Richard Cruz Jr.
- Special Effects
- Director
- Writer
Born in Oceanside, CA in 1969, Richard grew up exposed to a great deal of music and movies as a young child. Early on drawing was a passion and a creative outlet. He took up guitar at the age of 6 and piano at age 8.
He started attended the Advertising Arts College in January 1991 and eventually graduated with a Bachelor's in Advertising Arts. The school has since become the Art Institute. Representatives of Disney & Tim Burton visited the school to present behind-the-scenes work on The Nightmare Before Christmas to the students. Richard wanted to be involved in both print designs and set designs in the film industry.
In 1997 he became the Art Director for Carvin Guitars & Pro Sound. This evolved into being Creative Director for all media and in 1998 he edited his first documentary which was a history and behind-the-scenes video about the company. Over his 18 years with the company, he wrote, produced, directed, and edited various videos about the product and the famous musicians that utilized the products. Musicians such as Steve Vai, Allan Holdsworth, along with band members from Bon Jovi, Fleetwood Mac, and even William Shatner had passed through a production overseen by Richard.
In 2015, he started RC Video Productions. which is his own company for producing films, music videos, marketing videos etc.
He started attended the Advertising Arts College in January 1991 and eventually graduated with a Bachelor's in Advertising Arts. The school has since become the Art Institute. Representatives of Disney & Tim Burton visited the school to present behind-the-scenes work on The Nightmare Before Christmas to the students. Richard wanted to be involved in both print designs and set designs in the film industry.
In 1997 he became the Art Director for Carvin Guitars & Pro Sound. This evolved into being Creative Director for all media and in 1998 he edited his first documentary which was a history and behind-the-scenes video about the company. Over his 18 years with the company, he wrote, produced, directed, and edited various videos about the product and the famous musicians that utilized the products. Musicians such as Steve Vai, Allan Holdsworth, along with band members from Bon Jovi, Fleetwood Mac, and even William Shatner had passed through a production overseen by Richard.
In 2015, he started RC Video Productions. which is his own company for producing films, music videos, marketing videos etc.