For seventeen years, John was the President and Chief Executive Officer of David Paradine Television Inc., the LA-based US television production company belonging to Sir David Frost. He has produced more than 150 hours of national and international television for such networks as CBS, HBO, PBS, Discovery-Times, Disney, A&E Network, The History Channel, BBC and The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Productions for which John has served as Executive Producer include programs with six presidents of the United States, two former British Prime Ministers and former leaders of the Soviet Union.

In 2011, I joined the Chainsaw Europe team.
Although I still play & compose music, I discovered that nothing interests and fascinates me more than sound design and sound editing. From ambiences to car crashes, from foley to easily understandable lines, I love to acquire, create, and manipulate sounds to fit a scene.

In 2015 I joined the Chainsaw Europe sound team. Here, I’ve developed my hearing, sense of timing and attention to detail. I consider sound to be a powerful instrument and storyteller in a movie by creating moods, transposing or simulating reality and working unconsciously on its audience.

I began my career in advertising in 2000 as an audio producer, sound engineer and music composer. Among my work are audio productions for international advertising agencies such as Scala JWT, Saatchi & Saatchi, Leo Burnett, McCann Erickson and Graffiti BBDO to name just a few. My objective is to deliver best quality audio production and music tailored to your needs.

As a professional piano player, I love to work on music projects that inspire me.  While training for my degrees, I developed my hearing capabilities, which pushed me an extra step above my competition. Since 2003 I’ve had the chance to work with talented people on many different projects, and I’ve gained tremendous experience in handling difficult situations.

I’m a skilled sound editor and mixer working primarily on commercials.

With now close to 30 years experience as a colorist, I provide my customers with the necessary expertise in conveying the desired emotions through color grading moods. Each new project I start is treated with enthusiasm, attention to detail and the ambition to make it even better than all the previous ones. My career has allowed me to work with directors and directors of photography from all over the world, thus encouraging me to remain open to new ideas and different sensibilities.

“I’m a colorist in love with visual language and human development.

I grew up involved with theater, photography and later on film. Since graduating from cinematography I gathered experience in every camera departament position. This path eventually led me to post production where I am currently enjoying the life of a colorist. Add the fact that my passion is psychology and you might be surprised during the grading session of the fine nuances a simple shade can have in regards to the viewers emotional response to the screen.

After more than 3 years in the Middle East market of advertising and film, I returned to Romania with greater client experience and I am looking forward to be working with you on the next project where I can make good use of my knowledge and creativity. “

My career as a professional video editor began in 1994. In December 1995, I was the first editor in Romania to edit and broadcast a program directly from an AVID system.

In 2008 I joined the Chainsaw Europe team.

I have worked on feature films, documentary films, and numerous TV Productions. In 2021 the movie “Completely strangers” won second place in People’s Choice Award for Romanian movies at Transylvania Film Festival.

My work also includes commercials, corporate films, and music videos (one of which won Best Special Effects at the 2002 MTV Awards). Along the way, I have had the pleasure of collaborating with numerous Romanian and foreign directors and producers.

From 2021 I work also as an Archive Producer for historical documentary films.

I have worked as an Editor at Chainsaw Europe since 2006.

I graduated from the National University for Theatre and Film Bucharest in Multimedia, Editing and Sound. Afterwards, I did post-graduate work in Animation and Multimedia Design.

I have worked on a great list of both drama and non-scripted projects, including prestigious feature films, documentaries and commercials.

It’s a great honor to be involved in films that receive international awards.

One might say that I am the same age as Chainsaw.  I like to say that I became a video editor because I don’t like cubicles. My favorite line: “The director wants to work with you.” In my years at Chainsaw,

I’ve worked on shorts and feature films as an assistant and edited original commercials for almost every client we’ve worked with.

I started 19 years ago in television as an image editor.  At Chainsaw Europe, I have been a VFX artist for nine years, during which I had the opportunity to work on many different projects in both advertising and film.

My film and television career stretches back to 2000 when I started out as a VFX artist. Since then, I have participated in the production of feature films, short films and various advertising productions.

I am known for high attention to details and fast delivery.

I have over 15 years experience working in graphics. Before Chainsaw I’ve worked in Television making 3d motion graphics and compositing for shows. Then I worked in advertising developing my 3d and compositing skills. Since I joined Chainsaw Europe I had the opportunity to work on feature films doing VFX.  I also have a license in engineering and a masters in Industrial Design. So I very much enjoy a technical challenge.

I started working at Chainsaw in 2009, at first as a junior, without much experience, but with a great desire to learn. This has always motivated me and defines me best in the professional relationship by organizing tasks, attention to detail, teamwork and of course close communication with the team.

As a post production producer, I am very precise on international versioning campaigns and original productions ads on multiple media areas.

I have been working in advertising since 2002: first as a graphic designer, then as an Art Director, Jr. Postproduction coordinator, and now as a Post Production Producer.

Creating versioning for multiple markets and original productions ads for TV, Cinema, Radio, DOOH, Web and Social for clients like : PepsiCo (several brands), Bacardi, Mars (several brands), SC Johnson, Procter & Gamble (EMEA and SEE regions), Bayer, Rewe Group, Mazda, Toyota, Fiat, Schwartz Group, allowed me to  become an expert when it comes to planning the best workflows to deliver complex projects on time and on budget.
I have always loved being part of the video story telling process. The creative process is always a challenging pursue because it is in a continuous transformation. Always redefining itself.

Since 1998, I have been involved in advertising creativity world and film productions. I spent 12 years at Grey Geometry Worldwide and David Ogilvy and recently in Saatchi & Saatchi working on HBO launch TV  series “Shadows”. Since 2015 I am associate producer in Chainsaw Film Productions for political and history documentary films “Trump vs Clinton”, “King’s War”, “About Life”, “Romania’s English Queen”, “Last King behind the Iron Curtain”.

I deliver hard work and strong leadership and expect people I work with to share my enthusiasm and express their true spirit. In 2018 I was awarded by The Romanian Academy with H.M. Berthelot Medal for history film independent productions.