Jonathan Rivera 2008 Demo Reel from Jonathan Rivera on Vimeo .
Last day of "Don't Sweat It" Season lll. I worked on this show for two full seasons as the assistant camera and on our last day, decided to capture a little bit of what it is we do on set. It may surprise you!
The Unspoken Ordinary is the first film I ever wrote that we shot while in school back in 2002. This is where the historic partneship between Anthony Carboni and myself formed. Since then, he and I started shooting and editing shorts for the web.
Check them out at Evil Primate. If you like it, please show a little love and let us know by checking out the site and leaving a comment on our forums."November 21. 2006" is a 16mm short film that I shot and was directed by my good friend Henry Kim . It was screened in this years Staten Island Film Festival and was nominated for "Best Comedic Short" and "Best Short Film."
"November 21, 2006"
I'd like to meet:
People who check their emotional baggage at the door! As the great George Carlin said: "Stop Living in the Past!" I'm frustrated when people refuse to go out, take a chance and grow up. Don't get me wrong, I'm all about being a complete spaz once in a while but not as part of my permanent personality. I wanna hang out with people who have realistic goals and down to earth attitudes. Don't sell me on an idea of how you're gonna do something miraculous and never do it. Words can give hope, but actions actually speak. The worlds full of those who say they will, but how many ever do? If you're a do-er your an A+ in my book.
Music:
System of a Down, Muse, KORN, Cake, Linkin Park, Papa Roach, Rage Against the Machine, Green Day, Godsmack, Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Audioslave, Ozzy Osbourne, Iron Maiden, Beck, Garbage, Red Hot Chili Peppers, KISS, Incubus, 30 Seconds to Mars, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Movies:
Anyone who knows me knows that I'm like the HUGEST Star Wars geek around but in the case of favorite movies I'd say the original trilogy b/f the prequels. Indiana Jones Trilogy, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Back to the Future Trilogy, The Shawshank Redemption, American Beauty, Road to Perdition, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (both), Man on Fire, Crimson Tide, Minority Report, Matchstick Men, Jaws, Gladiator, Oceans 11, Snatch, Lock Stock & 2 Smoking Barrells, Jurassic Park, X2, Spiderman, The 6th Sense, Signs, Juno, The Professional, The 5th Element, Se7en, Aliens, Enter the Dragon, Edward Scissorhands, Nightmare Before Christmas, Beetlejuice, Sleepy Hollow, Sweeney Todd, (of course anything by Tim Burton) Batman 1, 2, & especially "Begins" and totally excluding anything that Joel Schumacker ever considered and addition to the franchise!!
Television:
I can't afford cable so I just have to go by what I can download!Heroes all the way, no exceptions. Then of course there's . . .
and the only other that stands a chance of being just as good and that's:I used to love Smallville a lot however as of the past few seasons my faith in the show has begin to dwindle, Reno 911 and Chappelle's Show are two of my favorite shows on comedy central. Cowboy Bebop (the best anime ever made), Robot Chicken
(Stop motion at it's best :)However there's one show that makes me laugh above all others and that's Most Extreme Elimination Challenge which has got to be the funniest friggin show ever dubbed in raunchy and offensive english (good job Spike TV!)
Heroes:
Hiro NakamuraThe Green Lantern
Leader of Men
