV: sandor.sebestyen1998@gmail.com
This was an editing application I completed for an ACE internship opportunity. Unfortunately, I was not awarded the internship, but I am glad with the edit.
RolesEditor
LinkThis was an idea my writer colleague at The Lumiere Film School had. She asked if I could help her direct it. For me, this was very valuable practice in multiple aspects of directing. First, I had to create the shotlist on the spot, as I had not seen the location beforehand. And second, this was an incredible lesson in directing an actor. She gave an unbelievable performance.
RolesDirector, Editor
LinkThis was just some fun my cinematographer/editor friend and I were having while on break during the shooting of "Missing Person (2024)", nothing to be taken seriously.
RolesCo-Director, Actor, Editor
LinkThis was the first assignment of the director's course for The Lumiere Film School. We had 4 hours and a soundstage to shoot 6 shots and create a consistent mood without the use of sound. I learned a lot from this assignment. I started creating the crew around me who I like to work with. I also learned a lot about my camera's stops of dynamic range. The only reason the picture is watchable is that I was able to bump the ISO in post; otherwise, everything would have been too dark. I learned that no matter that it's the cinematographer's job to worry about the lights, as the director, I have to be on top of it. I also wish I had shot more raw material.
RolesWriter, Director, Editor
LinkThis was my senior year capstone project at The University of Pittsburgh. I originally had another idea which was a mockumentary based around an amateur frisbee golf athlete, but the actor who I based the character on couldn't commit the time to the project so I had to quickly think of something that involved only my time - something quite challenging in a medium that usually requires teamwork. I had to come up with creative ways to make something that looks good and was engaging with the limitations that come with making a short film alone. I learned a lot from this film, mostly that I have a lot more fun doing it if I work with people I genuinely enjoy working with.
RolesWriter, Director, Editor
LinkThis was the first ever assignment I did for UPitt so I ask that you please view it as such.
RolesDirector, Supporting Actor, Editor
LinkThis is an experimental film I made out of frustration.
RolesWriter, Director, Actor, Editor
LinkThis is a one-minute film I made as an assignment for the directing course at Lumiere. I was really frustrated when I made this film and wanted the story to deliberately fall on its face. All the information is there to understand that it's a situation that could've been messy if it happened, but didn't want serve the story on a platter for the viewer. Retrospectively, I should've made some super basic story that everyone can understand easily on their first viewing, but, I use film to express myself, and this is what I felt like making at the time.
RolesWriter, Director, Editor
LinkThis was a little group assignment at UPitt. We came up with the shots together and edited the raw material independently
RolesCo-Director, Supporting Actor, Editor
LinkThis was a scene my writer/director friend did as an assignment for school. The edit is my cinematographer friend's, I have yet to make my own.
RolesSupporting Actor
LinkThis is a pro-bono commercial I developed for my friend. I helped conceptualize it and I directed production. My cinematographer/editor friend edited this version and I love it. Narration and title cards are still on the to do list.
RolesCo-Writer, Director
Link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSZqLmyROFE
DescriptionThis is my take on it. It is still in picture lock and the effects aren't final. My goal here was to cut an action sequence in an empty office, aka a place with no action.
Roles:Co-Writer, Director, Editor
LinkThis was a group assignment in one of my film classes at UPitt. It was fun to do and I learned a lot about editing.
RolesActor, Editor
LinkThis was one of the first assignments in my mockumentary class at UPitt and my first acting performance. Shooting this was a lot of fun, none of us could keep a straight face on set.
RolesActor
LinkThis was just a fun editing assignment in one of my film classes at UPitt.
RolesEditor, Voice-Over
LinkThis was one of the first films I made at UPitt. This is the film I was editing when I realized that I can self express through film. I still remember the moment when I saw the image on the screen that had been in my head months prior and thought to myself, "this is my purpose on this planet". It was an overwhelmingly good moment.
RolesWriter, Director, Editor
LinkThis was a one page script for my Warhol internship that I had to make into a comedy. This was just a bit of fun my brother and I had.
RolesDirector, Actor, Editor
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