Solar X cinema portfolio
Welcome to the Solar X Cinema Portfolio. While our work includes films, weddings, and real estate marketing, our experience extends far beyond these specialties. Solar X Cinema has partnered with businesses, churches, nonprofit organizations, and content creators to produce a wide range of promotional, social media, and community-focused projects.
In addition, this portfolio showcases select work completed by members of the Solar X Cinema team, including projects created independently of the company that highlight their individual skills, creativity, and professional experience.
We invite you to explore our project gallery and discover the diverse range of productions that reflect our passion for storytelling, visual excellence, and cinematic innovation.
*To learn more about some of the organizations and partnerships, click on the title (per section)
Together as One is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing adoption grants for families who face financial barriers to adoption. Through its support, the organization helps families expand their households while creating life-changing opportunities for children in foster care to find permanent, loving homes.
Founded and led by President Luke Cameron, Together as One is driven by a mission to empower families through the transformative impact of adoption. The organization is committed to raising awareness, providing resources, and helping make adoption more accessible to those who feel called to grow their families through this meaningful journey.
Through our partnership with Together as One, Solar X Cinema has produced social media and promotional video content designed to communicate the organization’s mission through compelling visual storytelling. These projects have helped promote events, community gatherings, and outreach initiatives, contributing to increased awareness and support for the organization’s vision and impact.
Evident is the college and young adult ministry of The Experience Community Church, serving young adults throughout Middle Tennessee. The ministry is dedicated to fostering authentic community, spiritual growth, and discipleship among young adults as they deepen their relationship with Christ and live out their faith in meaningful ways.
Members of the Solar X Cinema team have had the privilege of volunteering their videography services for various ministry projects, helping to promote events, initiatives, and the mission of Evident through compelling visual storytelling. These projects have sought to capture the heart of the ministry, highlighting its commitment to building community and sharing the message of the Gospel with people from all walks of life.
Inspired by 1 Timothy 4:15–16, Evident’s mission is to walk alongside individuals, regardless of where they are in their faith journey, and guide them toward greater spiritual maturity. The goal is for their faith to become evident in the way they live, serve, and impact those around them.
The American Campfire Revival: Born to Be Brave (Not Affiliated with Solar X Cinema) is a faith-based series hosted by Christian actor and author Kirk Cameron. Inspired by his book, Born to Be Brave: How to Be a Part of America’s Spiritual Comeback, the series explores themes of faith, culture, leadership, and spiritual renewal, encouraging viewers to make a positive impact within their communities and families.
Solar X Cinema Director Josean Perez had the privilege of contributing to the production as a camera operator, gaining valuable experience working alongside industry professionals, including Jack Cameron.
Check out a video sample of the 23 Episode Series down below.
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911: Nashville (Not Affiliated with Solar X Cinema) provided an incredible opportunity for Josean Perez to gain experience working on a major television production. Produced by 20th Television, the series follows the personal and professional lives of Tennessee first responders as they navigate high-pressure emergencies and life-changing situations.
During his time on the production, Perez contributed to multiple departments, including grip, rigging grip, electric, rigging electric, and set lighting. Working alongside experienced industry professionals provided valuable insight into the coordination, technical expertise, and collaboration required to bring a large-scale television series to life.
This experience served as an important milestone in Perez’s filmmaking journey, expanding his understanding of professional production workflows and offering firsthand exposure to the standards and operations of major television productions.
A Week Away: The Series (Not Affiliated with Solar X Cinema) is a musical television series produced by Angel Studios that follows a group of teenagers as they navigate personal challenges, discover meaningful friendships, and grow in their faith throughout a transformative summer experience. The series serves as a spinoff of the 2021 film A Week Away, expanding upon its uplifting themes of hope, music, and personal growth.
For Josean Perez, this production marked a significant milestone as his first experience working on a major professional film and television set. Serving as a grip, Perez gained valuable hands-on experience supporting the production team while learning the workflow, coordination, and industry standards required on a large-scale musical series.
Working alongside seasoned professionals provided an invaluable introduction to the entertainment industry and helped shape Perez’s understanding of professional set operations. The experience further strengthened his passion for filmmaking and contributed to the foundation of knowledge and expertise he continues to bring to every project today.
The Return | Short Film (Silent) | Josean Perez
The Return (Not Affiliated with Solar X Cinema) was one of Josean Perez’s final film projects while attending Middle Tennessee State University. Developed as part of his academic filmmaking experience, the project was created with a specific artistic objective: to evoke a powerful emotional response from the audience through cinematic storytelling.
Choosing fear as the central emotion, Perez wrote and directed a suspense-driven short thriller designed to build tension and immerse viewers in an unsettling atmosphere. Through careful attention to cinematography, pacing, and storytelling, the film explores how visual and narrative elements can be used to create an engaging emotional experience.
