Video production credits

Paradise is an award-winning Chicago-based video production company that works with ad agencies and direct-to-client teams to create and edit unique custom content.

Behind every piece in our portfolio is a director, an editor, or both. These are the people whose names sit under the work, and the ones you'll email when you're ready to make something new.

Our directors and editors

ZAPATA, founder of Paradise, is a director and editor with 15 years of experience working with major ad agencies and brands.

Every name above links to that person's portfolio page, so you can see the credits for yourself.

Liz Requena is an Editor with 9 years of experience cutting for major brands.

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What the credits mean

A directing credit means that person shaped what the camera saw: the performances, the framing, the feel of the day. An editing credit means that person built the finished piece out of the footage: the order, the pace, where it breathes and where it cuts. When one name carries both credits, the idea stays in one head from the shoot to the final cut.

An Executive Producer credit sits on the business side of the work. Ours belongs to Tracy Tran-Thomas, and every new project starts with an email to Tracy.

On our portfolio, each credit reads Project Title | Client, with the director or editor named underneath.

The work behind the credits

We are a full-service production company that creates commercial work with agencies and brands from pre-production through post.

As a Chicago Video Production Company, Paradise takes on six project types:

  • Commercials & Advertising

  • Brand Films

  • Corporate Video

  • Social Media Content

  • Event Coverage

  • Documentary-Style Content

We don't force every story into the same visual formula. Each project gets its own point of view, its own pace, and its own language, which is why our credits read as a range of directing and editorial perspectives and not one house style.

We believe the best videos feel real, not staged. We craft genuinely human content, guided by a socially conscious hand and a fun-loving heart. And we work with you, not just for you.

We are experts at finding an emotional entry point into a story and helping businesses connect with their audiences on a visceral level. Representation matters. We cast and collaborate inclusively.

Frequently asked questions

Do your directors also edit?

Some do. ZAPATA and Kristian Young both direct and edit. Dianne Lee, Liz Requena, Lindsay Rynne, Jill Dugan and Brian Salazar are editors.

Does Paradise work with ad agencies or directly with brands?

Both. Paradise works with ad agencies and direct-to-client teams to create and edit unique custom content.

Where can I see the work behind these credits?

Each name in the credits list links to that person's portfolio page, and the full portfolio lives under Our Work.

Who do I talk to about a new project?

Tracy Tran-Thomas, our Executive Producer.

Let's create something sensational together!

For all new business inquiries, email Tracy Tran-Thomas, Executive Producer: tracy@paradise.love