Carla Swanson(I)
- Additional Crew
- Visual Effects
- Art Department
Carla is a filmmaker, graphic designer and creative director living in
San Francisco. Growing up in Hawaii to parents with art and
architectural backgrounds sparked her passion to express herself in a
wide range of creative outlets. After graduating with a B.F.A. from the
Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, Carla worked
internationally for several years - as an art director for the
advertising firm Lintas:Milano in Italy and collaborated on projects
with a product and furniture designer in Cairo, Egypt.
Her film career began at the Hollywood production company Lumeni, where she experimented and created hybrid methods of art between the film and digital worlds. Her multi-faceted understanding of design, digital techniques and the film process led her become a Creative Director and Main Title Designer, creating numerous award-winning film and television projects for Universal, New Line Cinema, MTV Films, Disney, Paramount, Miramax, Sony, Warner Bros. and Dreamworks. Carla's work in the broadcast design field include clients such as Toyota, DirectTV, MCA Records, Salomon, Sun Microsystems and Phillips.
Now based in San Francisco, Carla has turned her focus and vision to documentary filmmaking and founded 'The Hundredth Monkey', a collective committed to increasing social awareness through design, art and film. Her recent works are found in 'Africa Unite', Bob Marley's 60th Anniversary, Amnesty International Film Festival, and the Power to the Peaceful Festival. She also serves as art director for the band Spearhead and in 2006, Carla co-founded 'Stay Human Films' with Michael Franti, which produces documentaries (I Know I'm Not Alone), music videos for Michael Franti and Spearhead, ('Hey World', 'Remote Control', 'Time to Go Home','Love Me Unique') and the popular FrantiV channel on youtube.
Her film career began at the Hollywood production company Lumeni, where she experimented and created hybrid methods of art between the film and digital worlds. Her multi-faceted understanding of design, digital techniques and the film process led her become a Creative Director and Main Title Designer, creating numerous award-winning film and television projects for Universal, New Line Cinema, MTV Films, Disney, Paramount, Miramax, Sony, Warner Bros. and Dreamworks. Carla's work in the broadcast design field include clients such as Toyota, DirectTV, MCA Records, Salomon, Sun Microsystems and Phillips.
Now based in San Francisco, Carla has turned her focus and vision to documentary filmmaking and founded 'The Hundredth Monkey', a collective committed to increasing social awareness through design, art and film. Her recent works are found in 'Africa Unite', Bob Marley's 60th Anniversary, Amnesty International Film Festival, and the Power to the Peaceful Festival. She also serves as art director for the band Spearhead and in 2006, Carla co-founded 'Stay Human Films' with Michael Franti, which produces documentaries (I Know I'm Not Alone), music videos for Michael Franti and Spearhead, ('Hey World', 'Remote Control', 'Time to Go Home','Love Me Unique') and the popular FrantiV channel on youtube.