About.
Jasper Sassaman is a director and cinematographer based in Vancouver, Canada, whose work primarily spans commercials, documentaries, narratives, and music videos.
Jasper regularly works with CBC Gem, Haida Tourism, Garden Party Productions, Bocci, and Grammy and Juno award winning artists. Along with his team, he has gone on to film award winning documentaries, and narratives. Jasper values his relationships with the people he is working with over anything else and has proven to be an effective and efficient leader as a director on larger film set environments. Jasper is the co-founder of the BC based production company Sweet Sun Films which focuses on documentaries and outdoor adventure commercials.
Jasper is also a Shotover M1 Operator/Tech and certified drone pilot.
Growing up in the small ski town of Nelson, BC, gave Jasper a strong drive to explore the beauty that Canada is famous for. Jasper is an avid rock climber, mountain biker, snowboarder, and environmentalist, and loves to incorporate these passions into his work.
RESUME
Jasper Sassaman is a director and cinematographer based in Vancouver, Canada, whose work primarily spans commercials, documentaries, narratives, and music videos.
Phone #: 1-604-223-4308 | Email: jaspersassamanfilm@gmail.com | See work at www.jaspersassamanfilm.com
Expertise: Director, Cinematographer, Editor, Advanced Certified Drone Pilot, ShotOver M1 Operator/Technician
Education/Certs
ShotOver M1 Technician/Operator
The Banff Mountain Film Festival Adventure Filmmakers Workshop Graduate
Powell River Digital Film School Graduate
Coast Mountain Academy Graduate
Basic Drone Certified Pilot
ACT SAFE safety orientation Workshop
Active Organizations & Collaborations
Sweet Sun Films (Co-Founder)
Ecologyst (formally named Sitka)
CBC Gem
Camera Proficiencies
RED Cameras (RED Raptor VV, Red Helium 8K, and RED Komodo-X)
ARRI Digital Cameras (ARRI Alexa Mini LF)
BlackMagic Cameras (URSA Mini 12K and Cinema 6K Pro)
Sony FX Series (FX6 and FX3)
Shotover M1 + RED Helium 8K w/ Canon CN20x 50-1000mm T5.0-8.9
DJI Inspire 2 w/ X7 Camera + DJI Mavic 3 Pro Cine
Software Proficiencies
DaVinci Resolve 19 Studio
Adobe Creative Cloud