Kaleb Smith

Production Assistant

“I'm fighting with cardboard.” – Mel Brooks, History of the World: Part 1

This is my first job in the film industry. I am very happy to have landed this job. My childhood dream was to ride a motor bike and work in the cinema. I made little home videos as a child and skits and shorts as a student at Hocking College, where I studied video, audio, TV production, and grip work. Now, having arrived in the future, I ride my motor bike to work at Kinopicz.

I mainly apply my skills as a grip and set builder here at Kinopicz. As a production assistant I set up lights, camera, and – when necessary – I bring the action. Preparation is important for camera shoots, and I am the man who gets the equipment ready quickly and efficiently. I organize and maintain the Kinopicz studio. I am a hard worker and I always try my best to give the staff a smile to keep the positive energy flowing. My name appears in most of the credits of the DIY series at Buildipedia.com, but I also go by Special K.

Pulp Fiction, The Shining, El Topo, Taxi Driver, and the Evil Dead trilogy are the roots of my love for movies.