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Unicef contest to become the children´s heroes.

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The spot directed and photographed by Juan Carlos Cajiao Velasco was commissioned for Unicef to LAGENCIA creative agency, a subsidiary of Caracol Broadcast Channel as part of the 2022 Unicef campaign in Colombia.

The graphics and animations were crafted by LA POST and its excellent artists!! Just popped out in a magnificent way from the proposed shooting board at creative development.










BLU radio new global campaign directed by Juan Cajiao

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A blessing to remember! India Catalina award for best director of photography 2020 with Bolívar TV serie

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At the Cartagena International Film Festival 2020, we had the great surprise and fortune of being awarded with the India Catalina award for best photographer for a TV serie: Bolivar. Produced for Caracol TV and Netflix. 






With all the things that has happened around the Globe, this event is just like a dream that was stuck hidden behind this quarantine madness. Although, to update the blog and looking for write down a thanks note to the jury and audience for their benevolence and care about our work on this project is just fair to raise our forehead to say that Bolivar was an spectacular project, challenging for everyone but with an aftertaste of a job made with effort, love and conviction. 









Record on Sony F55 cameras, almost all scenes at real locations! We looked for that living backgrounds with the real patina needed to transport everyone to that time and space where some men and women were fighting for freedom of our people.
We counted with a talented cast that let us all to be immersed in that reality with the way they just breathed and talk around the set.

To create the mood and atmosphere of a time when there were not electricity was a challenge precisely in order of avoid "seeing our lighting". But with a mixed technique of new technologies and special lighting set ups we just got the right ambience needed by cast and cameras to get involved. And working again with the great director Andrés Beltrán completed the right environment to create the magic together.

It was really satisfying when the cast entered a set and exclaimed: wow, it seems like 1800´s! 

Now the only expected is a happy audience that enjoy the show and remember how hard was the fight of this heroes and heroines that got freedom for our nations. 






Hopely this Covid-19 circumstances just finished soon and we can get all of us on a set safely. By now I invite you to watch the serie, and enjoy it the same way we enjoyed shooting it!



India Catalina Awards winners 2020 link:







SOLIDARIDAD POR COLOMBIA, (SOLIDARITY FOR COLOMBIA FUND) SPEECH AGAINST RAGE, HATE AND DISCRIMINATION

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With a message of forgiveness, love and restoration this new campaign has the collaboration of Yuri Buenaventura, Esteban Chaves, Linda Palma as main anchors.

Let´s walk with your more valuable human value written on your body or on a t-shirt to show the world that we are 100% humans when we just put away our prejudices and preventions.




Dramatic but up close and personal insights from our guests showing themselves as human and vulnerable beings but with the resilience and empowering that comes from helping hands and good vibes even on the more upwards moments.

Was shot on F55 camera, using a mapping credits design on set and a intense portrait light design to show skins, eyes and faces as natural and beauty as we can. Texture against the backdrop, and a controlled low key photography creates the right mood for this testimonial invitation to be part of the march for raise funds for the needy people in Colombia.









 Production House: Agencia
Creative Agency: Sístole
Contact Creative: Liliana Upegui
Client Advisor: Diana Salamanca
Producer: María Fernanda Arbeláez
Director and Photographer: Juan Carlos Cajiao Velasco
Postproduction facility: Caracol Post

One more time has been an honor to be part of the crew that helps this campaign year by year! Thanks for everyone on set! Laura Reyes (A.D.), Wilmar Garzon (Gaffer), Daniel Pineda (Focus puller), Dago Guayara (DIT), Leonardo Reyes (Art), Ever Tierradentro (Cameraman), the entire lighting crew!, Ana Ferrans (Producer), Stiven (P.A.), make up artists, and of course a big hug to María Carolina Hoyos!! (Solidaridad por Colombia CEO).

Juan Carlos Cajiao director and photographer Solidaridad por Colombia Juan Carlos Cajiao Velasco, Linda Palma and Ever Tierradentro on set


More info: 
http://solidaridadporcolombia.org

Desafio Superhumanos, 2019 / Super humans Challenge Promo shooting

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The challenge begins...



With a bunch of crazy filmmakers we got on this new project with no doubt but very excited! Shoot at La Guajira desert, Colombia is always a challenge by itself. Far away from the city, shooting day light only with a really tight schedule for long 10 days...wow!


Director and DOP Juan Carlos Cajiao loves this kind of documentary reality projects, even though a lot of mise en scene is needed in order to create the astonishing images that will grab audience attention.


Waiting with patience the exact sun position and trying to do not die fried by the intense hot temperature, even the wind helped us a lot to do so.


Just drop off the cars, grab the camera and create the scene in a rush. You have some ideas in your head, but in the middle of nowhere you just must improvise and frame your scene as soon as you can.
Using the real competitors of the reality show, formed as teams from the 10 differences regions of Colombia, we made up sequences in which they show their skills, powerful strenght, abilities and temper!


Relax, photo shoot! Here our team on set!


Here our set!










Proud about this project! Desafio is a must see show in our country and being part of the team that created the promos and teaser prior the release is great!


Like shooting in Mars...soon on air...

Production house: LAgencia by Caracol 
Creative: Jose Guillermo Díaz
Line Producer: María Fernanda Arbeláez
Field Producer: Hugo Molina
Art: Leonardo Andrade
Drone pilot: Juan Carlos Ramos
Director and photographer: Juan Carlos Cajiao V.
Post facility: In House Caracol