Robert Mugica

For this projects, I was an art assistant that decorated and ran the turn table and assembled food products. This was a start of many art assistant jobs.

Recorded and edited by myself.

Shot and edited by me. One of my first projects.

For this project, I worked as the director of photography and a co-editor. While following along a written letter, I tried to bring to light the bond that the Martinez family held onto during tough times. I captured distinct shots that articulated the daughter’s and father’s headspaces. In post, I was able to touch up my own shots color and add graphics with the County’s logo. I especially like the use of the downtown setting that creates a “return to normal” mood for the family.

One of 15 videos that needed to be produced within a two and a half month turnaround. when the team consisted of only me at the time. This video was the most interesting of the bunch as her job was travel based and this made for an interesting shoot at the airport.

A great opportunity to film on location for NBC Universal. The client wanted a straightforward interview segment for their YouTube channel. Our job was shoot in their dojo, get a presentable interview, and direct live gymnastics training for B-roll. My job as camera operator, was to shoot on the fly and follow the gold medalist, while making each shot interesting as possible. Some challenges involved lighting the dark gym, which we overcame by opening up any of the sliding garage doors to let in some nice natural light. We were also working with a skeleton crew, which led to certain people doing multiple tasks, but we worked out a system of streamlined communication between the crew. Ultimately, the client was very pleased with the final product, and how we handled ourselves on the shoot.

While juggling other projects, I had to schedule employees for their individual award video shoots. Due to Covid, our entire awards ceremony would be virtual. This required to shoot and edit our dailies in weekly, in preparation for the full project due a month later. Incorporating video, narration, graphics, and photos was a challenge, but I’m proud of the work my coworker and I created.

(2016)

This was choreography heavy, and turned out very well. The challenge here was running around to 9 different locations, with 9 different actors. The director had previously scouted Long Beach for his spots. Then with myself, the director, the choreographer, and the driver, we all hopped around LB to meet a different actor, all in the span of 2 days. Overall, it is very pleasant looking, and the dancers are in sync and motivating!

2018

Dir - . Gibson Reedy

DP - Quinn Noryeko

2018

Dir - . Gavin Gaitan

DP - Robert Mugica

2018

Dir. - Gavin Gaitan

DP - Robert Mugica

Shot on a Red Raven. This short film has the struggles of a one day shoot with a short time schedule and a small, inexperienced crew. One actor had to leave at early, thus, we had to shoot scenes separately and out of order. The light also changed from shot to shot at the behest of the director, and chagrin of myself. However, what the director ultimately wanted, a short film with stage lighting, which was ultimately achieved.

Dir. Erik Zepeda

DP: Robert Mugica