JOÃO PEREIRA "PEPE"

GAFFER

BORN IN BRAZIL BASED IN PORTUGAL.
GRADUATED FROM CASCAIS SCHOOL OF ARTS AND DESIGN IN 2021 WHERE I LEARNED WHAT CINEMATOGRAPHY WAS ALL ABOUT AND IMMEDIATELY FELL IN LOVE. 

QUICKLY I REALISED BEHIND THE CAMERA WAS WHERE I WANTED TO BE. EAGER TO LEARN AND IMPROVE I WENT TO UNIVERSIDADE LUSÓFONA DE LISBOA WHERE I DEVELOPED MY SKILLS AS A CINEMATOGRAPHER.
DURING THAT TIME I WENT THROUGH A FEW CERTIFICATIONS INCLUDING A FILM WORKSHOP WHERE I LEARNED TO SHOOT 35MM AND 16MM FILM AND AN ARRI CERTIFIED TRAINING PROGRAM FOR THEIR CAMERA SYSTEMS.  

AFTER GRADUATING IN 2024 I WENT TO AN INTERNSHIP AT PLANAR RENTALS TO FURTHER DEVELOP SKILLS AND BUILD A NETWORKING BASE. 

CURRENTLY WORKING AS A FREELANCE CINEMATOGRAPHER AND ALWAYS AIMING TO LEARN AND IMPROVE AND HELP PEOPLE MAKE THEIR VISIONS MATERIALISE.