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)

Bocci

Garden Party Productions

Ecologyst (formally named Sitka)

Haida Tourism

CBC Gem

Blue Heron Music

Pacific Wild

Jesse Roper Music

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