Alt 2,000 ft · The crew

Small crew.Big productionenergy.

These are the people who show up at 7:40 for security, tape down the cables, light the room, run the stream and cut the story. Some of us have worked together for twenty years. Every one of us has been on a set long enough to know what can go wrong, and how to keep it from reaching you.

The Transcendent Enterprise crew together in a blue studio

Meet the team.

The people who run Transcendent every day. Hire us for one thing or keep us all year, it's the same crew.

Core team

Portrait of Chris Alvarez

Founder & CEO

Chris Alvarez

Chris has been making videos since he was 15 and brings more than 25 years of experience to the work. He founded Transcendent Enterprise in 2004, beginning an entrepreneurial journey driven by a clear purpose: make an impact and help change the world for the better. A modern Renaissance man with a growing passion for AI, Chris brings people, ideas, and technology together to solve problems through video.

Portrait of Corinthia Paul

Executive Producer

Corinthia Paul

Small but mighty. Corinthia is who clients talk to and the reason the day runs on time. She produces, lights, shoots and edits, and she holds every project to a high standard from the first call to final delivery. Big logistics are her specialty, and nobody on her shoots is ever left wondering what's next.

With TE since 2017
Portrait of Emmanuel Acosta

Director of Photography & Livestream Specialist

Emmanuel Acosta

Emmanuel brings creative vision and deep technical knowledge to the same set. His experience spans cinematography, lighting, livestreaming, audio, and IT. His work includes serving as Director of Photography on Oscar de la Renta: A Life Well Lived, which had its world premiere at the 2026 Tribeca Festival. Whether shaping cinematic lighting or troubleshooting a live broadcast, he brings precision, resourcefulness, and a constant drive to learn.

Portrait of Simon Gill

Senior Editor

Simon Gill

Simon is the whole reason your video isn't boring. He's been cutting Transcendent's work since 2017, and he has real film skills behind the camera too, so he edits like someone who knows exactly what it took to get the shot.

With TE since 2017

Freelance collaborators.

The directors, camera operators, editors and photographers we bring in when a production needs more hands. Some have been with us for twenty years.

Portrait of Samtubia Edwards

Camera, AI & Special Effects

Samtubia Edwards

Samtubia and his brother Samgoma have been freelance collaborators with Transcendent since 2006. Samtubia shoots, builds LED-wall worlds and brings AI and special effects into the work. Off our sets, the brothers direct their own films and have won plenty of awards doing it, including the Filmmaker Select Award at the 2016 Star Wars Fan Film Awards for TK-436: A Stormtrooper Story.

With TE since 2006Their Star Wars film ↗
Portrait of Samgoma Edwards

Camera, LED Wall & VFX

Samgoma Edwards

Samgoma has been a freelance collaborator with Transcendent since 2006, alongside his brother Samtubia. He runs camera, LED-wall virtual production, AI and special effects, and he's a director in his own right. The brothers made TK-436: A Stormtrooper Story, winner of the Filmmaker Select Award at the 2016 Star Wars Fan Film Awards.

With TE since 2006Their Star Wars film ↗
Portrait of Josue Alberto

Camera & Editor

Josue Alberto

Josue has worked with the crew since 2012. He shoots, he's a super editor, and he's the one you want nearby when something needs solving fast. He's great with clients, too, which is why they keep asking for him.

With TE since 2012
Portrait of Andre Goncalves

Freelance Director of Photography

Andre Goncalves

Andre has been a freelance director of photography with Transcendent since 2020, stepping in behind the camera on shoots that need another experienced DP.

With TE since 2020
Portrait of Juliana Alvarez

Freelance Photographer

Juliana Alvarez

Juliana has been a freelance photographer with Transcendent since 2019, capturing the stills that sit alongside our video work.

With TE since 2019
Portrait of Mick Leconte

Freelance Photographer

Mick Leconte

Mick has been a freelance photographer with Transcendent since 2015.

With TE since 2015
Portrait of Melissa Dinucci

Editor

Melissa Dinucci

Melissa edits for Transcendent as part of our freelance post-production team.

Portrait of Alisa Khabibulina

Editor

Alisa Khabibulina

Alisa edits for Transcendent as part of our freelance post-production team.

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Tell us what you're making. We'll put the right people on it, from a two-person interview crew to a full multi-camera livestream.

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