About
Ascend Studios is a production team based in Sydney, Australia. We create goal-focused and purpose-driven video & photo content for highly motivated brands and businesses.
Mission: to tell purpose-driven stories that deliver breakthrough, innovation and ascent to businesses, charities and individuals.
Motto: to move upward. 🚀
We are blessed to work with Australia’s leading brands & companies like Legacy Sydney, Mazars, ITIC and IBM, JSHealth, Clipsal Solar, Skye Hotels, Hearing Australia, Macquarie University, Wesley Mission and many more.
Team
Zac Alviz
Founder and Director
Zac is a filmmaker, photographer, creative director, entrepreneur and creative events speaker with over 8 years experience. He has helped numerous clients who grew their businesses through creative online content marketing, and mentored hundreds of professionals and creative enthusiasts.
He loves spontaneous travels and adventures as well as to serve in the creative team in his church. His hobbies are: reading motivational books, watching movies and playing guitar. His favourite movies are: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Coach Carter, Ocean's Eleven and Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Coffee : Flat white with one sugar
Kyle Jenkins
Photographer and Cinematographer
Kyle is a highly creative person specialising in aerial photography and cinematography. He is also the founder and CEO of a multimillion dollar accounting company based in Sydney. He was nominated as ‘Photographer of the Year’ by Panasonic in year 2018.
He loves to travel, spend time with his wife and 2 beautiful daughters. He is an avid motor racing fan and enjoys his annual trip to Melbourne for the Formula 1 Grand Prix. His favourite movies are: The Dark Knight Rises, Gladiator and Titanic. Yep, he love the epic ones! He's also a huge fan of Game of Thrones!
Coffee : Latte with one sugar
Mel Newman
Chief Financial Officer
Mel is our CFO specialising in accounting and taxation services to small and medium enterprises. She has over 6 years of experience and her favourite thing about her career is seeing her clients grow.
In her free time she loves to travel, relax with family and friends, and play model for her photographer boyfriend. While Mel may be our most serious team member she is always up for some carpool karaoke! Her favourite movies at the moment are Crazy Rich Asians, Grease and The Greatest Showman. Yep, she’s a musical type of person.
Coffee : Skim cappuccino
Dann Garcia
Videographer and Editor
Dann “the post man” is the video editor in our team. He loves sharing his visions and adventures through his compositions. He loves to tell stories in the way he knows best, making videos.
He loves spontaneous travels, experience new things and watching movies. His favourite movies are: Pulp Fiction, The Shawshank Redemption and Avengers Endgame
Coffee: Long black with one sugar
Jeriah France
Content Writer
France is our copywriter specialising in digital marketing. She’s written ad copies and blog articles for Darling Square, World Gym Australia and many other small to medium businesses across Australia. Her passion in story-telling fuels her to craft concise and compelling articles.
She is a small group leader at church and a legit foodie who spends most of her free time cooking, eating, and watching K-dramas. She has a knack for organising things and enjoys going on new adventures. Her favourite movies are: Every Child Is Special, Live From Baghdad and The Gifted.
Coffee: Dalgona
Jake Rodriguez
Music Producer & Composer
Jake is a music producer, composer, live sound engineer, musician and a full-time coffee lover. Creating music is his passion and motivation to inspire others. He’s been involved in the music world at a young age because of his musician father who taught him how to play different instruments.
He loves to spend time with his wife and travel around the world, connecting with places, people and their stories. He also enjoys serving in the creative team of his church doing live sound during the services. His favourite movies are Star Wars: Episode III: The Sith Revenge, The Lion King, Avatar and Hitch (that’s right! A bit of comedy right there!).
Coffee: Skinny mocha with no sugar
Lanz Valeriano
Graphic Designer
Lanz is a graphic and industrial design specialist. He has a diverse experience with various fields of design from 2D to 3D, including brand identity, product innovation & point of purchase (P.O.P).
He loves to travel, learn new things and spend time with his family. His hobbies are: watching movies and reading creative blogs. His favourite series/movie are Game of Thrones and Schindler’s List.
Coffee: Mocha with one sugar