Joel at a glance
Joel Bloom is Digital Zoo’s founder and senior consultant. He is a creative, relationship-oriented and entrepreneurial professional with extensive experience in film/tv production, post-production, engineering, management and training. He has a broad and deep knowledge of video and film industries, having also spent over a decade as a Producer. Joel is a California native, has lived in NorCal and SoCal, and now calls Oakland home.
In addition to Digital Zoo, Joel spent the first half of 2018 providing Legal, Operational and Marketing support for a new running shoe start-up, Hone Running.
Prior to founding Digital Zoo, and diving into the technical and operational side of the business, Joel spent 15 years producing and directing a wide range of broadcast TV shows, documentaries, commercials, and music videos. Joel prides himself on his ability to work with every aspect of a production, from client engagement, creative development, producing and capturing, through to a final product everyone is delighted with. He believes that production success is rooted in building a warm, open and creative environment that enables the best ideas to come forward every time.
A few examples:
Co-wrote and Executive Produced TV Shows for Discovery Networks and MTV Networks
Produced and directed commercials and promotions for brands such as Red Bull and Northface
Acted as Line Producer and Post Supervisor at Look Hear Productions for music videos for artists such as Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur and Snoop Dogg
In addition to his “paid work,” Joel also spends time on Passion Projects, including “Let’s Pollute” for which he was nominated for an Academy Award in 2007. This project highlights his advocacy and concern for environmental issues.
While not working or investing time in his passion projects, Joel is a proud and active father to two (not so young anymore) kids, a serious motorcycle enthusiast, and dedicated improviser.
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