Starring Matt Williams and Keifer Burks, The Return represents an important step in Perez’s development as a filmmaker and showcases his passion for crafting compelling stories that resonate with audiences.
The Joker | Short Film (Silent) | Josean Perez Cut
The Joker (Not Affiliated with Solar X Cinema) was a collaborative film project that Josean Perez worked on during his time at Middle Tennessee State University alongside fellow student filmmakers. The project provided another opportunity to expand his experience in narrative filmmaking while contributing to a creative team environment.
Serving as the film’s cinematographer, Perez was responsible for crafting the visual style and atmosphere of the project, helping to bring the story to life through composition, lighting, and camera movement. Following production, he also created a custom edit of the film for his personal portfolio, adding another thriller project to his growing body of work throughout college.
Starring Kyle Anderson and Christopher Smith, the project was both a rewarding creative challenge and an enjoyable filmmaking experience. The Joker reflects Perez’s continued passion for visual storytelling and his dedication to developing his craft through collaborative productions.
The Exchange | Short Film (Silent) | Josean Perez cut
The Exchange (Not Affiliated with Solar X Cinema) was a silent film project developed collaboratively during Middle Tennessee State University as part of a creative storytelling assignment. The project challenged filmmakers to build a compelling narrative around a single bag, creating suspense and intrigue while leaving audiences questioning its contents throughout the film.
Josean Perez served as one of the film’s camera operators, contributing to the visual storytelling and helping establish the tense atmosphere that drove the narrative. Following production, Perez also created his own custom edit of the project, utilizing dramatic color grading and stylistic visual choices to enhance the film’s suspense and emotional intensity.
By relying solely on visual storytelling and cinematic techniques, The Exchange demonstrates how atmosphere, pacing, and cinematography can effectively engage audiences and create a sense of mystery without the use of dialogue. The project stands as another example of Perez’s commitment to exploring creative approaches to storytelling and visual expression.
Endless Possibilities | Short Film | Josean Perez
Endless Possibilities (Not Affiliated with Solar X Cinema) is one of Josean Perez’s favorite narrative short films created during his time at Middle Tennessee State University. Developed as part of a creative storytelling project, the film was designed to evoke themes of hope, courage, and love through the journey of a young man determined to confess his feelings to the person he loves.
Perez took on multiple roles throughout the production, serving not only as the film’s director but also portraying the lead character. Starring alongside Shelby Folger, he worked to bring the story to life through a combination of heartfelt performances and thoughtful storytelling.
The project proved to be both a rewarding creative challenge and an important milestone in Perez’s development as a filmmaker. By exploring themes of vulnerability, determination, and human connection, Endless Possibilities allowed him to further expand his creative vision and strengthen his skills in narrative filmmaking. The experience remains a meaningful part of his journey and reflects his passion for creating stories that resonate with audiences on an emotional level.
R.E.M | Short film | Josean Perez
R.E.M. (Not Affiliated with Solar X Cinema) was a unique and challenging project developed by Josean Perez during his time at Middle Tennessee State University. Created as part of a soundscape-focused filmmaking assignment, the project required students to build a narrative in which sound played a central role in the storytelling experience.
As Perez explored concepts that would best showcase the power of sound design, he chose to venture into the horror genre—an area outside of his usual creative interests. Recognizing that horror films often rely heavily on suspense, atmospheric audio, and carefully crafted tension, he saw the genre as an ideal opportunity to emphasize the emotional impact of sound within a narrative.
Directed by Perez and starring Aldo Cano, R.E.M. follows a man attempting to fall asleep as mysterious noises begin to emerge throughout his home. Through the strategic use of sound, pacing, and suspense, the film creates an unsettling atmosphere that keeps audiences engaged while demonstrating the critical role audio plays in cinematic storytelling.
The project challenged Perez to think creatively about the relationship between sound and visual storytelling, further expanding his filmmaking skills and reinforcing the importance of every sensory element in crafting an immersive audience experience.
King | Short Film | Josean Perez
King (Not Affiliated with Solar X Cinema) was one of Josean Perez’s earliest film projects during his time at Middle Tennessee State University. Having previously worked primarily with smartphone cameras, this project marked an important step in his development as a filmmaker as he began learning to operate professional cinema equipment and apply more advanced filmmaking techniques.
Created as part of a semester-ending project, King allowed Perez to further explore visual storytelling and narrative filmmaking. The film follows the story of two brothers whose lives take different paths as they wrestle with the values, expectations, and lessons passed down by their father. Through this character-driven narrative, Perez sought to explore themes of family, identity, and personal choice.
While one of his earliest productions, King played a significant role in shaping Perez’s growth as a filmmaker. The project provided valuable hands-on experience and laid the foundation for the skills, creativity, and storytelling techniques he would continue to develop throughout his academic and professional career. It remains an important milestone in the journey that ultimately led to the creation of Solar X Cinema later on post college.