Cal O'Connell

Cal O'Connell

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  • About me

    Co-Founder & Creative Director at ROi Media Productions | Growing Luxury Hospitality & Travel Brands with Film

  • Education

    • Market Weighton School

      1991 - 1996
      Art/Art Studies, General

      Activities and Societies: Theatre

  • Experience

    • Viking Management Systems Ltd

      Jan 2009 - Jan 2012
      Sage Software Support
    • RO Pictures

      Jul 2009 - now
      Director

      Producer and Company Director at film and media production company, based in York, UK.

    • The Skills Network

      Jun 2012 - Dec 2014
      Film and Media Producer

      Writer/Producer/Director/Voice Over/Presenter

    • Webcertain

      Jan 2015 - Mar 2022
      Editor, Producer

      Producer, Editor

    • Dark Rift Films

      Apr 2015 - Apr 2015
      The Creature Below - Feature Film - Director of Photography/Associate Producer

      "A marine biologist discovers a strange, unearthly creature in the depths of the Atlantic. Soon, she forms an almost symbiotic relationship with the creature and becomes obsessed with it to the point of madness."

    • Dark Rift Films

      Aug 2017 - Sept 2018
      Co-Producer - "Book of Monsters"

      Co-Producer - Independent Horror Comedy - Feature film

    • Dark Rift Horror

      Jul 2022 - Sept 2023
      Producer

      #indiefilm #comedy #horrorstories Evil Dead II meets Hot Fuzz in a Practical FX driven horror comedy from the people that brought you Book of Monsters!Back the film on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/stewartsparke/how-to-kill-monsters-a-horror-comedy-feature-film?fbclid=IwAR3YsTVc6ykuVdOzBLjotpMMisDxxWgGwKXFeR_ZJID6OKxcSB-qVZ8vXs8HOW TO KILL MONSTERS is a practical effects driven horror comedy movie from Dark Rift Horror, the award winning studio that brought you BOOK OF MONSTERS and THE CREATURE BELOW. Inspired by genre classics like Evil Dead 2, Gremlins and Hellraiser; How to Kill Monsters is a feature length movie made for fans 80s horror. With a dash of British humour in the vein of Hot Fuzz and the self aware twists and turns of Scream, our goal is to deliver horror fans a blood-soaked popcorn horror movie that will have you on the edge of your seat from start to finish.With a menagerie of monsters realised entirely with practical effects and buckets of fake blood and guts thrown in for good measure, the movie will pay tribute to the classics we grew up watching on VHS whilst delivering an original story filled with rich characters that you'll love watching die in horrible ways!We want to invite you to join us in making HOW TO KILL MONSTERS a reality and be part of the filmmaking process with unprecedented behind the scenes access and get your hands on some incredible rewards made just for horror fans!HOW TO KILL MONSTERS:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/howtokillmon...Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/howtokillmo...Twitter: https://twitter.com/htkmonstersDARK RIFT HORRORFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/howtokillmonstersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/darkrifthorror/Twitter: https://twitter.com/htkmonstersDiscord: https://discord.com/invite/AE6ue9CrXWYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DarkRiftHorrorTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/darkrifthorrorTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@darkrifthorror Show less

    • ROi Media Productions

      Feb 2024 - now
      Co-Founder / Video Strategist
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Duolingo German Fluency: Elementary (Estimated)

      Duolingo
      Dec 2015
      View certificate certificate
    • CompTIA A+ Technician

      CompTIA
      Dec 2007
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Cal O'Connell
      Best Short Film - Sci-Fi/Fantasy - "Terminal" Queen Palm International Film Festival Apr 2019
    • Awarded to Cal O'Connell
      Best Short Film Starburst International Film Festival Mar 2019 WINNER - Best Short Film - "Terminal"Director - Cal O'ConnellWriter - Max Gee