J.A. Cinema is all about films.
We are a full-service film production company specializing in film entertainment, commercial advertising, and branded content. We are here to meet your needs in any area of film from conceptualization to editing.
Here’s a bit of our history.
2019
In May 2019, J.A. Cinema was officially launched! Our founder, Jessica, had been working at a local camera store and left to pursue filmmaking full-time (scroll down to learn a little bit more about her!).
Thus began the process of setting up shop, dropping a website, ordering business cards and seeking clients. In our first year, J.A. Cinema released a series focused on roadtripping in a VW Westfalia around the east and down south. Find it here!
Additionally, we premiered a short documentary on a local musician, started filming a feature version of it, released an editorial piece styled in the vein of Vogue, and also a 4-part conceptual series.
2020
The second half of our first year in business had some unexpected challenges with a global pandemic… but we didn’t plan to let that stop us! Click here to see how we’ve adjusted to provide a healthier and safer working environment.
In 2020, we shifted our attention to remote work and also sought ways to aid those in our community. J.A. Cinema hosted a giveaway for 3 small, local businesses to receive free 20-second videos promoting their brand. Check out the video Chrissy won here!
This year, we also released a short narrative that was filmed and edited completely remote between all cast and crew members. Then J.A. Cinema edited and premiered a short documentary from the protests and rallies we attended in support of black lives to help amplify melanated voices.
Throughout 2020, we also released 3 more conceptual pieces, directed a socially distanced church gathering at a local baseball stadium, filmed and released a marketing video for Berkshire Hathaway Home Services, and even won a couple awards with our work in film festivals and photography competitions to top it off!
2021
In a not-so-quite post-pandemic world, we were still out there hustling while staying safe. In 2021, J.A. Cinema assisted the art department on the set of the film Tender Ears by Incurrent Media. We also directed and released a short narrative about a woman’s relational struggle with coffee and time management. Then we premiered 2 more conceptual films and filmed & live-streamed memorial services for families whose loved ones passed.
Today
Now here in 2022, we’re continuing to grow and striving to further our communities in the process. Our Covid policies are still in place according to regulations by health and safety officials. J.A. Cinema has completed Art Direction for several industrial medical shoots, as well as social media campaigns for the mobile telephone company, Nokia. We’ve even expanded our business to include family & pet portrait films, and photography products such as headshots, and lifestyle & documentary shoots to aid businesses in showing who’s behind the scenes of what they do. J.A. Cinema now also offers VHS and Mini DV transfer to digital.
For some highlights of our work, please view the video below.
J.A. Cinema 2019 demo reel
WHO WE ARE
Integrity
Honesty and truth are the foundation for integrity. We seek to maintain a sense of transparency when it comes to your project; cost, deadlines, execution. We are also loyal to our clients ensuring a faithful commitment in seeing projects through to their completion and satisfaction.
Purpose
We seek to complete tasks and projects with intentionality. Everything we do is driven with the central purpose of the project at hand in an effort to accomplish pieces with meaning. This can most clearly be seen in our style. As a production company, our work is motivated with short and feature films in mind. You can be sure your company’s project will have a high quality of cinema to the style while also reflecting who you are as we collaborate together.
Growth
We know as a company, vision can be a challenge. And at times we may even fall short of that intentionality we strive for as described above. But if we are growing as we learn, we can still achieve success. We aim to see growth in our: Relationships, Business, and Personal Lives
Jessica Arena
Lover of movies, Founder and Director of J.A. Cinema, Jessica Arena, has been involved in professional production since graduating with her Bachelor’s in Media & Cinema Studies in 2011. Jessica is not only a Director, but an Actress and a Model as well. Arena has always had a love for the visual arts and acquired experience working on feature films, short films, documentaries, television, stop-motion animation, and content creation.
J.A. Cinema intends to be an extension of that; working closely with business-to-customer clients as well as producing original entertainment pieces.
Contrary to popular hipster culture, and just culture in general, Jess does not drink coffee or tea, but is very fond of hot chocolate and chocolate milk. You can often find her traveling and car camping with her 2-door 1999 green Jeep Cherokee Sport (which she works on herself), and sometimes a doggo.
Photo by Melissa Mattson of Melissa Joy Media
If you would like to collaborate or have any questions, please feel free to let us know.
We would love to work with you.
