Monumental Films is an independent production company that enjoys film-making. For the past 10 years we have produced a number of feature films, commercials, documentaries and music videos.
Service Description
Our team of videographers, editors, sound designers, composers and graphic artists are prepared to meet the needs of your project. Whether your project involves editing pre-recorded raw footage for a documentary or producing an entirely new commercial, we can accommodate you.
With over 10 years experience editing on Avid and Final Cut Pro we are confident we can meet your needs. Incorporating 3D animation, Custom Sound Design and Motion graphics can take your video to the highest level of production.
Our Sound Designers are experienced in all genres of music and can create whatever feel and energy of music your project requires. We can also create any custom sound and foley effect you can imagine… and mix the project in Dolby 5.1 or 7.1 Surround Sound.
Commercials:
Billabong USA (2004-2011) - Creating promotional videos and commercials for the Billabong Surf Camps Program. The project also involved traveling to destinations in El Salvador, Peru, Nicaragua and Mexico to film week long surf trips and create full length feature documentaries.
Southeast US Boat Show (2008-2011) - Creating a :30 second Commercial with custom titles and music for broadcast television and the web.
Las Flores Surf Club (2005-2010) – Creating an informative commercial about El Salvador’s Premiere Surf Resort and Destination. The video is currently featured on their home page.
Surface Management Corporation (2010) – Creating informative videos and commercials for this Jacksonville, FL road construction/ milling company.
St. Joseph’s College Brooklyn, NY (2002-2008) – We produced full length recruitment videos showing everything from the facilities, academic programs, activities, student life, graduation and events. These videos were a big factor in the increase in enrollment over the time period they were implemented.
Feature Films:
‘Sounds Of Waves’ (2009) – Our 3 year in the making surf and music documentary was released on blu-ray with a full dolby 5.1 surround sound mix. The film won the award for ‘Best Music’ at the California Surf Film Festival.
‘The Possibility’ (2005) – This disability awareness documentary follows Larry Quarltere who loss the use of his leg in a diving accident at the age of 22. Now 45 Larry has documented many of his struggles and wishes to give back via his strong inspirational message as well as by making the world more accessible to the millions like himself.
‘Eastside Theory’ (2005) - This feature surf film took 3 years to film and produce. The film follows a surfer living on the East Coast of America to the world’s surf Meccas in Hawaii and Australia.
Sound Editing:
‘Cradle Will Rock’ (2000) – Producer/ Director – Tim Robbins
‘Down To You’ (2001) – Miramax Films
Staff:
Luke Thorpe
Owner, Film-maker
Education: Northwestern University (Evanston, IL) 1998: BS Radio, Television & Film1998-2002 MPEG (Motion Pictures Editors Guild) Sound Editor: Planet 10 Post, Sound One (NY, NY)
Mike Saganic
Sound Designer, Editor, Motion Graphics Animator
MIT,Stony Brook University (Long Island, NY)
Paul Kind
3-D animator, Graphic Designer, Lightwave, Maya
